Swimming Lessons

We are in the middle of Toddler and Me swimming lessons at the Claremont Club. Our friends Catherine, Caiden, Dionne, and Abbie have joined us this session and we are having a lot of fun! My Mom stopped by last Thursday to check out Braeden's swimming skills and captured some pictures!


Swimming from Mommy to the instructor.

Getting ready to jump off the side and do Humpty Dumpty.

Practicing his 'Monster Arms' by swimming to the Diego toy.

There's Cat & Caiden

Doing the 'train' all by himself to get his ring from the instructor.

They drop the rings and then have to go under (or at least slightly) the water to get it.

He is doing well and actually swimming a little on his own. I think if we had our own pool and took him in more than 2 times a week he would be swimming by now. We are looking into private lessons a little later in the summer.

Happy swimming!

Holy Gas Prices!!!!

I know that we are all complaining about gas prices, but seriously this is UNREAL!!!! I paid $70.00 today for my little BMW X3......are you kidding me!!!???? Brett just got home and told me that the frickin' pump stopped for him at $100 today!!!! He was too irritated to reinsert the card to continue pumping and see how much it would have been!

So $200 down the tubes today! This has got to stop!!

Separation Anxiety Part 2.....

Well, today was the first day back to school since the first separation anxiety episode. It started before we even left the house today but not too intense. He started saying that 'Rebecca' (not really her name) was a mean girl and said that she says mean things and that is why he does not want to go to school.

With a little bribing and convincing him to share his cool space book at school, we got in the car and the ride to school was fine. We got out of the car and he started to whine.....I ignored it. We get into the office for health check and he told the director about 'Rebecca' and he is getting more upset. The director went into the class to take care of the situation as I tried to get him into the class. He cried and did not want me to leave. 'Rebecca' came up and said she wanted to be Braeden's best friend today. He was OK with that but still not OK with me leaving. Long story short, he calmed down.....but I better have a smoothie in hand when I get there!

A phone call to the school 45 minutes later reassured me he was fine! I am sure he will be back on track soon.....just as soon as it is time to get out for Summer! UGH!!

Kids Space Museum Cont.

OK, so here are the rest of the Kids Space Museum pictures!

The above picture was outside at a play area that was for kids 4 and under only. It was really cool and not too crowded like the inside!

The rest of the pictures are in a room for kids 4 and under only. It was pretty fun, except for the lady who liked to cut in line and didn't think it was necessary for her son to share!

Caiden is throwing a ball to Braeden as he slides down the slide.

It was a fun day but we cut our stay a little short to make it back to Claremont in time for swimming lessons.

Kids Space Museum

Last Thursday we joined the 2005 Playgroup of our MOMS Club at the Kids Space Museum in Pasadena. It was fun but a little crowded inside due to class field trips. Nonetheless, the kids had fun checking out the different exhibits. I do have to admit though that I thought it would be more 'outer space' related and Braeden is really into that right now, but there was none of that.

Here are some pictures from our trip. I will have to post the rest later since Blogger is being lame at the moment!

'Tough Guy' driving the jeep!

Building with wood.....taking after his Daddy and his Papa!

Painting! He LOVES art and hung out at this station for quite awhile.

This earthquake exhibit was out of order but he still enjoyed playing with it.

Digging for fossils!

We both got a little overwhelmed inside with all the elementary students running around so we headed outside to ride the tricycles on the cool track!

More to follow on this trip later. I hope that you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and that your week is off to a great start!!

Memorial Day 2008

This is such an odd Memorial Day for us. We usually are outback, drinking some beers, soaking up the sun and getting ready to BBQ. Not today! This cold weather has put a damper on those plans!! Not to say we are not having a good day, it is just different.....

Braeden actually slept in a little this morning, allowing Mommy and Daddy to get a good nights sleep. Most of the day has consisted of games, short shows, and chores around the house. Braeden even helped Daddy mow the lawn. :)

Brett bought Braeden a bike a couple of months ago and Braeden thought it was cool....for oh, about 5 minutes! Today he actually asked Brett to ride it!! He was actually peddling too. I mean, there is still practice to be had, but he is making much improvement. Here are some pictures:




If you notice, he is either looking at the camera or at his feet....our next order of business with the bike is to get him to look where he is going!!!

Despite the funky weather, I hope that you all are having a fabulous day and enjoying some quality family time!

Cousin Sam's Wedding

Last Saturday (May 17, 2008) my cousin Sam got married in Riverside. It was a pretty wedding and a lot of fun. Here are some pictures below. Sorry, I am being lazy today, so the pictures are in no particular order. :)

The First Dance-Sam and Kim

Braeden and my cousin's son, Brody cuttin' a rug!

Here is Braeden 'whistling' as the wedding party is being announced at the reception. Papa taught him how to do this!

I know it looks like it, but I promise the beer in the corner is NOT his!!

My cousin Veronica and her oldest son Blake dancing. Blake is SUCH a sweetheart!!

Parents of the Groom.....Uncle Ronnie and Aunt Terri

I don't know who these random people are!! J/K!! My beautiful cousin Tahnee and her very sweet boyfriend Michael @ the reception.

My Pops and I

My Pops and I dancing to 'Our Song'.....Butterfly Kisses

Tahnee and I in the church

Braeden and Daddy waiting for the wedding to start. Braeden did a great job for the most part in the church.