Cali Trip

So my family and I have been planning a trip to cali For almost a year now. And last weekend we went. We had so much fun. We left Thursday night and stayed in Banning, my mom, degen, bre and us shared a hotel room together. And Friday morning we woke up and had breakfast at the hotel, and the had a cool breakfast bar, they had a machine that made fresh hot pancakes, and they had cheese omelets, I was impressed. We then met up with john at the huge outlet mall in banning, I’ve always want’s to go but my dad would never stop. And the had a store called Brighton

 

We then went up to La and had lunch with clif’s Grandma. And then headed to Irvine were our next hotel was, and to eat dinner with my family. And  we were going to go to the beach but traffic was horrible it took us an hour to go 9 miles.

 

Saturday Clif woke up and went to find breakfast at the hotel, he came back into our room with a big box of bacon, he was telling us how great the breakfast was, it was a buffet, they made him a fresh omelet right  in front of him, and brought him orange juice, so john went down there, and turns out it was a $20 buffet clif got for free. Clif asked several workers there if they had a free breakfast, and they said yes and pointed him towards the food.

We then went to Newport beach and had Perry’s Pizza, it was really good, and we played on the beach. We built sand castles and sand creatures, I made sponge bob.   

(clif was Wet I didn’t want him to touch me)

a balboa bar dipped in oreos, yum

we always have to eat a bubba gumps, my dad loves it, and we got pictures with the shrimp, and the park bench

we had so much fun at Disneyland, I’m so glad we got to go, last time clif had gone there they were just building toontown. we rode on pirates of the Caribbean, the haunted house, the buzz lightyear ride. star tours, the roger rabbit ride, Indiana jones, storybook land, and it’s a small world.

we went and ate lunch at the french market in west hollywood with clif’s grandpa.

Easter Pictures

So my cousin Natalie took pictures and posted them on facebook, so stole a couple that related to us.

Clif getting ready to go on the boat

Breakfast, it was so yummy.

My Mom making omelets

my dad eating omelets

My mom and aunt Karen cooking, a Clif standing around.

Clif playing sweet music for everyone

The Silky

So about a month ago I discovered Brighton likes his “Silky”, which is my dry silk g’s, properly cut up. One Night he was crying for a couple hours, and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong, I tried feeding him, changed his diaper, tried to get gas out of his belly, and nothing would work, I tried feeding him again, and I noticed he was grabbing my top and getting mad. I had a cotton top on. I knew his older cousin Maddux liked Silky’s and so I gave him a silky top, and he went right to sleep, I tested this out a couple times to see if that is what he really wanted, and it was. So now I’m in trouble if he is anything like his cousin Maddux, he will have a silky forever, and get into anyone he knows who wears silkys, drawers and find him a silky. I’ll worry about that later, for right now if that is the only thing that calms him down he can have it. He has a really long one that he like a lot, he likes to mostly play with that one, and a few smaller ones that he likes on and over his face. My mom was holding him this weekend and trying to put him to sleep, the only way she could was put the silky over his face.

The Easter Chicken..

So every Easter my mom’s side of the family goes camping, and we have the best time. We have been doing this for like 35 years and we have been able to go to many different places around Az. This year we went to Roosevelt lake, which is one of our favorite places. Since Easter was later in the year this year it is the perfect weather to go camping at the lake. It’s not to cold to get into the water, but its not to hot that you are all sweaty all day. We had a blast. We always have get meals planned out that all the families cook together, and fun activities planned out, like potato sack races, boating, dirt bikes/ quads, sitting around talking, card games, Easter egg hunts (where the Easter bunny’s help gives prizes to the luck egg hunter) and we always have a game a capture the flag. This years capture the flag game many of they boys had stepped in cactus. ouch! Also since Clif has been in the family we have had singing around the campfire (clif always borrows a friends acoustic guitar, we really need to get him his own) Clif always makes up the funniest songs too, the sad part is he doesn’t remember them. Like last year he sang the funniest song about how everyone is wearing Kempton shirts but there isn’t a single Kempton here. and the year before was about how we got lost trying to find the camping spot, and I had to stop and see people. this year he didn’t make one up about camping, just my little pony, because riley really wanted him to sing the my little pony song. and Maddux wanted him to sing a Kobe Bryant song, but Clif never heard of it, and Maddux was sad, and Ryan said “Dude Maddux he’s not lil' Wayne”, and later on Clif and Ryan D. played. We had a lot of fun. Brighton met all his cousins he hasn’t met yet. And my Poor baby he I so white, I put a lot of sun block on him and he still burnt. He had a lot of fun though, he was spoiled he was held all day long, and the first night it got cold so he got to sleep in bed with Clif and I. And he shared his toys (a swing, exersaucer, and play mat) with his cousin’s Jaylie and Isaac. He didn’t go on the boat though, he almost did, but I’m glad I didn’t take him, it was a little bumpy and he hates his life jacket. I didn’t take any pictures and I’m really sad I didn’t I brought my camera and video camera and I didn’t even pull them out.  I need to get better at that. these are the only picture I took, and they are when I was buying his hat and sun glasses

Baby sitting Mattie

Yesterday my niece come over to hang out with me while her mom, dad and riley went to watch rango.

First we mad Pizza, Mattie was such good help she rolled out dough, then did dishes. She loved washing the dishes.

She wore one of my aprons, but the still didn’t keep her clean, when se ate her pizza she covered herself in pizza sauce.

Mattie was so good for me, and Brighton wasn’t he didn’t have a very good nap at all (He has been sick). So I had to take care of Brighton and try to get him to take a good nap. So when I started taking care of Brighton Mattie decided she wanted to go outside, and needed clif. Clif was still at work. So Mattie kept running to the window and looking outside to see if Clif was home yet.

Brighton Finally fell asleep, and Mattie and I went out on our balcony to wait for clif and play with bubbles.

Clif made it home and Mattie was very excited to see him.

On a side note, Clifton has won over everyone of my nephew's hearts. Everytime we go over to any of their houses to visit, they always ask first, "Where's Clif??" before they even say hi. I used to be the person they asked about! *sniff sniff* although when we visit Clif's nephew Matthew from his sister Julie, he always cries when Clif holds him. It's pretty funny, we all laugh about it. I think Clif's working his way into the little guy's heart, though.

Baby Shower

So I just got pictures from my baby shower my sister n laws through me. It was cool we went to Café Rio and had a good time. We talked for a few hours, in fact we almost got kicked out because another party reserved the room we were in and we didn’t know that. Afterwards we were going to get pedicures and watch a movie… but as we were leaving my mom couldn’t find the keys.. (this has happen before, my accord had to be re alarmed ..if that is a word.. be cause she lost them when I was in high school) All she knew was she was in the bathroom when she had them,, and when she came out she did not have them.. we were looking for a few hours.. and a locksmith was going to be over $200.. so we finally came up with the plan that Clif was going to go to Globe and get the spare keys.. Which in the long run he ended up meeting my neighbor ed alexander in superior. While we waited for the spare keys my mom, lady, and me found a spa and had pedicures. As clif pulled up in the parking lot, my mom said she was going to check the bathroom again.. as clif walked up to me my mom called and said she found them,, some one just turned them into a worker there.. they were hanging on the hook on the back of the stall door. oh what a day.. afterward we met up with my little brother and his girlfriend and had cheesecake factory.. yum.

my mom and aunt karen

Becca Verlynne and I

Lisa and Jami

opening presents

No More Monkeys Jumping on the bed

the two Prego women

Me and Brighton

Paper Machete- Risk It All

Clif created a band where it was all his own music called Paper Machete. It is pretty good. He is Currently in a different band called Clare. But For Paper Machete he did a music video and here is the final product.

I love the end when he smiles.