Take one 88th birthday, add some chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and heap it all onto a silly two-year-old. What do you get? This goofball picture of Ryder with his Great Papa. Sugar highs make a funny little boy even funnier!
In the last few months I have really realized something. I love being a mom, it fills my days (and nights) and is my primary job and purpose. However, I have slacked and I have let it define me. This is not good. So, although it is late, my resolution this year is to focus [...]
At the beginning of October (I know!) I was lucky enough to get invited to Mickey’s Trick or Treat Party at California Adventure. Although I am sure that Ryder would have LOVED to attend, but seeing as how the party started at 7:30 PM, he had to sit this one out. Maybe next year, Buddy! [...]
Dear Lord, will I EVER have the time to blog again??? I hope so. I have so many topics to discuss, including, but not limited to, Zhu Zhu Pets (and the ZZP Party), Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party, Ry’s 2nd Birthday and his Disneyland trip. Phew! That’s a lot. I’ll get there. But not now. Now I [...]
I’m standing in the kitchen, listening to Ryder talk to his toys. His voice is sounding a little muffled, like he has something stuffed in his cheek. Me: “Ryder, what do you have in your mouth?” Ryder (opening his mouth wide for me to see): “Teeth” Ummm…okay. Did I just get schooled by my not-quite-two-year-old?
Ryder’s 2nd Birthday invitations arrived today. Yeah, you heard me. 2nd. Birthday. How did this happen? Where did this crazy, energetic, sassy little boy come from? He used to sleep in my left arm and now I can barely get him to sit on my lap for more than 2 minutes! I am loving the [...]
Ryder and I went to Irvine Regional Park this week to ride the train and have a picnic with some friends. Unbeknown to me, they also have pony rides. Now, we go to the Santa Ana Zoo about once a week, where they have a very nice Endangered Species Carousel. Of which Ryder wants no [...]
As you know, I am OBSESSED with cupcakes. OB.SESSED. But lately, something else has been brewing in my head. When I was younger, my mom and I would play hooky for a day and make chocolate chip cookies. They were The Best. We followed a recipe from Sunset Magazine from like 1982 or something. Needless [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, a little birdie couple have decided to make themselves a home right above our porch. We greet them and say bye-bye when we leave, we have enjoyed having them live there. A couple of days ago, I was sitting in the living room (with the window open) and I [...]
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