Trouble

Ellie and Maki enjoying quality cable programming.

Ellie and her buddy Gunnar in Mickey ears. This one, I didn't really understand, but as Gunnar explained it, they are Princess Minnie and Superman Mickey. ("Pwintheth Minnie and Thupewman Mickey.")

This is why these two can't be left unsupervised for any amount of time.

Ellie is 3...and so is Daddy!

No, I'm not making fun of Jake's maturity. Ellie turned three, and Jake turned thirty-three.

Ellie wanted a PINK cake. So, she got a very pink cake.


Jake's on a diet, so he got a little cake.

3 Ellie Accomplishments:

1. Ellie is potty trained! Hooray!

2. Ellie knows the alphabet, can identify all the letters, and knows what sound they make.

3. Ellie can talk non-stop in the car, no matter the distance. She doesn't stop talking the whole time--not even if you ask her to, not even if you bribe her.

Judd Eats Crud

This is Judd...



...eating crud.

Dithneyland!

If you know how our spring season has gone down this year, you know that a pick-me-up was in order. Good thing we had planned to go to Disneyland! We spent 6 days in Anaheim, 4 of those at Disneyland resort, the other two spent traveling and visiting Little Tokyo.

4 days at Disneyland is a lot of time spent there.

Climbing around at ToonTown.

Ellie had been looking for Minnie for a long time.

Judd likes hats.

Ellie loves Mickey.

Other highlights:

1. Ellie won a screaming contest at the Monsters, Inc. ride.

2. We ate at an upscale restaurant one night and Judd screamed the whole time we were there. He wasn't mad, I just wasn't feeding him fast enough.

3. Jake and I don't do Teacups--motion sickness issues. Jake was the unlucky one who had to ride them with Ellie. I noticed that his and Ellie's teacup was the only one that wasn't spinning.
4. The ladybug ride at California Adventure is the same as the Teacup ride.

5. Shooting is fun. (Just ask Ellie.)

Dork Gear

I just needed to get this off my chest.

Bluetooth is dorky. I am referring, most particularly, to the headset. I don't care who you are. If you're walking around with a Star Trek-reminiscent device permanently attached to your ear, you are a HUGE dork. Plus you look like a crazy person talking to yourself when you are actually talking on the phone. Why do you need to wear a phone all the time? I don't get it.

What is the difference between the teenager who can't seem to stop texting and the adult who has to wear a phone in his or her ear all the time? I won't answer here. I'm sure there are a milion clever answers out there. Care to contribute?

Please, for my sake, just say NO to Bluetooth headset. Or, at least, take it out of your ear when you are doing any of the following things:

1. Spending quality time with your family

2. Shopping. Anywhere. Anytime.

4. Not in the privacy of your home, office, etc.

3. NOT TALKING ON THE PHONE.

Thank you.

Bliss

My good friend recently celebrated her tenth wedding anniversary and posted on her blog her ten favorite memories during her marriage. Taking her cue, I will now present a list of 5 of my favorite things Jake has said during our marriage. Today is our 5th wedding anniversary.

This is just what is publishable. Here goes:

1. Wow, your jeans have gotten really tight in the butt. . . I guess that's one great side effect of having had two kids, huh?

2. If it's funny, it's ok. (The Rosses know what this means.)

3. Stop eating! (OK, so this is really me. I say this any time we share a dessert. Actually, we don't share desserts any more.)

4. Wow, we've been married ___ number of years. It feels like so much longer.

5. You did get kind of big. . . .(In reference to my first pregnancy.)

We have had 5 fun, funny, and eventful years.

Happy anniversary Jake! I love you!