HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM

It is my mom's Birthday so I thought I would let you know on her day how great she is!!!

My mom is an incredible woman in every way shape and form of the word... She is the best mom, grandma, wife, friend, aunt, etc... No matter what she is always thinking of others and willing to do what ever it takes to help someone out... Whether it be giving a helping hand or giving an ear she is there... I get to experience it first hand and the last 25 years she has been there for me throughout all my ups and downs, especially the last 9 months... I can not tell you how much strength she gave me on my saddest days... And how grateful I am that i could call her anytime and she would just listen to me no matter what the tone of the conversation was... I am so glad that I get to call her my mom...



Thank you mom for putting up with me throughout all of my ups and downs...
For being there for me at any given moment when I needed you and for helping me along my way to an amazing life....
I LOVE YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Love your AMBER

Wat a do :-)

I know it has been what 2 weeks! Give me a break I started school on the 2nd( yay for me) so I have been just trying to set a schedule for myself so I don't get behind... And yes school is going quite well so far but again 2 weeks is nothing next to the upcoming 4-6 years... AAAHHH...LOL

Okay so anyways the last 2 weeks Kayla has been off track so we have just been hanging out going swimming and Disneyland twice...WOOT! We had so much fun as you can see in the pictures... The best was when we watched the pixar parade at California adventure, The kids loved it... Their reactions were priceless... When lightning McQueen came up oh man Wes' face Lit up, I almost started to cry... Then we went and did the Turtle talk, it is an interactive show where kids can ask Crush, the turtle from Nemo, questions and he answers them so on and so forth... Well he decided he wanted to talk to Kayla, Who he actually called Cucamunga Kayla, anyways he asked her where she was from and you would think she would say Utah or California, or something to that extent right? NO she replies, without skippin a beat, "LAND", aw man it was great... After he was done talking with Kayla he wanted to talk to my mom, who could not stop laughing about Kayla's little piece, so Crush got some good teasing in on that one too... Great times Great times....
K so carrying on....

Lets see we also made it to the beach well just Wes, Ry, Tish, and myself, that was a blast... Wes LOVES the water I might possibly get him into surfing when he is a little older... Then again maybe not... LOL He does have a blast though he runs to the water and runs straight back up the beach screaming as the water comes back at him...HEHEHE So much fun... And While we were at the beach Kayla had some fun of her own Rock climbing and Jumping on the trampoline with the harness she had a blast... She also made a pool safety video that I need to figure out how to post it is hilarious...
Oh and my great wonderful loving brother is finally putting up the swing set that the kids got for Christmas last year... The kids are so excited... Can't wait for that...That should be some great fun...
Thank you RY!!!!
Well I guess that is about it for now... So until next time... Lotsa Loves, Hugs, and Kisses!!!!
AMBS and KIDS

Sorry it took me a minute to post a new blog... There has been a lot going on... Anyhow we have as always been up to no good;-) We went to the dino show at the honda center which was pretty cool...The kids loved it... lets see Kayla gets her first break from school starting tomorrow which she is excited for... She is still doing really well with reading and math... Wes is still Wes he is talking up a storm he is now trying to speak in complete sentences which is so funny to listen too... Then there is me, not to much going on just being mom, and getting ready to start school next week which I am so excited for...

And As you probably see in the slide show I put in some pics of their room as well... They absolutely loved it... It suits them both so well...
well that's it for now... I hope all is well with everyone...
Ambs

Kayla

Kayla turned 6 today so I thought I would throw up a post about my little princess...

I can not believe that she is 6... it is so crazy how time flies... It feels like just yesterday I was holding her in my arms for the first time running my fingers through all her dark beautiful hair, smiling from ear to ear with pure happiness... She is the most amazing daughter and I couldn't have asked for a better daughter... She is the most incredible, happy, inspiring, fun loving, caring, sweet spirited little girl you will ever meet (with a slight attitude at times...lol)...She is blessed wtiht he ability to make a person's day no matter what... I look at her and she melts my heart to the very core, making my day everyday....




Kayla, I love you forever,I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be... :-)Your Mommy...

Circus and Goofy's Kitchen

On Sat. we had so much fun... We went to the circus which was amazing... I haven't been to one since I was 8 so it was basically the first for me and the kids... At first Kayla was kind of skeptical about it because we told her we were going to a clown college, so when we got there we went to the floor to walk around and see the different clowns and the performers and she thought we were serious about her becoming a clown... Even after we told her it was the circus she was still nervous about it until we got up to our seats and the show started, then she relaxed a bit.She loved it all... And Wesley was just in aw of all the stuff going on and his favorite was of course the motorcycles in the round cage, he did not take his eyes off for a second... It was so cute to see the expressions on both of their faces as they watched it all... We will definitely be going back to the circus...
Our day didn't end there...
We decided to have an early b-day dinner for Kayla because grandpa wasn't going to be able to be there for here actual b-day, so we ended up at downtown Disney at Goofy's Kitchen... It was so awesome... Its a buffet style restaurant that has the characters walking around to give autographs and take pictures... The priceless looks on my kids faces with each character was so worth the 1 hour wait.... The pictures grasp most of the expressions but not near as good as they actually were... The best was when Mulan sang Happy Birthday to Kayla, the smile on her face was absolutely worth it...
That day was seriously a blast, I felt like I was a kid again... Kayla was almost embarrassed of me because I was seriously having a great time and I laughed a lot... LOL
Anyways...
I hope you are all doing well...

Washington

So before we moved to cali I went up to seattle for my cousin Lindsey's wedding... Can I just say it was the funnest most Beautiful wedding I have been too... You always hear about the weekend weddings where everyone stays at the same hotel and does the whole weekend wedding, this was it... We had so much fun...It was at a lodge in Easton, WA that was basically in the middle of the forest it was so quiet and beautiful...

The night we got there we had a 70's night rehearsal dinner which is the pic's you see with our 70's attire... We had a blast dressing up for the occasion and just chatting and carrying on... Then sat was just kick back go do the fishing thing or sight seeing, etc until the wedding... Then of course the wedding and the dinner which was absolutly Amazing it was so nicely decorated adn it was just perfect... So needless to say I had a blast and it was so great to just go walking around and be alone at times to clear my head...
Before we left we also made it to the space needle which was awesome, but I think I like the one in Vegas more..LOL they have all the fun stuff to do... HAHA
Anyways I just wanted to share that experience...
Love ya all....
Ambs

We had another great week!!! where to start.... Well Kayla lost her first tooth and she was so excited about it, she wrote a note to the tooth fairy and all... Apparently the tooth fairy liked it cause she gave her $7... My mom says it is because of inflation in CA...HAHAHA she thinks she is so funny...
I have also started to potty train Wes.. So far we are not doing to hot but he has gone once on the big boy potty.. So not to much progress but he gets the idea...
As for our adventures, the 3 of us experienced Beverly Hills for the 1st time, and it was a blast. We didn't get much time to do the walk of fame or anything else but we got a few things in, but the main event, Wall-e at the El Capitan theater, was alot of fun... They had a live show before the movie that was so much fun, if you make it to Hollywood I highly suggest making a Disney movie at the El Capitan theater a must... We also hit Rodeo Drive, now I was loving that,(even if I don't have the money to shop there...) it was incredible to just watch people or walk into all the crazy expensive stores... Me and Letisha walked into, I think it was Versace, we were just browsing on the upper level when we over heard one of the ladies that worked there ask a customer if she would like a glass of wine or champagne while she waited for her dress to get taken in... Wow how would it be... So needless to say I love Beverly Hills I am def making a weekend out of it one day to do everything....
We have also been swimming like 3 more times this week which was a blast my kids are def water lovers... Kayla just jumps into the water like nothin now (of course she still has floaties) but she has a blast.. Wes is also getting a lot braver with the water, he likes to just float around on the boogie boards... (He no longer has a death grip around my neck when we are in the water)

We also went bowling last night, and can I tell you how much fun my kids are, oh my Wes has never really been bowling so that was an experience in itself.. He would roll the ball and turn around and say yes and give high fives, all the while Kayla was in the back ground cheering him on... Now Kayla she gets the concept now, but if she got any number of pins down she would get so excited, but when she got her strike she flipped... It was the cutest thing ever....
I went and saw The Dark Knight too, and I highly suggest you go see it,I think I have just found my all time favorite movie, Heath Ledger did an incredible job as the Joker...
Anyhow until next time we miss you all and hope all is well... And Happy 24th!!!
Loves Ambs, Kayla, and Wes

So since being in Cali we have had a some what of a busy schedule... We have gone to the beach and Big Bear, and we have also been swimming like crazy, as well as getting Kayla started in 1st grade, which she started today, and I am almost finished with my process of getting going with school, (I go in on Thursday for my assessment tests...) Oh yeah and we had a new addition to the family, Belle(our dog) had her puppies, sadly one died but We were left with an adorable little boy puppy that my Brother, Ryan, named Mooshu....
I can not tell you how great this last week has been, I thought maybe the fist few weeks would be very hectic trying to get going with schools, and getting unpacked, and adjusted. But it has been going really good.
The kids are adjusting nicely they are enjoying every minute of it, I think I might have created a couple of beach bums though...They love the beach... Wes thinks it is so cool to play in the sand and get his feet wet in the water and be pulled up as the water goes back. I will post a video so you can see what I am talking about, just as soon as I figure out how to do that... Kayla has fun searching for seashells, and running to the waters edge and screaming and running back up to try and escape the water... LOL they are just a riot to watch.... We also like just sitting on the back porch in the evening watching the sun go down...
And Me I am doing great, I still have my moments when I have a hard time but I have had more happy incredible moments then anything... It feels so good to be in this place in my life, I am so glad that I finally get to go to school and do what I want to do... And I can not tell you enough how much I love the beach, I could spend all day just lying there listening to the surf and just relaxing, I love to go and catch the sunset, I finally got to see a great sunset last night at Redondo beach with my friend Jen... it was incredible....
Anyways thats about it for now... I have to go get my little 1st grader from school....(oh my that just seems so unreal...)
I hope you are all doing well....

So we made it to Cali and it is slowly all coming together... On the way down we stopped in Bryce cannon and drove through Zions which was a new experience for me and it was all so beautiful... We had alot of fun... I def want to go back one day to do more hikes through Bryce. I think it would be so fun to do all the hikes out there...
So now that we are here we are just jumping into a busy busy schedule, tomorrow I am going to register for school at RCC and the kids are having a blast, keeping busy with swimming... We have so much planned for the summer, I am so excited... On the 19th we are going to the El Capitan theater in Beverly hills to watch Wall-E, we are gonna go to Sea world, Zoos, and we are going to the Circus, along with swimming lessons, and a million other little things we are going to be crazy crazy....

So as most of you know we will be moving to cali on July 3rd, and it is coming up quick!!! It all hit me real hard today but I know that this is what I have to do for myself and my kids and I know that great things will come of it... Anyways I will be adding more posts and Pics at least once every week starting sometime in July so that you can take a peek into our new lives:) I am having a ton of mixed emotions right now about it all but i know it will be ALL GRAVY BABY!!!
Until next time....