Well hello there....how are you enjoying March? 
A little too chilly for me...but spring 
is almost here! Yippee!!!! We have been busy! But who isn't??? First we had this...first tooth out
...then we had number 2 come out...
(he only received $1 from the tooth fairy!)...and in more BiG news...we now have a rock star (in the making) on our hands! Cooper is officially enrolled in guitar classes and proudly owns a real electric guitar! He is SO excited! The teacher suggested electric instead of acoustic because it's easier for small children to hold. Cooper is so excited! He turns on the music channel on TV and rocks along with it. Very cute! Can't believe I let my 4 year old get an electric guitar, though. Am I nuts or what??? I will keep you posted!
A little too chilly for me...but spring is almost here! Yippee!!!! We have been busy! But who isn't??? First we had this...first tooth out...then we had number 2 come out...(he only received $1 from the tooth fairy!)...and in more BiG news...we now have a rock star (in the making) on our hands! Cooper is officially enrolled in guitar classes and proudly owns a real electric guitar! He is SO excited! The teacher suggested electric instead of acoustic because it's easier for small children to hold. Cooper is so excited! He turns on the music channel on TV and rocks along with it. Very cute! Can't believe I let my 4 year old get an electric guitar, though. Am I nuts or what??? I will keep you posted!(Cooper dresses himself. Trust me, I did not pick out camo and plaid. He's a rock star, what can I say?)
And in other news..coupons...I attended a coupon class last month and was shocked to realize I have been "couponing" wrong the whole time! Basically, if you use just a coupon on a full price item, you would have probably saved money buying generic. You need a manufacturer's coupon, as well as a store coupon, and if the item is on sale, you are in business! The Sassy Saver (http://www.thesassysaver.net/) says she pays about $1 or less (sometimes free!) for each of the items she buys. Her total grocery bill (including toiletries) is around $35 a week! Can you believe that??? So, I am slowly trying this out. Some local friends here are doing very well! Me, not so hot. Spent an hour at Walgreens and spent about $3 total for two tubes of Crest and a bottle of John Freida shampoo. Good...but an hour??? (My coupons were a mess!). Also did well at CVS a few weeks ago, but then lost my CVS bucks (basically $5 free money). So....not too hot yet! The good news is that you don't have to figure out these deals...there are blogs that explain the deals and which coupons to use. Check the Sassy Saver and http://www.myfrugaladventures.com/ for you NorCal people. So snag a copy of tomorrow (Sunday's) paper and keep the coupon inserts! Go check those blogs now or search for some local ones for you. Let me know how you do...and I'll keep you posted on how I do. I can only get better ! :-)
The next day, Kendall gets diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia...but she's better except for the ever present runny nose....living in the valley allergies? Then, poor Spencer started feeling feverish and coughing up a storm on Sunday. (my sweet guy riding the bull! He did very well!)
He's been out of school all week, sick. Today he was diagnosed with bronchitis and ear infections and needs an inhaler now..ugh...poor kid. so don't visit us right now. Seriously need to disinfect everything!!!! I've been feeling a little yucky, but hey, mamas can't get sick, right??? 
I'm actually waiting for her doctor to call since we had a xray done this morning. She's had a lingering cough for a while so I took in her in finally this morning. 
Cooper sitting with Spencer's class for some of the assembly. That will be him next year! Waaah!!!!
Congrats!!! Valentine's Day...Cooper's valentines (bags of candy hearts attached)
....I was in co-charge of his school's Valentine's Party. It was such a fun day being a mommy!!! I had a lunch date with Cooper, then went and volunteered for Spencer's classroom party.
We made necklaces, one of the projects I had planned for Cooper's party that morning.
(Kendall's picture didn't come out right...need to finish hers). Simply took a side view of the boys, enlarged to 5 X 7, cut them out, painted them black with craft paint and voila! Cannot take credit for this...but can't remember where I found it either!
This recipe is not in her awesome cookbook, but you can find it at her site. 
Last weekend, we decided to take the boys for a surprise visit to Disneyland!
They were so excited when we told them. Joe and I were so excited, too! 
It truly is the most magical place on Earth! The lines were so short! 
Hardly anyone was there! And the sun was shining...hallelujah! 
Space Mountain (at night) and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. 
Cooper's: the Rockets 
and Star Tours. We missed Kendall a lot...but she had fun staying with her Grammy one night and Grandma the next! I don't think she missed us at all! Well, maybe a little....(I hope!).
Anyway...Joe's cousin Andrew is joining the Peace Corp, (here he is with Nana and Grandpa)
and he will be stationed in South Africa. He and his family (here's Aunt Karen and Uncle Steve)
flew down from the Seattle area to visit with Nana and Grandpa 
and us! There were about 25-26 of us. 
The kids had a blast running around 
(Nana and Grandpa have stairs-which my boys love!). It was fun to talk and catch up with everyone. Andrew and his sisters are in their 20's, newly graduated, and have all kinds of exciting things going on
(Katherine and Liz)...med school plans, pre-school teaching, Peace Corp...it was nice to visit! Andrew will have a blog of his experiences, so when I get that address, I will link it in case you are curious. What an experience! So thrilled for him! And here's the Lepere family and Nana and Grandpa. I have to get the group shot from Cindy...she took that one! 
