Countdown to Thirty

We celebrated Jeanne's Birthday this last weekend. She is now officially on the down slope to thirty, where has the time gone. We decided to go out to a movie and lunch on Saturday to celebrate. One of our favorite places to eat is Yamasaki (900 E. 6000 S.) so we went and just got in before they closed between and lunch and dinner. After lunner we saw "The Proposal" which was not as bad as I anticipated, not a huge fan of Sandra. Anyways I thought I would take this time to write down my 29 favorite things about Jeanne then I re-thought that and decided to do just my favorite 11 things (2+9=11)

11. She does great hair
10. She takes life serious but not too serious
9. She is willing to do things out of her comfort zone (a tri with 7 weeks to train)
8. She has a great sense of humor, dry just like I like it
7. She is the voice of reason in our house
6. She holds no grudge even when I prune (butcher) her favorite plants
5. She loves Michael Cera (see prior posts)
4. She is super low maintenance but still looks fabulous (even preggers)
3. She is really open minded and holds no judgment over anyone

2. She is a great wife... I am a pain in the arse sometimes and she still loves me.
1. She is a great mom- I hope our kids grow up and realize how awesome of a mom she is.

I LOVE you and Happy Birthday.

Let the Good Times Roll

Sloane celebrated her fifth birthday this past weekend...I cant believe we have a five year old! She decided she wanted to have a "Sponge Bob Water Party" this consisted of a kiddie pool, water balloons and a caterpillar whose legs whip water around the yard. We invited all of her closest friends and family and had a wet and wild blast in our back yard. Sloane wanted to have a orange frosted polka dot cake and Jeanne was more than willing to fill that cake order (watch your back "Cake Boss"). After the shindig Sloane Jeanne and I went to Sloane's favorite eatery Cafe Rio and went to Target so she could use her "credit card" (gift card) on some new toys. Being the good big sister she is she spent a portion of her money on a ball that she shares with her brother. We are so proud of her and could not ask for a better daughter. We love you Sloane Ba`lone

San Diego

We went to California with the Slaugh Family this week and have had a blast. There is nothing better than the warm California sun draining your energy while you splash around in the ocean. Sloane took about three seconds to warm up to the ocean but Beckett was a little more timid, but by the second day he was jumping on the boogie board begging to be pulled up and down the beach. Sloane has been really helpful with teaching Beck the ropes of the beach and keeping an eye on all the little kids. For fathers day Beckett took me to a Padres game, what a great fathers day gift, it is like he knew exactly what I wanted.

Catch Up

Where to begin, Jeanne has decided that blogging is not her forte so I am going to take over for a bit until she can bust out of her slump. Beckett turned two in February and graduated to a big bed, so far he has been really good aside from a few nights that Sloane led him astray. Sloane has been doing really good in school, she is meeting with her kindergarten teacher in a few weeks...I can't believe she is going to be in public school. We took a trip to Fresno to see the Raulston's, it was so nice to see everyone. My cousin has a daughter that is Sloane's age they had so much fun together, I wish we lived closer because 12 hours is kind of a long drive for a play date. I will try to post once a week...well at least once a month unless something saaaweet happens.