addicted

I'm back on my hot chocolate kick. I didn't much feel like it for most of my pregnancy, but I'm back. I really need to give myself a limit, however, as I just finished my 5th cup today. I'm really into Trader Joes "Sipping Chocolate". Very rich (add a few marshmellows and it's downright heavenly). I justify it in that I make it with milk each time and it really is the only time I drink milk. But still, 5 cups Kelly??

weekend getaway

This past weekend we headed up north for a visit to my in-laws. Cam had a BLAST the entire time. He ran himself ragged all around their property playing with the dogs, pulling his wagon, running around (making his grandma probably regret inviting us as she must have been exhausted following him around and keeping him in check!!). We enjoyed amazing food the entire weekend. Debbie always tries new, rich, chocolate recipes when I'm there. She hit a home run this time with my new favorite, "Chocolate Mess". It is made in the crock pot and is not for the, "this is too rich, I can only have one bite" wimpy folk. This is for hard core chocolate lovers. Yum. Email me if you think you can handle the recipe. :)

Chris and his dad got to play some golf and we also got two great visits in, one with his grandparents, and one with Matt and Jana, some dear friends we don't get to see near enough. It was such a nice and relaxing weekend and it was hard to leave and get back to our usual home routine. :)

More and more alert :)


Kendall with grandma




Jana and I with our girls

the sprinkles were calling

This morning we got all bundled up for a walk to Staters. They have tri-tip roast on sale and I wanted to stock up for crock pot shredded beef. Since both of us are home every day for lunch, I run out of things to cook and these make great sandwiches. It was cold and drizzly this morning, but the kiddos were nice and warm and I have a great rain cover on the stroller.

Anyway, we started off with Cam eating a healthy banana and sippy of milk.



When we got to the store, this tasty looking donut just called Cam's name. It had the cutest sprinkles on it and I just couldn't resist. Normally I don't give in as donuts aren't exactly on the list of good foods for your kids...but...



p.s. This pic is unrelated to anything, but Kendall is getting more and more chunky and cute, so I couldn't resist!

disneyland

Today we went to Disneyland for the first time as a family. It was a lot of fun, despite the crowds. I dropped Cam and Chris off in the morning and went to have coffee with Ana, Wendy, and her mom across the way at Gardenwalk. It was fun to see Wendy as it has been a long time since she moved to Oregon.



I then met Chris and Cam and we spent the rest of the time in CA Adventure. We got on some pretty good rides, except we were bummed to not get to Soaring Over California. Even after getting a fast pass, the line was still a little long. Maybe next time!

toys r us

In the grand scheme of life, this is so not a big deal. And I'm really not complaining (I have to say that b/c the sermon today was about not grumbling!), but can I just say that Toys R Us/Babies R Us annoy me? First off, I don't like the barrage of questions that hit me when I check out:

*Are you part of our rewards program?
*I'm assuming your kiddos are part of Jeffrey's Birthday club?
*Did you know we sell a protection plan for these trains? (why wouldn't I spend almost a third the cost of a Thomas the Train just so I could take it back if it got scratched!??)
*Do you have triple A batteries at home?

No kidding. Those were the questions all as I was checking out.

Secondly, I bought something with a $25 gift card that was $30, so I gave them the additional $5 in cash. When I needed to return it, they refused to give me my $5, and instead attached it to the gift card because they, "couldn't split a refund". Is that legal??

1 month

*Wow. I can't believe it has already been 4 weeks since Kendall was born! Last night my mom gave us a night away from the "fussies" and we went out to dinner. It was VERY nice as good conversation time has decreased over the past few weeks due to no longer having our free evenings once Cam is in bed. Thanks mom!



*Yesterday morning we had Cam's IEP (meeting to discuss what services they'll offer to him) for our school district. Once he turns 3, we will start working with them as opposed to the county. I won't bore you with all the details (as the meeting was almost 2 hours), but I'll just say that it went great and we both left super encouraged. It looks like Cam will attend their preschool as opposed to the one I previously chose (so much for all that research!). We both feel really good about the decision and are also happy that it is 5 minutes away as opposed to 20!

*It has been very weird weather lately and I'm hoping the weekend doesn't hold rain for us. Maybe if we took Cam's approach from yesterday and said, "turn rain off!", that might work. :)

bed time buddies

When I was a kid, I simply wanted my "gaggy" (blanket) in bed with me. Cam's night time buddies have evolved from one stuffed animal to: Two trains (must be red and yellow), pretend corn, sippy, Lightning McQueen, sheep, bear, two fish (must be specific ones), and a book. Doesn't look very cozy to me, but for now I don't mind as rolling over a train or toy corn never seems to wake him up!