Last Day In Ballet - May 5

Carissa & Maia took Ballet lessons this year. It was getting to be too expensive for our budget. Also, Carissa & Maia don't seem to enjoy it as much as they did in the beginning. They took a picture with their teacher, Ms. Cassey and their best friend Hailey who is in their class.

Pleasant Valley Iris Farm in Vacaville - 5/4

I was watching Hailey that day, so I thought it would be fun to take a drive over to the Iris farm. I had never been there before. They have over 400 varieties of Iris'. The girls had more fun playing with the farm dogs then looking at the flowers. Owning a dog has made Carissa & Maia into real dog lovers.

Holly & Scotty - 4/24/10

We met Holly and Scotty on our Caribbean cruise we went on in Dec. for our 10 yr anniversary. They are so much fun! They just got married and decided to have their honeymoon in SF.
We met them one night in SF and went out to dinner. They spent 2 of the nights at our house. We took them to some wineries, Armstrong Redwood Forest, and Goat Rock Beach. We were sad to see them go home. They live in Texas!

Carneros Winery

Viansa Winery

Picnic Lunch at Viansa Winery

Armstrong Redwoods


Goat Rock Beach

Braeden & Jaxson's Bday - 4/23/10

Mark & Stacie came out to visit us for adoption stuff they had to do. The adoption is still not final. It's going on 3 years now! Braeden is no 4 and Jaxson is now 3. Unbelievable!

Maia's Looses Her 1st Tooth - 4/12/10

Charlie Has Surgery - March 24

Poor Charlie! The girls and I got up early and dropped him off at the County Shelter at 8:30am to be neutered. I picked him up at 5:30 and he was soo happy to see me. I couldn't even tell he had surgery because he was acting his old self. He is now wearing his new accessory. I think he looks kinda cute in it. The girls picked out the color. He's not too fond of it though. Sometimes Scott takes it off and give him a break. The collar really doesn't help too much because he can still lick his stitches.

Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory - March 23

Carissa and Maia LOVE stickers. So I took them to Mrs. Grossman's sticker factory located in Petaluma. I went there 10 years ago and nothing has changed. They even show the same video filmed from the 80's. I can't believe her business has survived all these years: 31 years to be exact. When I went back in '99 it was free, but now you have to pay $3 for the tour. You do leave with lots of stickers. As a kid I collected stickers and spent hours trading them with friends. My favorite brand was Mrs. Grossman and Lisa Frank.

Charlie

Carissa gives Charlie
the most love (sometimes more than he likes).

My 36th Birthday

I HAD A FUN BIRTHDAY THAT LASTED 4 DAYS...

MARCH 18 - DAY OF MY BIRTHDAYStarted the day having lunch with my Mother-in-law & my friend Susan at Creekside Grill downtown. I had an avocado and crab wrap. Thank you Mom for lunch!!

That night Scott took us all out to dinner to Fuso Italian Restaurant downtown. I had the eggplant parmesan. The food here is way too rich and heavy for my taste. Thank you Scott for dinner!!

We ended the night with cake and some presents.

MARCH 19 - THE AFTER PARTY
Marlina organized a night out with my friends. We went to Mikuni Sushi Restaurant and ate outside in their heated patio. I liked the Marilyn Monrolls the best. It was in a cute shopping center. So after dinner we browsed The Gap and then had ice cream in the outdoor patio at Ben and Jerry's. Thanks Marlina!!

MARCH 20 - THE 3RD DAY
We went out to dinner with our Uncle Doug who was visiting out of town. We ate at Claim Jumpers in Concord because my father-in-law and Uncle were in San Jose that day watching the NCAA basketball tournament. I had a red velvet mini cake.
MARCH 22 - FINALE
Laurie gave me a spa pedicure at her house. Then she sent me over to Paris to have my toe nails painted. I chose a zebra design. Thanks Laurie!!