We hosted Christmas this year at our new house! We went all out with the tree this year- 10 feet of Christmas fabulousness! The house looked great, if I don't say so myself! :) Dustin even cooked an amazing turkey dinner complete with his famous "Peas and Carrots" appetizer! Dylan and Ava had a great time opening presents... and boy did they have a lot to open! The floor of the family room was completed covered, as you can see from the pics! Dylan's favorite gift this year was his new "Cars" tricycle. He's been riding that thing all over the house non-stop ever since! See below for a video (unfortunately the sound broke on the video camera so you can't hear him screaming and laughing).
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving
We celebrated Thanksgiving at Fred & Diane's this year. Diane made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and Fred spoiled Dylan with a huge turkey balloon! Dylan of course loved his balloon and looked like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade parading it all over the house.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Pumpkin Patch
Of course my camera died within the first 5 minutes of getting to Bates Nut Farm! We did get a few good shots of Dylan checking out the animals when we first got there... I also bought a disposable camera that still needs to get developed.
To sum it up, it was a great day (other than my camera dying grrrrrrr)!! Dylan rode his first pony and had so much fun at the petting zoo and picking out our pumpkin. We got a "big guy" pumpkin this year- only $10!! I guess you get really good deals when you wait until the last minute to buy your pumpkin! :-)
To sum it up, it was a great day (other than my camera dying grrrrrrr)!! Dylan rode his first pony and had so much fun at the petting zoo and picking out our pumpkin. We got a "big guy" pumpkin this year- only $10!! I guess you get really good deals when you wait until the last minute to buy your pumpkin! :-)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Strawberry Blonde
Don't worry!! It's just Dylan playing with his food! I've always said he was strawberry blonde...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ears
Ever since Dylan was born he's been obsessed with playing with his ears and sucking his fingers. The result... take a look for yourself! Do you think we should be worried?!?
The funny thing is, we were having dinner with our friends Mike & Margie a few weeks ago and Mike said "Uh Oh! Dylan is an ear twirler... I was an ear twirler". Then he proceeded to do the exact same trick Dylan is doing in these pictures. When Mike showed us his "trick" I thought "oh no,. please don't let that happen to Dylan!" (No offense Mike) Ha ha
The funny thing is, we were having dinner with our friends Mike & Margie a few weeks ago and Mike said "Uh Oh! Dylan is an ear twirler... I was an ear twirler". Then he proceeded to do the exact same trick Dylan is doing in these pictures. When Mike showed us his "trick" I thought "oh no,. please don't let that happen to Dylan!" (No offense Mike) Ha ha
Monday, October 25, 2010
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's SUPER GRAMMY!!
When mom volunteered to fly out and watch Dylan for our Vegas trip I thought two things... 1) YEA!!! Vegas with no kids!! and 2) Is she crazy??? Dylan is A LOT of work these days!
When she then volunteered to watch our niece Ava as well I knew for sure... she was C-R-A-Z-Y!
Mom didn't even flinch though! Why? Because she's SUPER GRAMMY!! For three days she kept these kids going non-stop- doing crafts, going to the beach, going to the park... she even took them to our neighborhood Oktoberfest! When we got home I thought for sure we would find her dead tired. But no, she was ready to go to the pumpkin patch and go trick or treating. Dustin and I could barely keep up! Wow- I hope I have that energy when I'm her age! Honestly, I'm not even sure I have it now!! Thank you again mom for everything. Don't know what we would do without you!!
When she then volunteered to watch our niece Ava as well I knew for sure... she was C-R-A-Z-Y!
Mom didn't even flinch though! Why? Because she's SUPER GRAMMY!! For three days she kept these kids going non-stop- doing crafts, going to the beach, going to the park... she even took them to our neighborhood Oktoberfest! When we got home I thought for sure we would find her dead tired. But no, she was ready to go to the pumpkin patch and go trick or treating. Dustin and I could barely keep up! Wow- I hope I have that energy when I'm her age! Honestly, I'm not even sure I have it now!! Thank you again mom for everything. Don't know what we would do without you!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Fred's 70th B-Day - Vegas Baby!
To celebrate Fred's 70th birthday in style we all headed to Vegas! Diane did a great job planning the trip and even surprised Fred with several of his friends meeting us in Vegas. It was a fabulous weekend of drinking, dining, sun, shopping, golf and shows! It was a GREAT trip, one we will always remember and cherish forever! And special thanks to my mom for flying out to watch Dylan and Ava for us. Love you!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Cheese Ball
Everyone that meets Dylan says he has a huge personality, but I'm not sure I see it. Ha ha- NOT! He's our little cheese ball and we love every bit of it! Seriously- can he be any cuter!?!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dog Sitting
When we told Dylan we needed him to get a part-time job he said he thought dog sitting would be a good idea. Not sure he really gets it...
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Big Jumper
One of Dylan's favorite things to do now is jumping! Practice makes perfect- check out those skills!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Daddy's Little Helper
Dustin's "Honey-Do List" has gotten pretty extensive lately with the new house... luckily Dylan is a great helper! In these pictures he's helping Daddy put together new patio furniture and build an extension for the backyard gate (so Katie can't jump the fence). He's very proud of himself, as you can tell :-)
Monday, September 27, 2010
QLR
Everyone that works with me, or hears me blab on about my job all the time, knows that my work life is full of presentations for clients. The most important presentation, of course, is called a QBR, which stands for Quarterly Business Review.
So you know you work too much when the idea of a QLR, Quarterly Life Review (yea I just made that up), starts to sound like a good idea! But seriously... I think there is something to be said for this! So here goes- my QLR.
2010 YTD (Year to Date) Executive Summary
Findings & Observations:
- I stressed out too much
- I didn't eat that great
- Exercise... ummm didn't happen
Recommendations:
- Need to relax- take it one day at a time
- Need to take better care of myself- eat right & exercise
- Need to focus on what's important- family & friends
Q4 2010 & 2011 Goals
Relax:
- Take a walk everyday
- Work from home, if possible, at least 1x week
- Try to limit work to 45 hours a week, if possible
- Write it down- get your thoughts out of your head
- Get organized. An organized Meg is a happy Meg
- Clean 1 room a day- that way you don't feel stressed to do it all over the weekend
- Do what you can, try not to stress about what you can't
- Consume 1 serving of dark chocolate per day (just read that article that says that's a stress buster)
Get Healthy:
- Pack a healthy lunch for work everyday
- Exercise at least 20 min each day
- Limit Starbucks intake to 2x week (emergency purposes only)
- Cook at least 3 healthy dinners per week
- Eat breakfast everyday
- No caffeine at all
- Limit alcohol to 3 drinks per week (no generous pours either!!)
- Floss
Focus on Friends & Family:
- Keep in better touch with friends and family
- Finish getting settled into new house
- Decorate for all major holidays at least 3 weeks in advance
- Organize 2010 pictures & order prints Nov 1
- Buy all Christmas presents before Dec 1
- Mail holiday cards by Dec 1
So you know you work too much when the idea of a QLR, Quarterly Life Review (yea I just made that up), starts to sound like a good idea! But seriously... I think there is something to be said for this! So here goes- my QLR.
2010 YTD (Year to Date) Executive Summary
Findings & Observations:
- I stressed out too much
- I didn't eat that great
- Exercise... ummm didn't happen
Recommendations:
- Need to relax- take it one day at a time
- Need to take better care of myself- eat right & exercise
- Need to focus on what's important- family & friends
Q4 2010 & 2011 Goals
Relax:
- Take a walk everyday
- Work from home, if possible, at least 1x week
- Try to limit work to 45 hours a week, if possible
- Write it down- get your thoughts out of your head
- Get organized. An organized Meg is a happy Meg
- Clean 1 room a day- that way you don't feel stressed to do it all over the weekend
- Do what you can, try not to stress about what you can't
- Consume 1 serving of dark chocolate per day (just read that article that says that's a stress buster)
Get Healthy:
- Pack a healthy lunch for work everyday
- Exercise at least 20 min each day
- Limit Starbucks intake to 2x week (emergency purposes only)
- Cook at least 3 healthy dinners per week
- Eat breakfast everyday
- No caffeine at all
- Limit alcohol to 3 drinks per week (no generous pours either!!)
- Floss
Focus on Friends & Family:
- Keep in better touch with friends and family
- Finish getting settled into new house
- Decorate for all major holidays at least 3 weeks in advance
- Organize 2010 pictures & order prints Nov 1
- Buy all Christmas presents before Dec 1
- Mail holiday cards by Dec 1
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
18 Month Check-Up
Dylan continues to rock it at all his well-baby check-ups! He was even showing off big time for the doctor this time- saying all kinds of words and being super duper extra cute!
Here's how he's measuring up:
Height: 33.75in (85%)
Weight: 23.5lb (17%)
Head: 48cm (60%)
It's crazy to me how much he is learning now. In just a few months he's added a ton of words to his vocabulary (daycare is really helping with his). Here are a few new words he's picked up: airplane (his personal favorite word- says it about 100x a day... even when there is no airplane), katie, leila, balloon, duck, ball, train, baby, cat, shoes, moon, all done, more, milk, eyes, nose, boat, berry, banana (nana), car, truck, bird, bunny, fish, poo-poo, pee-pee. And last but not least.... "no". He'll also give you some manners if you prompt him... please and thank you! At this rate I think he'll be ready for Harvard next week!! He's also gone from learning to walk, to running, to climbing EVERYTHING in a few short months.
I guess all that learning and playing can be pretty exhasuting...
(Dustin hates me for always taking pictures of him sleeping with Dylan, but I can't help it... It's way too cute!!)
Here's how he's measuring up:
Height: 33.75in (85%)
Weight: 23.5lb (17%)
Head: 48cm (60%)
It's crazy to me how much he is learning now. In just a few months he's added a ton of words to his vocabulary (daycare is really helping with his). Here are a few new words he's picked up: airplane (his personal favorite word- says it about 100x a day... even when there is no airplane), katie, leila, balloon, duck, ball, train, baby, cat, shoes, moon, all done, more, milk, eyes, nose, boat, berry, banana (nana), car, truck, bird, bunny, fish, poo-poo, pee-pee. And last but not least.... "no". He'll also give you some manners if you prompt him... please and thank you! At this rate I think he'll be ready for Harvard next week!! He's also gone from learning to walk, to running, to climbing EVERYTHING in a few short months.
I guess all that learning and playing can be pretty exhasuting...
(Dustin hates me for always taking pictures of him sleeping with Dylan, but I can't help it... It's way too cute!!)
Friday, September 3, 2010
My B-day
I used to think that 25 was "old" and 30... oh my goodness I couldn't even imagine! Now that I am officially in my 30's (31 to be exact) I must say it feels pretty good! I've got an amazing husband, the family family I always dreamed of, a decent job, beautiful house, great family and friends... Really nothing to complain about about! Life is good, no liife is great! (I just need to remind myself of that when I get caught up in the moment of a bad day.) I really do have a wonderful life- I'm very blessed.
We had a great time celebrating my birthday with our dear friends Chris & Kimberely. We went to local wine bar and tapas restaurant- it was a perfect evening. The food was amazing and the company was even better! After 5 bottles of wine for the 4 of us... we were all feeling pretty good, but very bad the next day. It was worth it though. Happy birthday to ME!
Thank you Fred & Diane for babysitting! And thank you world to surrounding me with "love and life" (a great quote from one of my favorite trashy TV shows- Real Housewives of New Jersey... you're never too old for that)!
We had a great time celebrating my birthday with our dear friends Chris & Kimberely. We went to local wine bar and tapas restaurant- it was a perfect evening. The food was amazing and the company was even better! After 5 bottles of wine for the 4 of us... we were all feeling pretty good, but very bad the next day. It was worth it though. Happy birthday to ME!
Thank you Fred & Diane for babysitting! And thank you world to surrounding me with "love and life" (a great quote from one of my favorite trashy TV shows- Real Housewives of New Jersey... you're never too old for that)!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Leo Carrillo Park
Mom flew out to help us move (THANK YOU!) and after a long week of unpacking we decided to take a little break and check out Leo Carrillo Park. I had no idea this amazing park was only a few miles away- breathtaking! Dylan especially loved all of the peacocks!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Moving Day... Again!
So we all now how fun moving is... but how about moving twice in 4 months?!? Now that's FUN!!
What made it a little more bearable is the fact that we are moving into our DREAM house. It's in our ideal neighborhood and has 99.9% of everything we wanted: large yard, 3rd car garage, lots of storage, extra bedrooms, upgrades galore... it even has ocean views!! It's AWESOME! I still can't believe it's ours. Again, we had a really, REALLY good realtor!
What made it a little more bearable is the fact that we are moving into our DREAM house. It's in our ideal neighborhood and has 99.9% of everything we wanted: large yard, 3rd car garage, lots of storage, extra bedrooms, upgrades galore... it even has ocean views!! It's AWESOME! I still can't believe it's ours. Again, we had a really, REALLY good realtor!
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