Ruby toots is 5 months!

She's weighing in at a wuaping 13lbs 2 oz. Such a little peanut! She has been such a joy and blessing to us! I can't believe how big she has gotten! She's eating rice cereal ( & is still terrible at it--unlike her brother was!) Most of it ends up on her face & spit out down her chest. Her smile always brightens my day. It is rare that she cries unless she's hungry or tired (again, unlike her brother :)

How do you get mad at a face like that?

I should have know better. Whenever it's quiet for even a second, I know he's up to something. I couldn't find him initially (hiding is his new thing) then I opened the pantry to hear "mmm" he had opened the drawer, got his little spoon and got into the nesquick in the pantry and was shoveling it into his mouth! Little buster is a quick one!

night out on the harley

being married, your horizon's get brodened all the time. Growing up on the coast, no one i knew every owned a motorcycle or dirt bike. But apparently "inland" they are all about them. Brian's dad owns a harley as well as a few of Brian's buddies--so they planned a date night where we we go for a nice ride and end up at Louise's for dinner. I'm all excited with my helmet& leather jacket & hop on the back. The helmet, by the way, belonged to brian's dad and was enormous and so i'm pretty sure my brains would be splattered on the road if we had actually gotten in to an accident! Sounds exciting until you saw the size of my seat. After about 2 minutes my undercarriage started to kill! I thought for sure after a few minutes i'd adjust and be fine. An hour later i am nearly in tears and have to stand at every red light. I didn't want to ruin the night by complaining, how could i be such a woose and it not be bothering any of the other girls. Then I took notice of their nice WIDE and cooshy seats that EACH of them had. WHAT!? apparently there is a different seat that Brian & his dad could have put on but Brian said "oh she has a small butt, she'll be fine!" though i was thankful for the complement--such a boy to think that! Needless to say, i hitched a ride back most the way with some friends that met up w/us in a car!

Thanksgiving (finally!)

I've been so busy lately, so no time to post, but we had a fabulous Thanksgiving up in Glendora w/ Brian's family. My parents came too. It's so nice to be able to merge holidays and not have to choose. We went up in the morning for the annual Turkey Bowl--Brian get's to relive the glory days and I get entertained by seeing the man actually run (it only happens a couple times a year :) To his defense, he actually had a very impressive sack of the QB. He made us proud, but he was spent after that! We hung out at the house and finished cooking for 25--totally fun night though we missed Mikey and Rachel (in UT) and my sisters! (in ID) Brian was all excited to deep fry his very own turkey, which turned out delicious! (don't worry we had a back up just in case)!

Our little Halvey is all grown up!!

Beautiful day, and even more beautiful couple! Finally he has taken the plunge. Take a deep breath & relax. He has been stressing over this day for so so long. No wonder he has no hair! He publicly expressed his love for his new bride. It was very sweet but i was afraid he was going to break out a rendition of "endless love." We love you guys!
Nice work on the get-away car
boys! I won't even begin to explain what Bear is holding--oh no! Those who were there will not soon forget!

Happy birthday "VINCE"!!

Brian turned the big "3-1" on Nov. 9th (also my sister's bday-kiss kiss Heather)! Surprise! He got a disneyland pass from his parents--so we acted like kids without our kids. We went to Disneyland and hung out w/some of his high school friends and Mikey & Rachel. I guess Mikey and rachel didn't realize they were on the "Tower of TERROR" not it's a small world--geeze. With his newly aquired "maturity" he decided to take on a new look and embrace his going-baldness. He gained inspiration from his pals Manning and Halvey. He got "Halo 3" & "Call of Duty 4" yippee I'm sure all the boys will be over shortly--My favorite is when he plays until 1am in his underwear (are we sure he turned 31)?

Miracles never cease...Jack graduated!!

So jack deserves a follow-up post. After Jack's first "gymastics" class. I was sure we would never go back. Many will remember the
take down moves &
the "mounting" that occured the first go-around. I am happy to report that each week he got better & better.








This is his last class and not only did he not pull any of the girls hair, he actually did what his teacher asked (in an almost-2yr old way) & sat on the mat! Take note of the balance & technical jumping skills he has. We're proud!

Sometimes it's kind of annoying to be "tagged", but these are kind of funny. I tag: Nora, Nicki, Katie, Lisa, and Lynnley!

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car),
freckles touareg

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie),
malted crunch macaroon

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name),
D-Lom

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal),
Blue Dog

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born),
Marie Torrance

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first),
Lom-Da

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Brown Diet Coke

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers),
Fred Maurie

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy),
princess peanut butter cup

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ),
kay ray

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter),
Jones Jersey

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Winter Lilly

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
strawberry pajamasy

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Oatmeal walnut

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”),
The Traveling Thunderstorm Tour

Little Miss Toots is 4 months!

We've been crazy busy lately, so I've been slacking on the updates. SO she actually was 4 months on the 25th of Oct. but adorable none the less. I can't believe how big she has gotten so fast!

Halloween in Ladera

finally updating the blog...our annual party was transported to Mikey and Rachel's new pad in Ladera Ranch. It was so fun to see Jack actually enjoy halloween (somewhat) hated the lion head LOVED the candy! I tried and tried to think of a costume for jack to beat last year, but how do you beat nacho libre? I for sure did not have the time this year to make all of the costumes but Brian stepped up in true boyscout form and lashed a cage for our little lions. He gets so into stuff like that--he spent hours with his bamboo and YouTube! It turned out sweet. The costumes were all out this year--Nora & Rachel busted out the sewing machines & did a fabulous job. Jeff & steph's costume was awesome (plus it was "green"--nice use of recyclable materials)! I think it was inspired by Bear's transformer blog. Ruby wasn't getting enough attention--so she decided to have the biggest blowout I've ever seen. Up the back, up the front, the sides--everywhere! We had to throw her in the bath. I was shocked at how well my kids did--they were able to hang until 10pm. Anyone who knows jack, knows he usually melts @ 7. It might have been the fumes from the dry ice that he was inhaling. For 2 days afterwards he would knock on the doors of our house and wait for them to open and someone give him candy. I love love halloween!

Freakishly long tounge

Few have seen it--but all who have are amazed. And this isn't even full extension...

10th Annual "frightening hallows eve"

Such a fun night to get you in the mood for halloween! We carved pumpkins and ate yummy food. In loo of the football game, this year we had a crossing bar challenge. it's sad how hard it is compared to when you're a kid--i thought the skin on my hands was going to rip off! Jack had a great time going on wagon rides w/ his buddy Cole.