Thanksgiving and other items of interest...

Thanksgiving was great! Great food and great company.

The kids had fun playing in the back yard and Kaci enjoyed the wee little bit of turkey that she did eat. She's kinda picky! We had a plethora of food and drinks which let to some funny conversation. We decided to call it a "night" around 6. Rick and I were exhausted and Angie and I had to rest up for BLACK FRIDAY shopping. Yes. decided to brave the crowds. All in all it wasn't so bad. We left at around 6am and ot home just afer lunch time. I think that Target was the worst of them all. I didn't get as much as I thought I would. I also picked up Kaci's birthday presents. She is going to be 1 in 14 days! WOW oh WOW!

I also got another nice little surprise today...see pic below!

Kaci's b-day party is wild animal theme (zebra and leopard) so this will be a nice touch! HA LOL

TTFN...time to eat more turkey!

Katelyn's Baby Shower - A Garden Tea Party

I threw a baby shower (with the help of my favorite Angie) and it was a SUCCESS! The theme was a garden Tea Party. It went off without a hitch. A beautiful cake, yummy food, tea, games, and gifts. It was a good sized group of ladies. It was really fun. Here are some pics! I know she had a great time!!!!

To the left is the belly cake. 2 different views. The food was awesome. We had yogurt shots, veggie shots, sweet meatballs, fondue, apple and chese tray, veggie tray, punch, tea...

The invitations were beautiful and Angie made a sign for the front door that matched the invitations. it was awesome. We had balloons, Gerbera daisies for the guests along with a tea cup favor. In the tea cup were flower seeds, tea light candles, and a business card from my photographer (in case anyone was interested), and candies garnished the saucer that the tea cup was on. It really was fun and I am glad that her mom got to join us all the way from Chicago. More pics below...just a few.

Holidays and Other Places

HAPPY TURKEY DAY! MERRY CHRISTMAS or MELE KALIKIMAKA (in Hawaiian)!

We will be hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Yup! Food galore and good conversation. This will be Kaci's 1st Thanksgiving!

This picture is of the Long Beach Skyline from Signal Hill, CA. it's beautiful at night! Well, as of today (not counting today) there are only 40 days until Christmas (39 if you don't count Christmas day either)! LOL I am so excited for the holidays! We are going to California baby!!! Woot Woot! I love the holidays! I love real pine Christmas trees, the beautiful lights, smely Christmas candles, baked holiday goods, and just being with good friends and family. However, this does mean one thing...our baby girl is turning 1! More to follow on that later. Joy was wonderful enough to meet us at Hickam Beach last night for the family photo shoot. I should have at least one photo back soon so I can get our Christmas cards out! YEAH!!! And of course...you know I will post a few pics here too.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

The next couse of action will be my trip to Seattle, WA. February marks the month for the American Academy of Forensic Science meetings. So, Kaci and I will be headed to Seattle and we will be meeting up with Auntie Sherry. I have never been to Seattle so I am really looking forward to the trip. Should be fun times...after work of course!

Thank you for Serving...

Today's is Veteran's Day. Thank you to all the men and women who serve out great nation and who have served in the past. Also, a special thank you should also go out to all the military spouses because they sacrifice just as much. So again...THANK YOU!

Some fantabulous things!

1. Snuggle Exhilarations Blue Iris and Bamboo Silk...of the smell is heaven! In fact, I am certain that heaven smells exactly like this!
2. Coffeemate Pumpkin Spice creamer
3. Plain ole shaken black iced tea from Starbucks
4. BLT's made with turkey bacon and sourdough bread
5. Coke Zero
6. YogurtLand

Also, Kaci is 11 months today! The big SHA-BANG will take place next month! I can't believe me baby is going to be 1!!!! Where or where has the time gone? Nana Marian will be here to celebrate with us. :o)

Other than that not too much else is going on. School and work as usual. I am excited for the the holidays! I love being with great friends and family. And...I love the smell of the holiday food!

TTFN!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences went great! Courtney is smart as a whip. She is doing wonderfully in all of her subjects, especially math. Her teacher, Mrs. Staley is just a joy and she has such love for the children. Now, she is a little tough, but I love that about her.

She has such confidence in Courtney and had nothing but wonderful things to say about her!!

Anyhow, Kyle's school is dumb. They don't "schedule" parent teacher conferences. You have to make an appointment with each teacher if you want to have a conference. UGH! Whatever.

Anyway, Great job Courtney!!!

Happy Halloween

This is Kaci's 1st Halloween! It was a cat and mouse game! Kaci looked so cute in her costume. See kept looking at Courtney in that cat costume and I think she was trying to figure out whether or not she knew her. LOL

Friday night was the Hickam Carnival. Of course, I don't ride the rides anymore but Kyle and Courtney had fun! The rides make me sick to my stomach. Blehk!

Saturday the girls and I did a bunch of running around (shopping) while Rick went to the range with his cronies. Kyle Trick-or Treated with Courtney and then they came home, dropped off the candy, and headed straight for the carnival-again. LOL We had a BBQ with some friends. It was a nice evening.

Sunday is just Sunday. Homework is consuming my day. Rick is going to take the kids to the pool and Kaci and I are going to play play play. Well, that's all for today folks! Gotta get a good night's sleep tonight....Combat Lifesaver course all next week!