Something Special

We have some of the most amazing family & friends who love us. Seriously!
Everything from visits to support to gifts.. it's all been a blessing and we are thankful for everything.

There is this one particular gift we received from one of my best friend's mom, who really is like another mom to me, that made my heart melt when I laid my eyes on it.

Have you ever seen an old school Blue Jays bed set? No? Well, we are now proud owners of a special one of a kind set!!!
All thanks to our good friend Brenda!

Check out the fitted crib sheet 

A crib set for baby Evan, all made by his Auntie Brenda! :)

Blanket. AMAZING!

The Point

Going thru old photos of Ericka, Norm & I realize that Ericka likes to point. A lot.

Case in "point".

Wordless Wednesday- Love

<3

4+ months and counting

It's been awhile since my last 'family update' post. So much has gone on. So little sleep for mama. So little time to blog.  Not to mention I haven't had any energy or brain cells to blog much.

Family Trip

Last month we went on our first family getaway.. It was for one night and 2 hrs away (which is huge for us when traveling with a toddler and newborn). We tried out a resort/spa with a water park in Niagara Falls. It was a wonderfully pleasant surprise! The drive was painless, considering we stopped once on the trip there and minimal whining from both kids in total. Ericka looooooved the water park, arcade, and visiting the Falls. And Evan even enjoyed a bit of water fun at the resort! All in all, the trip was so much fun for us and it was nice to get away, even for just a day.

Americana Resort & Spa

Delicious! Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

I recently took my mom, sister and the kids out to lunch as a thank-you for hosting me and the two kids while my husband was away in May. We went to Red Lobster. I hadn't been there in a long time. Probably the reason is going out to restaurants with kids is too much of a hassle and well, my husband isn't a fan of seafood... so it's not a place that comes to mind first.

It was a great time and my kids behaved (to a degree) during the outing (THANK-YOU iPAD!)

What I love about Red Lobster is their Chedder Bay biscuits they give out at the beginning of the meal! I could eat 10 of those yummy delicious things!

Well I recently found a recipe via Pinterest on a copy cat recipe. The first one I saw looked very good but I dug a bit deeper and found another recipe that looked better! I whipped them up and in no time I had pretty much a homemade copy cat version of the cheesy garlic biscuits!

Big Epic Fail- San Diego Fireworks 2012

Did you hear about the 4th of July fireworks display in San Diego that went array?

The Big Bay Boom was suppose to be a 15 minute display of the largest fireworks show in the States.. but it ended up being a Big Bay Bust.. lasting only 30 seconds. Needless to say, the crowd was disappointed.

Here's video captured of the 'show'.. all fireworks going off at once. Organizers called it a technical glitch.. I call it an EPIC FAIL!