gray hair, blemishes, and baby boys

Seems a bit ironic correct?  That's because it is!  As I was looking in the mirror at my drab of a natural hair color, ash brown, I thought to myself, man, I need a touch up!  And then as I was looking a little harder I was like, what in the!?  Referring to, of course, gray hair!  This is a horrible gene that I think my mother has passed along to me.  I just was so mortified as a began tweezing these gray hairs!  Fortunately, there were only four of them, and they were only 1/2 inch long.  It just makes me so sad to see that I am getting older....or am I? 

I have been blessed for about a year now without any type of skin problem, which I believe is partly due to extra hormones.  Well, while I was noticing these gray hairs, I also noticed two little whiteheads on the side of my nose, exactly where my sunglasses sit!  I just thought, could this be because I am using a horrible new face wash, or my sunglasses are really dirty?  Which, it could just be both.  But this is where I am confused.  I thought that zits disappeared once you turned 25? (Which is totally false, I think it's how your skin reacts to every day stresses.)  I also thought that gray hair didn't make it's way through the root until you were 30? ( Which I also know that is totally false, I just wanted to believe that I wouldn't start to get gray hair until 30!)  Oh well, I will just continue to follow my skin regime as well as color my hair because I am not now, nor will I ever be prepared to embrace the natural occurrences of life.

I also wanted to add this picture because I think it's the cutest!

Preston loving Lucas

Disneyland...it's self explanatory

First we make our way to the Teacups...

...of course!

Mark, Ryan, Shawn and I waiting in a dreadfully long line to see the Yettie (Matterhorn)

Does Payton looked scared on this wild train ride?

Jack, the Pumpkin King!

'Lifes no fun without a good scare...' The Nightmare Before Christmas (aka The Haunted Mansion)

Huntington Beach..Pretty sure the water was 45 degrees!  Crazy Payton and Easton were in there for like 2 hours!

Pretty Little Lady Bug

Payton and Savannah ready for a Disney Halloween

The best word to describe this picture?  AWESOME!!!

FL: Winnie the Pooh (Savannah), Peter Pan (Easton), Captain Hook (Elliott), Piglet (Sadie), Lady Bug (Payton)
ML: Wendy (HIlary), Tinkerbell (Olivia), Snow White (Ka), Thing 1 (Whitney) Cat in the Hat (Weston) Thing 2 (Cooper), Eeyore (Abby), Jack Sparrow (me) Jack's accomplice (Shawn) Skeleton (Lucas)
BL: Smee (Bear), Grumpy (Mark), Bee (Jack), Tigger (Ryan)

Island in the Sun.  Even though it was 101 degrees, Lucas slept rhrough it all!

"Magic Morning"

Mickey was wearing a Zorro mask 

Cute girls waiting in line for Alice in Wonder

Goofy's Flight School...he takes you on a crash course of death!

Shawn?
du du...du du...du du du du du du du du...JAWS!

Yes, yes, I know...total picture overload, but it was the best way to describe everything.  All in all, it was a lot of fun! Being there during Halloween time made it that much more awesome!  

Perfectionist = Virgo

Before we go to the 'happiest place on earth' (aka Disneyland) I decided that i should do some updates.  We will start with  my birthday.  It fell on a Wednesday this year, which is the same night that Shawn has class, so another year has gone by where Shawn and I have not been together on the actual day of my birthday.  I wonder when this will end?  Well, it was a lovely day.  The weather was nice, I got a really pretty green eyeshadow and some nude lipstick from Payton, which I did end up wearing both that day!  I ended up going to work and getting a phone call around 2 saying, "Lucas is not eating!"  So of course, I leave to go feed him.  While I was driving there my car was acting up, and I thought, this is weird.  So as I turn the corner to go to Hilary's house, my car died.  I called Hilary and said, can you come jump me?  Well, she came to save me and we found out, it was not the battery.  So we went to her house for a couple of hours, Shawn came to get me and just as they were about to tow it, it started up.  We decided to leave it there and have Weston look at it.  He said he couldn't see what was wrong with it, but they did have to jump start it.  So then, they took it to their mechanic and he kept it for a couple of days, called us and said, "I can't figure out what the problem is, just don't lock your doors."  Well, I just figure a) it's a Jetta b) it's 12 years old c) it's been in an accident d) I have had the radiator replaced on it twice, why not just get a new car?  Well, that is our intention now.  It is drivable, but very temperamental.  Later that night my friend Leslie came to get me and take me to sushi, because of course, it is my favorite.  So it was not the best birthday I have ever had, but all I could do was laugh, because what else can you do?  I could have been angry about it, but it was my birthday, and I am just happy to be alive!

Cute Lucas and I getting ready for a cool night of Sushi.

We also had a pre-Disneyland party.  We made chains stating  we have so many days until we leave, and we had a pinata, it was full on party!  Mickey mouse pancakes that we could decorate.  Totally awesome.  We leave Sunday, and I don't think any of us can wait, and when I get back, there will be total picture overload!

28 days to go (from whatever this date was)

A lovely afternoon for a dip in the lake

Hilary and Bear (sister and brother-in-law) got a new boat and wanted to take it out for a run.  So of course, we are so in!  They asked everyone in our family to take an afternoon off work and head up to Pine View.  So, we packed up our car and drove.  It was beautiful!  Clear as can be, not crowded, perfect weather, however, for those water skiers/wake boarders, the water was a bit choppy.  The kids loved playing in the lake, building sand castles,  Lucas talked to the trees for an hour.  It was a perfect way to end the summer.

Shawn actually got some good air!

Easton and Sadie, so cute!  I think that Easton did not leave the boat one time.

Cute Lucas just loved his Abby...and the sand.

"Taught to the tune of the Hickory Stick"

I have been slacking majorly only due to the fact that my life has been so super busy!  I will start off with Payton starting Challenger Kindergarten.  She now wears a cute little uniform, has an awesome Paul Frank backpack, eats her lunch with the big kids, does homework, and even has a boyfriend (his name is Ethan)! This girl is growing up so fast, I can't even believe it!  I feel like it was just yesterday I was meeting her for the first time, she taking me on a walk in the snow, searching for bugs.  But no, she is one of the big kids now, and she is just going to get bigger.  One day, she will tower over me...she already fits into my shoes! (Maybe a little exaggeration?)  But the point is, she is growing up super fast.  I just hope she stays a kid as long as she possibly can because once it's gone, you can never get it back.  Unless of course, you go to Disneyland...which yes, we are doing in about 3 weeks!

While Payton has been enjoying her time at school, Lucas has been having some tricks up his sleeve.

From standing

To teething

To just being plain cute

This baby is changing every moment of every day.  I took him to his 4 month appointment the other day and he is 15 lbs and 26 inches long... 67% for weight and 92% for height!  I can't get enough of him.  I am so happy that we have him in our lives.  He is exactly the cherry on top of our delicious banana split :)

       

my 'gap' baby

Pretty sure Lucas was born to be a baby model for Gap....I mean seriously...who can resist that face!?

My latest obsession

mmmmmmmmm