catching up....

Winter in San Diego ( obviously taken last week)

Introducing the bike.....It rests at the foot of the bed at bedtime and nap time. Most meals and snacks are consumed on the bike. Lots of favorite shows are also watched on the bike. He can't quite figure out to peddles but he scoots around, runs over feet and marks up with wall with the tire tread with perfection. Originally intended as a Christmas present but not quite done in time. Lot of things trickled over into the new year this year. The new wooden step and chrome fenders still need to be put on but someone won't get off the bike long enough to finish tricking it out.
Very important imaginary phone conversation.

So happy with his three favorites- bike, backpack, and milk.

resolutions...

We started the new year right. I ran from our house to Beacons and Tony and Brayden met me up on the beach. I only like to run 1 way still. The round trip idea is still not for me. Tony is nice enough to cooperate and pick me up. What an amazing day to be at the beach running around low tide.

My new years resolution will be more like a "2010 to do list". I like lists so the likelihood I will try and adhere to the 2010 list seems high. It is only the 2nd so we will see.

1. Run a 1/2 marathon.

2. Buy a house- ( even if it is in a zip code other than 92024 or 92007)
3. Cook 1 new meal a week. I watch enough Martha and own enough cookbooks that this should be a no-brainer.

4. Finish the embroidery for Brayden's room started last April. I am almost there.....90% done.

5. Read more books than I listen to on CD.

6. Use up all 100 of our free stock trades from our brokerage account... Time to be a bull and not a bear and get in the mentality of brown bagging it and buy a share of eBay instead.

Happy New Year

Sneaking in a solo on Aunt Donna's piano.
We celebrate Christmas Eve with my dad's side of the family. This year my aunt Donna and Uncle Lloyd hosted. She opted for keeping things simple and doing only appetizers and desserts. I was the first skeptic of the idea ( since I am sucker for tradition) but it turned out to be very nice. Everyone put a lot of effort into bringing something yummy and fancy. The adults do a pirate type of gift exchange and if you are under 18, the kids get something from every family. Brayden, who still does not grasp the concept of unwrapping gifts, has no idea how lucky he is.

Look! Santa brought me a You Gabba Gabba boom box.

Merry Christmas! We got our tree on December 1st and I was shocked at how well it held up. Brayden was quite enamoured with the tree. The poor tree was pulled, tugged, poked, and shook multiple times a day. See how naked the bottom of the tree looks???

Christmas morning at our house. My mom had to work that day. But she just had to send Grandpa over with some M & M's in her absence. Later on that day we drove up to Foothill Ranch to have dinner at my cousin's.

Chopping logs with his saw from Santa.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and happy New Year. We are very lucky and blessed to have our health and have such wonderful family and friends.

I am very much looking forward to 2010. I think it will be full of opportunity and good times.

Off to go enjoy this amazing day with a run on the beach.....Happy 2010