The good life!

Ahh paradise! We are having a fantastic time. I just wanted to make a little post before dinner. We pretty much laid out at the pool all day today. The food is fantatic so I'm sure we will couple back a little heavier-lol. I actually went to the fitness center a little bit ago and would you believe that I was the ONLY one in there?!!! I guess I should have listened to Scott when he said, "you aren't supposed to work out on vacation."

Check out this guy! There are lizards and iguana everywhere. I thought I saw a huge one this morning and every time I see a new one, it is so much bigger. Here are a couple pictures from today.

My view laying out.

Oh and last night.

Thanks Nana for watching the boys. Hopefully they aren't being monsters-ha.

L.A. County Fair

We went to the L.A. County Fair today. It was fun. We went last year too. Look at how much the boys have changed in one year We rode the bumper cars and carousal, visited the dinosaur exhibit, ate a lot of food, people watched and had a great time.

My mistake...I gave the boys a cupcake:

Can you tell it was red velvet :)

The petting zoo was the all time favorite. We spent a LONG time in there. It was very entertaining. Both boys had to hug and kiss every animal. Harrison counted them. Well he can't count yet but that is what you would think he was doing since he was going around to every animal and touching them and moving on. Like a game of duck, duck, goose.

When it was time to leave, Harrison had to say "bu bye" to every animal.

My one complaint was the gamers or carnies. Luck was definitely on our side. We landed 5 balls in the little cups so we got to chose a few prizes for the boys (stuffed bees and frogs). That was nice. William and Harrison both love basketball so Scott decided to play one of the basketball games. If you make the basket, you get a basketball. So Scott bought two plays (one for each boy). As luck had it, he made BOTH shots. The carnies were impressed but mad. They only let him have one prize! Scott argued with him. Finally the guy said, "ok you are right." So Scott picked out two balls. Then to top it off, the carnie took one away and said, "no, only one or you can have a big blow up ball instead." Of-course I jumped in and explained how rude the guy was being and that is was ridiculous to pay for a game and not get the prize if you win. Anyway, we ended up walking away mad and with only one prize. I'm still a little upset. The boys will just have to share...if that's possible.

It was a good day. Fun had by all. And the boys are sleeping good now:)

The Big 3 0 !

What an amazing day! There are no words to explain how blessed I feel and how lucky I am! I have the most amazing family. I woke up this morning to beautiful flowers and breakfast. Just to back up a little, Scott wakes up every morning at 4am!!! Yes, 4am! So I don't know what time he got up this morning to make sure there were fresh flowers for my awakening and breakfast ready. Of-course I had to warm that up since I get a few more hours of sleep than him each day :)

After breakfast we went to the park to play. And (continuing from the earlier post) the boys went through Nana's suitcase :) Then we headed to the mall to ride the train and play in the play area. Oh and shop of-course. Mom bought me a cute new Victoria's Secret swimsuit (I'll show that off later-ha).

Then Mom, A.K.A Nana, took us out to a very nice Italian lunch. Yummy! We headed home and rested for a little bit. Scott came home and made dinner. He grilled out ribeye steaks and vegetables. And then he brought out this amazing cake! Seriously, have you seen a prettier cake?! Love it!!!!!

Then I got to open presents-always fun. Scott popped open a bottle of bubbly and sent me on a scavenger hunt. He is always so creative and makes it fun. He sent me all over the house with clues and gifts. As if my day wasn't great enough, I got cards from family, so many phone calls , emails, text messages and facebook messages from friends and family, some new clothes, an ipod from the boys (for when they drive me crazy and we need to dance), and the final present was found in my swimsuit drawer.....

Tickets to the Riviera Maya, Mexico. In a black portfolio I found passports, travel tickets, itinerary and hotel information (can you tell my husband loves marketing?). I seriously have to brag on my hubby and tell you how great he is. He called my mom over two months ago and asked her to come out over my birthday. Obviously she had no problem with that. He had this planned that long!!! And how they kept it a secret is beyond me. I knew my mom was coming out but I thought just to visit. Scott is always so good to me and I am so blessed but he always amazes me at how he takes care of me and treats me like a princess. He makes every day special for our family. I am so lucky. And to have my mom here tops it off. A fantastic birthday with a great family. 30 Rocks!

Guess who's coming to town?

Yep Nana (Payne). And you know you are a grandma when you visit your grandkids and your suitcase looks like this....

Two Tidbits

Two little tidbits for you. Yesterday around 1pm, I found Harrison like this: 1:30 is his nap time. He was all set. He seriously did this all himself including turning on his cd player:)

Second tidbit is a little toddler talk from this morning.

William: "There is something on my hand Mommy."

Me: "What is it?"

William: "My finger."

Forgot to post

Seeing I just posted a video of Harrison all happy but Will whining in the background, I found it fitting to post a video of him from the other day all happy :)

If only I can wake up like this.

Instead I wake up like William (whining in the background) :) Ha.