Mommy/Daughter Day and a Date!

For some reason this picture will not go the right way. Oh well! Today was a cool day because my oldest daughter and I were invited to Clinique for a free facial. Well, when we got there it wasn't just a facial, but a make over and manicure too! We are very good Clinique customers and don't buy all the time, but we have learned to buy wisely and they always remember us. We have our favorite girl, Natalie, she is the best and the one that invited us! We also have a new 2nd favorite, Meagan, and really like all the ladies there! We started with our facials, followed with parrafin waxes on our hands, then make overs with the polish and nail design last. We had such a great time, met some other great customers and learned a thing or two. We were there 2 hours and it didn't even seem that long.

Meagan did Weegie's makeup and she did a fabulous job! These pictures do it no justice! It was so pretty and natural and made her eyes pop!!! Weegie loves make up and I told her she should experiment more with it and on her friends! Maybe I will let her experiment on me too! LOL! Afterwards we went to CPK and had a delicious lunch!!! It was great and so relaxing!

My honey and I also had a date night! We decided to go out to dinner since I was all dolled up. LOL! Why waste good make up. We had a yummy meal at Sisley in Valencia. They treated us really well. He had Linguini and clams while I had chicken with goat cheese! Oh my! To die for! We also had dessert, flourless chocolate cake, that I would definately want to eat again. Afterwards we walked around and my honey bought a new shirt and I bought Squiggler a new dress! Too cute and I can't wait to take her picture in it. LOL! Blogger just ate my post! Good thing I saved it! Speedy Cheetah has auditions this week for her choice of study for the next two years! I sooo hope she gets her first choice. She is extremely talented and she is a hard worker! We only have 15 more days of school and Weegie is already done! My plan is to blog more and fill in the things I started, but haven't finished. I am so ready for summer!!!!!

Mis Quince Photo Shoot

What a day! We started by going to church early this morning, coming home, taking Weegie to get her hair done, going to Costco, coming home, 2 hour dance practice, getting make up done, change clothes, run to the park, take pictures, run back to the dress shop, get new clothes, go back to the park, take more pictures, run back to the dress shop, change clothes one more time, run to church, deliver passes and then finally home! Today Weegie had her reception picture photo shoot and she looked amazing!!!! I would post a picture, but I'm waiting until after the quince. She was going to dress casual, but then Anna, the dress shop owner said she could borrow her cheetah top. We had no idea what she was talking about. She told Cynthia to take her black skirt and so she did. It turned out that she let Weegie borrow a purple zebra top with bling. It was beautiful and looked incredibley sexy with the black skirt and heels. The photographer liked it, but he wanted the skirt to go with the top so asked us to go back to the shop and get it. At first Anna didn't want us to borrow it, but then she gave in. (She actually owed me one or two favors so.....) The look was even more amazing!!! The photographer got some great, great, great shots! I got one amazing one with my little camera too! So basically for her quince my daughter got to wear 3 amazing dresses. She really loved this dress, but is going more traditional with her main dress. I will post after the Quince. My baby looked so grown up and it made me so teary eyed. I can't imagine how I am going to be on Friday! She is so excited and I pray that it is everything that she dreams of!!!

Happy 12th Birthday!

Today Speedy Cheetah turned 12 years old at 7:07 PM. Where does the time fly? It seems like just yesterday that I remember being in labor with her! We went to church and then out to eat breakfast and I remember feeling funny. (Almost like I was going to have my monthly company) I remembered the feeling from when I delivered my first daughter. At church I told people that I thought I was in labor. She was actually due on the 1st, but didn't want to come out of her cozy spot. This is true today too, she hates to be waked up every morning. Of my 3 girls she was the quickest and easiest labor and delivery. We got to the hospital at 6:30 and she was born 37 minutes later!! Good thing we left to the hospital when we did!

My hubby and I had decided we wanted to give Speedy an extra special gift this year! She has been such an awesome girl, does well in school, has to put up with her sister's quince and helps us tremendously with her little sister. (She has a way with little kids!) We normally don't spend a lot of money on their birthday presents, but felt she called for an exception this year. She really wanted to be surprised with her gift, but I didn't want to buy the wrong thing! She kept telling us that she was getting a chinchilla. (Ha!) I decided to take her down to the Grove just her and I because I wanted her to utimately pick her gift.I picked the grove because I knew they had an Apple store and they had a B & N store. I didn't know whether to get her a Nook or IPod Touch and wanted her to decide after looking at them both. We went down there and walked around for a while. I forgot to take the blindfold, but had her close her eyes while I led her in to B&N and took her to the Nook station. When she opened her eyes she was very excited and I told her my plan. We asked questions and played with the Nook, then we went to the Apple store and did the same thing with the IPod. She decided on the Nook and I kind of knew she would, but wanted to be 100% sure! She loves it and has already bought some stuff to read on it and play with.I also bought her a treat to eat and drink. We walked around some more and then headed home. We ended up taking our girls to Menchies later that night and today on her real birthday she opted to go to Millie's for dinner. She is having a slumber party with her friends this weekend and we will sing to her then and eat cake and ice cream. Here she is already reading away on her Nook. This year has been a big year for her because she has started middle school and has gained so much confidence!! We are so proud of her and love her so much!! She is our baby girl and always will be! She has a heart of gold and is the sweetest girl. She has a funny/wierd sense of humor, loves Glee and considers herself a tomboy! We wouldn't change a thing about this little girl! We love you so much Speedy!!!

40 Years of Wedded Bliss!

Yesterday my family celebrated the 40 year anniversary of my favorite aunt and uncle! It was a great party and my whole family came together to honor them for all they have done for us. My aunt and uncle met when they were 12 years old and my aunt says that she was afraid of my uncle because he was a little crazy! LOL! My uncle is my mom's youngest brother and they are the ones that have always welcomed me into their home. They stated yesterday that they have had their ups and downs and they are not perfect, but they also stated that they are each other's best friends and make each other laugh. I think that is so important. I can honestly say that my honey is my best friend too.

Here is a pix of my honey and I. We had a great time at the party and it was wonderful to see so many people from my childhood. My cousins and I danced until the last song was played! My aunt and uncle are avid dancers and NEVER get off the dance floor. It is a family thing! My grandparents would dance the night away at any party and we carry it on!My oldest daughter wasn't able to go with us even though my aunt and uncle are her godparents. This weekend was her confirmation retreat and I could have gotten her excused, but knew it was important for her to go to and bond with her group. I think she did and connected more with her faith. I love that she loves going to church and pray that she knows who fills her cup.

My Speedy Cheetah was such a big help at the party and was an assistant photographer. She took her camera and kept taking my camera too and taking all kinds of photos. Tomorrow my post is dedicated to my Speedy because it's her birthday! We had a great day together!

Little Miss Squiggler had a great time at the party too! She danced and ran around with her cousins. She saw her "boyfriend" and gave dirty looks to his date all night. It was hilarious! My honey took her home at 10 and she didn't go to sleep until almost midnight! She is such a party animal! Many Blessing to my tio and tia and may they be blessed with many more years of happiness!

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Well we have been so busy here in our casita! This is my first post in a long time! I love the above picture of Squiggler because this what she jumps into on our trips to the market. I have been so busy that I can't even tell y0u the last time that I went to the market. My honey and I had a ritual of going together every Sunday, but now my Sundays are filled with lots of teens at my house.

In the past month we took the family to see a baseball game at my honey's alma mater. They aren't doing so well, but it's a great place to take everyone. Especially the Squiggler! She liked running around like a crazy baby. Just recently she has turned into a wild child! I even bought her a shirt that says that. She is just amazing and so smart, but that has also caused those T E R R I B L E twos to come into our house. I can not believe some of the things she says and does. It's actually kind of funny, but of course we can't let her know that. She definately has her own mind and her own body!

My oldest is having a big milestone in her life and we are very excited! So every Sunday we have about 20 teens at our house practicing a waltz. Too cute! There is of course drama that is going along with this and kids that don't show up. I really hope everything goes well and they do a great job!

Movie Time!

Today we took Squiggler to the movies for the 2nd time in her life! We went to go see Tangled at the $3 theater and she loved it! She really paid attention to most of the movie, but did get a little tired at the end and wanted to snuggle on my lap. She enjoyed her popcorn and was quiet during the movie. I'm so glad we were able to take her and spend the day with her "Grandma". (A dear friend of ours that doens't have any grandchildren of her own.)
At the end of the movie "Grandma" surprised her with the lithographs to the movie and said she reserved her a copy when it comes out in March. At the end of the movie Squiggler said, "Again?" I told her she would have to wait until next month, but then she can see it again and again and again. So glad we got to share this day with "Grandma". She really loves Squiggler and Squiggler gets all excited when she sees her.
PS: This is my first actual post since the start of the New Year. I have had so much to blog, but just not time to do it! So I might post some older stuff just to feel in the gaps.

Playing in the Rain!

This little girl just brings such a smile to my face. Today, Weegie, Squiggler and I went to the nail place. Weegie and I had pedicures and I made them for back to back times so that we could take turns watching the Squiggler. Well they took both of us at the same time and Squiggler took turns sitting on our laps and going back and forth between us. (We were sitted right next to each other.) It was raining and so when we left Squiggler insisted on holding the umbrella. She looked so cute! Thank goodness I had my camera and got this shot of her. I love it! She also picked out her clothes for the day. She is really into "Princess" dresses or her cowgirl boots.