Tomorrow

Tyson and I are going here...
to do this
and some of this

and eat a lot of this

thanks to these two lovely parents who are keeping this cute little boy!

Memorial Weekend..or should I say Laker Weekend

Now that it is the Laker playoff time I don't think there is really anything else that is on Tyson's mind. Although I feel like I lose the attention of my husband for a few months, Sawyer loves to watch the games too, and I have found a new love for my bedroom with the door closed and no one bothering me. I get to watch my own shows with no comments, and read my books in total peace and quiet, except for the occasional yelling and chanting through out the house. Taylor and Melanie were in town this weekend and so Saturday night we had a family Laker party at out house.

Monday the boys closed the store early and we headed to Gary's for a BBQ, some pool ball for the boys/ laying out for the girls, and of course...another Laker game. I always love it when the family gets together!

Sawyer and Jeffrey have become great friends. They have really similar "homec" personalities and just run around playing and laughing together for hours. Jeffrey really is Sawyers favorite uncle!

LA...our favorite place to be

So Tyson had a few work things that he needed to do downtown, I thought why not join him instead of sitting at home wishing it was a normal temperature outside. I'd rather sit in the car for half the day and have the other half to enjoy shopping, food, and nice weather. We started in downtown so Tyson could get work over with. Sawyer and I just walked around and snacked a bit while we waited. Then it was off to the airport to fulfill Sawyers everyday dream of going back to see the airplanes in LA. He probably asks us at least a few times a week if we could go to the airport in LA, he even says he'd rather go their than Disneyland. Don't ask me who my child is. We got In n Out and had a little picnic on the grass while Sawyer danced, played, and watched the planes come in. Then back in the car again for my favorite place...the Grove. I got to do a little Nordstrom sale shopping while the boys got treats, played in the fountains, and rode the trolley. Seriously, if I could live anywhere LA would be the place. We absolutely love it there.

Sometimes the planes are a little too loud.

Our favorite treats!

family

One of the things that I am most grateful that I learned from my parents would probably be the importance of family. I have been lucky enough to not only have a great family of my own, but a great extended family as well. I have grown up spending a lot of time with all of them, and loving each of them individually for different reasons. This weekend one of my cousins got married and it was a great weekend to all be together. We had the wedding, birthdays, and mothers day. There is no place I would have rather been.

Friday night we all got together at some Mexican restaurant in Pasadena before Johanna's reception

me with grandma and roy

Craig and family, its my favorite to have Sarah at every family function on both sides

the Temple, or castle as Sawyer would call it

Grandma with Sawyer and Papa

my family minus Tyson, I think he is missing more than he is actually there

the boys relaxing after a mothers day lunch

Happy Birthday to Tyler!

my mom

There is seriously no one that can compare to my mom. She is the most amazing woman that I know.. she can do almost anything, and knows almost everything. I love you Mom!

our most recent happenings

I feel like lately I don't have time for any of my extra, but regular obsessions... like my numerous tv shows that I LOVE, the baking in search of my new favorite recipes, cleaning my house(an obsession for the results that follows the cleaning), and my blogging which makes me feel like I am just keeping up with my life. The real question is what exactly am I doing, I have no idea...there is just no time. But of course there is always time for Sawyer. Tantrums, funny comments, bossing me around, singing, airplane flying, newly wanting to swim and go potty on the little potty. He only likes the little portable potty, and constantly reminds me the big potty is scary because he says he might fall in. I love the way 2 year olds think, especially mine.

Playing at the park, we came in clothes and left in a wet diaper

Bribing my child to go on the potty with diet coke, it worked like a charm

Sawyer wanting to copy Tyson in everything that he does, including his hat for the pool

Sawyers favorite thing about Thursdays is SCOUTS! Tyson is the cub master and all the boys include Sawyer every week and Sawyer absolutely loves them. Last week they did a hike to an oasis behind our house.