Trip to Orange County
Izzy and I were very lucky to be able to spend 6 days with my parents this last week. We haven't been down since Spring Break so it was nice to see everyone. We did a lot too, but paid the price (we missed Thanksgiving dinner because Izzy was sick with a fever) and are still recovering from sickness.Here we are at the Great Park in Irvine. It has such potential but needs a lot of money to fund the dreams. There is a great big helium balloon, The World's Largest Passenger Helium Balloon. Izzy wanted to ride on it, but they ran out of tickets. So this is her making her own ticket. She said, "Mommy I need paper and pen". When asked what she was doing she sa

Christmas Tree
We walk into Ikea and lo and behold there is a Christmas tree. What does my kid do? "Mommy, look! It's a Christmas tree. That's when I get my bike". Can you guess what Izzy wants for Christmas?

Starbucks
We decided for our day off that we would go to Costco (which is a production). We had a good time, the car full of supplies, and since I had gotten a special type of soda, Paul wanted a coffee so we stopped at the Starbucks. Little did I know my kid new exactly where we were. Right when we pulled up to the menu, she yelled with force, "I want hot chocolate". This sent Paul and I to laughing because as many of you know our money has been tight so we DO NOT GO to Starbuck's. So we ordered Bell a drink and when the woman came to the window she yelled again with her big, loud voice, "Gimme my hot chocolate!" Is this what I have in store for me?

New Pictures of the Baby
I had another doctor's appointment and everything is moving along great. These will be the last pictures till the 20 week ultrasound (which will be good pictures). The baby is 7 cm from his/her bottom to the top of his/her head. He/she is ver

(Izzy is in blue ...
(Izzy is in blue on the left).There was a great article written in the Sac Bee describing Izzy's school food program. Izzy is even in one of the pictures. I appreciate the food choices that she receives and don't feel bad when I forget to give her veges and fruits for dinner.