What a Month!

Wow...October was a crazy month. My wonderful husband was off track for 3 weeks and we just made the most of it. We went to Oak Glen, celebrated our birthdays,went bowling, had some playdates, went to see the Pirate show, took Savvy to the park, celebrated his grandparent's anniversary, went to Disneyland several times, celebrated a birthday for Savvy's cousin Aiden,visited family, and had Halloween aka Bryan's birthday! It was such a busy month, but so much fun! Unfortunately, all must come to an end and Bryan went back to work yesterday. The month also ended on a sad note. Bryan's grandpa (the one whose anniversary we celebrated and whose house we live in) passed away last Tuesday. He has been very ill and was not expected to live much longer. He did go peacefully and will be missed so dearly. The funeral is this Thursday. Please keep Bryan and the rest of his family in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of a great man! With that said...I still have a few more things going on that are keeping me busy. First, I voted today! If you have not voted....get out there and vote! It's super important that your opinion is heard. Take the opportunity and do your country good! Secondly, I have my 10 year high school reunion this Saturday. I KNOW!!!!! 10 freaking years already! Anyway, I am somewhat looking forward to that...if only I could figure out what to wear. What does one wear to a reunion??? Good thing I have a few days to figure it out. Finally, I have my nephew's birthday next week and then Thanksgiving. Where does the time go? Next thing you know Christmas will be here. Anyway, here are some of the pictures from our crazy month.

Happy Birthday to me!

I had such a good birthday. It started with getting to sleep in. Yippy to that! Then, my husband made me a wonderful breakfast/lunch....brunch...Yum! Then, we relaxed and watched tv while Savannah took her nap. When she woke up, we played outside in the yard for a little while. Then, my hubby decided that he wanted to take me bowling. I haven't been bowling for so long. It was fun, but now feel I need to redeem myself by playing bowling on the Wii. I have come to realize that I am much better at bowling when I sit in one place and swing a remote. It was a lot of fun though and Savannah was super cute. After bowling, we went to dinner, where I was surprised with a table full of my wonderful friends. Thanks for taking time to come celebrate with me, Bonnie, Sam, Melanie, Mike Danielle, Ryan, Jonathan, Mom, My Hubby, and My baby girl. I am so grateful that all of you could share in my special day. I finished the day by coming home and playing a board game that I got for my birthday, with my hubby, Ryan, and Jonathan. It is a really fun game and any game played with these people is a very amusing time. Overall, it was such a wonderful day. I got beautiful flowers sent to me from my best friend and I got to spend time with my loving family and friends. I also got photo albums I wanted, cards, balloons, a gift card, and and a bunch of cupcakes. I really feel so blessed! Thanks to everyone for being there and for all that remembered me and left me messages. I truly appreciate it! I love you hunny. Thanks for making this day so amazing! You are the best!

I will post pictures soon!

Guess where we went???

Some of you may know that my birthday is coming up really soon, as well as my hubby's. Well, my amazing husband did something so wonderful for me to celebrate the day. He took me and Savannah to Disneyland!!!!! I make that sound like we went for a visit....Did I mention he bought us season passes????? Woo Hoo!!! A whole year full of going to Disneyland! I am so excited! Anyway, we just went and it was a blast. Savannah had the best time and she got to meet the one friend she talks the most about....TIGGER! (or as she says it...TIGGA) It was such a great day! I loved watching Savvy meet all the characters. She was so cute, giving them hugs and kisses. One of my favorite parts of the whole day was right when we got there. When we came in the entrance, there stood Mickey and Minnie. It was as though they knew we were coming. Savannah got so excited. Here are some pictures of her first visit and my special day! Thanks honey! This was such a wonderful present! I love you so much! Happy Birthday to us!

Apple Picking Time!

On Wednesday, my wonderful husband took Savannah and I up to Oak Glen for a much needed family day. He works at a school that is on a track system and he is off track right now until November. Anyway, we decided to go check out some pumpkins, get some yummy cider, and go apple picking! Neither one of us have done this before, but it was so much fun. Savannah had a blast! She even got to eat her first apple all by herself. I think it is one of her favorite foods now. She begs me for them. Below are a few pictures. Hope you enjoy!

Can you say crazy???

Today has been one of those days where I feel like I could rip out my hair from all the whining that Savannah has done. Most days I can handle it. Today however, has been one of the "whining for no reason" days. Even when she is cranky....she is still so cute. Here is an example......

Savannah was whining at me because I wouldn't let her take the wipes out of the box while I was changing her diaper.

Me: Savvy you are going to make Mama crazy! Can you say crazy???

Savvy: Da-da!

Me: HA HA HA!!! No Savvy....can you say crazy?

Savvy: Da-da!

Me: (yelling for Bryan) Honey....come here...Savvy has something to tell you.

(Bryan comes in the room) Savvy can you say crazy?

Savvy: Da-da!

Bryan: What are you teaching her to say???? (Bryan laughing too)

Me: (laughing) I did not teach her to say that....she said it on her own!


How classic is that???? It just proves she is my daughter! I love how when I am most frustrated, one small thing she does can just make my day and turn it around. I love that girl!

Yummy Goodness!

Yesterday I decided that I wanted to make some banana bread. I did not have a recipe for one, so I went on this website that I have that is full of recipes. I found a recipe that sounded really good and people were commenting on how yummy it was. So, I decided to try it. It came out so good!!!! I thought I would share it with all of you.

Banana Bread

3-4 ripe bananas, smashed (I used 3, but next time I will use 4)

1/3 cup of melted butter

1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg (optional)

nuts (optional)


You don't need a mixer for this recipe, just a spoon and some arm muscle!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. With a spoon, mix the butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Next, add the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and mix it in. Add the flour last and mix. Pour the mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Once it is finished, let it cool. Remove it from the pan, slice and serve.

(Mine did not take an hour to cook. I made a double batch and did not have two of the same pan. One took about 30 minutes and the other took about 45 minutes. I had also been cooking in the stove already so it was hot before I started the bread. Just watch the bread closely and when it is a golden color and you can put a toothpick in it and it comes out clean it is done!)

Hope you like it! I thought it came out awesome!!!!!

Mama's Grumpy!

Well......maybe I'm grumpy because my baby girl (who just turned 18 months on the 20th) has decided in the last month that she isn't going to eat anything except pasta, or maybe it's because she has decided that sleeping in no longer a necessity, or maybe it's because I can't get the theme to Sesame Street out of my head.....All I know is that I am tired and I am grumpy! It sucks!

Anyway, I know it has been a while since the last blog. I just have not been all that inspired to write. We really haven't done anything all that exciting lately. We did go to the fair, but I don't have many pictures from that because my camera died. Other than that, we just sit at home all week watching Sesame Street.....I tell no lies. Savannah has discovered the show and has to watch it all the time. She bursts into tears when Elmo's World goes off. It's actually really cute. She'll come running to me with tears rolling down her face and says, "Elmo bye-bye, Elmo bye-bye." So...to keep myself sane until daddy gets home from work, we watch it again! Thank goodness for nap time, or I would watch it ALL day! We won her a Cookie Monster at the fair and it is almost the same size as her. She has to go to sleep with it every night. If we don't have it, she growls at us. (her imitation of Cookie and way of telling us we forgot him.) Bryan says I have got to be tired of watching the show so much. I am okay with it....it's her whining whenever there are people on the show instead of puppets, that makes me crazy! She is such a character!

I just wish I could get the child to eat and sleep. She is not a picky eater. She has always eaten pretty much everything. She just fights us. For some reason she has decided that smacking our hands away and throwing her food on the floor is more fun than actually eating it. Do they make baby straight jackets???? j/k. I would settle for high chair arm straps. LOL. The sleeping is what is getting the best of me. For instance.....she woke us at 1:30 last night and I couldn't get her back to sleep. It was 4:15 before she went back to sleep. See why I am so grumpy??? Now...one night isn't that big of a deal, but this happens at least 3 times a week. Fun times for Mama!