Santa

So we went to see Santa last night! As you can tell Mason was sure not happy - it was hilarious!!! Maybe next year...

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful, relaxing thanksgiving. This year we went to my brothers home - we each made something - for everyone's first time cooking on thanksgiving. We had turkey, mashed potatos, yams, green beans, corn suffle, jello, stuffing and of course pumpkin pie. Garrett was sooo nervous about cooking his first turkey. He didnt want us to make a jack-in-the-box run on thanksgiving! He BBQ the turkey - and it turned out great! All in all we had a great time - Steve said grace which was super cute b/c im not sure if he has ever said grace before. Needless to say it was the shortest grace I have ever heard! After everyone stuffed themselves - the girls (me, amy, angela) decided to go out to a movie(4 christmas's) and let the boys watch the boys! On Xmas we will let the boys go out to a movie and we will stay home - what a trade!

Im a new aunt!

I am a new aunt to - Benjamin Porter Kearns! He was born yesterday weighing in at 6 lbs 12 oz and 20 in long. We went to visit them today - what a cutie! Ben and mom are doing great - and will hopefully be coming home tomorrow - just in time for turkey day!

Congrats...

A mans best friend

Yesterday was a sad day. It started when I noticed that our dog Zoe had thrown up out in the dog yard. I then noticed that she was having a hard time walking, she was stumbling, walking sideways, and had a head tilt. Needless to say she was not acting herself. I text Steve (who was at work) and told him something was wrong with Zoe. When he got home from work - he went out to see her - and was shocked to see his baby! Seeing her made me immediately brake out in tears - and you could tell Steve was VERY choked up! I called the vet - and we immediately loaded Zoe into the car and off to the Vet ER. That car ride was sooo hard - we really thought that we were saying goodbye to Zoe. After blood work - and an exam - the doctor said that she suspects something neurologically is going on with Zoe (stroke). Luckily Zoe is not in any pain - and possibly the symptoms could resolve - or get worse... Just have to wait and see. We brought her home - and this moring even though she is still walking a little funny on the left side, and still has a slight head tilt, she is actually improving. We are so excited to have our Zoe still with us - eventhough she is 9 years old - were not ready to say goodbye to her. For any of you who know Zoe, you know what a sweet, loving, loyal dog she really is. 

Shopping with a 15 month old!

Today Mason and I went to Whole Foods! I love this store, but rarely go b/c its like a 20 min drive for us! I was excited to go up and down each aisle, and really stock up our cabinets. I got down 2 aisle's when Mason started this annoying little scream. Now before I had a child - when I would be out in public and someones child in the shopping cart would start to do this - I remember thinking to myself - how embarrassing, what a bratty kid! Well when Mason started to do this (yell like for attention) I could not help but to start laughing! I couldn't believe he was doing this - so then I gave him his play phone thinking that would distract him - no he threw that right out of the cart and onto the floor. Then I gave him my cell phone - no he threw that too! I tried to  give him everything - I was not ready to leave the store! But for some reason - I still found this funny - and I'm sure this was the encouragement that kept him going. I gave him a toy off the shelf - nope. I gave him crackers to hold onto - oh no that didn't work either. So then I found myself rushing down the aisles, tossing random foods in my cart - just trying to get out of there! I guess it will be a while until we venture back to Whole Foods!

Happy Birthday Steve

Steve's Birthday was last Sunday - Since I had to work we celebrated on Friday! Angela and her boyfriend drove into town, as well as the Damron's and Kearns! We had dinner at a Brewery - Buffalo Bills - this time of year they have 'pumpkin ale' Steve's favorite! I really think he enjoyed having dinner with his family! We had great food, drinks, and company! Happy "36" Birthday - Steve! It's hard to believe that we met when he was "29" - boy do the years fly by!

Yesterday I dropped off Mason with Steve at work (at the end of the school day) and headed for some quiet time. I know exciting right - well kind of. I first went to the dentist - who likes the dentist. I think the worst part is the polishing - it tickles me like crazy! Then she spends the most time cleaning under that wire behind my bottom teeth - does anyone else even still have that? How long do we keep those in for? Anyways then I went to Threads Beauty Bar - my favorite place! It's where they shape my eyebrows and remove my mustache (you know you all have it) with pieces of thread instead of waxing. Then I knew I wasn't ready to come home yet so I went for a facial. Oh my, it has been way too many years since my last facial - and now I remember why! That extraction thing - HURTS - like crazy! But my skin looks great now - my dry patches from the change in weather are gone - and looking back it was well worth it! 

oh I just stole some pics from the baby shower and lunch with Angela off of Angela's Facebook page!

I know Im so boring right now b/c I have no pictures to post! This past few weeks has been sort of a whirl wind! On the 4th we celebrated my mother in laws birthday. We brought dinner over to their house, visited, and opened gifts. The next day my parents came into town - my mom had a conference for a few days in the city - so while she was there my dad hung out with his two grandsons. Last Saturday we threw my cousin Meghan a baby shower! It was super cute and girly, since she is prego with twin girls! All the stuff she got - wow two babies at once! So exciting!!! Monday and Tuesday Steve was off work! Yea! We actually got to hang as a family! On Tuesday we drove to Davis and took Angela and her boyfriend out to lunch. Its a quick, nice drive to see Angela - and I love Davis! Reminds me of home, sort of... We went to a great burger place, stuffed ourselves, and then walked over to yogurt shack for more yummies! Needless to say I slept the entire trip home!

Yesterday - my cousin and I took the kids to "Super Franks!" If you wore your costume you got a discount - Mason was tiger, Tyler was a golfer, and Celeste was super girl! The kids had a blast. They played great - and enjoyed the music time. 

Godparents

Last night was a very special night b/c Steve and I were asked to be Caleb's Godparents. We are so overjoyed - and feel very honored to be his godparents. We will be the one's to stand next to him at his baptism, to guide him and be his example as to what it means to be Christian. I already knew that he was going to be a special part of our lives b/c he is family, but now we have an extra duty to fulfill in his life. Garrett and Amy are Mason's Godparents as well - and they do a wonderful job. 

Joan's pumpkin patch

So I've been sort of a blog slacker! Let's see what have I been up to? Actually not really much - but today we made our 2nd annual trip to Joan's pumpkin patch here in Livermore. We went with my cousin and his family, and my brother and his. The whether was perfect - 85 degrees, and the boys had a blast. The rule is that you have to be able to carry your pumpkin - so of course Mason's is VERY tiny this year. It will be fun to watch the size of the pumpkins grow with him. After that we all went out for pizza - all in all we had a great day and look forward to many more years at the pumpkin patch!