Fergie - Clumsy

This is my new favorite song. Yes, I have many. I love, love, love this video. The make-up is my favorite part and I love the whole pop-up story book. The girl can't help it

In Case You Were Wondering...

...how I spent my Saturday.
Had breakfast and coffee and watched, I am embarrassed to say, Newport Harbor and Real World Sydney.
Got my nails done (OPI Sweet Heart). I love pink shades.
Played fetch outside with Henry.
Had lunch while reading the Wenatchee Business Journal. COVER TO COVER!
Took a yummy nap.
Missed and thought about Reagan almost every moment.

Happy Epiphany of the Lord

The Christmas Season this last year has been very special to me and I hope to continue some really great traditions. I have tried really, really hard not to get caught up in the stresses that come this time of year and truly focus and remember the reason for the season.
One of the things that I did this year was make an Advent wreath . By placing it on our dining table it helped us to remember to pray before every meal and and think about the upcoming birth of Christ.
Our nativity set was slowly put together. First the manger and animals were put up, then Mary and Joseph were added. We of course waited until Christmas to add baby Jesus. I can't wait until Reagan is older and he can understand all this. I hope to put the Three Wise Men somewhere in the house and slowly move them closer to the scene.
And to today we celebrated and went to an Epiphany Party at church and I plan to take down our decorations tonight. I can't wait until next year!

Freedom!

What to do!? Today i have the day all to my self. Taro and Reagan headed up to the mountain for some skiing and Reagan is in the mountain childcare. I am in heaven right now. The house is clean and quiet, love it. Hmm, I am thinking of getting my hair and nails done, meeting a friend for lunch and then coming home and reading a book. A nap sounds good too! What would you do?

New Year New Glassess

New Year New Glassess
Originally uploaded by Haute Mama.

All my life I have wanted to wear glasses and I finally have my wish! I have always thought I had perfect vision but I have never been comfortable with driving at night. Especially in the rain. I went to an eye doctor and he told me I have a stigmatism and fitted me for eyeglasses with an anti-reflective coating. What do you know, I can see. Crisper too. There is a slight difference with my vision but brightness and glare does not bother me anymore. What do you think of my new glasses?

Christmas Morning

Reagan woke us up at 7am this morning. Here is his reaction.

Merry Christmas

Originally uploaded by Haute Mama.

I hope that everyone is having a most wonderful Christmas with friends, family and loved ones.
We went to Mass this evening, came home and put Reagan in the tub while Taro prepared a delicous feast. Reagan went blissfully to sleep and I had the yummiest prime rib dinner. Our busy s"elves" are assembling Reagan's toys for tomorrow. I can't wait to see his face!
Wishing you all Christmas blessings.

Introducing Henry Oliver Cole Masuda

Yes, I am finally posting about our new family member. Henry came to us by way of the wonderful Festival of Trees. This year's festival featured a puppy themed tree called, Happy Howlidays. It was a beautiful flocked tree with a tartan plaid and black color scheme. Very sophisticated. The tree came with wonderful gifts such as dog obedience lessons, food, toys, vaccinations and check-ups for a year, etc. Oh, did I mention it also came with an adorable puppy?! Taro and I ducked out of the Gala to take a sneak peek of the puppy before the auction got underway and we couldn't resist his cuteness and puppy breath, we had to have him. It was a very excting auction and I became so confused but my wonderful husband would not be outbid! That's my man, I love auctions! Henry is adjusting fine to our home. He is such a good, well-behaved puppy. The best part is that he was already potty trained. Henry's gets his beauty from his mother who is a Golden Retriever and his father who is a Black Labrador. A hybrid dog, how progressive of us.

Goood Morning America!

Yawn! Boy am I beat! Would you believe it if I told you I woke up at 2:30am this morning? Two friends and myself braved the snow and cold (with Starbucks) and drove to Leavenworth to watch a taping of Good Morning America. Hoping to be discovered, we chased down cameramen and shoved our way past kids with signs. I Tivo'ed the whole thing and if you have high-def t.v. you may be able to see a sliver of us.
If you look real close in the photo above, right below the sign that reads, "Hi Katie, Katie Liz, etc.", in the green brimmed hat, is my friend Brianne, thats MY head she is talking to. ah, well, I'm going to bed. you can see more photos here.

Vacation

I am finally posting about our fantastic family vacation that we took in October.

This year we returned to the gorgeous Mexican Caribbean. We had such a great time at this resort last year so we booked it again. Normally when Taro and I have traveled we like to explore the location and do things on our own. Traveling with a child is another story and I feel that all-inclusive is the only way to do it. The best thing about this place is that childcare is also inclusive and boy did we use it. With Reagan's skin and his allergies the hot, humid weather didn't agree with him and it turned out he was the only child being cared for that week. So he was able to have two wonderful gals look after him and burn of some energy during the day. In the late afternoon we would bring him back to our palapa by the pool and munch on snacks or take naps. Ah, the life.