Hiking

Some pictures of our hiking trip. Yes we managed with all the kids. They had tons of fun. No one fell down the mountains, and we all survived.

We went to Green Valley Falls kind of close to Julian, California. Who knew they had small pools, and water falls.

Family Fun

This weekend was family fun weekend. We set out early in the morning. Us and 3 other families. It was fun we went on a train ride through Campo of all places. The kids loved it. We had a picnic. We went on a hike. The kids had so much fun.
View from the train.
Campo Train station
Richie and Richie before we headed in the tunnel.
2 Conductors collecting tickets.

BBQ Day

I took these pics with my Sony. I always have my sony in my bag. Doesn't take as good as photos as my d50 but who cares. Anyways the hospital every year puts on a BBQ for their employees. It was fun they had jumpers for the kids, free food, face painting, fun games, bingo, or loteria as it's called here, and free snow cones. Yummy.

The kids ran around and had a fun time. The hubby was there too but since he is higher on the food chain at work not he had to serve the food.

New Baby Photos

This is my new niece and she is beautiful. I hope I am spelling her name correctly it's Audrina Kiana. She is 1 week old and I love that new baby smell. She is a big gal coming in at over 8 lbs. She is happy and nursing strong. Jaime is the new big brother. I think he doesn't even know he has a little sister yet. I think he has her on ignore. LOL

Dress Up!

Richie and Gianna found these aviator shades so a dress up session began. Richie the rogue agent.
Gianna pretending way to early to be a teenager on the phone.
Nicholas was all knocked out. Too much excitement for him. He crashed out in his chair the poor little guy.
oh and one from the other day. My mole is coming back Richie and I can be twins again.

Organization Check!

I am so in love with the new calender I got. I gotta love Costco. It has the new nifty calender plus a purse calender. I love writing all the things my little family has going on in this calender.

It has such cute little cartoons inside and stickers to boot. Very cute. Maybe this will help organize the family. Or maybe I will forget to write anything down in it. Oh well.

Mini Vacation Pics

It's so hard trying to get a family shot. So you have 2 pics to choose from. LOL The last picture is of the coast. We are across the street from Doheny Beach. It's so pretty , not looking forward to going back to the heat.

Mini Vacation

Just some pictures from today. Gianna enjoyed herself making a build a doll instead of bear. They have cute little rag looking dolls to dress up now. The boys waited while sister took her time. Then it was time for the beach we walked from our hotel room. Gwen went with us. It's a lovely place quiet no one around. The weather was definitely better today.

Easter Pictures

I hope my readers had a blessed Easter. Here is some pictures of my little ones. We had a great Easter spent the day at my mom's house. The kids had fun searching for eggs.

No where to go!

I thought I had a sitter lined up but nope. So here a pic to remember me all dressed up as I sit here on the computer. I have no where to go! We did have a dinner to go to. But with no sitter and I tried to take the kids. Richie threw a fit so we are at home now. ugh. I want a night with my husband someday. Is that too much to ask for?

Woe is me post

I think I have mentioned how stressed out I am lately. Well it all snowballed today. I had to fire my aunt who happens to be my nanny. Yes call me ruthless, but she canceled on me again this week. It puts me in such a predicament.

I am sick to my stomach. My schedule came out for the next month. I have no one to watch the children. My mother had surgery not too long ago so she can't help either. I have some interviews lined up but ugh this is hard.

Luckily we have back up money thanks to Richie's new job. I just may have to take off the next month to sort things out.

Again where is the money tree so I can just stay home, or where is the winning lottery numbers?

Fair Time

Today was the local fair. It started out really hot like 80 degrees. Than the wind picked up and ruined it. It was short and sweet and of course over priced.

I was really looking forward to all the bad foods. The corn dogs spiral fries, the cotton candy. Well i got my corn dog my I guess my hope were up to high. It just wasn't good sadly. The cotton candy was yummy of course. But as I get older all those goodies are just not as good anymore.

Gianna won a gold fish in the ping pong toss. Richie was just happy to be able to throw things, and not get into trouble. Gianna named the fish Wally. So of course we had to buy fish food and all that good stuff.

Richie did play some games also he won a monkey. Nicholas was happy to be carried around and look at all the people.

Weekend Escape

So this past weekend we took the girls to see Disney Princess on Ice. We had really good seats. I regret to say though I didn't bring my camera. Yes I know bad mom not taking her camera inside. I want to say though last time we went to an ice show no cameras were allowed. So the only pics I have are at the hotel room. The day was beautiful weather was nice although a little cold. So here are the pics.. The top two of course are of the boys and the weather we had coming back home. It was hellish.

Also picutred is my handsome godchild Carlos being goofy to his sister.

Thankful Thursday

Thanks Tib stealing your idea. :)

1. My health, I am exceptionally healthy considering I almost exposed to bugs daily at work, and I am still alive, and kicking.

2. My children, yes I may complain about them but they are my life. I love being a mother. It is the greatest most rewarding experience I think I will ever have in my life. I love their smiles, their laughs, even their 50 million questions a day. I love it all.

3. My hubby he is my best friend. I love being married to him. He is a good man father and hubby. Also the man can cook, way better than I ever could. He is a good worker, and a well respected man. We/I are lucky to have him in our lives.

4. Good friends. I love my true friends. I can count on them for anything fight with them ,and still know they will be there the next day.

5. My relationship with my parents. I talk to and see my parents almost daily.

6. A sisiter in law I can talk too. I love her and am so happy to have her be apart of our family.

7. To know the peace of mind others don't have. I have a beautiful family, a home, food on my table good jobs. And my bills are paid. I have peace of mind for that I am thankful.

More to come next week. Please feel free to tell me what you are thankful for as well.

Tantrum a la mode

So I should have known tried to do something nice as a family, and whamo a super tantrum commenced in Chili's. Thought the people around us were killing us with dagger eyes. Of course we take our children out to greet those coming in with his tantrum-ness. But this was a tatrum fuled with I want my corn dog being yelled as loud as a 2 yr. old can. Along with I want my juice.

Sometimes it's so stressful eating out. Oh and Nicholas is big now he thinks. He wants to pull grab and gnaw on everything he can reach. So when my plate came he decided to grab the sauce, the fork, and proceed to knock over the sauce with the fork. That was fun.To top it off he decided to spit up on me for good measure. Leaving spots on my pants that suspicously look like I wet myself.

Oh the joys of motherood. Think I will order in from now on.

Daily Ramblings

So I am home now. I worked my 2 days. Today was hectic. We use a computer system that is attached to the internet so when the internet went down so did the entire hospital. It was a disaster. But oh well we handled it , and I don't go back to work till Monday next week.

Tommorrow is a relax dat, a chance to get caught up on the ever growing pile of laundry.

Richie I think is on the verge of getting sick. He is barking and coughing sounding like a seal with a croupy cough poor baby boy of mine. Hopefully he doesn't spread his viruses from person to person in the house.

Nicholas is on a roll literally. He is such a ham as happy as can be that he can roll now. But only to his right side though. Still working on rolling to the left. :) He can sit now with help. It's neat to see him see the world sitting up rather than laying on his back.

Gianna is plugging along doing well in school. No complaints or bad notes from the teacher so it can't be too bad huh. She really is a good child no complaints from me. She is still in ballet, and is looking forward to her recital in June.

Big Richie/DH is just looking forward to football this Sunday.

Party Time

I have been in full party mode. I along with my family are planning my father's 50th birthday. I am such a geek and planned a western theme. Complete with cowboy hats badges, cups shaped as boots, and western music of course. I hope he enjoys it. It should be a really cute party. I can't believe my father is 50. He can still out run me. Is a gadget freak, loves his motorcycle. And seriously loves being plastered with all his grandkids.

# 1 Songs

Thanks Tib, and Sara I am stealing your idea.

here are the popular songs on the days we were born.

Ida- Reunited by Peaches & Herb

Lil Richie- We Belong Together by Mariah Carey

Gianna- Maria Maria by Santana

Nicholas- Beautiful Girl by Sean Kingston.

Things to do today

Hubby is taking Richie to see The veggie tales pirate movie. This is a high priority on the list of our 2 yr. old. Every time the commercial comes on he yells go watch movie mama. So of course he'll go see it today. I have a baby shower to attend at 1 pm. And DH aka Big Richie has football on his mind. Gianna has a friend over so I'll be taking her home shortly. They have been bickering at each other so I think it's over the fun has been had, and they are just being whiney lil girls at each other.

News from the kids

Gianna had a fundraiser selling candles. Well Big Richie sold candles, LOL she sold over 900.00 in candles. The top sellers got a prize, the top prize was a Nintendo Wii the 2nd prizes were Ipod shuffles. Well she was 200.00 short of the top prize so she won a shuffle. She was happy.

Richie has an imagination you won't believe. I love the stories he tells me and the things he makes up. He told me a story that the ice cream truck was broken the tire broke mama he said and he needed a screw driver. This is alot I think considering he is only 2 I love his imagination.

Nicholas is a mama's boy already. He is majorily teething at this moment and bites anything. He drools gnaws and tries to eat his fingers. He found his hands and loves to stare at them.