We caught a matinee showing of Cars on Saturday and the kids really enjoyed watching all the talking cars in this movie. There were no scary parts at all in this movie and I only had to cover Wesley’s eyes during the previews when they were showing the movie trailer for Monster House coming out […]

This was the theme of Nicholas’ Pre-K Graduation today. At 4pm, we gathered at the multi-purpose room of our daycare center to celebrate the commencement of his graduation ceremony. The crowd of camera-toting moms and dads eagerly awaited the arrival of their little ones all dressed to impress in their tassled caps, and personalized gowns. […]

Alex and I were invited to a 10-year anniversary celebration hosted by the executives tonight. There was a crowd of a couple hundred people gathered for a hosted hors d’oeuvres party in the nicely decorated conference space. Highlights for the evening included a featured sushi chef, oysters on the half-shell with succulent peeled shrimp encased […]

I guess i’ve always enjoyed the Sound of Music songs ever since I was a child, and since I listen to this CD in the car every now and then… Nicholas has picked up some of these lyrics and sings along with me in the car. Songs like….

“I am 16 going on 17… totally […]

Our boys really like pirate tales, paraphenalia, etc. so I guess it wasn’t a surprise when I heard this (from Wesley). I was telling the kids as we were crossing the parking lot today that they have to stay close to me and hold my hands whenever we cross the street because it’s dangerous. […]

So what did we do? Hmm…. let’s start with what did we not do.
Well, we didn’t go cherry picking in Brentwood as we had originally planned or go to the museum/aquarium/zoo/theme park. We had a brake pad warning light appear on the dashboard of our car just as we were about to head into […]

It’s been a while since I updated this site, but I’ve been busy with… trying to get my usborne book business on track. This is purely a side venture of mine… nothing serious, but I wanted to at least take the time to become more knowledgeable in this field/hobby I’m pursuing. Anyways, I promised […]