Give Thanks December, Week 1

December 1:
     Thankful for a warm but cool day here in southern California, so we could be outside and helping grandma Pitcher plant the Poinsettias in the front.

December 2:
     I always enjoy a wonderful dinner out here in there with family or friends. I am really thankful when my mother takes the boys and I out for sushi! Sushi is the one food I can not afford on our tight budget, and I often only have it when I come down here to visit. Thanks mom for some yummy sushi at my favorite sushi restaurant.

December 3:
     The one thing I love and am soooo grateful and thankful for when I come to southern California, is that my father-in-law and sometimes mother-in-law make lunches and dinners for myself and the kids. I rarely have to make anything other then breakfast. Its just a nice break from the grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning up after.

December 4:
     Excited and thankful for another etsy order! I am so lucky to have such amazing friends who are willing to take chances on me.

December 5:
     Thankful for the real christmas tree my father-in-law purchased for everyone to enjoy. The boys are loving the "Chwistmas twreee". I am enjoying the wonderful smell too.

December 6:
     Had to wait for its arrival to the shop, but after a long week, I am thankful to have my new sewing machine set up and ready to sew!

December 7:
      I love, having a nephew, and I am so thankful that I get to hangout with him a lot this vacation.

Give Thanks,
Sarah

Easter With Grandma

I absolutely love having family and friends come to visit us. I am a huge hostess of the mostess... yeah. Uh, moving on.... I love showing people all the cool places we have discovered and or finding new places to discover together. When Easter had come around we had only been in Northern California for about 6 or so months. We had discovered a few places and really wanted to take my mom to them all. My mom has come to visit before, during thanksgiving; but we have since found a few other places to discover.

We started our adventure for the week at a new sushi restaurant. We haven't been to one here yet, and my mom was up for some sushi, as we both always are! She of course came with gifts for the kids, and they absolutely loved them! Fake food, and a puzzle... kept the kids completely happy.

Playing with his fake food.

Testing out the puzzle.

 Another place that we discovered and love, is the train museum in old Sacramento. Both our boys absolutely LOVE trains, and can never have too much train time. We purchased train museum passes when we took my mother to the museum that day. I think our kids were happy about that, as you can see it on their faces.

Playing with the toy trains.

Well, what holiday isn't complete without the traumatic photos! Of course my mother and I spent a few hours at the local mall, waiting to see the Easter Bunny. Both boys were not exactly excited to see him, but at the same time, they at least sat long enough for us to get a decent picture.

One thing we did do last time my mother was here was the Jelly Belly Factory. We had so much fun, and the kids loved the tour, not to mention all the free candy. So, of course we had to go back, and our neighbor and her two daughters came with us. It was a holiday week, so the line was kind of long, but totally worth it in the end.

Watching the chocolatiers.

 ... and why not try another creepy Easter bunny photo... Well, at least one of them is starting to like the Easter Bunny.

Finishing my mothers trip off with Easter Egg coloring. It was full of excitement and thrill. Brian wanted to eat one of the eggs, so I pealed one, and then next thing we knew he threw the egg into the food coloring. It was a hilarious moment.

This is the egg that I cracked open for him to eat, but ended up coloring it instead!

 When the week was over and my mom was headed home, we all kind of felt a mix of these emotions:

Don't Go MOM!!!!
Sarah

June Give Thanks, Week 4

June 22:
     Thankful for that moment when you try to shut your mind off, but it just keeps going and you remember stuff for the up coming trip and remember the stuff you need to do and pack. Yep, so glad I had a moment to write those down and hopefully wont forget them now.

June 23:
     Thankful for all the cleaning we got done today. It really does make the kitchen feel like new when the floor is shinning, and the living room carpet is spotless (no literally its spot less; like has no more dirty spots.) Its a beautiful clean feeling home again!

June 24:
     Thankful for getting most of the packing and the rest of the cleaning done! Its almost that time to head to southern California, and I am so ready!!!

June 25:
     Its been an amazing year. After 9 very long months, a rough pregnancy, contractions almost ever week, gestational diabetes, an active baby in my belly, and a day long induction; Jared E. Pitcher joined us a year ago today! I am so thankful for the amazing year he has blessed us with and I just can not wait to see what this next year will have in store. I love you little man!

June 26:
     Thankful today, to have met and cuddled with my new niece, Leila! She is so tiny and adorable. I just love cuddles and baby time!!!

June 27:
     I love sushi, and I always love getting out and hanging out with my crazy, fun, wild, loving family. Thankful for a chance to have sushi dinner with my family and really get to spend some quality time with baby nephew Jameson!!!! That little guy just steals my heart.

June 28:
     Thankful for the most amazing, fun, perfect, and simple 1st Birthday Party for Jared!!!

Give Thanks,
Sarah