Relaxing with a pool view

We went Friday after school. However, Aubrey has traded us in! Yep, she is a working girl$$ Loves to babysit:) I knew the reaction I would get from them when they saw this view from our room. So, I had my camera ready to go! So, here they are.....

And then guess what??? That sucked! We were so EXCITED to get in there and splash around.

We settled for this instead! BUMMER!

Well, we did have a T.V. but no pool:(

I was so happy because Andrew really enjoyed our get away! He said, this is what I'm talking about! King of the castle, King of the chair!

He does love pizza! 

The BEST part for me was no dishes! We just went down to eat when we wanted! NICE!

YES!!!!! YEAH!! We're in this time!

Cool pool chairs! 

Checking out the Cabana's(We liked them)

Just Relaxing and loving it!

Our pool Boy! Not for hire- he's a KEEPER!

We did have all the pools to ourselves. We spent most the time in this pool(The Spa) but they did jump in and out of the cold ones too! Brave young ones.

Being a little Monkey!

Just being a kid!

Also, Frank had a birthday this week! Yes, the above picture is his favorite present! Have u seen a Christmas story? Frank did get V.I.P treatment on his birthday and it was a relaxing day:) 

Frank got Andrew this for christmas. Yes, it is thee Red Rider just like in the movie. However, after all the presents were open Frank goes over to the couch and pulls out one more present. Gee, he did forget to tell me he got it! But it was cool and so it kind of explains the above picture! It's all good:) Love ya Cupcake

Bre's baby shower

Kaydee, Kari and Virginia.

I had a baby shower at my house for my friend Bre and baby Benjamin. It was HUGE!!!!! As a matter of fact Bre broke out into a sweat from opening SO MANY presents! No kidding!!!

Susan, Jennifer, Cathy, Malory, baby Benjamin, Heather and Rachel.

No joke, there was at least 50 adults and two babies!

A ton of people! A ton of fun! Awesome!

Grateful to all of you who came! Grateful for those who helped!

Melinda, Jackie and Emily.

Jenn and Julie

Brandy, Jennifer, Geneva and Me.

Edwina's daughter, Edwina and Melanie.

Kylie, Bre, Maddie(Did I spell it wrong?) And Cindy. They have 5 girl's in their family! So Benjamin is the first BOY! Can u say SPOILED!!!!! I love them so much :) Beautiful Family!

Here he is baby Benjamin! Heather loves him! And hogs him as much as she can:)

Valerie, Kelli, Miss Sarah, and Austin. See that in the back ground.( Photo mat and pen) Well a great idea! You take a nice picture of the baby and mat and frame it but you also have everyone sign it! It was so cute! Miss Sarah takes amazing pictures! She is on my friends list if u want to see her amazing shots! Talented! We also had a little book to write down your best parenting advice for her. Her Mom's idea:) So much fun!

Jenny and Ashley. I have to say one thing.... Never have I been to a baby shower with that many people! We all know who is so loved! Thanks to all of you who came and for all the help and love! April

The Winner of the cookbook

Andrew is going to draw out a name.....It is Angie!

Thank Andrew he pulled your name out! Love ya April

Funeral & Free cook book

146 pages of recipes. I only wanted to buy 3 of them. However, the school rule was cash out at $100 and get 0 books or pay 150 and get 10 books. So, enter your name as many times as you wish and ONE lucky person will get it! I like the book and use it weekly! However, I have 10 of them:) Gotta love it! Huh Claire and Garaghty:) I will ship it if u live out of state. Free of course! Good luck and we will draw on Sunday night!

Last Tuesday I flew into the OC. Never have I missed the OC in my life until that day. I got off the plane and a breath of fresh air and I missed where I grew up. Crazy because I have been there a ton of times in the past 13 yrs. since I left there. I actually missed living in Sunny California. I went to my Grandma's funeral.

My Grandma will always be in my heart! She lived a long life and I am thankful she was my Grandma. She lived in Palm Springs and I liked the Tram by her house. When I was a kid we would ride up it. We even ate at the top once. We may of even rode horses up there? One thing I did get from her.... You really want to know..... Ok, she loved football and nobody wanted to be around her when she watched it. Why?? She yelled and even drop some Bad words around:) This is why I seldom watch Football! Ask my kids! The Bears was the last real Super Bowl I watched and they let me down!!! I am not even a BEAR fan! Or a football fan at that! That is how I know I got this from her!!!! Love you Granny:)

We had Thanksgiving here once. On top of the hill is a really nice place to eat at. The funeral was actually by my other Grandma's house. So, some pictures are memories of my other Grandma. 

Angie, did you play horse on this rock? Amber did you? I did! It was a wagon and we would pretend there was a horse infront of us! It is right across from Grandma w. house. It had a ledge on it we would sit on. Funny and I snapped this picture.

This is my Aunt Kathy and Uncle John. My Mom's sister and below are their two daughters and some of their children. 

My cousin Patty and Jill. Patty to the left has 2 kids and Jill to the right has 3. It was nice to see them. I haven't seen them since my son's funeral. When I was kid we would go to their cabin in Big Bear. Once in the snow we had our Easter Egg hunt. It was fun and the lake behind the cabin or stream we would play in it in the summer. Although The bathroom scared me!!!

This is my Aunt Lynn. She is my Dad's sister! Sweet of her to come support us even though it was not her Mom who passed. I love my Aunt Lynn and she knows I do! Her Mom (My other Grandma who passed years ago is the one I always strive to be like).

My cousin Jenny runs 12 miles twice a week and 7-8 miles three days a week. My Mom told me this on our way home. I am still wondering how she does that?? Jacob her son is so polite and smart. He is 13. Don't let his hair fool you! He is stylish with his dew. She is married and has an 8yr. old son as well.

TO the left is my Aunt Sue and Uncle Jeffrey. The Mom and Dad of Lori, Ricky, Jenny and Jenny. This is my Mom's sister and to the right is Cathy and uncle Kevin. This is my Mom's brother. Him and his girlfriend took care of my Grandma for many, many years!

My cousin Ricky and his girlfriend. Ricky is the brother of Lori and the B. Jenny and L. Jenny. First off he looks really good!!! He was very WILD back in the days! He told my Dad he has been working hard for all the time lost doing??? He looks good to me! You'd be surprised how old he really is!

My cousin Lori's kids! Maryann has 3 kids of her own. She is at the left, then Jerimiah(I spelled that wrong I bet) and then Jessica who hands down is my kids all time FAVORITE!!! There Mom Lori looks way young to have 3 kids and 3 grandkids!

These are my cousin's kids. Alexis 18~ They call her Alli, Lauren 8 and Ryan 5. They are sweet kids! When I showed Alaina this picture she said Mom.... My best friend is my cousin?? She really likes Lauren and at Maryann's sons birthday party she said Lauren is her BF. Funny huh!

My cousin Lori, Me, Jennifer and Jennifer. We say Big Jenny and Little Jenny! They are all sisters. And I am closest to my cousin Lori. We can talk for days on end!

Patricia had a birthday! 25 again!!! And yes, Heather thinks she is a kitty Cat??? Kidding:) Mom &Angie to the left of me is the 1st counselor, next to her is the president(both are Jennifer or Jen) The one on the end left is the birthday girl~ Patricia who is a wonderful primary teacher. And Heather is 2nd counselor in RS.

This is our good friend Ray. Many of you hear me talk about Ray. I just wanted to post his picture. We love Ray! 

Dara, Stephanie and myself and our kids had a Thanksgiving dinner after all the Holidays! In January. I love all my Friends and Family.  Enter the drawing for the cookbook.