First Family Snow Trip of 2010

With all the rain that had gone through Southern California we couldn't wait to see what the mountains that surrounds us had in store. After a week of hard rain, we finally had a week of blue skies, sunshine and plenty of SNOW!
We decided to go to the mountains over Disneyland on Monday. Instead of going to Big Bear where everyone else would be going to ski and snowboard, we decided to go to Idyllwild. It was a 45 minute drive from our house and snow was at about 4500ft. The kids were so excited they did not want to nap on the way up. Here's a picture of us after having a few snowball fights, sled rides and building our family snowman.

More pictures to come.....

Ready or not...2010 is here!

Woah! It's a New Year already? Where did 2009 go so quickly? We must've been really busy for 2010 to have snuck up on us so fast. Well it is true...we were busy last year. And by the looks of it, this year is not getting any less busy for us.

The first 3 months of 2010 are going to be a busy one already. We have 3 weddings to attend and be a part of in the first 5 months. We have mini vacations already planned and all the yearly birthday parties to attend. Whew! I am traveling to Arizona this weekend for some BFF time with Maria and to celebrate her Bachelorette Party. WOO HOO!

My business is still going and going. School starts at the end of January for me. Kevin is traveling to Florida for his yearly meeting in Orlando. Konnor will hopefully be starting Pre-school sometime this year. Where do we have to time R-E-L-A-X?

We rang in the New Year with our favorite people: The Corotan's. Chris, Sherry, Alanna, Amara. Along with Lora and the kids we had a mellow night of eating, drinking, giggling and trying to stay awake. Of course all of the kids were more awake than the adults were. We decided to start a new tradition of ringing in the New Year with the East Coast to minimize the strength it took to stay awake til midnight our time!! =)

See the next posting for our New Years Resolutions....

My Little Baby turns TWO!!!

Happy Birthday Kameron Ethan McMaster!

Fall's here already???

So I'm a bit behind on blogging. It's been a busy year for everyone, especially with The McMaster's! It's mid October and Christmas will be here before we know it. We're in no way ready for that! The boys will be one year older and that much more wiser!

We've started this October with going to the local pumpkin patch in Murrieta. The boys chose their pumpkins and had fun on the rides and in the petting zoo. Since we started "painting" pumpkins last year we decided to do it again this year. I had an amazing idea to make Yo Gabba Gabba pumpkins which is Kameron's favorite show right now.




I had so much fun. It was a bit time consuming. Konnor painted the pumpkins and I did the detail work. Kameron was so happy when it was all done. He looks at them everyday, names each pumpkin and giggles. I'll let you in on a secret. Brobee (the green striped one) is actually a small watermelon from our backyard! =)

With the pumpkins was also time to choose Halloween costumes. Konnor of course had his mind set on being an Imagination Mover (Disney) and Kameron chose to be DJ Lance Rock (from Yo Gabba Gabba). I was going to make both of their costumes but I was fortunate to find Kameron's at an affordable price. However, Konnor's costume had to be made. The jumpsuit was so hard to find in the US in a kids size. So I had to order it from the UK. I did all the details on the jumpsuit and he was so thrilled. The boys were it the next day to SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular and we got a lot of compliments. Luckily Konnor will be able to wear this costume again when we take him to see Imagination Movers live in concert in December, while we're in Arizona!




We also had a chance to go to the Air Show (10.02.069) this year. We thought the boys would really enjoy it. And they sure did!
There's more to come in the following weeks and months with us. Stay tuned! I'll definitely post Halloween pics up afterwards!

A weekend getaway for Mommy

10/4-10/8 I went to Arizona to help my best friend finish some wedding plans. It was also a chance for me to just relax, spend quality time with my best friend and not worry about being MOMMY!

Summer Time is Here

Yes, Summer time is truly here. We had the "June gloom" throughout June...but once summer officially hit the weather has been scorching. We are hitting 100s these days up in the Inland Empire. It's crazy. It's been humid and sticky. Not quite the summer weather the boys and I had in mind for spending our summer days. Luckily we've been able to spend some time in the pool, sprinklers and slip n' slide on some of the days. But thank God for our air condition! Well, of course not when the bill comes. The fact that we have dual air conditioners can be costly. I'm a stickler for keeping the temperature at 77 degrees. Kevin cringes when he sees it. If it were up to him the temperature would be set to 80!

Regardless of the heat....we've been enjoying our summer so far. We've of course spent many days at SeaWorld and San Diego. We've enjoyed days with friends far and near. This is just the beginning of our summer. We've got a lot more fun to come! Stay tuned.....

Dinner with Dan at Baleen's - Paradise Point

Ahhh...one of my favorite spots in San Diego. Maybe because I've been to Paradise Point (then known as Princess Resort) ever since I was little. Or maybe because I spent my pre-wedding night with my fabulous bridal party there or maybe because I spent my first night as a married woman with my HUSBAND. Ok...all of the above!

It's a great place. Our friend Dan has always been gracious and occasionally takes us to dinner there. The food is mouth watering and the dessert is to die for! Not to mention their entire staff is SO friendly from the moment you walk in the door. Most of all the setting and the view is ahhhhh....San Diego! Take a peek for yourself.

As always Dan, we had a great time. It's always great spending time with you. Til next time....