baby shower

my lovely cousin Emily and dearest friend Kristina put together a little baby shower, for my soon to be born baby Jacob.
it was a friends only get together, which was nice. i love hanging out with our friends!

they made my favorite foods

grilled cheese

and butter & cheese pasta

they also made these super cute little owls out of felt.
and i loved everyone of them!!
my son's theme in his room is woodland creatures, mainly owls.

the party was so much fun! and i'm so thankful to have such great friends.

thank you to everyone who helped make my baby shower amazing!!

more pictures:
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/oct%202010/

go Sharks!!!

we have already gone to 2 Sharks games and the season hasnt even started yet.

we will go to one more game next week, and then no more till baby is born.

more pictures:
http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/Sept%202010/

Natasha's 3rd birthday

Ryan has the sweetest little girlfriend Natasha, she just turned 3 and we went to her bday party @ pump it up. Ryan had so much fun jumping and sliding. And i loved the pizza and cupcakes ;)

more pictures from the party:

http://s587.photobucket.com/albums/ss317/BrizioReunion/Sept%202010/

baby Jacob's room

baby Jacob is due in less than 6 weeks. and i am so ready to meet him, and show him his new room, and introduce him to his rad big brother Ryan.

he won't actaully have his own room, i have decided to set up his crib, and dresser in my room for the first year. we did that with Ryan and it worked really well.

here are pictures of Jacob's area.

Jacob's dresser & frame (ikea)

the little things we have collected so far

(bird house: made by Stephanie, donkey: Ryan got for brother, Dino: made by Krust, Owl: i bought, Goofy: Ryan bought for baby @ Disneyland, nesting zoo animals: i bought)

Crib: was Ryan's

Sheet set from Target

Diaper Organizer made by Krust.

christmas 2005

i just found this picture on john's computer......

taken christmas eve 2005. ryan was only 12 days old.
it seems forever ago.
and now this year we will have a new nugget to take christmas downs with.
i can only hope to look as skinny this year as i did back then.

poor bubba

today i was getting Ryan reading for school, and he kept saying his tummy hurt. he said he still wanted to go to school, so right as we were about to leave the house, he puked in the garbage can in the kitchen.
yuck! i felt so bad for him, he said he still wanted to go so we get in the car, drive for about 5 mins and i had to pull over so he could puke again (in the bushes) i got him out of the car in time.
then i decided no school today, i didn't want him getting other kids sick, and i didn't want him puking in class. so we stayed home, and he ended up being better.

as all this was going down, my aunts were coming over to visit. i haven't seen my one aunt in 3 years, and she has only met Ryan twice. so it was better he was home so he could meet her again.
after they left, Ryan and I went to Kohl's, and bought a couple Tony Hawk long sleeve shirts for him and a cute Christmas outfit for baby Jacob.

then Ryan and I went on a dinner date to Red Robin (Ryan's favorite restaurant).

this morning was chaotic, but by the end of the day, Ryan was feeling way better so I'm happy.
tomorrow...... Karate & Swim Lessons

busy like a bee

i haven't posted a new blog in a month, why??? because i have been so busy the past four weeks, and i figure no one really reads my blog, so it didn't matter much.

went to Sarah's birthday BBQ, which was a lot of fun!! ryan & john went swimming, and i got to play a rad card game with the crew.

went to pine crest for 3 days, i rented a cabin and john, ryan & i enjoyed being outdoors in the woods, at the lake, eating ice cream, and fishing.

labor day weekend, we had a few friends over for a BBQ and then went to the local hockey rink to play hockey.

the next day i mentioned to my mom i was dragging john furniture shopping cause i wanted a recliner couch. she insited on buying it. we went to Macy's furniture and found a perfect love seat and both sides recline!!! with cup holders, so i basically can sit in it all day and watch t.v. and movies with Ryan. i have only done it one day, but my dream is once baby is here i can sit in it everyday and relax with my boyz.

went to Ryan's girlfriends birthday party Natasha. it was at pump it up. the kids all had a blast! and the pizza was yummy!!

Friday went to the Harvest Festival with Ryan, did some Xmas shopping. while we were there, john called me and said he got 4 FREE tickets to the Giants game that night. we get to the Giants game, not knowing where our seats were, and a lady told us we had CLUB SEATS!! woo hoo! we sat super close, and the club level has its own bar, and restaurants, and no line in the bathroom (bonus for me).

Saturday & Sunday we went to Billetproof car show. we had a vendor booth and made $700.00.
i got to see a lot of models i know, and saw some vendors we know, also met new vendors that were really nice. it was a lot of work, but worth it, cause now i have Christmas shopping money.

today i went to toys r us, while Ryan was at school. toys r us is a having a huge sale buy 2 get one free on most toys through out the store. i filled my cart, with Ryan's birthday & Christmas presents, and Christmas presents for Nora, Natasha, Jasmine & Iris. I'm all done with toy shopping for the holidays and i can now cross that off my to do list.

tomorrow we go to the Sharks fan appreciation day. we get in for FREE, get FREE  dinner and get to meet all the Sharks players and take pictures with them, then we get to watch them practice. and after the practice, we can ice skate with them. how amazing is all that. i feel so lucky we were chosen.

sat we go to the sharks pre season game with john's friend big Ryan.

the past 5 weeks have been amazing and this week is going to be just as fun!!

I have been doing ALL this AND....... I have been taking Ryan to......

School= Monday Wed Fri
Swimming= Tue & Thurs
Karate= Thurs

he has activities Monday-Friday
which means i have activities Monday-Friday

i have busy like a bee, and i love every second of it!
yes the doctor has me on bed rest, and yes i should be resting. but how can i rest with a 4 1/2 year old
that is so active, wild, and crazy. there is no time for rest and laziness. otherwise i will miss out on
him growing up.

pictures to be posted on my photo bucket in the week or so.

xoxo Laura