2010

Might as well update on 2010.


Morning sickness and lack of sun in Wenatchee prompted Taro to send Reagan and me to Phoenix for some of this.

Back at home... I think this was my usual spot for the next couple of months. It's all really a blur. Me and pregnancy don't mix well.

I felt so good in Phoenix that I went back and we we able to celebrate Easter with my cute nieces and nephews.

Reagan and I also made a trip to Utah and I saw my good friends.

This one turned FOUR!

He still managed to stay cute

Someone decided to join the party a month early!






And he became a BIG brother.

Even with a new baby we still managed to have some summer fun.

And get some much needed rest...

...thanks to the visit from Abuelita.

And with her help we were even able to do a quick trip to Salt Lake.

Vero celebrated her first Halloween. A little embarrassed that this is the only picture that was taken.

Grandpa came for visit!

Daddy surprised Reagan with a trip to Disneyland.

These two stole my heart.

This one celebrated her first Christmas.

God blessed me.

I'm back??

Do I even try to summarize what happened in 2009? Here goes, pay attention!

Reagan celebrated THREE

Both are still best friends

Tried to savor moments like this

Enjoyed the summer with friends

Took in some concerts with my best friend

This one started Pre-School

My Husband thought this would be a good idea. He was WRONG and she was gone by Thanksgiving.
Knee was feeling "weird" and had this done which meant NO SKIING
He kept getting cuter
and cuter
still managed to get stupid with ma friends!
and then THIS happened.

Skunk

Skunk
Originally uploaded by floridapfe.

how freakin' cute is this?!!!

February

What I can remember of February is that it was very cold so time was spent doing silly things like this.


Here I am with my friend Becky. Too bad she snowboards but I'll forgive her because she drinks Drop Top Amber with me in between runs. She is a dear friend and was also Reagan's speech therapist whom he started seeing in January. Reagan adores her and thought that their sessions were play dates. So thankful for her and her nature with him. His speech has totally improved and it is amazing to think that he ever needed it. Thank you Becks!

We attended a fun disco theme party hosted by our friends and was very happy to see everyone in attendance take the theme seriously. The ladies spent a lot of time on hair and make-up and getting the feathered look just right. We had THE best time and hope they have another themed party very soon. But next time I won't be wearing these.
OUCH!

A Summary of the Last Few Months ~ January

Since I have not updated for many months I thought I would catch up with brief summaries of the past.


January ~ Man, I love winter! January was spent
sledding with friends,

celebrating my birthday,


skiing with friends

and getting Reagan on Happy Skis.

This month I celebrated hard for a whole week of me turning another year older. It also took me about a week to recover. We were blessed with awesome spring like weather at Mission Ridge so it made for a perfect time to get Reagan familiar with skiing.
Taro was very patient and spent a lot of time with Reagan on the Happy Skis. He loved it and we couldn't be more thrilled.

Since You've Been Gone!

Yes, i have been absent from posting. Life happens, what can i say. i am taking the easy way out and doing a lazy blog post that everyone and their dog has done on Facebook.


The rules are that once you are tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 25 people to tag. You have to tag the person that tagged you.

1. i love doing polls or surveys over the phone.
2. we are a Nielsen TV ratings family and I am so proud.
3. i have a horrible habit of interrupting people in conversations. It makes me want to crawl under a rock after I have realized what I just did.
4. i have a habit of singing lyrics when it matches conversations.
5. i love to dance and and am thrilled that my husband does too.
6. i hardly ever capitalize at the beginning of sentences.
7. i have multiple Targasams when i shop at Target.
8. i love drinking out of crystal and have thrown out all other glassware.
9. i think i am the luckiest person alive and wonder when my luck is going to run out.
10. i was "made" in Chile, South America.
11. i have two happy places, Tulum and Glacier Nat'l Park.
12. i fell in love with my husband the minute i saw him even though i had a boyfriend of six years.
13. the next day i told my mom i was going to marry him.
14. i have a huge phobia of ______. too afraid to share in fear that someone will tease me about it.
15. i refuse to use "LOL" although i do use lol speak.
16. i think talking animals are funny.
17. i really like rap music and can't stand clean versions of songs.
18. i like to swear and am not really phased by my husbands swearing.
19. i think people would be surprised if they knew the real me.
20. people say they don't regret anything they have done. WHATEVS! i regret A.LOT.OF.THINGS.
21. i have never been more proud of myself than the day i gave birth to Reagan.
22. i am bi-lingual but wish i used it more.
23. i am embarrassed by how much t.v. i watch.
24. i am a chocolate, tea, ice cream and coffee snob.
25. i really, truly love myself. too much almost. i think i am hot shit, even when i am sober.

More Books

I received so many great comments on books for toddlers from my last post. Thank you to everyone that commented and emailed. Some have been purchased, loaned from the library or some we already had and didn't realize we had.

Muncha, Muncha, Muncha
Clifford books
Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom Submitted by Pure Mommy Extract (love her blog)

Goodnight Little Bear
Danny and the Dinosaur
Little Red Caboose
Owl at Home
The Color Kittens
The Seven Little Postmen Submitted by my dear friend Kirsten.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Book Finds

On Saturday I went to a semi-annual used book sale. Last Spring I found some great finds and was excited to go again this past Saturday. I was a bit disappointed by the selection of adult books but the coffee and donuts cheered me up and the thankfully the children's books were pretty good. This is what I found.


This book goes through each letter of the alphabet and every page is full of cars and trucks. Gg is for Garbage truck, Zz is for Zamboni! The pages are really bright and colorful.


I picked this one up for Taro to read to Reagan. A simple book but Reagan is really into tools and helping daddy in the garage with projects. His current favorite toy is a toy power drill.


This book is my absolute favorite, I have always loved Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals and My Favorite Things is a favorite song. The illustrations in this book are GORGEOUS! I can't believe someone would want to part with this book. Lucky me.

33 Things

My sister sent me this in an email. I really do like receiving these but just filled another one out last week so I am posting this here. Enjoy.

What is your occupation right now?
Activities coordinator

2.What color are your socks right now?
Red knee highs with multi-colored hearts (and i am wearing shorts)

3.What are you listening to right now?
leaf blower and my husband talking to the neighbor outside

4.What was the last thing that you ate?
honeycrisp apple. i love washington

5.Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6.Last person you spoke to on the phone?
i left a voicemail for my friend Dani

7.Do you like the person who sent this to you?
hells yeah, my sister rocks

8.How old are you today?
33

9.What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
i like to snuggle up to my husband while HE watches sports

10.What is your favorite drink?
duh, bourbon!


11.Have you ever dyed your hair?
No Way! but i do put gloss in it.


12.Favorite food?
whatever my mama or Taro prepares then Japanese or Mexican

13.What is the last movie you watched?
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Bor-ring!

14.Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving or new Years eve

15.How do you vent anger?
i let it out as soon as i feel it

16.What was your favorite toy as a child?
etch-a-sketch

17.What is your favorite season?
Spring- skiing is awesome

18.Cherries or Blueberries?
Cherries! another reason why i love Washington

19.Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
yes

20.Who is the most likely to respond?
dunno, i am posting to my blog

21.Who is least likely to respond?
dunno

22.Living arrangements?
One level home (i love not having stairs) husband, son, dog and cat

23.When was the last time you cried?
I can't remember but i got pretty upset last tuesday

24.What is on the floor of your closet?
all my boots that don't fit where the rest of my shoes go

25.Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
dunno, i am posting this to my blog

26.What did you do last night
assembled a K*NEX with my husband and had some Bourbon

27.What are you most afraid of
Snakes

28.Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Spicy cheeseburgers

29.Favorite dog breed?
Bernese Mountain Dog

30.Favorite day of the week?
Thursday

31.How many states have you lived in?
7

32.Diamonds or pearls?
diamonds

33.What is your favorite flower?

cala lilly

Bedtime Story

Has anyone read this book? Reagan and I checkout our first books from the library the other day and this was one of our choices. That night Taro read him the book. Afterwards he gave me some details about the book and told me he didn't like reading it to Reagan. At the time I didn't think anything of it. The next night we settled in for a bedtime story and I decided to read him the same story. HOLY CRAP! The man in the yellow hat is a bad, bad man. He kidnaps poor, innocent George from Africa. He lures George out of a tree then puts him in a bag and they get on a ship to the U.S where he plans to take George to a zoo. Once they get to the city, The Man in the Yellow Hat gives George a pipe to smoke after dinner. WTF? George accidentally calls the fire department and then gets taken to jail. Terrible! I need to do a better job of choosing books. Any recommendations?