About To Pop

Jones is a little bit excited for his baby sister to come.

That's one of the pictures I took to use at Errin's baby shower.

A couple more:

We did a bubbles/ "She's About to Pop" theme inspired inspired by this shower:

She's About To Pop

Lots of planning and prep later...the day of the shower came.
That was yesterday.

I was finishing my morning of decorating when out of nowhere I started cramping in my stomach.
I could only take short breaths.
Deep breaths caused shooting pains in my stomach.
I couldn't get my breathing normal, couldn't relax my stomach, kept having these shooting pains, and was pretty much freaking out.

So I had Errin take me to the ER.

After routine urine/blood tests,
an ultrasound (suspected gall stones),
and a cat scan (ultrasound was fine, so suspected appendix)...
11 hours and 1 missed baby shower later I was diagnosed with gastroenteritis (inflamed gastrointestinal tract/stomach virus).

Blah.
Worst ER trip ever.
Glad they were thorough with their tests, but there's no way that needed to take 11 hours to figure out (it wasn't that busy).
And there's no reason I had to wait 2 hours after the cat scan to be discharged with the instructions to take Tylenol as needed for pain and to eat a bland diet for a couple days.

I was SO bummed to miss Errin's shower.
And I felt awful she was hosting her own shower at my house without me.
But she was amazing finishing the last-minute preparations.

Danna reminded me about Amanda W's delicious salad.
Errin said this was everyone's favorite of the night:

Tortellini Salad
1 Package Tortellini
1 1/4 cup Blueberries
1 1/4 cup sliced Strawberries
1 cup Green Grapes
1/4 cup sliced Almonds
1/2 cup Briannas Poppyseed Dressing

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Combine pasta, fruit, and almonds. Pour dressing over salad and toss lightly. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Errin said the shower went perfect.

And today I feel pretty much back to normal.

And I'm getting excited for Errin to pop!

Scooters!

We're sorry to all the innocent pedestrians that happen to be on the boardwalk
the same time as this little scooter brigade.

Obviously

I was looking up.
Drew was looking down.
Today is Wednesday.
The sky is blue.

Well Now

Somehow it took us 9 months to figure out that bonfires ARE allowed on the beach here (if you bring in your own fire pit).

Thanks Brent for figuring that out.

And for having a pit.

And thanks Errin for having a s'mores kit.

Happy Memorial Day to us!

They USED To Be Tortillas

Tortillas were on the Costco list.

And this is what Justin came home with.

Hahahahahahahahaha.

After those were returned, we had ourselves a nice little Saturday.
Well, the kids and I did.
Justin spent the entire day writing a paper.

Spruce Street Bridge
It's in a San Diego neighborhood so quiet Owen said,
"It's like the library, but outside."

After scooters, bikes, and a park we ended the day with Brent/Errin/Jones at the beach.

Preschool

Preschool is over!

In general, I stressed when it was my turn to host.

But usually the stress paid off.

My favorite was music day.

The kids were totally into this book:

I thought I'd just go over a song or 2 with them (and the corresponding art in the book).

But they were so into it we went through the entire thing.

And did some finger painting to the music.

Between frogs, dinosaurs, science, camping, pajamas, mothers, boats, the ocean, and more...

Drew and I made some happy memories.

Glad I did it and glad it's over!

Beach Weekend

One of the many caterpillar sightings during our boardwalk scooter ride.

He would land with his shovel in pitchfork position.

And she took over the backpack.

Thanks to a friend visiting from AZ, I was reminded about
Military Appreciation Day at the Oceanside Pier.

We got there in time for a couple rides and to watch this hover craft take off.

If I had remembered about it earlier, we could've toured it and done a bunch of other stuff.

Next year...

Let's Play Music

Pretty sure Owen's Heaven will not include recital performances.

Also Plentiful

Strawberries.

So much better than snails.

Whatever It Takes

Spelling words weren't such a bore that morning.

Snips and Snails

Snails are PLENTIFUL here.

Huge ones.

The kids like em.
My poppies and I do not.

Bag Lady

"Drew said it's weird but it's not weird."

(in reference to her baggy purple tights on top of blue striped leggings on top of white striped leggings)

Aside:
Friday night was the Father & Sons camp out.
The boys loved everything except for the Australian (who according to Justin's impersonation, sounds just like one of The Wiggles) who woke everyone up at 5:30am for a nature hike with some loud pot banging.

Sally was happy to be my dinner/frozen yogurt/Jazzercise/shopping buddy.

If Only We Had A Pet Tadpole

To Our Moms

Happy Mother's Day!

The Reception

a new sis-in-law!

cousins

sisters

brothers

boy cousins were covered in the tie post...here are the girls

he likes to shower himself in petals

the reception was at Val Vista Lakes and that water was too tempting

favorite reception moment was Derek and Brent sneaking that annoying "Friday" song from
You Tube into the playlist

and that's a wrap

The Wedding

Their sealing was BEAUTIFUL.
Wish I could've recorded everything Candace's grandpa/their sealer said.
Highlight though was when Candace said "yes" a little too early...she was so excited.
By Jason's fist pump, you can tell he was, too.