Stella's Blessing

We blessed Stella over Thanksgiving since all of our family was out here. The blessing was great. Stella didn't make a peep and the spirit was so strong. We got lots of compliments on Stella's blessing dress. It was quite amazing! We bailed right after sacrament to avoid her from getting passed around and breathed on by all of her many admirers. (I have been so paranoid about the swine flu and flu in general. It terrifies me to think what could happen if she got sick so young). We went home and had a few friends come over too and ate lunch and just hung out. It was great having the family here for such a special event.

Boys & Girls

Tonight Perry said the difference between boys and girls is that " boys fart and girls toot."

Gobble Gobble

This Thanksgiving was busy, I just had a baby 5 weeks ago and we had all of Mikes family in town. We started the morning off at the Dana Point Turkey Trot, it is definately my favorite race so I was not going to miss it this year! Besides, I can't eat all that pie and stuffing without exercising that day. Me, Mike, Matt, and Richard ran the 5k and I made us all wear stupid hats. It was a lot of fun and next year we are all going to wear turkey costumes!!!! I'm so excited! Anyways Matt only ran once before the race and totally kick everyones butts! He ran it in 26 minutes! I hate him, I'm so jealous. I cam in second and Mike and Richard were a very close 3rd and 4th. Mike came in speed walking an looked so ridiculous, I was a little embaressed.... or a lot. Anyways we had a lot of fun running it together and Megan did a great job taking pictures for us. I can't wait to kick everbodies butts next year. I already started my training :)

After the race we came home, I put the trukey in the oven, got ready and took a nap. We almost didn't have a turkey dinner because they never delivered my groceries so Mike had to call Von's and set them straight. After I woke up Bentley and I got cooking. She was a great little helper, the night before she helped me make the pies. Dinner was delicious and I did a lot of carbo loading to get ready for Black Friday, it's my favorite holiday.

Place Your Bets

My FIL, BIL, Hubby and myself are all running the Dana Point Turkey Trot this year. My FIL thinks he can beat me. Before you place your bets let me tell you a few things first. First of all let me point out the lack of confidence he has in himself, he choose the girl to challenge, which are usually slower than boys. Second he choose a girl who just had a baby 4 weeks ago, it'll be 5 weeks and 2 days on Thanksgiving and I will only have been running for 3 weeks 2 days. He didn't choose to challenge Mike or Matt cause he knows he's weak and can't beat them, he choose me who in 3 weeks of training has logged 40 miles. He choose the girl who is super competitive and would run with two broken legs if I had to JUST to beat him. And my third point, he runs on a treadmill! AHAHAHA, he isn't even a runner!

Yesterday he texted Mike saying that he ran 3 miles in 30 minutes (on a treadmill). What a wimp! Today I ran 3 miles in 27 minutes with plenty of hills, pedestrians, and traffic lights. Did I mention that I just had a baby?

So, who are you putting your money on? Grandpa Richard OR me?

Pictures of the Bun in my Oven

To Cut or Not To Cut

Ok, so I've wanted to cut my hair ever since I got knocked up but didn't since every preggo girl cuts their hair and regrets it. It's been 4 weeks since I had Stella and I sooooo badly want to chop it. My husband says he likes it either way. REALLY!?! He has to have an opinion. I certainly have opinion on his hair style. It'll just be so much easier and quicker to style. But I also don't want to look all mommy, double GROSS! I was thinking a little past the chin with a side sweepy bang. Whata ya'll think?

Sunday Hike

On Sunday we went for a hike with all the kids. It was a lot of fun and the weather was nice. Perry was the ranger and showed us which way to go to get to the secret hideout. There is a hideout under some really tall bushes with a swing in it. The kids thought it was pretty cool except Bentley was a little afraid. Stella slept in the sling the whole time and was a good little trooper, and Bentley laid on daddys head on the way back. I love spending time with the kids and my hubby, we don't get to do it enough!

Goodbye Roman

After much talk and NO looking, we finally found a home for Roman. He was just to much puppy for me to handle after having Stella. I always felt guilty because I was either neglecting his needs to take care of the kids needs or I was neglecting the kids needs to take care of Roman. I just had to much going on and couldn't live every day feeling like I'm not being a GREAT mother.

Roman now resides in Laguna Niguel with a family with two teenagers, 2 Great Danes, 1 little 10 lb dog, 2 cats, and a bird. He has had a lot of fun playing with the dogs and tormenting the cats and bird. He no longer sleeps in a crate. He has free reign on the house, and has a doggy door that he can go in and out of whenever he wants. The doggy door leads to a huge yard that he can run around in. He goes to work and goes to camping. He is in a great home and is adjusting well.

I miss my dog, he is the sweetest most loving giant lap dog ever. He was so great with the kids, he took so much abuse from them and loved them dearly. He was always ready to play. He loved going on walks to the ocean and playing in the water. He was very good at digging holes in the sand for the kids and loved chasing seagulls. He loved to play fetch even though he wasn't so good at it. He's such a social dog, and loves the dog park. He would always play chase with the other dogs but couldn't keep up, he was the big lanky goofey dog galloping slowly behind all the other dogs.

We miss Roman but know that his new family can take better care of him and love him just as much as we do.

My Birthday

I had a great birthday! I called my girlfriend Mia to see if she wanted to go get a pedicure with me since my mother-in-law was here and could watch the kids. It was so nice to just sit and get some much needed pampering, it also forced me to get out of my pajamas and get ready for the day. (I have been living in pajamas since I had Stella). Thank goodness I got ready because my hubby threw me a surprise party (that I knew about). He told me he was going to throw a party for me on friday, which I was really stressed out about! I had just had a baby, who was going to watch the kids, and who was going to get ready for this party since he works all day!?! I thought I'd be doing all the planning and preparing for my own birthday party that my husband was "throwing." I called my friend Patience in a panic, and she spilled the beans. Thank goodness for that! She had it all under control and all I had to do was take a shower and get myself ready. My mother-in-law got all the food and put the kids in bed and we had a lot of fun. It was really low key which was perfect. My husband is so sweet and thoughtful, I've never had a surprise party and he did a great job. I shouldn't have gotten so stressed and I should've trusted him. He does a great job spoiling me. I had the best birthday ever.

Happy Birthday to Me!

My birthday cake and crazy hubby!

Brandee, Michelle, Amanda, Stella, Me, Patience, Tara, & Mia

2 Weeks Old

I can't believe 2 weeks has already passed us by. We've been stuck in the house and I'm sleep deprived, and somehow that was a very fast 2 weeks. Our house has been filled with the spirit amongst all the chaos and it has been great. Though Stella sleeps a lot, I have learned so much about her. She hates being swaddled to tight. She is a very hard to burp, and Enfamil Lipil makes her constipated (which is unfortunate because I stocked up on it prior to her birth from Costco). She makes the funniest faces and bats her eyes already! She is a great sleeper. She sleep 5-6 hours at night, I'm a happy mom. She's perfect.