The Princess and The Pirate

And we're the 2 best friends that anyone could have!!

2011-06-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

If we are friends on Facebook, I'm sure you have seen this picture...... This was back in December. Cash was 4 months old and I was DYING to buy it because he looks like this penguin. I begged and pleaded with my husband to buy it, but to now avail. Anyone who know my husband knows how he likes to hoard his wallet....... Ever since that day, I have been dreaming about buying that for him. Daydreaming about how he'll love it and they'll do everything together and he'll never go anywhere without it! Anyway, I recently bought Sea World passes! We have been a couple times, but we never make it to the penguins! Finally, on Thursday we went with my Mom, AKA: Grammie. I told her all about the penguin and how I HAD to get it for him! So we made our way to the penguins.... Months of waiting and anticipating all came down to this moment. I was about to buy my son his very first "best friend"........

Yep. That's right folks. He is TERRIFIED of the penguin. I didn't even get the best part, at one point he started shaking his arms and shoved it away..... Broke my heart, but now we know. Cash hates penguins.

Beach Days!

2011-04-17T13:30:00.001-07:00

With such amazing weather, Cash and I have taken several trips to the beach :) He loves playing with his baby friends and I love getting my tan on :) I really enjoy watching his little brain at work. Feeling the wind and the sand, watching the water, he just takes it all in. Cash had so much fun playing with his buddies Aubrey, Ryder, and Gavin!! They shared toys and Cash had a little cuddle sesh with Gavin's mom, Stacey :) Thanks for a great day at the beach girls!!

Gavin is always Camera ready!! Everytime there is a camera, he seems to look right at it :) And all the boys were obsessed with grabbing Aubrey's tutu..... She's already got all the boys chasing her!Cash loved just sitting on the blanket, playing with his toys. I wish I had taken a picture from behind..... His little butt crack was hanging out :)

It's workout time!!

2011-04-01T08:51:00.000-07:00

I try to do some form of physical activity everyday, for my sanity and waistline :) Cash loves being along for the ride :) I play soccer every Monday and Cash and Dave usually come. On this particular day, it was rainy so I obviously didn't want them to come............. This is the sweet little face that I came home to :) I love working out with my little man :)

New Experiences

2011-03-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

I LOVE experiencing new things with Cash. It's his first time and it makes me look at everything in a new way :) 2 weeks ago, Dave and I took Cash to Balboa Park to walk around and enjoy the beautiful day. With all the beautiful things to look at, Cash wanted to look at one thing and one thing only....... The ground :) Finally we sat him in the grass so he could put his little hands in it. His face was priceless!! Surprise, confused, and then happy :) On Tuesday we went to the beach with his other baby friends, Velzy, Aubrey, Gavin, Ryder, and Big Boy Cache. He loved being out in the sun, as did all the babies :) He was being kind of fussy since he missed his nap, so I took him down to the water. With the sun on our skin and the wind in our hair, I dipped his little feet in the cold water. To my surprise, he squealed with joy!! He could have stayed in the water all day! Cash, lookin' all cool with his sunglasses, stood there letting the water wash over his chubby feet for a good 10 minutes. I love my sweet little boy and I'm so happy he's a little beach baby :) I'm so blessed to live in such a beautiful place where I can take my son to see and experience so many different things :)

My sweet baby Cash

2011-02-21T21:15:00.000-08:00

I cannot help but be overwhelmed today by how much I love my sweet little boy. I love everything about him! I could list for days what I love, but I will narrow it to 10 for now :)

I love his sweet little smile

I LOVE his laugh

I love when he takes my face in his little hands and gives me kisses (He's really trying to eat my face, but I call it kisses)

I love that he is always happy to see me

I love when he coughs and farts at the same time

I love his fake cough

I love his crazy hair

I love the when he plays with my hands and shirt while he's eating

I love he plays with Daddy and can't stop giggling

I love his handsome little butt chin

There are just 10 of the reasons why I love him!!! I am so greatful to have this sweet little boy in my life and to be his Mommy. He has rocked my world and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Cash's First Haircut

2011-02-16T20:06:00.000-08:00

As most of you know, my son was born with an abnormal amount of hair. I love it and it gives him so much personality..... but when his "bed head" turned to "dread head"..... I decided (after weeks of convincing my husband) that Cash needed a haircut.

Here is his crazy hair and SWEET mullet before his haircut :) Naturally I couldn't cut it myself. A 4 month old baby MUST go to the salon for his first haircut. So I called my girlfriend/Cash's Auntie Kristy and I held him while she cut :) He was such a trooper and only cried once! He looked so handsome when he was all done! My baby is now a little boy :(

On another note, Dave and I went on our first date since Cash was born 4 months ago!! It was so much fun! Thank you Auntie Melea and Uncle Robbie for watching our little Boogy :)

Crazy Sunday Mornings.....

2011-02-10T10:42:00.001-08:00

Sundays....... I don't know if it's the fact that Dave is home from work or that I really want to sleep in, but I always have a hard time getting to church on time. (On time for us is 30 minutes early since Dave plays the organ) So, I told Dave that if he wanted to get to church on time that he needed to help me get Cash ready :) As a mom, and being with your baby all day everyday, things just are sometimes easier if you do them yourself. I was determined to have Dave help me without hovering over him. So, I gave Cash a bath and asked Dave to get him dressed so that I could start getting ready. Mind you, I set EVERYTHING out that he needed; bodysuit shirt, vest, jeans, binky, diaper, socks, lotion, and butt cream.

I take a deep breath and start getting ready. "He can to that without asking and questions. He's got this...." Cash doesn't particularly like getting lotion put on, so I can here him screaming from the other room. I have a routine that I do with him to keep him from getting upset, but Dave can do this...... I don't need to go help. I continue doing my thing...... Then silence..... followed by a shrill scream.... then silence......

D: "How do I put this shirt on?"

Me: "Put it on over his head and make sure all the buttons down the front are undone......"

D: "..................................Why do you give me impossible tasks?!?"

Really? Really? I didn't realize getting a baby dressed was an impossible task, my mistake. I love my husband to pieces and he really does help out a lot, but some things are just easier when I do them.

It's been awhile....

2011-02-03T11:37:00.001-08:00

Aubrey, Cash, Gavin, and Ryder

Cash and his cousin Addison

Me and my sweet little man

Cash's first Halloween (He was a bat)

It has been so long since I've posted!! I had a rough pregnancy (sick through most of it and got the swine flu) Quick run down of what has happened since my last post (and a little before): Found out our good friends Kristy and Richard were pregnant (December), found out her twin Stacey and her husband Joe were pregnant(January), got ready for our Cancun vacation, found out WE were pregnant(February), went to Cancun, morning sickness started, found out our other friends Heidi and Gordon were pregnant(February), my niece Addison was born, had swine flu over Easter, went to San Jose for Kristy and Stacey's baby shower/birthday, went to the beach for 4th of July with our friends and pregnant bellies, celebrated Dave's 28th birthday, Sweet Princess Aubrey was born to Kristy and Richard, shared a birthday with Stacey and Joe's little guy Gavin, had my baby shower, went to Heidi's baby shower, FINALLY had sweet baby Cash Browning Phend 10/16/10 at 8:38am (after 22 hours in labor) Heidi and Gordon had their chunky monkey, Ryder, 3 days later, and enjoyed celebrating the holidays with our new little guy :)

Baby and Vacation!!

2010-02-23T15:34:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's true..... I'm pregnant :) My due date is October 13 :) All day sickness is not so much fun, but I know it will be worth it :)
We went on vacation to Cancun, Mexico for 9 glorious days which gave us both a nice break and time to celebrate our news :) I did however have my first pregnant woman emotional break down....It all started with me being hungry..
Befor my sickness kicked in, I was STARVING!! I mean STARVING!!! In 4 hours I ate chicken tetrazzini, 9" sub (I finished the last 3" of Dave's sub), chips, a soda, a veggie tray from Starbucks, and a smoothie. And I was still hungry. So we get on the plane and they announce that they will be bringing out the beverage cart. Since they charge for snacks now, i figured that I would order a V8 and that would hold me over. As I sit at the back of the plane watching anxiously for the cart to make its way to me (glaring at anyone who was taking too long or blocking the carts path) I'm going through the exchange in my head

"Would you like something to drink?"
"V8 please"
"Here you go. Oh are you pregnant? You don't look bloated at all!"
So they finally get to me. I look at her with my sweetest voice i ask for a V8..... They don't have V8.... What do you mean you don't have V8?!? I am pregnant and hungry!! How do you not have that?!? My eyes well up with tears as I quietly say "I'll just take an orange juice." Dave, however, is completely oblivious to what has just happened, so I made my sniffling louder :) He looks and me and asked what was wrong.... and it was all down hill from there...
"I just wanted a V8 and they don't have any and I'm hungry and I'm tired of flying and I have bad gas and I'm tired and I have to pee all the time!!" After about 10 minutes Dave calmed me down and we enjoyed the remainder of our flight :) We so exciting to be adding to our family and will keep you all updated :)

Hawaii

2009-02-19T20:07:00.000-08:00

The boys playing in the water
Dave and I at the waterfall

The famous Hukilau Cafe! Delish!

As you know, Dave and I got back Tuesday from a GLORIOUS 9 day vacation on the north shore of Oahu!! We haven't had a vacation since our Honeymoon so this was much overdue :) This was Dave's first trip to Hawaii and he thouroughly enjoyed it :) We stayed in the beach villas at Turtle Bay with 2 other couples and we had a blast!! For those of you who care, The Hills was filming at Turtle Bay and the girls were staying in the villa across from us! :) Within 10 minutes of arriving at our villa, Dave was in the water playing like a little boy. At one point, I FINALLY got him out of the water to ask him what he wanted to do for dinner. I gave him his options and he looked at me and says, "I don't care. I'M JUST HAVING A BLAST!" and runs back into the water :) It was so fun watching him! In a nut shell we went to the Dole Plantation, went to the PCC, hiked up to a waterfall, snorkled at Hanauma Bay, ate Shave Ice with ice cream at Matsumoto's pretty much everyday, laid on the beach, and got a massage and Tiffany's for Valentine's Day. Some years are harder than others around Valentine's Day and unfortunately this was a hard year. Dave was so kind and supportive and comforted me when a needed it. I love him so much :) We had such a wonderful trip and we can't wait to go again next year!! :)

Just so you know....

2009-02-05T19:59:00.001-08:00

I LEAVE SUNDAY TO GO TO HAWAII AND WILL BE THERE FOR 9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The Favorite Aunt and Uncle

2008-12-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

It's a tough job being the favorite Aunt and Uncle, but someone has got to do it! :) My sister Jessica came down to visit with her family for Thanksgiving! It was so fun seeing her and her precious boys!
We invited Kurtis to spend the night at our house and he decided to invite his cousin Frank to spend the night as well. So we happily had two little boys at our house! After Thanksgiving Dinner we took the boys to go see Madagascar 2 and Rachel and Ollie were able to join us :) After the movie, Fankie said good bye to Rachel and Ollie and we were on our way! Dave taught them to say "GUN IT AND RUN IT!!!" EVERYTIME the light turned green..... So needless to say that was being screamed in the car the whole way home!
We got home and they made themselves right at home :) Dave took out a box of his old hot wheels for them to play with while they watched "Wall-e" (All they wanted to do was watch movies!) About half way through the movie, Dave got up and walked into the kitchen. Kurtis asked what he was doing and he said "I'm going into the kitchen to poop.." I rolled my eyes and tried to reassure Kurtis that he was lying. Then we heard fart noises coming from the kitchen..... While make these noises, Dave slapped chocolate pudding on a plate and brought into the living room. He showed the boys and then tasted it! Kurtis look horrified and Frank was laughing! He finally told them the truth and then we all ate "Poopie Pudding"!
I love my nephews SOOO much! I'm glad I got to see Kurtis and Sean! I miss them so much! i hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Our Anniversary

2008-10-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

I can't believe we've been married for 2 YEARS!! We went to Disneyland for our anniversary and had a blast!! We ate dinner at the Blue Bayou (That's the restraunt inside Pirates of the Carribean) FINALLY!! I've always wanted to eat there, but they are always booked. We called a couple days before to make our reservations. The food was amazing and for dinner we have a Pazookie type thing shaped like a Pirate ship :)

Our day at DISNEYLAND!!!

2008-09-05T12:58:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Disneyland!! Dave took a day off of work (VERY rare) and took me to Disneyland :) I'm determined to make him a Disneyland Lover :)

Keeping in touch...

2008-09-04T17:56:00.000-07:00

When I realized how many members in my family have a blog, I decided it was time for me to follow suit. I hope this will help us better keep in touch!! :)