A Tiny Hiney

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Photo Challenge--Day 4

Day 04 - A picture of your night.

I failed to take a picture toNIGHT as the photo challenge instructed...so my afternoon will have to do....
My dad & stepmom had a 2 hour layover at the Dallas airport this afternoon!! We were so excited to see them--even though it was short. Of course, they loved on Asher the whole time. They'll be back in July to spend a whole week with him! Can't wait for their return.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Photo Challenge--Day 3

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Photo Challenge--Day 2

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest

Meet my BFF, Casey!! We became best friends when we were 10 years old!!! That's 19 YEARS folks!!! She is amazing and I'm so thankful for our friendship! xoxo

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Photo Challenge--Day 1

"Picture of yourself & 15 facts about you"

I LOVE Ellen ...you know, Degeneres.

I'm a Christian.

My dream is to have a house on a lake.

I wish my family lived closer.

Christmas is my favorite holiday but I hate the winter.

I can't be in the same room as somebody that is brushing their teeth...EEEK!!!!

My marriage is amazing!

Being a mother is the best feeling e-v-e-r!

I sing really loud in the car.

I'm a Dallas Mavericks fan but really I just LOVE Dirrrrrk!!

Drinking wine is my favorite hobby. Don't judge.

I have all of the supplies to scrapbook for days but I've yet to complete ONE!

I plan on living in Texas my whole life.

I'm emotional with happy & sad tears.

I already want [my hubby] to paint Asher's room again! hehe!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

30-day Challenge!!!!

Great ready! I will be starting my 30-day Photo Challenge tomorrow!!! Come back each day to see my new post! You should join my challenge too cause it's fun, duh!! :)

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest.
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 04 - A picture of your night.
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory.
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Easter!!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. I helped out Saturday afternoon hiding 4 THOUSAND eggs at our neighborhood egg hunt! We were so thankful it didn't get rained out. Tons of kids came to enjoy the face painting, bounce houses, DJ, food and, of course, the egg hunt!! I quickly went home to shower and get ready for 4pm Easter church service. My mom & step dad met us there. The service was amazing, as always. Afterwards, we all met Mike's parents at Kyoto--a delicious Japanese restaurant in Rockwall. Sunday we had another Easter dinner at my moms house. It was so good and the perfect ending to the great weekend!

"Family Tree" that Asher made at daycare for Easter. There is a Easter bible verse on the back. So sweet! :)

Friday, April 15, 2011

Best.Time.EVER!

Last week we went on our first family vacation to sunny Newport Beach in California!!!! It was sooo amazing! We had a flight out of DFW last Thursday morning...so we started our day before the sun came up at 4am!!! Let me tell you that packing for a 3 month old isn't as easy as I thought. I swear Asher's stuff took up more than me & Mike's together!! Anyway, we managed to get through security with everything in tow. (I was really nervous about the TSA folks but they were super great and we went through w/out and issues!) We were SO lucky that our flight was only 1/2 full. We literally had the back 10 rows to ourselves! We took Asher's car seat in and he slept the WHOLE way there! Whew!

We got to Cali at 9am and went straight to my brothers house...stayed there for about an hour and then went to my sisters house. We had lunch with her family and then we all headed to the beach front house that my mom rented for us all to stay. My mom, stepdad and stepbrother flew in on a different flight from Dallas and my grandparents flew in from San Francisco. There were EIGHTEEN of us total! Our house had 8 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, huge family areas, balcony, patio lots of bathrooms and most of all...an amazing ocean view! It was located right near Balboa Pier with tons of places to eat, and do within walking distance! We really had SO much fun. We went on 3-4 walks each day with the strollers to the park on the beach, pier and down the trail of shops & restaurants. The girls went for sushi one afternoon and the guys drove to LA (Mike was determined to go to the huge guitar center in LA). Each family (my sisters, brothers and mine) cooked a big dinner on separate nights. Mike & I had the first night so we grocery shopped for 18 people which was very stressful for me (HA!) and made delicious tacos, queso, beans, guacamole, chips, etc. It was yummy. My sisters family made jumbo shrimp fettichini with delicious bread and salad and my brothers family made Mediterranean chicken with pita bread and Greek salad. It was a great idea to rotate cooking dinner that way my mom an/or grandma wasn't stuck in the kitchen each night. It was perfect!!

We came home Sunday afternoon and unfortunately our flight was 'full' (even though I saw 2 empty seats near us!!!) so they wouldn't let us take the car seat. I got really nervous/anxious because it wasn't quite Asher's bedtime yet and he had already had a good nap that afternoon. Luckily he did great and only cried just for a few minutes at takeoff & landing. Everybody around us thought he was the cutest thing and complimented him on his calmness!! :) WHEW! He fell asleep for 90% of the flight, it was not comfortable AT ALL for me because I had to sit still the whole time and felt like I couldn't move since I was so nervous that he'd wake up! But, we made it home safe and luckily I took off work on Monday because we got settled in at home around midnight.

I was so happy to see all my nieces & nephews and have everybody together at the same time. This was very rare for my family!!! We hope to continue this tradition and do it each year! I haven't gone through all of the pics yet, but here are some random ones...

me & my love on the beach!