Not a fan of the ocean

Emma and I went to the beach today and she had a great time, until we got near the water. Emma wanted NOTHING to do with the water! Didn't even want to step on the wet sand:) Of course I can't blame her...that water is pretty nasty!

Okay, so there is a video to go along with this blog, but for some reason I can't get it load:( Guess I need to wait for my DH to come home and help me with all of this "technical" stuff;)

What are you doing?

I walked into the dining room to find Emma sitting on the floor. I asked,"Honey, what are you doing in here?" She replied, "I am just sticking my fingers in my nose." Okay, kinda sorry I asked;)

E-M-A Yenz

Emma is learning how to spell her name, but just does not get it that there are 2 M's in Emma:) She is too cute!!! Oh, plus she can't just say her name she has to YELL it:)

Happy Father's Day Nick!!!

Emma sure is one lucky girl to have such a WONDERFUL daddy:) I am pretty sure she already recognizes this, because she spends every waking moment asking for her daddy or wanting to be with her daddy. Mommy is totally chopped liver at this point!!! Oh, well:) Maybe if I pretended to like Lego's and Batman she would want to spend more time with me;) 

Okay, back to Nick...he is an amazing dad, fantastic husband and all around great guy:) 

Happy Father's Day Honey!!! 

I love you:)

How sweet is my baby girl?!?!

Yesterday Emma and I were having lunch and Chip kept trying to get to my food. Emma finally said, "Chip, leave mommy alone. She is my best friend. She shares with me." HOW CUTE IS THAT?!?! 

Emily's getting married!!!

I had a GREAT weekend in Lake Tahoe with Emily and her girlfriends. We went up for Emily's bachelorette party and had a BLAST. It was such a great weekend that I am keeping my fingers crossed that we  turn this into an annual girls weekend:)

Where did the time go?!?!

I can't believe it has been one month since my last blog?!?!! I wish I had some great excuse, but I don't have a single one. Other than I am busy chasing a VERY active 2 year old all over creation;) I am going to try and be better this month.  My goal is to blog at least once a week and I am hoping that I can stick with it:)

Happy Mother's Day to me:)

I am having a WONDERFUL mothers day:)  Nick (who does not eat pork) made my favorite breakfast for me... biscuits and gravy. He made it all from scratch (yes, even the sausage) and it was DELICIOUS!!!  Elisabeth came over too and spent the morning with us:)  

Sierra Madre Fire

Here is a short video fromSaturday night of the fire in Sierra Madre.  I filmed it as we were driving home from Pasadena.

Excited about our Metro ride

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Emma and Friends ride the Metro into LA

Emma and a few of her friends (their mommies too!) all rode the Metro from Pasadena into downtown LA:)  Once we arrived we walked over to the 1st Fire Station in LA and then wandered around Olvera Street where we had lunch, took some pictures and then headed home.

Play date at Travel Town

Travel Town is where we held Emma's 2nd birthday party and she LOVES it there. So, when I found out I was in charge of setting up  a play date for one of our groups I knew TT would be the perfect place to go:) We had a great time playing with our friend.  Coleton and Nicol came over to ride the choo-choo's too.

Close, but no cigar!

Emma's friend Will tried to teach her how to hit the ball with the bat. The only problem is they both hold the bat the wrong way:)

Missing gene

I think that some how I missed the "relaxation" gene. Am I the only one out there who has a hard time relaxing?  I see people do it all the time and I just can't do it. I feel like I am always in a rush...in a rush to get somewhere, in a rush to get home, making dinner, cleaning up, playing with Emma, doing laundry, running errands, spending time with Nick, it is like a never ending list. So, I ask myself why can't I just sit down an do nothing?  Perfect example...tonight at dinner Nick said, "when we get home I will watch Emma and you go rest." How sweet was that? Except I can't do it!!! Instead I took out the trash, did laundry and tried to pick up some of the mess created by Hurricane Emma.  I feel like a slacker if I take anytime for myself. Okay, before you say I need therapy I already know that;) I am just curious if anyone else is in the same boat or is just me??? Is it a missing gene? Was I absent the day they taught relaxation in school? Or is that I am afraid people will think less of me if I take time for myself ? 

Okay, I feel better now that I have that off my chest and I am going to attempt to relax.  Wish me luck:)

Disneyland with Oma

Head must touch the pillow!!! I am SOOOO tired:(  I am all about getting to Disneyland early to beat the crowds, but BOY did 6AM come to fast for me!!! Nick, Emma, Elisabeth and I wanted to be at the park by 8AM and we only missed out mark by 15 minutes. Not bad if I do say so myself:)  So, I might be tired, but it was worth it because we waited in NO lines this morning and we were able to ride 8 rides (including the train and the monorail) in 5 hours! That also included Elisabeth watching Emma so Nick an I could ride Space Mountain.  I think Nick enjoyed it...I thought I was going to toss my cookies. Oh, how I have aged!!! What happened to the days when I could ride roller coaster after roller coaster?!?! We are going to be in BIG trouble when Emma gets older.  I think Nick and I will have to flip a coin to see who has to ride with her:)  

Back to our day...I had a great time and it was really fun listening to Nick and Elisabeth talk about what Disney was like when they would come when Nick was little and how much it has changed.

Happy Birthday Oma!!!

Yesterday was Elisabeth's birthday and I think it was a pretty good day (if I do say so myself!).  Emma and I took Elisabeth to Descanso Gardens where we spent a few hours walking around and had lunch at their cafe.  Then that evening Elisabeth came over for her Fosselman's ice cream birthday cake (YUMMY!!!) and opened presents. I hope Elisabeth enjoyed her day as much as I did:):):)

1973

Nick found this picture of me with my mom and tried to fix it since the colors had gotten a little funky over the past ...gulp...35 years!!!! 

Building a bird house

Last night I decided to trim back our rosemary bush (bad idea for a girl with a black thumb) and Emma thought she would use the rosemary branches to build a bird house:) What a creative little girl we have on our hands!

Pizza!Pizza!

Emma LOVES to help mommy in the kitchen.  The other night she helped me make a pizza for her daddy. I think we might have America's next Top Chef living in our house:)

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin....

Emma met her friend, Keeran, at the park today and even though the parents were melting in the 80+ degree weather (I think the high ended up around 95!!) the kids had a BLAST rolling around in the grass. 

I would also like to say a BIG THANKS to Adam and Aman for playing with Emma so I could have a break:) It sure made the rest of the day easier to get through. Only 15 more hours until Nick comes home...but who is counting;)