Monday, November 24, 2008

Halloween in November?

No, it just took me that long to post these pictures. For Halloween, the family piled in the car and drove 3 streets back! Ha! We pulled a Britney Spears (you know, driving with the kids in your lap!). We were invited to a street party, where they had lots of goodies, including pizza, a cheese tray, candy and a variety of beverages!


Here is Jillian, the little ladybug!



Here is Gage in his hated dragon costume. He was so not into wearing a costume this year, especially one that had to be on his head. I thought he looked so cute though! It was a shame to take it off, but hey, choose your battles, right?




After the party, Dave and Gage trick-or-treated their way back to our house, where Jillian and I were passing out candy. Gage just loved Halloween. Everything is still scary, he still sees ghosts and scary cats/dogs/bears/houses/witches/everything! It was a fun night!




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Saturday, November 22, 2008

LA Trip...Day 1

Here is my trip in a nutshell. I cannot start day one without first telling the week proceeding this glorious vaca. It all started Thursday, Nov 6th...a week and a day before our take off. I was sick, like, can't talk, tight airway, want to lay down, SICK. So, after the kids went to bed, I drove to our local ER for some treatment. I was diagnosed with bronchitis, given a ZPack and shot in the rump and sent on my merry way. After all, I couldn't get sick, my baby girl was having her first birthday party, we were enjoying some out-of-town family and I was leaving for LA soon! Not time to get sick. I began to feel better.

Next, was Saturday, Jillian's birthday party, which was amazing. I will post pictures of that after I get done with the LA trip. However, on this day of celebration, my little guy woke up from his nap (yes, he is napping again...Praise the Lord!) with a croup cough and a fever. So, I drove down to our local ER, got him some steroids, watched Madagascar and had dinner with about 16 family members.

Then came Monday, Jillian's 1 year check-up. She got 3 shots and got so upset when the doctor was checking her out that she threw up. It was a pitiful appointment, but you got to do it!

Next up is Tuesday, when my sweet baby girl wakes up from her afternoon nap with a croup cough and a fever. I once again drove to the ER, got her a dose of steroids and came home to go to bed.

Thursday we were back in the ER for another dose of steroids for Jillian because her cough came back and she had strider. NOT FUN! I felt like I should have gone to dinner with the ER staff after visiting there so many times. It was pitiful!

Here is my sweet, sick little Gage in Grandma's arms at Jillian's party.

Here is Jillian giving us her shy face in her super cute and warm new hat!

In between all the doctor visits I did manage to do some serious shopping for the trip as well as get a spray on tan. I didn't think my pasty-whiteness would fit in well in LA, so all the girls went. I was a bit mortified at the outcome, but the lady did say it would be DARK the first day and settle in the second day.

Night of getting attacked by the misting lady!

Friday morning we were off. Gina came over to finish our last minute packing...we did this to save on our checked luggage since they charge you your first born child now!

Gina and I at the airport! LA HERE WE COME!
We met up with Kallie and Kassie at the airport as well. Our tans looking much better than earlier in the week, don't you think?
My first celebrity sighting...at the DFW airport's, Blue Mesa Grill
(Girls, this place is good!)

Our last meal in DFW!!! (me, Kassie, Gina, Kallie)


Me and Kallie, about to board the plane!


Gina, up about 10 rows from us.

But that didn't stop us from getting together on the plane!

We landed, alive and happy and got our sexy ride, a Chrysler 300...RED!
Gina and I
Kallie and Kassie...
don't we look like those auto magazine models, just with a lot more clothes on?
After getting all our luggage in the car, which was a feat in itself, we headed out to meet up with Kallie and Kassie's aunt and uncle. We were ready with our maps and some seriously good tunes, and were on our way. It was one of the most fun experiences we had in Cali. It took us about 2 hours to drive 16 miles. We didn't go over 10mph for 90% of the trip, but we danced and flirted our hearts out. I think I burned about 1000 calories on that drive. It was a true LA-rush-hour-traffic experience.
We ended up meeting that aunt/uncle at The Grove, which is a great outside shopping center. And what did we see...
Tons of Twilight movie posters
Gina, me, Kassie, Kallie

The Grove is starting their Christmas decorations. It was so pretty.

After eating at Maggiano's I was exhausted. Seriously, I could bearly keep my eyes open. The week leading up to this trip wore me out. Plus, the time change didn't help. We got in the car around 9pm, but to us, it was like 11pm...way past my bedtime!

Kassie and Kallie were doing good after their Starbucks fix!

We got settled in the aunt/uncle's house, Gina and I in the guest room, Kallie and Kassie on their own couches in the den and we slept good! It was a great start to our trip, lots of fun and crazy times. Which, as it turns out, was the theme to this girls trip!

More to come on Day 2 soon! Hope you enjoyed!

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Jillian's Birthday

I am working on several posts right now. However, I wanted to get something out there about Jillian's first birthday and her party. You can go to her Gigi's blog to check out pictures. I will be posting lots more soon!

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Twilight Movie Premiere and After Party Pictures

UPDATES!: I posted this blog this morning while we were packing/getting ready. I have added the names of the actors we saw and will be posting TONS more pictures and details of the whole trip soon! It was A-mazing!

Here are some of the pictures from the trip. Enjoy and check out the Twilight Series Theories website for more fun pictures and info. Will post more later!

Gina and I with our MAC makeup done!
Let me just say that false eyelashes take some serious getting used too!

My final look

Kallie and Kassie's final face!

In our limo on our way to the best night ever!
Gina, Me, Kallie and Kassie outside the Village Theatre
Fans lined up

Here Kallie and I are being denied access to walk the red carpet. Still cool!
It was a sight to be seen
Me, Stephanie Meyer (the author of the Twilight series), Kallie and Kassie
Me, Kallie, Taylor Lautner (Jacob), Kassie
Seth Green and Kassie...yes, he wore fangs!
Me and Rachelle Lefevre (Victoria, one of the bad vampires)
Kallie, Rachelle and Kassie

Kallie, Kassie, Peter Facinelle (Dr. Carlisle Cullen) and me
Peter is married to Jenny Garth (Kelly from 90210) and yes, we got a picture w/ here too!
Kallie, Jenny Garth, Gina, me, Kassie

Kallie, Gina, Kassie, Lance Bass, me
...I SERIOUSLY CANNOT BELIEVE I CUT OFF THE VIEW OF LANCE BASS!!!!
GRRR to my big head!

Gina, Kallie, Kristen Stewart (Bella), me and Kassie

Me, Kassie, Kellan Lutz (Emmett)...who is also on 90210, Kallie and Gina

Justin Chon (Eric) and Kallie

Kallie, Kassie, Jamie Foxx, me and Gina

Kallie, Kassie, Gil Birmingham (Billy, Jacobs dad), Me and Gina

Kallie, Edi Gathegi (Laurent, another bad vampire), me and Kassie

Kallie, Solomon (Sam) and Kassie

Kassie, Kallie, Catherine Hardwicke (the Director of Twilight) and me

Kallie, Kassie, Billy Burke (Charlie), me, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Denny from Grey's) and Gina

Kassie, Me, Ashley Greene (Alice), Kallie and Gina

Gina, Kallie, Anna Kendrick (Jessica) , me, Kassie

After the premiere and after party, this was the look...


Lots more pictures and details to come...


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