Sweet 16!

Happy sweet 16 to my little sister Lexus Taylor "Lexi"!! I cant believe she is 16 today! Wow, I remember being in 6th grade and going to the hospital to see her. We didn't know if it was a boy or a girl and Im so lucky that I got a great sister like her! Happy Birthday Lex! Have a fabulous day!

Love your sis,
Chelsea

Thought...

• Health Care Reform passed tonight...woohoo! Finally ALL Americans can be taken care of!
• We leave in 9 days for St. Thomas! WOW...getting a little nervous to leave my babies, but so excited at the same time. Need to figure out what to pack.
• Didn't realize we were going to be gone on our trip over Easter. Feeling weird about not being with the kiddos on Easter but know they'll have a blast doing easter egg hunts with alllll the grandparents!
• Loving the warmer weather and sunshine, but cant help to be sad with the cold and rain gone because I know it means the awful summer heat is coming SOON!
• Wondering when its too early to turn on the Solar to start warming the pool???
• My lil sister turns 16 on Tuesday....when did that happen?!
• and...it's SPRING. I wanna plant lots of pretty flowers and get the backyard looking good!
  

Discovery Museum!

Today we went to the Sacramento Discovery Science Museum! It was so fun. We met our friends Lisa and her daughters Emily and Charlie. We enjoyed a picnic in the park in the perfect weather! Then we headed in and explored. They have a big dinosaur exhibit going on right now and the kiddos loved it. Then we headed to the animal exhibit and looked at turtles, rabbits, insect, a toad and an owl.

Had apicnic in the park and the kids ran around the huge turtle filled pond about 5 times. They were worn out from such a fun day! Thanks Lisa for showing us this place and getting us in for free! We'll definitely be back :)

Spring Cleaning!

That's what I'm doing today...not not the most fun I could be having but something that needs to be done and when it is I feel soooo much happier and content! So wish me luck as I wipe down all cupboards, throw anything we haven't used in the last 6 months away, and clean clean clean!!! For SPRING is right around the corner!!!!

Alice In Wonderland!

That's what were going to see tonight! So excited. We're taking Riley & Trevor with us and Uncle Josh and Des! Gonna spoil them with soda, popcorn and candy! I love that they're getting old enough to do these "big kid" things with is :)

My Review of the Academy Awards!

I LOVE watching all the awards shows. I watch all the red carpet pre-shows and the 3 hours of the awards!! Here's my little re-cap!

• I was sooo happy that Sandra Bullock won for Best Actress! I love her! But I was torn between her and Gabourey Sidibe...I saw both The Blindside and Precious and thought they both were outstanding. As much as I adore Sandra I kinda wanted Gabby to win because it was her 1st ever acting job(she got it skipping school one day) and shes so young be nominated and her performance was breath taking.
• I've never seen a movie with Jeff Bridges but I did see Crazy Heart and I loved it. Was so happy he won!

Mo'Nique definitely deserved to win for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious. You hated her in that movie, she was amazing.

Worst Dressed: there wasn't too many this year and even these ladies dont look bad but I had to pick some....this dress on Tina Fey was eh alright, it just kinda washed out her body. The other one(cant seem to get the pic) was Amanda Seyfried. She is so pale and she chose a white/silver dress and it washed her out completley!

Mo'Nique looked great in this pretty blue dress!

I thought Gabourey look beautiful in this dress and her hair and makeup. She is so confident in herself and she's adorable.

Jeff Bridges and his beautiful wife. They seem so sweet together and he made a cute shout out to her and their 3 daughters. They have been married 33 years.

And my favorite of the night...Sandra Bullock!!! I thought she was gorgeous in this dress and it matched perfectly with her new gold statue!!! Loved her pink lipstick, ,she is just so glamorous. Her speech was great and brought tears to my eyes and almost to her hubby's too!

March Already?

Can it be??? I feel like it was just Christmas and New Years! March is an exciting month for me in which I love love the weather! Its not as cold as it has been but still perfect for wearing jeans and sweaters(my fav) and the rain dies down a little and the sun shines a little more! March seems like the month when everything starts to bloom...all the daffodils and the white and pink blossom trees which I find so pretty. I wish they would stay like that all year. This March is especially exciting for Zach and I because we leave on thr 31st for a week trip to the Virgin Islands!!!! I am sooo extremely excited but nervous as well. I just cant wait to lay on the beach with my toes in the sand and a fruity little umbrella drink in my hand and do NOTHING!!!! Yep, thats what Im most looking forward too! No bills, no whining, no rain...just the peaceful quietness of nothing and the waves crashing!!! But dont get me wrong I am going to miss my 3 little loves more than words can describe and thats why Im so nervous. But the more I think about leaving them the more anxious I get. I have to keep telling myelf that we deserve this, that they will be fine and so happy to spend time with Gramma & Papa and Nana & Grandpa, and that we will come home much more relaxed :)

Oh thank you Uncle Sam for our nice tax return! I feel we deserve it, but its so nice to know you think we do too!

So as another month begins, Im going to enjoy it to the fullest. I know the hot heat will be rapidly approaching and I do not look forward to that. I'm going to spend as much time outdoors with the little ones now, plant lots of flowers, get our backyard in shape and enjoy the sunshine while still in my jeans!