The Search Continues

Well, we are really busy. We are packing, and we are still looking for a place to live. We thought we had a place lined up, but it fell through. We ended up giving notice here as Keith starts his new job on the 9th. We have to find a place to live. Ack!

Michaela's Last Day of Preschool

Today was Micaela's last day of Preschool. It was sad in that she was with a lot of these kids for two years and with the same teacher. Many of them would be going to different elementary schools, but with us moving now it's hard to know that Michaela won't be able to see her friends anymore.










The end of the year picnic was fun though. They had yummy food and all the kids played in the park.


Later, her teacher presented each kid a book of some of their school work form this year and a bag of goodies. I got some very cute pictures of Michaela with her friends. There were so many cute ones. I think I might make Michaela a scrapbook of all her friends. I did want to post this picture of her though.

This last picture is a picture of Michaela with her "boyfriend" Ryley. Most of the school year, they played together and hung out with each other. Whenever they stood in line, they held hands. I think this picture is adorable!

Good News!

Just a few months ago, I was feeling really down that Keith and I just couldn't catch a break. It felt like these past four years or so there had been a lot of obstacles. Financial problems, a couple of car accidents, having to move (again and again), job worries, health issues (mine), etc. We did have some really nice times, but it seemed like when something was going good, something else would come along and complicate things.

Well, I am very thankful that things seem to be going very well for us right now. Some very wonderful things have been going on and the not so pleasant things are not around.

Anyway, Keith is going to be changing jobs. This will be his ideal job. His interview went very well, and the formal offer is being overnighted to him. We are moving back to San Diego. On top of all of that, Keith is getting a substantial pay increase. We found the perfect house for us in my parents' neighborhood. The house is within biking distance to Keith's new place of employment.

We are so excited! With this new house and me being in a more familiar area (to me), I am looking forward to stepping up both my Stampin' Up business and my Taste of Home Entertaining business. (I just had my Taste of Home Entertaining open house, and it went very well!) There is so much more I can gush about, but I think I should head to bed for now. Good night!

The Stars of the Show

Pre Ballet/Tap Combo Classes

Here is Michaela (2nd from the right) with some of her classmates. Michaela had her very first recital on the 9th and absolutely loved it. Oh, she was SO cute. It was a wonderful performance with about 130 students. Michaela was the youngest dancer in the entire show. Some of the teachers and alumni performed and of the students, the oldest were Seniors in high school.

Michaela was asked to dance with both her regular "younger" girls class as well as with the "older" girls class (aged 6-8). The older class was short and needed one more dancer. So the studio's owner asked if Michaela could do both classes' performances. She danced in a total of four numbers. She said that she loved being on stage and had so much fun.

She loves to dance and just can't seem to get enough of it. She is constantly asking if it's Saturday yet (the day of her lessons). Because she danced with the other class, she has been taking two hours straight of lessons for about three months now. But, even after her class, she still wants to stay to watch the teenagers dance. I think dance is going to be Michaela's "thing".

Always and Forever

Today is our 8th Anniversary. I surprised Keith by arranging for Ris to watch the kids. I picked Keith up from work and let him pick out a restaurant for us. We ended up going to the Rusty Pelican and had a table right by the water. We indulged in some very yummy Calamari and some garlic bread for an appetizer. We both got Crab Bisque and then both ended up ordering a Salmon dish. Keith's was crab stuffed and mine was broiled and was served with shrimp in a lobster cream sauce. Oh it was SO good. We got a yummy mudpie for dessert compliments of the restaurant.

After dinner, we went to Ikea and looked at all the fun furniture and things. We talked about all kinds of things and were we would put it. It was fun walking around and just looking and dreaming. We closed down Ikea and went to see if there was a movie we'd want to watch. We didn't find one, and so we went to the bookstore instead. We had coffee and browsed the books.

On our way home, our wedding song, "From This Moment", sung by Shania Twain and Bryan Adams, was playing on the radio.

We had a nice evening out. Not too exciting for most people, but it was just perfect for us. We look forward to the rest of our lives together.

The Happiest Place on Earth

Yesterday, we all took a day off from reality and went to Disneyland. It wasn't exactly a spur of the moment kind of thing, but up until the night before, we weren't 100% positive if we were going. We had been trying to go for about three weeks now.

We had a lot of fun. We spent the entire day there (around noon to midnight) and still did not get to do all we wanted. The weather was nice. Overcast and cool and in mid afternoon the sun came out. It never got too hot.

The crowds were not so bad either. We didn't go on any bigger kids' rides, so most of our wait times were 10-15 minutes. We did Fast Pass a few of the more popular rides and that sped us through the lines.

All the kids did really well. We took our time doing things and had fun going here and there. Kaela got to meet Aladdin. Kenna and Kaela met Tigger and Eeyore. The boys didn't want to meet any of them! They did get to enjoy a Star Wars Jedi Academy performance. We saw Darth Vader, some Jedi masters and Imperial Storm Troopers. We watched the parade and had lots of yummy food to eat. We had fun browsing the stores. We found a Disney Princess Store that we didn't know was there. An entire store filled with Disney Princess stuff. Very fun!

As for our favorites, I think Kevin liked Star Tours and Autopia the best. Keith seemed to enjoy the Astro Blasters ride inspired by Toy Story 2. Kaela liked the Tea Cups. She, Keith and Kyle were in one Tea Cup and Kevin, Kenna and I were in another. Kevin spun us around at his leisure. The other half of the family (the thrill seekers) were in their cup spinning as fast as they possibly could. My favorite part was It's A Small World. I would have to saw that Kenna and Kyle probably like that the best too. We closed down the park. Kenny started to fall asleep around 10pm. We woke her for the Teacups and after that we headed to the gift shops and then home.