I really love this time of year. Spring, Easter, it stays light longer, summer is around the corner, everything's green, stress free...
I was talking to friend about it, and I realized that my least favorite time of year is Christmas time. I know it may sound weird, but here are my reasons:
1. Weather sucks
2. Too much stress
3. Too many parties
4. Too many crowds
5. Putting up and taking down decorations = added housework
6. I pack on the pounds from all the decadence
I do enjoy watching the excitement on Brent's face during Christmas time, but that's about it! I guess I just don't like the busyness of it. Yes, I know I have control over my OWN Christmas, but I get sucked into the pit of it all.

Moving on...I know I have mentioned this before, but Brent is sure a smarty pants. He has a little OCD in him, that if channeled in the right way can be very useful later on in life. His latest, is doing "collections" as he calls it. He will gather items that are the same, and organize them into piles or lines. Much like this scenario in the picture.
He focuses, and takes the job very seriously. My complaint, is that there are piles of things EVERYWHERE. Of course Cameron loves to see what Brent is up to and wrecks his collections, and that causes friction between them...friction equals fighting, fighting equals crying and chaos. But, I figure, there could be worse things right?

Cameron is still a cuddly littleman. I love that he is such a peacful little boy. I treasure the times when he wants to be close and feel secure. He is REALLY into and that has to do with Doggies. He says the word "doggie" ALL the time. He loves to read books morning, noon and night. He loves Jared, and doing anything that Jared is doing. It is hard for Jared to divide his time between the two boys since they are both obsessed with him.
Jared is enjoying spending time with the boys. He is such an amazing dad. As a dad, he gives 500%. I'm so glad that he loves to be with his family over anything else. It feels good to know we are number one in his life.
As for me, I have really been enjoying doing a food blog. I have also been becoming better at dealing with yeast breads. There is something gratifying when you work with yeast, and it turns out. Oh, the little things that bring me joy! I have also started training for an Olympic Distance Triathlon. It has been great, and I feel great too! That's about it for our family...loving the life we have!

What we have been up to...

What have we been up to? Well since the beginning of the year, we have been doing the normal day to day thing with a couple of weekend trips here and there. The boys and I have enjoyed taking walks down by the beach, and enjoying living in a place where the weather pretty much is paradise anytime of the year. We do get a few days of rain here and there, but even during the winter time, the beach is an enjoyable place for us to go and play.

In the early part of February, the boys and I took a trip up to Folsom, CA (northern California) to visit my sister Lana. We got super cheap plane tickets, and so Brent got to fly on an airplane, and actually remember it, since he is old enough to remember things. He loved it!

Brent and Cameron had fun playing with cousins, and I had fun hanging out with Lana. We took the kids to the Jelly Belly Factory, and also to a bouncing house place. I think by the end of our trip we were more worn out than the kids were. It was fun watching shows w/ Lana, laughing, and doing the mommy thing with my sister. For some reason, when Brent smiles in these pictures, he is Mr. Squinty eyes...he's half Asian..did you know? :)


Then, for Jared's 33rd birthday, we went to Mexico with our friends who had a house down past Rosarito. Jared went surfing, and the kids played on the beach. It was a little on the cold side, but it was fun to see Mexico in a different way. It was truly beautiful!
After Jared's birthday, we celebrated my 29th birthday, and went to BJ's for dinner...it was FAB. Loved it! Our next birthday is Brent's on April 24th, he will be 4 years old. He cannot wait for his birthday party...he fantasizes about it all the time.