Here comes Santa Claus

We took our yearly trip to the North Pole( mall ) to see the big man himself, Santa Claus! It went better then expected. I knew Conrad would be good because he is just Mr. Social and has been talking about Santa all week. I was worried about Bug but she did pretty good, didn't love it but she didn't kick and scream. Conrad went right up and sat on Santa's lap and showed him all of his boo boo's. He was trying to score some sympathy points not doubt, smart kid. Then I threw Kylie on his lap and ran to hide behind and elf so she wouldn't freak out and they could snap a quick photo. So yea, it was good.

Inspirational Quote

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -Mahatma Gandhi

It's Back

Yes, the pumpkin spice latte is here at last! This is one of the most looked forward to days of the year for me. Not only because it is the most delicious thing ever, but because it, along with the wild fires ripping through southern California, signifies that fall has finally fallen upon us. Ahhh Fall, my favorite season of the year. I am so excited and looking forward to all the wonderful things this season brings with it.

Conrads 2nd Birthday!

My big boy turned two on the 5th! I can't believe how time flies by. Here is a sideshow of his birthday party.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

New Roommate

I went to move Kylie's play gym the other day and this little ( um, big ) guy ran out from under it!!




I have never seen such a big spider in all of my life! I screamed bloody murder and the poor guy ran away under the sofa before Drew had a chance to kill him. Poor spider, I probably scared him as much as he scared me! I saw him later on by the fireplace and snapped this photo just in case anyone got bitten by him. I had no idea what kind of spider he was. I called Drew to come kill it and then when i got back he was gone again! Well, I haven't seen him since and I am too scared to move the sofa and look and he is probably to scared to come out from under there. Yuck! I hope he decided to leave.

I was informed later that he is a perfectly harmless Grass spider, very common. I spent all day telling drew it was a baby tarantula. I showed him the picture and he told me it's just a house spider...JUST A HOUSE SPIDER??!!! yea, maybe when your house is in the middle of nowhere in the dessert! I can't wait to move back to Orange County!