Lake Casitas or Bust

So, the plan was to go to Gita's, visit, sleep, wake up and go to the Water Park at Lake Casitas. I've been trying to go to a water park for 3 years now. I've tried everyone. No on wants to go, there's always some excuse as to why they can't go. Usually it's money. Fine... Maybe it's just me and I have some sort of strange obsession with water parks, but any hoo.. SO, Alex got sick with a fever and he slept on Gita's couch all day watching Finding Nemo, baseball, the PGA and various other things while dozing off and trying to feel better.

When he finally felt well enough for us to go home he demanded that we go to the beach. So when we were in Oak View the weather was a beautiful guessing 85 degrees. When we got to Ventura it was like 55 degrees. Seriously crazy cold. We told him it was cold, even rolled down the windows to prove that it was cold. He wasn't having any of it. So, hence the photos... the lack of preparation in clothing attire for the children and the very cold poses. End the car when we left, he said he was happy. So, yeah, our sick boy was happy. Good enough for us. :)

Reservations

yeah! We got reservations for New Orleans. We may have paid more for our plane tickets, but we got 5 nights for FREE.. Yes, I said FREE... With Chris' points from all of his traveling, we were able to cash in. Yeah!!

My cute 6 Month Old and a crazy boy.

Lauren just looked really cute today, is all.. But she started the morning out with a ton of green poop that was completely stuck to her. So off for a quick bath in the sink. Alex liked the bubbles. who doesn't? She's very cute in the sink too.. and yes, he has no bottoms on. We are potty training and he's doing great as long as he has nothing on.. The second he puts on under ware or a pull up, it's all over. And he has also pooped in the back yard twice this week. (and once on the living room floor). But 3 other times in the bathroom, in the toilet.. so there's progress. My goal is to have him pretty much done by the time Miss Vikki is done with her vacation and he goes back to day care.

A day in the neighborhood

We went for a bike ride to water park for a free day of entertainment. We're very poor these days. So on the bikes and off we went. Lunch packed and sun-block.

Lauren is very cute in her ladybug bathing suit. And Ales LOVES his turtle shorts.

Daddy's Finally Home!

Here is the very nice sign that Alex and I colored. Lauren was too sleepy for the home coming. But asleep or not, people still want to touch her in the airport. :) Welcome Home DADA!! "airplane done dada? big airplane done dada? work done dada?" over and over again. very sad!

He had to wear the necklace that he made at Mrs. Vikki's. He's been saving it all week.

so now begins my new status of chopped liver.. or in reality, more than chopped liver.. Chopped liver covered in dog pee and covered with bugs.. I'm not allowed to hold his hand crossing the street, change his diapers, get his juice, buckle his sea tbelt, and pretty much anything else that daddy can do that I've been doing for the last 2 weeks. It's like an unwanted vacation from mommy hood. It's okay for some things, and not okay for others. Oh well. I asked for a break and well, here it is.

Welcome home dada!

Catching Up The Blog

We got to swim at the Marty's yesterday. That was fun. Thanks guys. Lauren did soooo good and loved being in the water. The pics of them in the grass are in our front yard with their new kiddy pool which they loved and had a great time just hanging out in the yard. Lauren is sitting up now and doing a great job at it.


Here's more of Alex's black eye. Each day it gets a little worse and now it's in the getting better stage. He gets really shy when people ask him about it. It's cute.

He's not really sad right here.. His mouth is full of food and so he looks sad, but is just being silly.

We are all missing daddy and are just trying to pass the time until he comes home. Yeah for Friday. :) I hope he doesn't miss his flight because I plan to take the kids to the airport at 9:30 at night to get him.. Alex loves seeing him get off the airplane. Hurry home, daddy.!!!

Poor Alex

So you know when there's that moment when you should have left somewhere and you left 30 seconds too late? :) Yeah, that's what happened. We left 30 seconds too late. Alex was playing with Grandpa and fell off the couch and hit his eye on the edge of the coffee table. HARD.. Poor Alex. And poor grandma & grandpa. They feel bad, but really they don't have to. These things happen and are going to happen again.. But yeah, Alex was crying and it swelled very quickly and this is what it looks like this morning. So, he gets to stay home today from day care and we're going to do something fun with water. Like a kid pool or something.

I love the way he turns his head for the picture. :) I asked him this morning, "what happened to your eye?" he said, "quying, grandpas house".. right now he's saying, "oh no, alex quying last night" .. when did he learn "last night"??? He's vocab. is getting out of control.. :)

Lord Help Me and Children Photography

So I went to the park tonight to take pictures of my children and my friends children.. Something I truly don't enjoy doing.. (no one really understands this). I promise you. I don't hate taking pictures of my kids, I hate taking professional pictures of my kids.. There's a HUGE difference. So, while I'm taking this photo of Lauren, Vicki is taking this picture of ME-Trying to Work!!! NO THANKS TO ALEX.. Really, this is no joke.. With his money business, I must have taken 20 bad shots thanks to him pulling my arms and jumping on my lower back.. He's straight out crazy! Alex is no longer allowed to go to work with mommy. I said, 'Vicki, please tell me you're getting this?" as she cracking up and snapping away..

For the full photo shoot: go to: http://laceysphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/9033310_Q5H34#601068656_hgAKS

You can also see Bennie & Joey's pictures too:

http://laceysphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/9033204_MHReS#601065684_5uKA3

Anyway, it was very cute. Lauren did a really good job sitting up for quite a while and she has started rolling over, which is very cute.

7 more days til Chris comes home. I hope I make it. I'm tired. And I suppose, now going to bed.

Michelle & Uriah

I finally got around to editing these photos. The entire set is on my regular website under the proof section.

"Ben & Joey's" (Jerry's) Ice Cream B-day Party

So let me brag about my friend Vicki for a minute.. She is SO TALENTED. She came up with this really cute idea to have an ice cream party for her sons. Their birthdays are very close together. Two days apart. Well and 4 years. Anyway, their names are Bennie and Joey.. So it was perfect.. She drew these ice cream cups.. Can you believe it? She's so good..


Even Lauren participated in the very boy birthday party.