Mommy Time!

What a great Thanksgiving weekend! After all of the cooking, cleaning, and gaining 5 pounds, I was able to enjoy some quality time with just the kids and I!We were bummed dad had to work on Saturday, but the three of us were still able to make the most of our day together at the Santa Ana Zoo! It's a great little place that will provide hours of fun and costs next to nothing. Here are some pics of our day together!

I swear Masyn just does these poses all on her own...kinda scary!

Zain...my little monkey!

We Have So much To Be Thankful For...

FAMILY! And our first born, Masyn. She amazes us daily and is truly growing up so incredibly fast.

The best husband in the world who actually got to be there on this special day (yeahhh). And last but not least, Zain, who has got a heart of gold (he gets that from his daddy).

We had another great Thanksgiving! This year Auntie Shell-Shell and Uncle Smitty hosted the feast. There was a huge spread of food, wonderful family and friends to share it with, and a little game of pool to end the night. Uncle Smitty got his butt kicked at pool by Nick and I (hehe) and had to dress up in drag and sing "Like a Virgin". It was hysterical! We didn't want to embarrass him too much, so unfortunately there will be no pictures of his song and dance routine going up!

One Little...Two Little Indians!!

The kids both had their Thanksgiving Feasts at school last week! Masyn's consisted of a huge "Family Day", lots of food at 9:30 in the morning and tons of songs sung by the entire kindergarten class (it was the cutest thing ever). They all got to choose to dress up as either an Indian or a Pilgrim. Take a peek at Masyn below...she's showing off that Rainwater side!! Anyway, myself, Dad, Auntie Shell-Shell and Uncle Smitty had all planned on going. To my surprise, Grammy showed up all the way from Paso Robles to be there at Family Day as well. After all, Family Day wouldn't be complete without Grammy!
Zain got to have his Thanksgiving Day Feasts last Tuesday and Wednesday! He was the cutest little chief I ever did see! We got to enjoy lunch together and lots of pictures and giggles. Nick and I are honestly so thankful God has given us two amazing little children that put smiles on our faces daily.

So Long Lemonheads!

What a great 10 weeks of soccer Masyn has had...and boy did she come far!! This was her first season ever playing soccer. Making the transition from dance to soccer was pretty tough in the beginning for her. But after a few practices showing up in tears and a few games being petrified of the ball Masyn finally came around about half way into the season! It was just like a little light bulb went off in her head, and she showed all those girls what she was really made of. She scored some goals, took some good falls and still came out smiling in the end wanting to play more! We are so proud of her. She was even awarded most improved player at the end of the season. And of course the most exciting part...she received her first trophy ever!!
P.S. Take a peek at the video of Masyn scoring her first goal!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Nick turned the big 3-1 on Saturday. Now that the kids are getting a little older and more aware they were all about Dad's birthday this year. They picked out their own presents for him, wrapped them all by themselves, made their own cards (I think he got 5-6 cards from each of them), and managed to somehow keep it all a secret! Masyn picked out a nose hair trimmer for Dad that was desperately needed. Zain got Dad a race car that drives on walls! Mom got him a weight bench and a new suit for work. On Saturday morning, after soccer (stay tuned for pics), the kids spent the morning making Dad card after card, mom was in the garage getting his big present all set up and Nick had to head into work for a couple of hours. When Dad got home we all gave him his presents and then headed down to the beach for dinner. We decided to take the kids to their first nice dinner with us....Splashes at the Surf N Sand! They did pretty good and we all went out for ice cream afterwards. All in all, Nick had a great 31st birthday. We love you dad!!

T.G.I.F.

Remember when saying "Happy TGIF" was cool? Well, here are some things we still enjoy about TGIF:
1) Mom gets a night off from cooking dinner
2) No school the next day
3) The kids get to stay up later and watch movies!
4) No work for mom the next day (Nick celebrates his TGIF on Saturdays)
5) We all get to eat fun stuff for dinner...tonight the kids made their own pizza's all by themselves!

6) Hanging out relaxing and having fun as a family (our usual Friday night dance parties)

Last of the Light Oak

After 10 years of pass me down furniture (compliments of dear ole mom) we have finally upgraded to some new stuff! A few months back we got rid of our light oak entertainment center that gave us many good years of use. In fact, looking back at pictures, I had that entertainment center in college!! Most recently we got rid of our light oak dining room table. We were able to sell it in less than 48 hours thanks to craigslist. We have been wanting a new dining room table for quite some time now and are sooooo happy with the new one we purchased. The kids love the fact that they can sit anywhere on the bench they wish and we love the fact that all of our furniture finally matches. Take a peak below!The kids especially loved playing in the furniture boxes and turning them into race cars!