I'm back...

What a crazy whirl wind of events we have had the past few months. I have so much to say and so much to share, but it's late, almost couldn't remember my password to get back on here. But I promise I will post more later this weekend.

Has it been that long?

Ok, so I know I've been neglecting this blog BIG TIME! But I had no idea that the last time I made a post was LAST SEPTEMBER!!! I guess you could say life has been hectic, busy, full of crazyness! And we couldn't be HAPPIER!! I'm still working full time, Chris is still a stay at home daddy (for now, he's got a few things in the works!). Maddie will be starting Kindergarten this September (freaking out!!), Chad is still in his terrible twos TIMES TWO!!! LOL!!! Chris and I have been going out on lots of dates lately (since December), refinding ourselves, having FUN TOGETHER AGAIN! Not like we didn't have fun before, but when you've got two kids life can get a bit stressful at times, and you tend to lose yourselves in everything, like work, cleaning up after kids ALL THE TIME, making breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, more cleaning, working full time, laundry, dance class, paying bills, stressing over silly things, well that can sometimes come in between a couple. So I guess we decided we needed more time TOGETHER, more often, and it's been AWESOME!!! Maddie is FINALLY sleeping in her bed after 4 1/2 years! Can't believe how great it is to be able to move and stretch and be comfortable, not to mention be able to snuggle up to my man (best part!). I'll try and upload some recent pictures soon. Sounds like a war is about to break loose in the living room so gotta run!

There's always an end to something!

Today is the end of my week's vacation. I had 9 days of NO WORK, and it was so great to be able to not have to set my alarm clock every night. I looked forward to Chad crawling into bed with me in the mornings, and of course Maddie was already IN bed with us. I will miss my late night evenings with my hubby playing scrabble and watching movies. All things come to an end. Now I will just need to plan another vacation, maybe for Christmas time! Next summer I would like to take 2 or 3 weeks, that would be ideal!

So, my week started off with having to go up to Lake Gregory so Chris could lay some steps at this guys cabin. The whole fam (including Roxy) drove out there, in hopes we could have some fun while Chris when Chris finished the job. He anticipated that it would only take 5-8 hours. On the drive up there, Maddie got sick. And she waited right until we reached the small town on top of the mountain. Man was it gross, she got sick everywhere, poor little thing. But, we cleaned her all up and finally made it to the cabin. I have to say, it wasn't what we expected. Chris's friend said there was water slides, a beach we could go to and they had lots of food for the kids. Well, when we got there, the water slides had no water, the beach was nowhere near their cabin, and they had no "good food!" What I mean by no good food is... their milk was in a mayonaise jar, they served us left over pot roast, and there was no juice for Chad. So, ok.. I guess I should have been prepared and brought what we needed, however they said they had everything so I didn't bother packing food/drinks. Maddie was devestated when she found out there was no CABLE, no Sponge Bob, no ICarly, NO JONAS? I was bummed that I had no reception on my phone. NO TEXTING, NO FACEBOOK? The worst thing is Chris worked the whole 2 days we were out there, so we spent all day in the cabin. We did walk to the lake the 2nd day we were out there, and there were so many bugs, bee's and DIRT! I think Roxy had the most fun, she had a friend to play wiith the whole time!


This dog did nothing but beg the whole time. I don't know how many times I had to replace their cheese and crackers!

Ok, so I'm not much of the outdoorsy kinda girl. I hate the mountains. Why I thought this would be fun, who knows. But we went, realized that we could survive without our favorite things, and I think Chris got a kick out of me not being able to text or facebook! LOL.

The rest of my time off we spent at the pool, disneyland and the beach! Lot's of walks, going to the park and trips to the icecream store.
Here are a few pic's of our day today at Dog Beach in HB!

Now, back to the grind tomorrow. And back to the gym. Not only did I take a vacation off from work, I also took a vacation off from the gym. Can't wait to get back to working out. Round 2 of the Biggest Loser at my work has started. I have until Nov. 20th to shed even MORE weight! Let's see if I can get to my goal weight this time. IT'S ON!!!

Update & Summer Dayz

Ok, I know, I lag............ BIG TIME ! Havn't posted anything in about a month, but it's been a crazy hectic month for the Mays family! Well, actually a crazy FEW months! My brother moved, my mom moved, then we moved (in that order). So you can imagine, all this moving has taken a toll on all of us! It was a good move for my brother and Lisa, they moved into a nice 2 bedroom in Ladera Ranch, and are expecting their first baby "together" September 12th. This will be Derek's 2nd child, Jacob being his first. Love my little Jacob (ok, not so little anymore, he will be a teenager next year, where has the time gone?) Then, my mom moved, which was hard on everyone. We had to say goodbye to my grandparents house which meant a lot to all of us. My mom moved into an apt. in Irvine, by the Tustin Marketplace. In the middle of all that, Chris and I were home shopping. We were hopeful we could find a place for under $300,000.00 - hopeful with the $8,000 tax credit we would receive for a down payment, and hopeful to find a 3 bedroom townhome in Costa Mesa. No such luck. Our lease was up end of July, so we were able to transfer into a 3 bedroom townhome before our lease expired. We absolutely love it, and the kids love it too. They have a bigger bedroom - which they are still sharing. We now have three bedrooms, but the 3rd bedroom is downstairs, which we have made our office/playroom! And it's so nice having 2 whole bathrooms! Then, after we moved in, me and the kids came down with a crazy virus. Fever, sore throat, cough, ugh! We are finally better and ready to get on with summer. That being said, enjoy the pic's!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAD!

My little boy,
Growing so fast! Already 2, where did the time go? You are such a little daredevil anymore! Always wanting to attempt anything and everything. Your love for skateboards is endless. You passion for cars is enormous, and your love for music is fascinating! You amaze me everyday Chad. You put a smile on everyones face, and your giggle is infectious! You always want everyone to be in the same room as you. You hate it when mommy goes to work in the mornings, that is why mommy tries to leave before you wake. It breaks my heart leaving every morning, I would love to give you big hugs and kisses, but it would hurt you too much when I leave. You even cry when daddy takes the trash out, and you cry "back, back" as in "come back". Your love for Maddie is so cute. When she leaves the room you will throw your hands in the air and say "airs Addison?" Your just too darn cute, I can't stand it! On the other hand, your tempers are hell! You get so angry you will throw stuff, hit stuff, you will even smack yourself in the face. You throw yourself on the floor, kick and scream like no ones business! Scares me because I'm afriad your going to hurt yourself or someone else in the process. Hopefully this is something you will grow out of baby boy. I hope you have a wonderful year pumpkin. Mommy loves you lots! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. xoxo

Big Boy Bed!

Here's some cute pic's of Chad in his big boy bed. He just loves loves loves his new bed, and to my surprise goes to bed with no problem. Maddie was really excited to take the bunk beds apart and have them side by side.

Skater Boy!

The other day I came home to an incredibly cute little skater boy! Check out that form. Could we have a future Tony Hawk on our hands?




And then Maddie had to show her cute stance! Love it!