Kindergarten Shots!!

Poor Sammie had to have Kindergarten shots yesterday. She had 5 shots a TB test and 1 finger prick to test for anemia. She was not too happy about the whole thing and was quite a fighter in the doctor's office. She got through it and is fine now except for a soreness in her arm. She talked about it again this morning and said "Kindergarten shots are not fun." I guess I have to agree.

We just got back from Las Vegas. We had a lot of fun. We went to the marina to watch the boats and feed the giant fish. They are amazing to watch. There are hundreds of them competing for popcorn and sometimes they jump on each other and splash to get to the popcorn first. It is quite a feeding frenzy! We also went to the Children's museum which is fantastic! They have wonderful exhibits and a cool science show using liquid nitrogen. We were amazed. There was a special Clifford display while we were there with a lot of fun play areas for Sammie. A kitchen, dinosaur dig, sand, music, bubbles, water.

The best exhibit was the grocery store with cash registers and the auto shop garage. She loved putting on the mechanic clothes and working on the car. Now that I look at the photos, it looks very realistic!!! The blue car is just a picture on the wall but the red car has all kinds of things to take off and put on the car. It makes noises when you put "antifreeze" in or check the oil. The tools make noise and there was even a magnetic "job chart" to organize the work jobs and pretend clipboards to do the service orders. ADORABLE!!

There was even a basketball court and someone had a lot of fun teaching Sammie how to slam dunk!!!

Of course we had to snap a pic of this mural! Hmmm.. I wonder why???

We also went to a carnival for St. Patrick's Day. We had a good time riding rides and playing games. There was an Irish dancer teaching the kids to play the drums and dance. Sammie went up on stage and we couldn't get her off!! Then they had a dance off with all the kids and she was the last one left and won some leprechaun trinkets. It was quite entertaining. I think she truly takes after her great-grandfather Sam! He would get up in front of people and play his harmonica and sing. Not a shy bone in his body!

In other news, I am getting ready to participate in the walk for Autism Speaks. This is the 3rd year that I will be walking for this cause and to support Christine and her hard work to raise money for Autism which of course is near and dear to her heart. The walk is on April 25th at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (Los Angeles) If you would like to support me you can click this link and click the "donate" tab and the menu will say "support a walker". Type my name and to go to my page. Thanks!

For all of you scrapbookers out there, on Saturday, April 4th there will be a crop at the Scrapbook Oasis to also raise money for Autism Speaks. It will be a great time with FABULOUS goodie bag and raffle prizes! Lunch will be included in the crop fee of $25.00. Check it out!

Don't forget to stop by Scrap it forward and do this month's challenge to benefit Project Cuddle. There are only a few more days left and the prizes are SUH-WEET!!

Snow much fun!

Sammie got to experience snow for the first time this weekend. She has been wanting to go for a long time and we told her we'd take her after her birthday since every weekend in February was busy. She kept asking and asking and even said "it is already past my birthday now", so daddy took her to the mountains for the day while I sold some scrappy stuff at a garage sale. She had a wonderful time playing in the snow. She said to daddy, "this is my luckiest day ever!"

Here is a scrappy page I made for a scraplift challenge at Scrap Whispers. It was a fun page to make. Speaking of scrapbooking, check out the Scrap It Forward blog. The new challenge is up so give it a whirl!

I will be walking again this year to support Autism Speaks. Click here to check out my page and/or make a donation to our team. I am walking with Christine.

My scrappy friend Alicia nominated my blog for the "spreader of love" award.

I have to nominate 5 people and tell why I nominate them. Alicia is a wonderful crafty gal. I met her online at tallyscrapper. She makes me laugh all the time and if she lived here, we would be great pals. She loves to make cards and shop!

I nominate these people to receive this award:

Jenn... She is a truly giving person. She is amazingly talented at paper crafts of all kinds. She is creative, kindhearted and fun and easy to talk to. A true friend. I am so glad she is my bud.

Dawn.. Another amazingly talented scrapbooker and baker too! I met Dawn at a local crop and had a lot of fun with her. She is a super nice girl. I had a blast hanging out with her at CHA too.

Erika ...I know Erika several different ways. I met her from OC Peas originally and then we hung out at Gymboree play class, local mommy and me classes and I see her often at scrappy events. She is a sweetheart.

Susan ...I met her online at tallyscrapper. She is easy to talk to and a kind person. She loves cardmaking and scrapbooking. We have fun giving out tallypoints to each other and we have the same birthday!

Lydia ...Speaking of the same birthday, Lydia and I also have the same birthday and we both have a daughter, Samantha. I met her online as well and I love to see her scrappy creations. She is a very talented scrapbooker.

Now here's what you all have to do. Nominate 5 people to receive this award and tell why they deserve it. Then link them to your blog and leave a message to them letting them know you gave them this award! Thanks and have fun!

I guess that's all for now. I'll be back again soon. Now go check out Scrap it Forward.

Happy Birthdays!!

Wow.. I am behind on my blogging but it has been a busy birthday month! We have a lot of family birthdays in Feb. ( my nephew Jason, Sammie, my brother, my sis-in-laws, Nana and then Brad sneaks up on March 1st.)

Sammie just turned 5! It is hard to believe how fast time goes. This picture was taken on her first birthday.




Here she is on her 5th birthday enjoying some cake!!

She had many celebrations this year. At school she got to be the helper and line leader. "Betty Birthday" came out to sing to her as well. It just so happened to be letter "Hh" week and hat day so she was very excited to wear this horse hat on her birthday celebration day at school.


Here is Sammie as she began her love for horses. ( this isn't her first pony ride either)

Riding Joey at her horsey birthday party. She had so much fun at her birthday celebrations! This year we had 2 parties since we usually have such a big group. We had a family/friend party and then a horse party with the friends in her preschool.

We also went for ice cream at Baskin Robbins. Her favorite flavor suits her perfectly.. "Wild and Reckless"

Sammie is very excited to be 5. Happy Birthday Sammie! We love you so much!

Here is some birthday wisdom right from the little horse's mouth:

Sam: "Mommy, when I grow up and get married, I'm gonna be nice to my kid and when she bees rude, I"m not gonna put her in her room, I'm just gonna talk to her".

hmmmm what is she trying to tell me?? LOL!!

Yep, I can't wait for her to turn 13!!

This weekend we celebrated Nana's 95th birthday. My parents came in town and we went out for dinner at a yummy restaurant. (Blue Agave) Everyone enjoyed their meals.

Today we clebrated Brad's birthday at Disneyland. This year eveyone gets in free on their birthday and if you are an annual passholder, you get a merchandise certificate for the value of a park admission.. That was really nice. Sammie went shopping and got 2 sweatshirts, an autograph book and a robot dog. It was crowded but we still had fun.

Happy birthday to you all.

This weekend there are a few scrapbook garage sales

I am hoping to sell some of my retired scrappy goodies. Stop by and say hello!

1. Residence: 533 San Miguel Dr. Corona

2. Scrapbook Oasis: Skypark Circle ( Irvine) **see link at the right... \

That's all for now.. be back soon!