May Madness

It's about time! I have been meaning for a long time to finally get around to having a blog, or for me, more of an online journal. I'm hoping that I can at least write something on a weekly basis-so I have a place to come to write down my thoughts and maybe even share them with friends-and also just to keep track of my family life and all the memories that are being made every day. (I have to make a note that it took three hours to figure out how to set this up again-thank goodness for my friends Shannon and Vinny who had to figure out some technical issues for me!)

So here I am, a mother of a now two year old son who is just nothing short of miracle in my life. Matthew is growing so fast before my eyes and suddenly I want things to come to a screeching halt and keep him this cute and fun forever! He has been talking up a storm these days, and it's just amazing to literally wake up every morning and see how one day makes all the difference in his ability to learn and speak. As much as he is my little firecracker, which at times makes him a little more difficult to deal with-he is that much more expressive and full of life and has such a funny personality-and I would not change that for anything!

Anyway, getting back to May-what a busy month! Two baby showers down and one to go! Not to mention I actually HELD the first two mini baby showers at my home for two of my closest friends. It was an honor to have done this-even though our home isn't large we do have a nice sized patio and the weather was perfect for hosting outdoors. It was also fun that one was for a boy (a Paul Frank monkey theme) and the other a girl (pretty in pink)! I just love seeing my friends become the wonderful mothers that I knew they'd become!

We also got to take our third trip to Disneyland! About that-I never thought I'd enjoy Disneyland so much-I never understood why people bought annual passes and here I am, a Disney convert and even contemplating passes for this season! Matthew is just old enough (in my eyes) to fully enjoy it as he can ride a good number of attractions and knows almost all the characters by name. But the highlight of being anywhere near anything Disney is to hear his squeal when he finds a "Cars" display of merchandise. OMG!!! I can't wait until this summer when California Adventure opens up their "Cars" attraction and he can ride his favorite character-Lightning McQueen!

Mother's Day was very special this year. We have been really cutting down on spending lately and Sean gave me the option of either doing a nice brunch or a gift. I actually preferred just doing breakfast and being with my family. My how things have changed-I never thought the day would come where I'd turn down a gift! But I have everything I need and I enjoy doing things that make my son smile. But here's the funny thing that happened the day before-Sean won a bet in the Kentucky Derby-and let's just say that it's enough to cover the expenses of a family vacation in Maui! The timing could not have been better! So Maui here we come this October! We are very excited! So there it is-the month of May and it's just a little over half way done! Still to come up-Tiffany's baby shower, our favorite church carnival and  a Prince concert. I'm a lucky girl. :)

Below is a picture of Matthew and the winnings!