where has my mind gone?

I'm not sure what my problem is I keep having brain farts as the very nice police officer said. First I got my very first speeding ticket while driving to Oregon at least the cop was nice and tried to make me feel better by telling me I just had a brain fart and it happens and then said how cute Ashlynn was since she was waiving and smiling at him and then gave Holden stickers to top it all off it was terrible. Then last night I lost my keys, Billy handed them to me and I just don't remember what I did with them after that I just had a complete brain fart it's just gone not in my memory what in the world could I have done with them while riding in the car from a restaurant to walmart, maybe aliens took them and wiped my memory. And worst of all Billy tells me things and I have no recollection of the whole conversation. What ever fruit or vegetable or vitamin helps with brain function I need it, this sucks.

summer vacation

Our big trip this summer was to Oregon. We went to Roseburg first for a Dassler family reunion that was a lot of fun and then we headed up to Portland to visit some friends it was such a great trip we all had a lot of fun. Oregon is so beautiful it is such a nice change from our desert home while it was over 100 degrees in Lancaster is was only 80 degrees in Portland and we even got some rain that smelled so good we were very tempted to just stay there and never come back to California. We did so many fun things that each activity deserves it's own post.

It was such a nice drive too

The kids were really good travelers this time around too I think the dvd player helped a lot they watched some movies they slept the stretched their legs at the rest stop and then started over it was nice.

ice cream picnics

For the record I hate doing dishes so any chance we have to eat without using dishes we take, plus the kids thought it was really fun to eat out of the carton.

Holden's last day of school

Holden's class did a cute little show for us on the last day of school so we tried to make it his special day to show him how excited we are for him. The show was cute the kids sang all the songs they had learned throughout the school year and afterwards had cake and punch it was fun to watch him.

I guess we're even

It wouldn't be fare to one parent if both kids favored one over the other so I guess it just works out perfectly how much of a Mamma's boy Holden is and what a total Daddy's girl Ashlynn is

Ashlynn has the softest hair

It must be from all the applesauce and spagetti sauce and mayonaise and who knows what else she puts in it but hey it's working for her, that and it's giving her crazy hair by lunch time

before lunch

After lunch

Thank you dear mother in law, you are the best

let me just start by saying that I love being with my kids very much, I start to miss them even if I'm only going somewhere for a little bit which is probably a sign that I should get out more. I never really take much time for myself but I figured it was about time, and thanks to Billy's wonderful mother who happily cared for my children all day long I had a wonderful day all to myself, I got my hair cut ( yes a real haircut and it's styled something I've never in my life had done it's always been long and just there so this time I went for something different and cut it short, not very short to my shoulders but short for me), I went clothes shopping and was able to take my time and try on lots and lots of clothes (the last time I bought myself new clothes was my birthday last summer so it was well needed) and I actually got some really nice things that are flattering to my not so thin body, and then I went to my cake decorating class knowing my kids were in good hands and having fun so I can enjoy my time for myself. I always joke that as soon as we can afford it we are getting a live in nanny so I can go to the store and cook dinner and take a shower and maybe even go to the bathroom without little ones at my feet begging for food, or break dancing in the isles of the grocery store, or waiting at the door looking under it saying " I can still see you he he he", but then again if I had a live in nanny spending a day shopping without the kids wouldn't seem so nice. I might even do it again next month, I was a little worried about Holden being out of school for the next two months and keeping him busy but now I realize this is the perfect opportunity for him and Ashlynn to spend more time with their Oma and I'm pretty excited about it.