When I Grow up...

You ever sit back and wonder what your kids will be when they grow-up?? I do all the time...Now that Tatiana is heading off to college and getting ready to study Nursing honestly never saw that one coming (performer maybe, Artist totally, hell even a tattoo artist yup) but that just goes to show you never know what they're going to be...except you never know maybe a doctor too???

Starting Fresh

Well like I said in my previous post I'm back on the wagon, and I thought about trying to play catch up but really there is just to much so in words let's recap, we are crazy busy as always everyone is happy and healthy, and growing up way to quick!! On that note this weeks craziness is getting ready for Ta-Ta's high school graduation.  I can't believe that my baby is GRADUATING!!!  Holy Hell (really I think it's more of  "I can't believe that I am old enough to have a child that has graduated High School", damn when did that happen), anyway I am and she is.

Here are a few of  her senior pics that I did...

When did she grow up, I swear she was just 8...

Darn you Facebook!!

I know, I know, it seems as this blog has been abandoned, and pretty much it was.  I blame it all on Facebook, it is just to easy to quickly upload a quick status and snap a pic with your mobile and done. But really that is just a snap shot of a moment and you really don't get the full story or feeling sooo I'm back on the blogger wagon my goal is to try and at least post some thing every week, we'll see how it goes.

Disney Date NIght

I love that quite a few friends have Disney passes, and it's such a bonus that we work together and that Garys' Auntie Barb loves taking him!! So every now and again we make a "date night' after work. Now you see why we call it "date night". I swear we are going to show this at their wedding slide show lol...
We all loved how Small World gets all decked out for the holidays

Our Disney Gang :)

An Unexpected Trip

Towards the end of October we made a trip up to Northern California for Steve's grandmothers memorial, though it was a sad reason it was wonderful to get together with family and celebrate grandma's life. It was the first trip up there in 6 years for us, and Sydney's 1st and the first time she has met some of her cousins. Let's just say they hit it off right away and boy was it noisy (3 of Annie's + 3 of Leslie's +1 of ours and rain = one crazy house) Brothers and Sisters

Steve's dad came up too.
The In-laws

The Kids (the one of very few quiet moments)

and nothing says love like a bathtub full of family :)

A Jenny Hart Wedding

My wonderful new co-teacher Sarah was married a few weeks ago, as you can see she was an absolutly beautiful bride and it was a great wedding.

The Jenny Hart Girls

Chaffey Marching Tigers

As you can see, again I have a lack of posts, one of the many reasons is marching season is in full swing and it has been a whirl wind of competitions, shows and what not...and with Tatiana being a Captain she (as in us) have more things to do. But as always we love it and do it with smiles.

Tat even preformed at the Rose Bowl at the UCLA game

Tatiana and Jose (The Passion Within)

The girls at spirit rally

Sydney's a Purple Caterpillar

Sydney has offically become a "pre-schooler" she started ast Jenny Hart as a Purple Caterpillar (3yr. old room) and has 2 wonderful teachers Ms. Laurie who shares her love of all animals and bugs and Ms. Michelle who is here "shop till you drop" fashionista sista , so in other words all bases are covered and they can tag team her and whip her into shape :) Ms. Laurie, Syd And Ms. Michelle

Sydneys' favorite thing to do at school (besides helping to feed Kobe the Gecko) is painting

and it's great to spend the morning in mommy's class

and of course the playground

Summer Catch Up

Well I totally dropped the proverbial "ball" and completely ignored the blog so now it's time to play catch-up so here is our summer in a nut shell....

We had lots of fun with friends...

Went to the beach...

Had lots of yummy lunch dates

Worked in our garden which provided lots of wonderful veggies this summer

spent plenty of time in the pool

and took many, many Disneyland trips

and started our bi-monthly library trips

All in all it was a wonderful and busy summer, thank you to everyone we were luckily enough to spend it with!!

Ontario 4th Of July Parade

We spent Saturday morning on Euclid watching the Ontario 4th of July Parade it was a fun little parade and Tatiana even marched in it.
being a silly goose

Chaffey High Marching Tigers

Tatiana in the rifle line (and she didn't even drop) Syd waving to all here "tiger" friends

Papa's 60th Birthday

We had so many celebrations in the last 2 weeks and this one was another GREAT one Papa turned 60 on the 1st so to celebrate we had a nice little party at his house in Alhambra. Complete with great family , friends and food! Papa and Grammie with all the Gran-girlsFinally an Erwin family picture

Syd and Papa dancing the night away

Discovery Science Museum

A few weekends ago we were able to go visit the Discovery Science Museum. We had a great time with the Grammies and learned all about some funky body functions in the new Gross-ology exhibit. playing a giant game of operation

Sydney also loved the Tinker Toy exhibit

and we had to check out the dinosaur quest

Tatiana even layed on a bed of nails

Ladybug Pool Party

So we waited until the end of June to have Sydney's "official" Birthday Party (we wanted to make sure it was nice and warm for the pool). When the time came for planning Sydney informed me that she was going to have a Ladybug party...so of course that's what we had. It was a great theme and surprisingly easy to do! And of course what's a pool party with out BBQ so that was on the menu. Every one had a great time and the weather was fantastic!!

All the girls hanging in the pool


it was a great turn out.

Papa and Grammie helping Sydney blow the candles out on her ladybug cake

and Sydney was so sweet she let her best buddy Casey help with the opening of her presents

Sydney K is 3

I can't believe how fast time flies it seems like just yesterday she was a tiny little bug, but now she is this beautiful,(opinionated, bossy diva) little girl. We actually have a party planned for the end of June but the day of her "real" birthday we made a ladybug cake (per Syd's request).