Our Early Morning

Darby's water broke last night so we knew she would begin labor soon. All night she was pacing and rearranging her blankets. She was trying to make a little nest in our closet. Finally Albert moved her into the kitchen at 3 a.m. At 5:30 a.m. I heard puppy squeals. So far, ten have been born. I think she's done but we'll see...

Our Saint Patricks Day

I always like St. Patrick's day for some reason. I'm not Irish but its a fun holiday for me. No pressure for me, whatever I do is appreciated, an easy Irish dinner that everyone likes. Way different than Christmas. I enjoyed playing Celtic music on my flute in Gavin's class and making fun green treats for the kids in his class.

Cute picture of Albert and Micah...too bad Micah's shirt is a mess.

Irish soda bread, corned beef and steamed cabbage. Clover shaped, green cookies made with my cookie press and Swedish (ahem) cookie recipe.

Happy Birthday Gavin!

Gavin is 7!!
The day started with Rainforest Monkey Cupcakes.
Gavin is studying the rainforest in school so we made these cupcakes.
Inside each one is a little rainforest fact on a rolled up piece of paper.
Here, Linnea is helping put on the chocolate monkeys.

That night we went out to dinner with Great Grampa
and Tera and Jared and their family.
Lala Grill was Gavin's choice restaurant.
Here, Gavin and Maila are reading the card sent by Grama and Grampa Sirman.

Gavin ready to blow out his candles of his Oreo cake. Seriously, Layers in Monterey make the best cake. I ate more then I should have and subsequently went on a 6 mile run to try to repair the damage. But it was worth it.

Carter and Gavin

The next day Gavin had another party with a few friends from church and school.
One of the boys' Mom made and brought this awesome lightsaber cake!

Micah was a little too interested in the cake...

"Look Mom!"

The boys played musical present while listening to Star Wars music.
I'll never forget Gavin being just two years old and every Sunday he'd sing the Darth Vader theme song during church, and most noticeably during the sacrament. He has liked Star Wars for a while!

My sweet boy on his 7th birthday!
I am so grateful to have Gavin in our family. He's a joy to be around. He's full of energy and joy!

Gavin and Jacen playing around. Scary of Jacen, huh?!

Gavin's Basketball

Gavin played basketball this year for the first time on a team. He was such a great basketball player! Every game he scored several baskets. He's so fast! This is a picture of him just making a basket. (That's him in the turquoise shirt below the basket.)

We're Expecting...

PUPPIES!

Did I fool ya?

From my calculations, I think her due date is March 28th. I'm not very experienced with dogs and gestational periods though. I wonder how many she'll have? We're excited and it'll be fun but a lot of work for me I'm afraid. Albert has several sold already. I think it'll be hard, when the time comes, taking the puppies away from her and selling them. I'm glad I'm not a dog.

These pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago. She's pretty big now.

Seriously, 15 Jacen?!

Is my bouncing baby boy really 15?!
I sure don't feel any older.
Jacen chose to celebrate Japanese style at Sapporo's.
Loved sharing his celebration with Tera and her children and Grampa.

Sang Happy Birthday accompanied by drums. Cool.

Cupcakes made by me and a huge fruit salad in a pineapple shell from the restaurant.

Maila catching her food mid air!

Fire entertainment. The little pyro children loved it. So did I.

Beach Day Today

It was a beautiful and warm day and we enjoyed going to Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach! It was a spur of the moment decision but when the sun comes out, we have to take advantage of it!

Our family, as sea turtles. Micah loves the sea turtles.

Oakland Temple

Saturday we went to the Oakland temple for our Stake temple day. It's been really difficult to go since Micah has been born because my children just don't stay with other people very well and they are all nursers. It's always so hard when they are babies. This time we were able to reserve a room at the stake center which is on the temple grounds. We took snacks and toys and Linnea watched Micah and Gavin. It was a lot of work for her but she did a great job and we're so appreciative. Gavin helped her with Micah as well. Our Bishop really encouraged all ward members to go, even children, just to be on the temple grounds. I loved having the children there to see the temple and feel the spirit on the grounds. It was a COLD day but beautiful. I am once again amazed at the spirit we feel in our home after attending the temple and the blessings I already feel in our lives. I am rededicating my resolve to attend the temple more often. Jacen was not feeling well that day but I plan on taking him to do baptisms in the temple every month.

Scentsy!

Well, I am officially a Scentsy Consultant! I love the products and thought it would be a really fun thing to do on the side. I love parties and getting together with friends and I like that I don't really have to be a sales person with Scentsy. Really the products just sell themselves. We'll see how it goes... I have a website if you're interested.
click here: https://jaimezuniga.scentsy.us/Home

I was a bit interested when I learned that Scentsy warmers were safe because their was no fire and matches involved (I do have a 6 year old boy) and the wax does not get very hot. I spilled some on myself once and it didn't hurt at all. Then I became more interested when I saw a catalog and saw the great designs that actually compliment a decorum rather then detract from it. And I fell in love when I finally spelled the scents. I love walking into my house when it smells so good and I love having the house smell good for my family when they get home.

The Little Things

I saw these flowers at Trader Joes for only 3.99 and bought them.
I love how fresh flowers totally brighten a room and I'm loving the sweet pea pink color of these right now. So pretty.

And my friend gave me the new scent of the month for Scentsy, Shades of Green, and I love the scent! I feel so good when my house smells good! I'm seriously thinking of becoming a Scentsy consultant. What are your experiences with Scentsy? I'm relatively new to it but I love the products!