Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Baving Soup
Memorial Day
Friday, May 08, 2009
Almost here
It's hard to believe that summer is almost here and I am so excited for it!! This summer Sean has most of July off so we have lots of plans for road trips and camping. The kids really want to go to Discovery Kingdom (last time I was there it had only a few rollercoasters and was still Marine World) and we are thinking of surprising them with a trip there. We are also getting for soccer and Kate to start school. She is so excited to go to school with Bubba and her friends, plus she is happy that she knows all the teachers. Most of the teachers I had are still there and were Jake's teachers and they all have known Kate since she was born.
I also booked Sean & I's anniversary vacation for Southern Cal. In case you don't know Sean is a HUGE Halloween fanatic and loves everything about it. He collects halloween figures and makes his own lawn decorations. We celebrated our 10 year anniversary in December but it's so close to christmas we decided to celebrate in October (that is the month we started dating). Sean really wanted to go to Knotts Berry Farm when they turn it into Knotts Scary and to Universal Studios because the parks at night turn into a huge haunted place. Lets just say Sean usually pees his pants from laughing because of my reactions to getting the you know what scared outta of me! As I was booking it he said to get a 2 day pass for Disneyland (my favorite place)!!! As sad as I am that the kids will not be with us (and how much I will miss them) I am so excited to get and spend time with Sean. I am sure that I will have plenty of pictures of us with wet behinds!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Out Numbered
Sean has been talking about getting a new puppy for about a year, well on Saturday he came home with the newest member to the Cookie Clan.
Here is our new puppy Murphy. He is a Chocolate Lab (if you ask Kate he is a strawberry lab.....I don't know where she came up with that one!) and just turned 8 weeks yesterday. He is a sweet dog and gets along with everyone and all the other pets (counting him we have 3 dogs and 2 cats, we are out numbered!) Jake and Kate are in love with him and are helping Sean & I out with him a lot. Guinness and Sulley also get along well with him. Sulley loves to wrestle with him and is a little bit bigger then him but that will change in a few months. Guinness seems to "mother" Murph and takes care of him when he whines. Our cats Stewart & Talladega are keeping ground upstairs but come out once in while to see him. Sean said that this is it for pets and that we are done but as he walked away he said that the foyer would be a perfect place for a big fish tank!! My response was that the driveway would be a perfect place for a new SUV. Let see who wins :)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Busy, Busy Bees
The last month has been busy and extremely stressful. Due to the lovely state of California we were on pins and needles most of the last six months especially the last two. Everyone knows what is/was going on and what happened. Some people have asked if Sean's department. is part of the furlough and YES they are but not like the other departments. I will not go in my thoughts and views on that..........I have said it enough and even got into some "arguments" about it.
Jake is doing great in school and has most 4's and a few +3 (4 is like an A, 3 a B, 2 is C, & 1 is D/F). We are so proud of him and his accomplishments. He only has 2 more months of school and then it's summer vacation. He is also hitting a "mild stone" he will be 10 yrs. old in 6 more weeks! I can't believe how time flies! He is so excited that he wants to go out with a BANG (lets hope Jake does not follow suit of his daddy and need surgery?!)
Kate is still Kate. She is ready for soccer to start and ready to go swimming at Auntie Mimi's house. We signed her up for Kindergarten but she is still not wanting to go. It makes me a little nervous but I am being told that she will be fine. Luckily all the teachers at the school know her and know how she can be a handful. Sean is also doing well, he wants to start soccer again but I am nervous. It will be a year next month that he tore his ACL. I know he will be ok and he knows when to stop himself where before he pushed himself to much. I am doing good. I am getting ready for summer and some camping. I am ready for summer and to spend it with the family (Sean has his vacation in July). We are going camping and go to some cities around Nor Cal. I also will be seeing one of my best friends from high school that I have not seen on over 10 years!!! We are ready for some sun, and fun :)