Feel it shake...

We felt the 5.6 earthquake that hit the Milpitas area tonight at 8:00. It was crazy. We were having dinner (Yes, at 8:00!) and all of a sudden I felt the ground slide and then it felt as if someone shoved my chair. Danny and my Mom felt it too but the kidos had no idea what was going on. Too crazy!

A precious moment..

When we were out on the boat today Danicia took the camera because it was really hard for me to take pictures and hold my tired boy who kept telling me to stop and would pull the camera down. Little did I know that she was taking pictures of me and Chase. I treasure these pictures!! They are awesome! I am so thankful to have them because I don't have many pictures because I am always the one taking the pictures! Thanks Danicia!!!

Boating in October..

The weather was beautiful today. No wind and it was in the 80's so Danny, the kids, Ryan, Danicia, Mike and I all went out on the boat today. It was tons of fun and I captured some great pictures. Everyone rode without a dry suit. I have to give them a ton of props because the water was FREEZING. Even Chase and Isabella jumped in not realizing how cold it really was even though we told them a million times. Isabella tried to frantically get out and Chase could speak for a few seconds then said, "Cooooolllddd, Cooooollllllddddd", and wanted out immediately! Too funny. They should of listened.

Then tonight we had Michaels Pizza and watched Transformers. Then we remembered about the $5.99 Marie Calendar pies and so I ran and got Chocolate Satin, the best pie ever and normally $13.99 and French Apple. It was SOOOOO good!

And yes, Danny's shorts are way cool. That is because I picked them out. They even match his board. How cute! =)

Cheerleading..

Isabella is cheerleading with the East Union Lancers and they had their first practice yesterday. It was so cute. Isabella was trying to do everything that the big cheerleaders were doing. I captured a few pictures of it.

She will be cheering during the second quarter of the East Union football game on Friday night. Then they will be dancing during a half time show. Too fun!

I am also taking pictures of everything to help them out to earn more money. Hopefully that will be successful too.

FHE

I just love doing family home evening as a big family. Last night we got together with Ryan, Danicia, Mike, Deidra, Vola, Les, Brach, Dacia, Dylan, and Brittany and had FHE at Danicia and Deidra's new house they are renting. It was so much fun! We had yummy Carnitas tacos and then dessert and then we had a lesson on honesty for Isabella and Dylan too, I think. Then we went in the backyard and had a bonfire and had S Mores. What a perfect way to spend your Sunday!

Her teachers...

Well, 5 of her 6 teachers were on the field trip and Isabella had to take a picture with all of her teachers! The only teacher that wasn't there was Miss Danielle(yellow room teacher).

Her teachers are: (pictured top to bottom)
**Miss Mary (yellow room teacher, another favorite)
**Miss Elena (she is from Russia and has the coolest accent, Isabella's favorite, yellow room)
**Miss Margaret (yellow room teacher)
**Miss Kristen (blue room teacher, Friday's)
**Miss Colleen (blue room teacher, Friday's)

Her first..

Isabella's been having a lot of firsts lately. I know I have a ton of pictures but it was really hard for me to choose only a few since she did so much! =)

Isabella had her first field trip on Wednesday. Her pre-school class went to the pumpkin patch. They started out the day with a lesson on how things grow. They actually got to plant a seed in dirt and got to take it so that they can grow their own peas. Then all the parents and children loaded onto the tractor and went for a ride through the walnut orchard. She stopped the hay ride right in the middle of the orchard and explained to the kids how the walnuts are harvested and the different stages they go through. Isabella was so excited when I told her that it was just like what papa does with his trees. Then we went and picked up five walnuts from the ground and they put them all in a bag for class. After that they had a lesson on how pumpkins grow and they even showed them the stages a pumpkin goes through. Then they were able to pick their very own pumpkin and take it home. Mommies got to pick a pumpkin too. Then it was play time. Isabella was so excited to check everything out. First, she jumped into a huge pool of Lima Beans. (They said that their was 2 tons of them.) Then she ran through the hay maze. Lastly, she played on the tractors and took pictures on the painted boards. After playtime they had snack time and then the field trip was over. It was such a fun field trip! Isabella had a blast!!

And as for me, it was really fun! I enjoyed spending time with JUST Isabella, thank you Vola! I also enjoyed watching Isabella have fun and she loved it. It was fun to finally be a mom on a field trip rather than a teacher. It was much more enjoyable. I only had to watch one kid instead of 32.

Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon...

Okay, so those of you who know me, know that ribbon is my FAVORITE scrapbooking embellishment and I just found this website: The Ribbon Jar

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this site....any ribbon you are looking for they WILL have!

Just thought I'd pass on the good find!

Some more pictures...

Here are some more pictures from my 30th surprise party that Heather threw me! =)

Thoroughly Thankful...

My friend Terri sells Stampin' Up and she had a class last night at her house. We did 4 different projects with the "Thoroughly Thankful" stamp set. We made 2 cards, one of them is above, 1 goody bag, and one mini box. Everything was so cute and she is so creative! My sister-in-law, Dacia, came with me. That made it even better! I don't get to spend much time with Dacia and I am glad that we have this time to spend together. She is such a fun person. I'm excited because she decided to join stamp club and that means that I'll see her at least once per month!

WHAT???!!!!

That is exactly what I said when Doug said he found a gray hair. I didn't believe him so I had him pull it out and sure enough it was as gray as day and to top it off......he found 4 more hairs. This is the first evidence I have ever had of a gray hair. I turn 30 and officially became old today! Thanks a lot Doug! =)

Our pretty princess and lil stinker!

I had a photo shoot at my house today so I decided to put my kidos in their Halloween costumes and take a few pictures. Isabella loved it! She was so excited to put her costume on and take some pictures for me. Now Chase on the other hand, was truly a Lil Stinker! The moment he saw me grab his costume he RAN down the hall and I had to catch him. It was a fighting match with a lot of screaming and crying but I got the costume on him and then bribed him with candy. My philosophy at his age is: You get what you get! They turned out pretty good considering. He is the cutest little skunk that I've ever seen! =)

Misty Brandow font! =)

I wrote the above with my very own Misty Brandow font. I have always wanted to have my very own font and here it is! I love it!! I even got it done for free. I almost paid someone $40 to do it and now I am glad that I waited! =)

Free Handwriting Font

More pictures...

We'll I took some more picture of the kids yesterday at Woodward Park in Fresno. I also took Landen's 2nd year pictures. We had a lot of fun and that park is beautiful. Wish I had it here in Stockton to take pictures at. My favorite is above. It isn't very often that I get cute pictures of my children together. I LOVE IT! Well, click on the links below to see all the pictures:

Isabella and Chase
Landen's 2 year

Great experience...

I had the opportunity to take pictures of my mother-in-law with her three brothers today. It was a lot of fun! One of her brothers, Ray, is really sick right now and she has been wanting to get these pictures done for a while now. I've never really had the opportunity to talk to Ray but he is definitely a fun person and has a great personality.

It was really hard seeing him though because he reminded me of my Daddy. I watched him as he had trouble breathing a couple of times and it brought back so many memories of what my Daddy went through.

Here are a few pictures of this evening.

Weekend in Monterey with Wendy...

My weekend in Monterey with Wendy was a blast!! We got there Friday night at about 7:00 and went and had dinner on Cannery Row. It was really good. Then we went to a movie at 10:15. Too much fun! Then we went back to the condo and sat in front of a fire and listened to the waves while we drank our hot chocolate. On Saturday we went to our day at the spa for our facials and massages. They were so nice. This was my first facial ever and I loved it! Then we went to Chevy's and had lunch and then went shopping at the Gilroy outlets which were awesome! I bought my first pair of jeans in about 6 years at the Gap Outlet. I am so excited to have found a pair of jeans that I liked! I have been looking so long. Then we went back to Monterey and went to a movie at 9:50. Gotta love the late movies. Sunday we woke up and went to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen and then we drove home. The weekend was so relaxing and fun! It was really hard to leave because the weather was so perfect! Thanks so much Wendy and Danny! =)