Summer is flying by............

Wow........it's already into July. I know, I know..........we still have a lot of summer left but wow has it gone by quick so far. We've been hitting the beach at least once a week and swimming a lot - so much that my little one's hair has a hint of "green" to it. Ooops!!!! Took Brooke and my niece to see the new American Girl movie "Kit". Super cute!!! Spent the 4th with family at my Dad's and the hubby didn't have to work - Yippee!!! Hit the track at Pole Position. The boys love it and so do my nieces - but it was Brooke's first time......she was not sure but gave it a try. Of course pulling out onto the track she ran into a trash can (why they have it there i do not know) of course it was metal and made all kinds of noise........freaked her out. But the Pole Position guys talked her into giving it a try . Well all it took was one wipe out and she was done. I told her how brave she was............told her how when mommy was little i was not as brave and missed out on a lot of fun. I am so happy she is willing to try things - unlike me when i was little.............i was the biggest chicken!!!!! Poor thing - after that i could tell something was up..........and of course the fever set in and now sore throat and ear ache...........just in time for a busy busy week.....................not good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a nice fiskateer surprise...............

Will you just look at what i got today from a very sweet friend........I want to let her know that this just made my day...........i wasn't having the best day and then my hubby gets home and hands me this surprise. What a wonderful pick-me-up!!!!!!!! Scrappy goodies make me happy!

Thank you sooooooo much Cheryl.

RAK winner..........

Well, our little ploy to try and get some comments worked "a little" but that's OK.........it was fun. The winner from my comments was........SHERI!!!!! I will send your address to Michelle. Thanks to all that played!!!!!!!!!!

Friday night scrappin............

Fun Friday........

Had a full day today. Worked for a bit, then had an appt. with the eye dr. After that raced over to Brooke's Basketball camp awards. So glad i was able to make it.......she won two things....one was for a contest and the other was an award given out the for the best hustle, one that really gave it their all out on the court.........i think i have a little "sports" girl on my hands; but i love the fact that she still takes dance........well rounded. These camps at Lu High are so great - they don't just teach the sport but teach a message along with it.......praying before and after practice, i love it!!!!!

Brooke went off to a sleep over, the boys left for the night and i had the house to my scrappy little self.........Yippee! Got a few pages done while listening to the Fray (i love them), made a salad, read some of my new book "The Choice"......... very relaxing night!!!!

Hope you had a Fun Friday too...............oh, side note, just got back from picking Brooke up....i guess that was an almost sleep over..........i was wondering how she would do with her first sleepover..............we'll try again.

What matters most............

OK.......so my dear friend Michelle has a challenge for us. In trying to get some of our visitors to comment she wants us to blog "What Matters Most"..........It is true, us bloggers love to see who has visited us, who spends the time to get to know us through our blogs, who likes to see what scrappy stuff we have been creating..........but, most of the time our visitors just look but never comment. I'm guilty of that at times too. But hey, leave a comment here and you just may be the lucky winner of some great RAK! Yesterday we got report cards in the mail.....(a little background first)..........my little princess has been struggling in reading. This really came to a shock to us - we had no idea when she started 2nd grade that she was a behind. She took it well and worked hard!!!! Well, can i just tell you when she saw her grades - the happiness on her face the feeling of accomplishment that i could see in my 7 year old...........it was so awesome. To see how much she cared that her hard work paid off. I just had so much emotion looking at her as she ran to me with her report card. So proud of course, but it was just the fact that she was so proud of herself. That was just so awesome. My son............yesterday was closing ceremonies for baseball. He had a blast this year - this was his last season for little league. Every year they give out a special award to ONE 12 year old.........just one player that showed the best sportsmanship, leadership and fair play...........yep you guessed it.....My son was the recipient. I cried............i was so proud. He works so hard at everything he does..........school -A's and one B+ even with 2 honor classes..........his sports so important to him........I just watch him with such pride..........i can't even explain it.

So........if you have stuck with me through this longer than usual post what i am trying to get at is What Matters Most is that my children are becoming strong, confident and compassionate people. What Matters Most is that when I made that decision to leave my career of 10 years to stay home with my kids and trusted that my husband was right when he said we can do it ......It was all for the what i am seeing now in my children.

So proud...........

If you remember not too long ago my hubby was awarded the medal of lifesaving from his department.....yes, i am bragging again so bare with me.....Tonight we were invited to the same type of awards ceremony but this time given by Anaheim PD. Again another memorable night. We are always proud of him as a husband, a father and a law enforcement officer everyday but it sure is nice to see when others recognize that as well

......see now that wasn't so bad. I didn't brag too much.........if you really want to hear it go to my old blog...........yikes i had way more to say that day!!!!!