Happy Blogaversary.. and other more interesting things

How weird.. I was just goofing around on my blog and then thought I missed the anniversary of me starting this blog for the 2nd time in a row.. Well, I looked back all the way through the archives and can you believe it???... It was EXACTLY 3 years ago today.. March 20, 2007.. wow.. time flies!!

Here's what we've been up to lately...

We had Open House at school and this is my classroom.

Here is Sammie in the computer lab and by her classroom.

Brad took Sammie up to the mountains for a few hours of Spring Snow fun.. The weather was warm-ish but the snow was cold.. Sammie had a blast playing with her cousins.

We went to the Pony Club Movie Premier tonight to watch the video they made in November. Sammie was in it for just a few seconds but it was really cute. She talked about the things she loves about Pony Club, loving the horses and "hoof picking them". The girls all dressed fancy and walked the red carpet. They even received flowers and "oscars" for participating. We went to dinner afterwards.

It's always fabulous when you are at a Pony Club event and a pony just happens to be walking by outside... Yep, a little mini just happened to be outside the community center. What luck!

Meet Chicken Nugget

Here is the newest member of our family.. Her (his) name is Chicken Nugget.. Yes, that's right, Sammie's new FISH is named Chicken Nugget. I can't explain the name, I have no idea how it came about. She talked about several names such as Jasmine, Ariel, Dory, Aurora, and Nemo. Brad took her to the pet store this weekend and she came home with this little plastic container with this pretty (male) Betta fish and she proudly showed it to me and said, "Mom, this is Chicken Nugget, she waved at me and she is pretty and I choosed her." Okay.. welcome to the family, Chicken Nugget.

Here is another critter that is not our pet but came to visit in our yard recently.

Sammie had fun playing with this little guy. We talked about lizards and that they are reptiles and how they can get scared and break off their tails to get away and a new one will grow in its place. She observed him for a while and enjoyed holding him and then she put him in our planter so that Naomi ( dog) wouldn't get him. Thanks for visiting us little lizard.

Scrappy stuff

Well it's been a long time since I have scrapped but I finally did and it felt great!! I am happy with all of my pages and here are a few to share. Oh, and this one is for a contest on Julie's challenge blog. My favorite friends.

This month, Scrap it Forward is having a DT call and challenge for National Craft month. Check it out, send us some of your favorite crafty things and have some fun designing with us. Winner will be chosen at the end of March so get your scrap on!!!

RIP Belle

Sammie's fish, Belle, passed away last night. She was a good fish and lived a long, almost 2 year life, which is pretty good for a fish. Belle was cute, she would swim to the front of her tank and sort of hover when she saw us. We enjoyed having her as a pet even though "she" was really a "he" but Sammie didn't care. She chose "him/her" because she loved his colors and wanted to name it Belle so our boy fish was always referred to as a girl. Anyway.. she took it very well but she is bummed. We will have to get a new fish soon. It is nice to have a little friend in our kitchen.

Lots of Birthdays!

February is a busy birthday month for us.. My nephew, my brother, Sammie, my twin sister-in- laws, my Nana, my friend Christine's son Adam, and then Brad's birthday sneaks up the beginning of March. We have been super busy celebrating, especially this weekend.

My Nana turned 96 so we had a big surprise dinner for her at Maggiano's. It was really yummy and she was thrilled to have all the family together. ( well most of us) She has 6 grand children and 14 great grands. Amazing. Some live far away and weren't able to come but most of us were able to celeberate with her.

Family has always been such a priority for Nana. She likes to keep close to everyone. I am very fortunate to have such a close relationship with her.

We celebrated Brad's birthday at disneyland. We had a lot of fun riding on our favorite rides and visiting the characters..

We also celebrated Dr. Suess's birthday too. Here is green eggs and Sam!

In Kindergarten the kids wore PJ's to school, ate green eggs and ham, and read Dr. Suess books.

A fun RAK

Here is a quickie post for now.. i have a lot to share and will be right back but I wanted to tell you about a fun adorable RAK. Check out their blog and you can win a prize. Here is the link... stop by and say hello. hurry it is ending soon!!

Happy Birthday Sammie

It is so hard to believe that my little Sam is now 6 years old!! Donna sent me this picture of Sammie eating cake on her first birthday. Here is Sammie 5 years later on her 6th birthday.

Six things about Sam....

1. She loves horses!

2. She loves princesses, dress-up, sparkly things and all things girly.

3. She is loving and happy.

4. She loves to draw.

5. She loves to play with her My Little Pony and Barbie toys.

6. She loves Kindergarten and playing with friends

( oh and a bonus that she told me yesterday, " Mommy, I love going shopping" )

We had a busy weekend. We decorated her door on her birthday so when she woke up she would see it. ( Thank you Layle Koncar for that great idea!)

We went to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique to turn Sammie into a Disney Princess. It was a lot of fun. (See the finished princess above)

She said, "mommy, I love being fancy". She sure loved that bling ring. After her princess transformation we met my parents for dinner at the rainforest cafe. It was a lot of fun, then we went back to Disneyland to ride some rides. ( my parents went to my house instead)

The next morning, Sammie had a horseback riding lesson and then we went to my Nana's house for lunch. My Nana is going to turn 96 years old on Feb 26th. She is amazing and is 90 years older than Sammie. We are having a surprise party for her in a couple of weeks.

On Valentine's day we had Sammie's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. It was great. She loved it and was dressed up in her Disney princess dress again. ( i figured it would be good to get as much wear out of it!) LOL! Valentine's day 2004 was the day we 1st brought Sammie home from the hospital when she was born. Gosh, time really flies!

What a busy weekend we had celebrating with family and friends. Here are some other fun pics.

Here is the birthday cake we made at home. She had a pretty Ariel cake at her party but she helped make and decorate this one so it is special.

My dog is so sweet and simple she will pose and let me take pictures.

In scrappy news, we have a new challenge up at scrapitforward. Stop by, play along and help the hungry. There is a sparkly prize this month. You can also see the layout I made with Sammie's princess picture. I haven't had much time to scrap lately and I am really missing it. February is always a super busy month. We have a lot of birthdays to celebrate.

Anyway.... thanks for stopping by, now go check out scrap it forward and also go to Red Oak lines. Sarah is trying to get to 50,000 visitors and she is giving away a prize too.. Please tell her that I sent you. :+)