I have had a hard time finding a bed ensemble that I like and that will not look to crazy against our hideous forest green carpet. I made this quilt a couple of years ago out of bark cloth that I had been collecting and had it sat stuffed in our amoire. Mostly because I did a terrible job binding it and the thing is pretty heavy. Barkcloth and a heavy linen are not exactly snuggly fabrics. I brought it out just to see how it would look in our room. It is not prefect but it is better than our Pb luau quilt that Tony would set fire to if he had his way. I think the main reason I brought out the quilt is I am feeling rather tropical today. This morning I booked our trip to Hawaii for December. It will be a 5th anniversary/ expiring air miles needing redemption trip. All three of us will be going to Kauai for five nights and then staying on the North Shore Oahu for the last three hopefully during the Pipeline masters. We are very excited.
Yes....this potty actually got used instead of taking up space. It lives in the living room for now. I think the combination of the new location and chocolate treats are a strong motivator. No #2 yet but I am not complaining at this point. He is not yet shopping at Williams sonoma. The bag has some snacks and bubbles from my aunt from dinner last night). He has been carrying it around since. 
We started swim lessons at Murray Callan. That is his teacher behind him and a fellow San Dieguito alumni parent knee in the left of the photo. I need to get his name next lesson. I think he is a couple of years ahead of my class. His kids are partnered up with Brayden. 
Last weeks Carlsbad 5000. My dad watched Brayden while Tony and I ran. This was our corny version of 80's running attire which was the theme of the run. I ran my fastest time. 28:55 which puts me just below a 9 minute/mile pace. Tony really pushed me ( which I desperately need if I am going to attempt the rock n roll 1/2 in June). Tony barley had a a bead of sweat dripping and could have easily continued at that steady pace for miles (so not fair) . This was extra frustrating since he has not run once since we did the Oceanside Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving.In other news Brayden has his teeth fixed on Tuesday. He had to have a partial root canal on his front tooth and 5 fillings. Personally I think three of the fillings were unnecessary because they were baby teeth. An anesthesiologist had to put him under due to his age. They used the same medication ( propofol) that MJ was such a fan of to put him under. I will spare you the ugly details of the cost of all of this. Thankfully our insurance will cover well over half the cost. The worst part was watching the doctor put him under and carry him away only to return to him three hours later to a groggy toddler who had no equilibrium for the better part of the day. I lost it. For those of you who know me well, I rarely ever lose it. The next day he was back to normal and my nerves and emotional state had recovered.
