Student of the Month

It's March and the school year is almost over but at last Briana has made Student of the Month. Mrs. Allen, Briana's 1st grade teacher, is really tough. Briana has struggled this year with her reading skills, spelling tests, and homework. So, I'm not surprised that it has taken her a while to be recognized. She gets this award for turning in her homework on time. Something we all work hard around here to accomplish. Great job Briana!!

Briana's Day at Disney

As luck would have it William was really sick during Briana's birthday weekend missing her party and this particular trip to Disneyland. Briana and Alan went on their own and rode Space Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad, Hollywood Tower of Terror and Soaring over California. Yes - she is a daredevil and loves the big rides. This was her first time on Soaring over Califonia and her second time on Tower of Terror after trying it earlier this week. And yes Callie Bear the class pet was her special guest.

Briana's 6th Birthday Party!!

Briana decided that she wanted to have her birthday party at the Tumble Tots this year. The only draw-back was the invite limit. We could not invite more than 25 kids. Other than that, there is not enough room for me to tell you how great it is to have a party there. The kids have a blast out on the floor running, jumping and playing games. The two girls lead the games, serve all of the food items then helped Briana open her gifts and wrote down who brought what. All I had to do was take pictures!! If the kids look like they we having a lot of fun, it's because they were!!
*** You won't see a picture of William from today because the little guy was very sick. He spent the day sleeping on the couch with papa while the rest if us had the party. He was so sick he didn't even realize where we were. :-(


Briana waiting for the party guests to arrive. She really wanted a "Littlest Pet Shop" party. However,by the time I went to the party store to get supplies and realized we could only get LPS online, it was too late to order. So, her second choice was Hello Kitty.

Briana and some of her party guests.


Daddy and Alyssa. Alyssa had a blast as well. Alan's main job for the day: bring pizza and chase Alyssa.





Cousin Alexis


Cousins Michael and Joey



End of the party photo opportunity with all of her guests minus Shelby, Lauren and Edward who had to leave early.

One of the best parties Briana has ever had!! :-)

Daisy Troop Meeting

Briana really enjoys her girl scout meetings. Tonight's meeting centered around wind. The girls made wind socks, paper helicopters and had balloon races.

The Christmas Tree

Each year Alan and the kids get together to decorate the Christmas tree. Alyssa happened to be napping so, I was able to get a few pictures of the kids hard at work. They love looking at all of the decorations we have and placing them on the tree. We even have a Christmas spider decoration and the first to find it on the tree gets to open the first gift. This year William was able to spot the spider first. :-)

Redland's Christmas Parade

Briana's Daisy Girl Scout Troop marched in the Redland's Christmas Parade this year. It was very cold outside and the walk proved to be a little long for Briana by the end. It was also a first for me. We would look into the crowd to try and see familiar faces but it was very difficult to do as you march along. I think it was a great experience for Briana and we look forward to next year.


Bundled up to watch big sissy in the parade. They actually fell asleep which worked out great for Alan since the wait was a little long.


Briana with some of her fellow Daisies.




All dressed up and ready to march.


Me and Briana


The parade is finished at last!

Callie Bear - The Class Pet

Briana was able to host another fun-filled night with the class bear, Callie. Briana had many plans for the bear as the evening began. During our last visit there wasn't much time for bike riding and she wanted to take Callie bear for a spin. Briana had never taken her bike down this particular hill near our house and unfortunately fell off the bike. :-( She soon recovered in order to go to Lowe's for a planting project daddy had planned that night. William, Alyssa and I had visited Lowes with our mommy group a few weeks prior where they had given us seeds to plant. Our plants had been doing so well, we actually have to transfer them to a bigger pot. Alyssa really got into the project and wanted to help. Finally toward the end of the night Briana was tired and headed off to bed with the class Callie bear and her own personal Callie bear!

Second Tooth gone!

Second baby tooth is gone! Of course Briana is excited to get her big girl tooth and of course for the tooth fairy to make a visit! :-)

Valentine's Day Cookies

The kids had so much fun making Christmas cookies so why not continue with cookies on Valentine's day. I got one package of sugar cookie dough and some red sprinkles. I also wanted to get a heart shaped cookie cutter but that didn't really pan out. So I made each heart shape by hand and the kids really didn't mind! Unfortunately, they heart shape didn't last after the cookies were done baking. . . oh well! The kids had a great time decorating and that's what really counts.

Cupcake Anyone?

The West Coast Whoopie Pie place is located in Calimesa and makes for a great field trip for the kids. The owner, Alissa, is great with kids!! She is so patient with all the little ones and walks them through her bakery. The kids enjoy looking at the large baking ovens and freezer. Once the tour is over, it's time to decorate!! Each child gets their own cupcake to decorate with valentine's day candy.


Me and the kids!


William has to sample the candy while decorating his cupcake.

Posing for the camera.

Maybe next year baby, maybe next year!