Wow....where has the time gone???

Half of 2011 is gone and 2012 is quickly approaching. So much has changed. Andrew is taller than me, in fact he stands 5'10" tall and is still growing! He is doing well and seems much happier now than ever! He is really into his RC cars and is working on building and racing them. He finished up his last year in Elementary School and is now entering Junior High. He is so excited! =) I am such a proud Momma!



Well I hope to continue to update this....till next time!

Flakey Jake

I know I am so sorry I havent updated this in a while but things have been rather tough lately. I will explain when I have more time, I just wanted to let you know I havent forgot about this blog and hope to updated it this weekend with some fun stories! Stay tuned for lots of exciting news and breath taking photos!

Disneyland

We decided to take advantage of the free admission on your birthday at Disneyland so we took my mom there for her birthday. She had been talking about it for the longest time and I know she enjoys going with the kids. We spent the whole day there and went from one park to the other. Now anyone that knows Ashly and roller coasters, knows that they don't mix....until now! She rode, Space Mountain, California Screamin', Tower of Terror and loved all of them!!! At the end of the night she was riding them with her hands in the air!

Tower of Terror, pictured in the front row on the left (Me, Ashly, my mom and Andrew)

Its been how long???

After seeing that I hadn't posted anything new in 3 months I felt obligated to post some news about us. Anyway here goes.....

Lets start with Halloween!

I always enjoy carving the pumpkins with the kids, this year I decided not to help but watch as they carved their pumpkins by themselves! Andrew used a stencil and made a ghoul, actually turned out looking real good. Ashly on the other hand went with a custom traditional face pumpkin. If you look closely you can even see that she made hair for it!

Ashly wore my kimono from back when I was little. It was a gift from a relative in Japan, so this was a special deal when I let Ashly use it for Halloween. She had a Japanese umbrella and my real kimono and she looked so cute!!!





Andrew is getting to the age where he almost doesnt want to dress up anymore. So being the sad mom that doesnt want to see her son grow out of the "kid" things I managed to talk him into dressing up. First he wanted to be a mobster and then he found it, the one costume that made him want to dress up! He was "Chuckie"!








Since Aubrey (my cutie niece) is still little and doesnt understand it is fake, she didnt take too kindly to Andrews costume so we had to put Andrew in the back of the picture and have him sneak his mask on for a quick picture. (Also see below for picture)

We've Moved!!!!

Unfortunate events unfolded this past month, in turn leaving George and I to find a place to move to. I guess we were in the right place at the right time to find our current place. The kids love it, we have tons of room and the best part, they each have their own rooms!!! It is a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath with a 2 car garage (Georges favorite) and 1800 square feet! If you haven't seen it yet you should come by! We love to have visitors! Maybe we will see you soon?!?!?

Aunties Aubrey Jade

Our niece is the most adorable little munchkin. She will be turning 18 months in a few days, but she is such a cute and smiley baby that it makes me love her even more! Since Aubrey has so many people (Auntie mostly) taking pictures of her her mommy has taught her to smile when she sees the camera. If you ask her nicely to give you her BIG smile....well look at the pictures, you will see what I mean.....tell me that you wouldnt fall in love with her little face!

The kids started school this week. Andrew and Ashly were really excited that they got to return to the school that we moved them from when we moved to Corona. Andrew is now in the fifth grade and Ashly is in fourth. Their friends are glad that they are back. Here are a few pictures from their first day of school. Sorry if Andrew doesn't look to excited he says he is getting too old to be taking these pictures! =)