IT'S A GIRL!

I knew it all along. I feel no surprise from this news, but I do feel alot of happiness. I am excited for Julianna that she can have her sister. It did make me sad though when I told Elijah, he looked at me with disgust and said, " But I wanted a brother!" I know he will get over it, but I was hoping for a little happiness coming from his direction. Oh well, I was going to disappoint someone I guess. So, I am in for many fun and terrifying moments with my second girl. I do hope that she is a little calmer than my first girl. We will see. I am sure Julianna will teach her everything she knows. Heaven Help Me!

Halloween Already??

Ninja Master



It was our ward Trunk or Treat. I was really excited to see my kids in their costumes. Julianna had a choice of 3 costumes that I had for her. I asked her which one she wanted to be. It was the cowgirl without any hestitation. Boy, did she pull it off. She looked adorable. The great thing about this costume was it was from a garage sale that I got last year. It was three buckaroos and it was the best costume. It cam with the vest, skirt, hat, arm bands, and handkerchief. It was the best deal. Best of all she won the costume contest. We arrived 5 minutes before the contest was finalized. Is this girl going to have all the luck. I am going to call her Lady Luck from now on.



And the winner is...

Birthday, Again??

As many know, my birthday follows Sean's four days later. All I really wanted was a cozy robe from Costco. Sean decided to give me a Big Burrito( a Chipotle gift card), a communication device, faceplate for my guitar, and lastly my fluffy comfy robe. It was a nice because I needed all those things and he just knew it. Well, I could have done without the faceplate for my guitar, but I think Sean would strongly disagree.
It is too bad that birthdays lose their luster when you get older. I worked all day like I usually do on Tuesday. I did go to my favorite San Fran treat, Boudin's to get my clam chowder. That was a treat. But, for the most part it felt like any other day. I loved when I was younger, I woke up feeling completly different all day. It was the greatest feeling. It is too bad that those feelings just get numb when you reach my ol' age of 31. Gosh, I am getting up there.

Mr. Jack O' Lantern!

Mr. Jack O' Lantern is very round and fat
He has a yellow candle lit right beneath his hat.
It makes his face look happy and very, very bright,
When he winks his eye and smiles on

Spooky Halloween Night!
(Music Makers Favorite!)

We had a blast on Family Night carving our pumpkin. It was something I know I haven't done in a long time. There is something really relaxing about putting a knife in something and making it something fun to look at. I was pretty proud of our creations. Elijah and Daddy worked on Mr. X ( I think you can figure out which one is that) and Jules and I worked on Starr and Mr. Doodles. It was great snacking on M&M's and carving out masterpieces with them. I really do love the holidays. It is great to start the memories and really see the kids enjoy them.

Downtown Birthday Festivities!

What a fun day Sean and I had on his birthday. I was so excited to be able to do fun things and pull out fun surprises. I don't know what it is with me and surprises. I love to do it. It is almost more fun than getting presents. I said almost.
We had a great day starting off at IHOP for breakfast. It was the one thing we were able to do with the kids. They thought it was pretty cool to have four different syrup choices. Elijah tried the strawberry and blueberry. I have got to give him props for trying new things. He is not one to do that. He is alot like me in that way. He likes what he likes and doesn't try to go outside of that circle. He did go to the good ol' fashioned maple syrup thougth.



After breakfast, we picked up our babysitter and went back home. Sean and I jumped on our bikes and traveled downtown.

It was cool because I kept where we were going a secret until I didn't know where to go. I still didn't tell him the exact location until we arrived at Crocker Museum of Art. I hadn't been to an art museum in forever and I thought it would be a nice change from our usual movie date. Maybe it will make us more intellectual. We need all the help we can get. We spent a couple of hours there and decided our brains were going to explode from all the beauty. We rode all down the streets of Sacramento. We rarely get to tour that area. It is absolutly beautiful there. If I had a ton of money, I would live there in the fab 40's area. It is so Father of the Bride. The houses are picture perfect. Covered with trees and every house is different with so much character.


We passed by the State Capitol and wanted to take a pic of the the both of us. Sean asked some guy and he blatantly denied our request. So we flew solo on our Captiol photos.


We rode up to a resturant called Crepeville. It was a place that one of my clients told me about. It was DELICOUS! I got a chicken pesto crepe and Sean got Salsa crepe. It was really tasty. To top it off, Sean got a dessert crepe with bananas and Nutella. Sean thought he died and went to heaven. I was not into it, but if it made him happy that was what the day was all about.



They only thing that was hard was riding back home with a huge pit in my stomach. I think we rode about 20 miles that day. It was so fun to have a day just for us. I really do like my husband. Without kids and the stresses of work really does do something for our relationship. Not that I would give up either for the fun I had. It just makes you realize that taking those ditch days every once in a while really makes you realize that you do have that love and attraction for your other half. I know Sean enjoyed himself. The one thing I love about my hubby is he freely expresses his gratitude and it really dosen't take much to get it. All I had to do is get on a bike.

Eight Eyes??

My son loves seeing glasses. I don't know what it is but he always wants to wear them. When I was shopping for Sean for his birthday, I saw these glasses that were a little smaller so they tried them on and were hooked. It is almost amusing to someone who has perfect eyesight to envy someone who does not. Of course I had to buy some for Julianna as well. They both look pretty cute in them, I must admit.

Happy Birthday, Sean!

What to get a man who has everything? I dwelt on this birthday more than I thought I would. I didn't think we would make a big deal this year due to the fact that we got our new computer. But, there is one thing for sure, I like a good surprise. So, even though I didn't make a big deal out of some birthdays, I have chosen to make a big deal out of this one. So, Happy Birthday Sean!

I AM KIDNAPPING YOU FOR THE DAY! THAT'S RIGHT! YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WORK TODAY! DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING! I THOUGHT A DAY OF UNDIVIDED ATTENTION FROM YOUR WIFE IS THE BEST THING I CAN GET YOU!

WHAT KIND OF DAY ARE WE GOING TO HAVE, YOU MIGHT ASK? WELL, A DAY OF EXPLORATION! A DAY WHERE WE JUMP ON OUR BIKE TO EXPLORE THE NATURE THAT WE ARE SO BLESSED TO LIVE IN. A DAY THAT WE CAN EXPLORE ART IN IT'S MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM FROM PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. A DAY THAT WE CAN TRY NEW FOODS AND SEE THINGS IS A WHOLE NEW WAY. THAT'S RIGHT! I KNOW THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT THAT YOU HAVE OF ME IS THAT I TEND TO STAY WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS. WELL, NOT TODAY. EVERYTHING WE DO TODAY WILL BE NEW TO BOTH OF US! SO, HERE'S TO NEW EXPERIENCES AND NEW MEMORIES!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE BY MY SIDE WHO IS MY BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER. THINGS MAY GET ROCKY, BUT I KNOW YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. NO MATTER WHAT! THAT IS THE GIFT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO ME EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.

LOVE YOU,

COCO