Last Friday's Field Trip to Monterey

Last Friday, my class and two others went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and then to Mission San Juan Bautista. It is always fun and definitely the highlight of the year for the kids. I have gone several times now and always marvel at the ocean life, so I wanted to post just a few of the many pictures I took. There are more of the aquarium and mission, and lots of kids enjoying it that I didn't want to include, but these were just a handful of my aquarium favorites! March 12th, it's off to Fresno State University for the Peach Blossom Oral Interpretation Festival...

Spoiled Divas

Okay, so here is how our afternoon/evening went on Tuesday, March 3rd:

Kim is greeted by the girls- "tonight is the Dr. Seuss celebration at school. Can we go, pleeaase?"
Kim says- "Yes, let's get home and wait for Daddy. We'll eat something real quick and go"

Kris says-"grrrr, I'm tired"

Girls say-"Come on Daddy, let's go!"

Kim then says-"Hang on, you look scary, let's fix your hair and change your clothes"

end result- we end up missing the Dr. Seuss Day Celebration. We felt really guilty, so we took them to Baskin Robbins to make it up to them. Rebecca has a new favorite flavor, peppermint (what can I say, she is my girl, that is one of my favorites too!!!) and Mallory loves rainbow sherbet. So even though we have been mindful of he recession like everyone else, we have had a couple spoiled moments lately! Did we mention the Claire's boutique mini shopping spree they went on for Valentine's Day? Well, Claire's was having a major blowout sale, so that was the only reason, and they had fun, since that is usually just a "look around but don't buy" store when we are walking around the mall. The first picture in this entry is a sampling of what they got. Well, they got lip gloss (couldn't find it for the picture), cotton candy scented perfume, black cat jewelry ("We have to get them because our cat Seuss is black!"), earrings, Hello Kitty press on nails, and new diva tiaras. Such girly girls!

It's Cammi's Fault!

I saw Cammi's great Target finds and had to check it out for myself at our store. Once again, I too was a slave to the Target girl's section! Cute stuff! Way low prices! Gotta love it! Cammi, I agree, there are worse vices out there. This is how I spent my day off today- that, and several other things:

1) Went to see my doctor, Dr. Wu. My blood sugar is 100, so that is on the high end of the normal range. My cholesterol is up again, so I have to watch my diet and start exercising more again (no more excuses!!!).

2) Met Kris at home during his lunch break and ate lunch together

3) Picked the girls up from school early and we all 3 went to Dr. Henrikson for our dental checkups. No one had cavities, Mallory lost a tooth while the hygenist was cleaning it, and Becca may end up needing braces in the not so far off future. I wish I had thought to take my phone out and get some pictures!

4) Dropped Becca off at school again for track practice. She says she and another girl are "the fastest 3rd graders on the team"

5) Mallory and I went shopping for her baptism dress and it is BEAUTIFUL! I want to post a picture but I don't know...I know, it's not her wedding, but still...(let me know if you think I should)

6)Went to Target and got the stuff pictured above

All in all, it was nice to break the monotony and have a day off. It didn't really feel that relaxing and it went by fast, but it was still good. Now I realize how "stay at home" moms can also feel like they are always on the go. I didn't go to work, but I wasn't really home much either!