A Surprise Visit

I got an unexpected phone call this week---one of my best friends from college, Karla, called asking what I was doing this weekend. She and Ryan were going to be in town for a conference and wanted to meet up! We ate a scrumptious dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and then walked the mall a little. Of course this was the PERFECT time to take my MacBook into the Apple store. I was expecting to get a new battery switched out for my dead one that didn't even last a year (long story about the batteries my computers gone through) BUT they wanted to have my computer looked at longer so I had to leave it. ANYWAYS, I found an old picture of Karla and I and thought I'd share it. I definitely looked better back then. =)

It was GREAT to see you, Karlita and Ryan! Thanks for spending time with me!! I love you!

Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday.  That can explain it all right there.  

We went to Florida to stay with my aunt while Aaron painted her house.  Ruby was so funny--she thought we were the best thing since sliced bread!  She would get mad at her mom for playing with us in her room...(Ruby said she always sees her..."she's been here for 800 years"...) or if her mom picked her up or woke her up in the morning when she wanted me too.  (Side note:  she used to SCREAM like crazy if I tried to hold her and would be so attached to her mom...so it was fun that she liked me better for the few days!)

Well, on Tuesday, Aaron and I took her out (to the mall) while her mom and brothers were at scouts.  She LOVED every minute of it!  We went to Build-a-Bear and got a picnic basket for her bunny, she picked out new kicks for Aaron (she is the fashion queen!!!), played on the mall playground, and best of all we took her to eat at Ruby Tuesdays---now she thinks it's HER restaurant!  =)

We miss her already!  Ruby, you are definitely one of a kind---we LOVE you!

I'm a SEWING MACHINE

Yup...I'm a SEWING MACHINE lately! I got a new sewing machine last year as an early Christmas/late Anniversary present. Finally, I have broken it out and really figured out how to use it! I love it! (As long as I'm not too worried about perfect that day...)

Here are some things I've made so far....

-ladybug onesie, matching hair clip, and tutu for a 1st birthday present

-burp cloths for the twins

-embellished shirts for 2 of my cutest cousins (although that's hard because they're ALL CUTE!)

-tie onesies for the twins---Tyler and Aiden

-embellished pj pants for Hayley and Ellie

I'm on fire! Just don't look too close---I'm just learning!

Good news for Aaron---we'll be out of town almost all of Spring Break and I have LOTS of papers to grade, so I've packed up all the CRAFT stuff and taken it off the dinning table. Maybe I'll get some more things done. I'm thinking I'll go to Jo-Ann's in Florida though...=)

PS-Sorry lots of our pics are blury on our blog...I'm lazy at getting the camera out and just use my cell phone pics...one day I'll get back into using a camera OR get a better cell phone camera...

Our Weekly Weekend Plans

We have a had a few great weekends with the girls lately.  

Just thought I would post some pics!

WE LOVE YOU, Hayley and Ellie!!!

MMM401

That's the code for the red box rental tonight. Good thing Aaron LOVES to rent movies! Between our free Monday night codes and these Wednesday ones lately...we are finally watching them all (and some that I didn't even care to watch)!

Today really should be the last free Wednesday code---MMM401. It really is SO easy!

Happy Movie-watching!=)

Last Wednesday in March!!!

To all our fellow RED-BOXers---tomorrow (Wed.) will be the last Wed. in March.  Don't forget to check out http://blog.redbox.com/redblog/ for the free rental code!!  (Depending on what time you log on you may have to scroll down and/or click next page for the blog entry that says free movie code.  They post a lot of entries each day on the blog.)  

Happy Movie Watching!  =)

UPDATE:  The code is:  MMM325.  Its good for all day Wednesday.  You just type it in under promotions/codes BEFORE you swipe your card.  Also, they are doing this the first week in April also.  So, it's not the last week...yet!  =)

Auntie Lani (and Uncle Aaron)

So, I am finally an Aunt!  It's not from either of my siblings though.  One of Aaron's sisters has 4 kids ages 3 and under!  She definitely has her hands full.  We love them all dearly and try to help out when we can.  One of them was spending a lot of time with us.  We have a play pen for her to sleep in, diapers, extra clothes, sippy cups, Gerber snacks, a toothbrush...every thing she could need for a few days!  We were taking her one night a weekend until the twins came home.  (That's when she became more attached to her mom and cried more over here...Aaron can't handle the crying and hasn't wanted to keep her overnight since.)  Ellie is so cute!  She makes the cutest faces like scrunching her nose when you say "make a mean face" or "do your nose".  Sometimes (often I'll admit) she makes a mean face at me with her eyebrows down.  I'm not sure if she really cares what I'm saying or if she just does it to me because I do it right back.  Hey, it gets her to stop usually!  =)  Some of you have asked what Ellie looks like.  Here she is!   Our child that we borrow sometimes.  She is a chunker.  It's not hard for people to imagine that she could be ours.  She LOVES Aaron and they do resemble each other.  She's now about 18 months old and  a squealing machine---just be glad you can't hear her in those pictures.    She is a natural born mama.  She takes care of her little baby dolls, feeding them, burping them, and kissing them.  She likes her little baby brothers too.  She is so lovable...WE LOVE HER!