My 48 hour California trip!

I just came back from the worlds fastest trip to California and had a fabulous weekend! I'm having a hard time staying awake and getting back to normal though. Seeing Wicked was the highlight of the weekend and I have to say that it was better than I expected although I've only heard wonderful reviews about it! It's a must see and I already can't wait to take the girls next year when it comes to SLC!
Here's what was accomplished in my short weekend:
~ 2 trips to In-N-Out (I only ate it once though)
~ Pedicures/Manicures
(my Uncle George likes to call them Mani-Pedis!)
~ Shopping at the insane Glendale Galleria
~ eating dinner @ BJ's- my fav!
~ hanging out @ Graumans Chineese Theater
~ feeling lost in the place I grew up in!
~ Griffith Park
~ WICKED!
~ spending time with a few friends!

Here's some random pics from the weekend...

Me & Katie goofing off

Don't ask why, but this license plate frame made me laugh. It was on a nice new Lexus and my assumption would be that you're supposed to remove those words when you buy the frame and personalize it, but who am I to know. Maybe it's the name of his business, who knows, but it still was funny to me.

I was holding my camera and it took this pic of my nose hairs practically... I didn't realize it until later, but anyway... I did crop out the ceiling of Katies car- it was less interesting than the whites of my eyes.

I took this of the WB studios mostly for Abby & Brenna.
We were on our way to see...

WICKED!

The fun crowds of people waiting in the Pantages Theater.
Look, there was even a gigolo in training there!

My friend and I also did the walk of fame in Hollywood and again, took this picture for the girls.
It says Walt Disney if you can't tell... and look at my pedicure!

I love the randoms who make a living dressed up in character on Hollywood Blvd. There were probably 3 or 4 Jack Sparrows that we saw, Davey Jones, Michael Jackson, Fiona from Shrek, Elmo, Star Wars characters, Wonder Woman, and my personal favorite... the 65 year old balloon making Cinderella! I couldn't get a picture of her face, but she had more wrinkles than any Cinderella I've seen @ Disneyland or watch on TV with my girls. I'm bummed she moved so quickly.

My view of the sunset mid-air...

And pulling into the garage, I noticed the temperature in Utah was a lot colder than what I left in CA! My toes were cold since I left LA in flip flops.

Now it's back to reality and A & B love their new Hollywood shirts! Abby said she told all her friends that her mom went to Hollywood to see Wicked! If only she knew how semi-ghetto Hollywood is... parts at least.

Thanks to my mom, Sandie & Janna who watched my little ones while I had a much needed break from reality! Now they need one I'm sure...
THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

Sit boo-boo sit, good dog.

I'm not a lover of animals, that's not a secret. They smell funny, they make messes I'd rather not deal with, and they are a lot of maintenance, that again- I'd rather not deal with.
Latley, my girls have been wanting a pet SO bad and I am constantly giving them reasons as to why I don't think it's a good idea. I know I'm a horrible mom because pets are a part of ones childhood... we had one (or two +) cats when I was young, but now I'm allergic. So, there's a 99.9% chance my children won't ever be pet owners.

Again on the topic of my girls amazing imaginations, they've gotten over it (or at least I hope so) and Abby has decided that "since I don't have a pet of my own, I'll just pretend Noodles (her Webkins) is real and I'll treat her like a real dog." And she serisouly has... it's awesome! This morning, Abby leaves for school before Brenna, so she gave Brenna instructions on what to do with Noodles. Brenna told me she needed to "make sure Noodles finished her breakfixt (Brenna lingo), then go for a little walk, take a nap, and then after Abby's home from school, she'll take care of her again."

It's the greatest thing EVER and I hope it lasts until, maybe forever!

Meet Noodles, the family pet.
Now all we need to do is remember to feed him online.
I hope they don't let fake pets die in the Webkins world-
that would cause major drama!

It's Janna Bananas Birfday!

Today is my baby sisters birthday and I want her to know how much I love her... especially today! She's one of my best friends and has a heart of gold! She's an awesome mom to my favorite little girl (next to my own) Claire! I love that her family lives close enough for us to see each other at least once a week. She's one of the funniest people I know and I love when she's around... we laugh lots and lots!

I hope you have a fantabulous day Mohanna!
WE LOVE YOU times 10 million billion trillion!

Thanks for being an awesome sister, aunt, friend and retarted "we think the Titanic won't sink" twin!!!

Abby & Brenna both woke up saying "it's Aunt Janna's birthday mom!"


This pic was taken at my aunts funeral...
we can have fun anywhere baby!

Easter!

The Easter Bunny found us... finally!
It's been a really fun day for Abby & Brenna. The Easter Bunny came and delivered lots of fun things to them and they loved every minute of it! Our church is @ 11:00 and Abby & Brenna's answer to people when they were asked if the Easter Bunny came yet was
"he got a little tied up, but he's probably coming while we're here at church".
We decided he/she/it probably got too busy during the night because he/she/it isn't as magical as Santa and needed to go to the kids houses who weren't going to church the next day. It got kind of deep, but it worked- and they obviously shared our silly reasonings with their friends at church!

Aunt Sandie helped us color eggs on Saturday night and I think she hates me for buying the most complex egg-dying kit ever created!
At least they turned out pretty!

On the hunt for the eggs...

and for the baskets...



Brenna has never seen this movie, but she was thrilled that the E.B. left it for her and Abby!
(in this pic she was saying "Ratatouille" and the way she says it is hilarious! You've gotta ask her)

Brenna, Claire @ Abby with their new bunnies!

Aunt Sandie made these cute place setting treats... we had a delicious dinner at the Harrisons and had an really nice afternoon visiting with family!

This is the best shot I got of my girls in their dresses... sad,
but one thing I'm noticing is that they need a tan really bad!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

my kids are hilarious!

My girls have a blog of their own and just in case you don't have them on your "reader" (LOVE google reader, btw- it makes blog stalking SO much easier!)- you've got to check out the latest funny from them.
They are made for TV if you ask me!

http://abbybrenna.blogspot.com/

Jumpin Jacks!

Since I spent a week+ babysitting for a neighbor, I decided my girls and I needed to go do something fun today. Abby & Brenna invited their friend Jake to come along to this place here in Springville called Jumpin Jacks. All it basically is is a room FULL of inflatable bounce things (nice technical terms, huh?). We weren't too smart going on a Friday, but it worked out okay. Despite the crowds, the kids were exhausted and had a great time! Here's a few pics of our little outing:

priceless!

I'm a jerk sometimes and like to laugh at the things people do and say. I don't think it gets much more white trash than this...
LOVE IT!

i LOVE being female...

This is probably going to fall into the "Too Much Information" category for some of you, so if you don't like hearing "girly" things, you can stop reading now.

So, here's a little story. I went to the doctor over a week ago only to have my doctor make me freak out and inquire a lot about my family history of breast cancer. Whenever I get asked this question- the doctors eyes usually grow bigger and bigger because of the history in my family. So, he did his exam and made a suggestion that I go get a mammogram because there's an area he wasn't too sure of. WHAT?! I just turned 30 and I felt as though I was breaking- literally. I had been to the chiropractor for the first time earlier that week and now this. So, being the dumb dramatic Debra that I am- I freaked. My mom was able to get me an appointment with a nurse at her work the next week and she luckily made me feel lots better and said there wasn't much of anything to be concerned about. That was a HUGE stress relief, but we still scheduled a mammo which took place this morning. It was everything I thought it was going to be and then some. For those of you who have ever been through the birthing process... do you remember hearing horror stories from all your friends who had previously delivered babies of their own and they would more or less make you NEVER want to deliver that baby?! (I was convinced that I was better off being pregnant for the rest of my life- I don't know about you...) I heard so many horror stories about how epidurals paralyze you, or how much it hurts and on and on... For me those things didn't happen with either of my deliveries- I now own stock in epidurals- LOVE THEM! So I had a hard time believing the stories of how horrible mammograms were because of my past experience from "others stories". I learned something today and that is that I will NEVER doubt anyone and their stories ever again! YIKES- it hurt BAD!!!

All went well even though the nurse did the mammo and then said that the doctor may or may not want to do an ultrasound, depending on what was found. I felt good that I'd be sent home and he wouldn't want to do that, but I was wrong. He did and I again panicked and got really nervous. All in all, he was just wanting to be sure that nothing was missed with the mammo and he gave me the clear that I have nothing to worry about! YAY!

So, now that I can laugh about it I though this was hilarious!

Brenna is Popular

My girls have grown to love the music to Wicked the Musical ever since Grandma Diane & Aunt Sandie saw it earlier this year in LA. And if any of you remember Brenna's last sing-a-long with Hannah Montana, you can add this to the list. This was take #2 (which will make sense when you hear what she says after she's finished singing) and she is such a ham! We were cracking up at her and I've decided I love how her eyes tell a different story than what's coming out of her mouth.
My baby's got talent!

My sister has issues!

I'm posting this mostly because I said I was going to... but my sister Janna is funny. In a "laugh at her" kind of way and we like to tease her a lot about funny things she has said and done in her life. We have some good family "inside jokes" for sure, but one that I tend to laugh at on the surface was proven to me yesterday.

Janna has this thing about milk, and even the chocolate kind (which I don't comprehend). If she had a glass of water and you were really thirsty, she'd share a sip with you... it's not a big deal. We all have cooties and don't mind sharing them. The same goes for soda and any other tasty beverage. Everything is okay other than MILK! I honestly don't know what the issue is with the sharing of milk... it's not like it carries more germs than any other liquid that humans consume, does it?! Sometimes I wonder if we were stranded in the Sahara Desert together and let's say she had the only drink, and that drink happened to be milk-- she'd totally let me die.

So, my story is simple. I was at Janna's doing her hair yesterday and we both had glasses of chocolate milk... (which is a favorite treat of ours!) Anyway... I was distracted by the coloring process and reached to take a drink and Janna stopped me and this is kind of how it went:

Janna: Um, I think that's my drink Debbie
Me: Oh sorry- this must be mine (reaching for the other glass)
Janna: No, I think you already took a drink out of mine before this
Me: No, I don't think so
Janna: Yeah- I think you did. (with a totally disgusted and serious look on her face)
Me: So, are you really not going to drink it?
Janna: Um... no, just pour it in your cup
Me: Oh my gosh, you're serious about it!

I laughed about it a lot (and still am) and I do think she's crazy, but everyone has their quirks and I love this one and all of Janna's other ones! She's an awesome sister---- I just love to give her a hard time! She's my football eye twin!!!!
Love you Mohanna!


This picture might make you think TWO people would be sharing this drink... it's obviously not a picture you'll find in Janna's scrapbook. She's crazy!