Broken Camera

My camera is broken!! I feel a post needs pictures! Stay tuned for pics of Thanksgiving weekend.... Don't give up on me!

You Say It's Your Birthday....

This was me when I found out how old I was turning:

Luckily I was at my favorite lunch spot on the strip: Mon Ami Gabi.

And I was with friends...

Aren't we a darling group??

They are my first Vegas family...plus one.

It's Teresa, Viv, Melinda, Me, Julie B, and Manda.

No, not Amanda.

Yes I am 35. I'm not really sure how it's supposed to feel...only that I feel 25.

I still play with my kids on the playground at Town Square.

My BFF that I have BFF'ed since the eighties came to hang out all week! Vivian has celebrated 23 birthdays with me. We were friends for every single one.

Even the years we were roomies in college and I wasn't her favorite person.

Love you VIV!!

We always check out the atrium at the Bellagio. They totally reused that stuff from last year, just rearranged it.

It's a recession Folks. And she took me to see O at the Bellagio

SO AMAZING!!

Although the contortionists below were slightly disturbing...

They could SIT on their HEADS!

Viv's favorite part were these guys who were suspended high above the stage on a tic-tac-toe-lookin board that flipped and rotated. Oh yeah, and it was raining on them.

My favorite part was the russian swings...they were flinging themselves off these swing things. Looked like so much fun! Luckily I had enough self control not to jump up from the 3rd row and fling myself off...

This girl was pretty amazing, I GUESS. Being that she hung from one foot 100 feet in the air and did crazy twisties with her body.

It was eerily similar to this picture taken when I got my first strike for the night at Sunset Station:

I almost look like I'm missing a leg...

Viv and I did soooooo much fun stuff on my birthday week that it has taken 3 days for me to recover. Even though I feel 25, I don't quite bounce back like I am.

She must really love me. I want to give her a public shout out. She is my sistah. You know who else loves her? George and Bella. Come back soon Viv! And thanks to everyone who made my birthday week awesome!!

High Heels

Today I had a VERY serious conversation with Bella. She was telling me that her cousin Hailey is older than her. "But she won't even be 5 until Tuesday. You are already 5. You are older" "BUT MOM!" she says, "Hailey wears HIGH HEELS! So she is older!" Oh...

I'm So Lame

There has not been one post from me in October!

It's my favorite month and it's just slipping away...

I really want to blog more. Like at least twice a week.

This is my goal. Actually, let's start with once a week and work up to twice.

Most recent pic of Bella. She loves the bikes.

Here's the Baller George. Loves anything he can throw.

Will be turning 2 on Friday...

Bret went to the doctor for his cold.

They thought he had the swine flu.

They made him wear this mask.

hahahahahahaha

Turns out he did not have swine flu.

And now here's a story about the KC (Kindergarten Carpool)

I would like to announce that I am the Fastest Code Master of all the moms in the Kindergarten Carpool. Haven lives in a gated community that needs a code to enter. One afternoon I leisurely punched in the code and the gate opened. I punched my fists into the air and shouted, "YESSSS! I am the CODE MASTER!!!" Then proceeded to do a little song and dance routine. The next day: Arrived at the gate, put in the code, gate opens, "YESSSSSS!! I am the CODE MASTER!!!" My song and dance was then interrupted by Will who says "My mom is faster at the code than you." Oh REEEALLY?? It's ON now!!! I told Karen upon dropping Will off that I would be practicing my code skills in the dark of night and she better watch out. The next day: Arrived at the gate, paused bcuz this was an important moment, then furiously punched in the code. "YESSSSS" and as the gate opened Will actually said "You are way faster than my mom" hehehehehe song, dance, then a tiny voice from the back...Miss Haven. "Um my mom is really the fastest. She just has to push a button." (they live there) Competition, over.

I Keep Getting in Trouble With the Kindergarten Carpool

Will Scott is smarter than me. Today he is 5, so you can guess how I'm feeling. Today I drove the Kindergarten Carpool to school. Keep in mind I normally pick up. I am making a pan of brownies for Will's party, and after I said I was going to eat the whole box of brownie mix (joking obviously, ahem) Will proceeded to tell me how to make them: Actual conversation Will: "Step One: (he actually said step one) You turn on the oven. Step Two: You put in eggs and oil. Step Three: Bella! Quit saying that! I know how to make them! Step Four: you mix it and put it in the oven. You guys! Stop talking! Then you have to take it out when it dings." Me: yum! I can't wait to eat them all! Will: NO!! You HAVE to share! At this point we pulled up to the school only to find that the bell rang and the kids were starting to line up. Will: OH GREAT! We are late for school! Me: No, look you're right on time. Haven: We HAVE to play! Bella: Yeah MOM! We have to play before school and now there's NOT ANY TIME! Will: You made us late. Everyone runs out of the car without even looking back. Or shutting the doors. I'm in so much trouble with those kids.

Sunday with the Brothas

On Sunday my youngest bro blessed his first child...

so the brothers came down from Utah. Brian, Blake, mom, Ben, me

Bret and George were twins!! Loves being daddy's twin.

Don't you love the hands in the pockets?!? It was such a lovely day, even though Ben and Blake were here less than 24 hours.

Will get a picture of baby Lily on here ASAP.

:)

saturday of fun

So last Saturday went like this: Bella and cousin Hailey up at 5 am. Bella and cousin Hailey wake up George at 6 am. Grandma has smartly locked her door. George says "mama" 317 times. George dumps FULL bowl of cocoa pebbles onto patio. Luckily I only put a drop of milk in. Vacuum patio. George dumps FULL bucket of crayons onto carpet. Lots of little papers and pieces of crayon. Vacuum carpet. George dumps FULL pitcher of Crystal Lite (yea no sugar!) onto kitchen floor. Mop kitchen floor. George says "mama" 242 times. You are probably saying to yourself "What the heck was Angie doing whilst George was causing all this seemingly preventable mischief?" You should tell yourself that George moves at the speed of light and it takes a mere nano second for him to do all these misdeeds. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!!

Earaches and Spoiled Brats

So I have an ear infection. Who ever heard of a 28 year old getting an ear infection? But seriously I am on some antibiotics and heavy duty decongestants

so I'm good now.

I just have a few observations of popular figures:

Serena Williams is a spoiled brat. She should be banned from her next event.

Kanye West is a douche.

And I really like Kanye but it was so not cool what he did at the VMAs.

Beyonce was awesome about it and so was Taylor, who chose to not even comment.

That's all I have.

Except in the Kindergarten carpool this afternoon this was the conversation:

Bella: Guess What?

Will: What?

Bella: I like to sleep naked.

Will: That's a bad word.

Bret: laughing

Angie: Bella! (feign shock and horror) don't talk like that! Where did you even hear that?

Bret: laughing

Bella: It's just a joke!

Will: That's gross.

Bella and Bret: laughing

What Goes Around...

Bella came home from Kindergarten yesterday and tearfully announced that she was on yellow. Ideally one stays on green then you get a star then you go to the treasure box after nine stars. There's no star for yellow. I asked her why she was on yellow. "I was talking too much." Crap. The comment most seen on Angie's report cards: (all grade levels) "Too much unnecessary socializing." My mom thought it was funny. Keep in mind it's only the second week of Kindergarten... Also: who signed me up for a subscription to Teen Vogue? They are a weird size and I keep getting them and heaven knows I didn't order it. I don't even get Adult Vogue. Just tell me, I won't be mad.

Georgie Boy!

I wanted to write about my favorite little boy and put in some fun current pics.

But the reality is George has ran off with all my USB cords...to my Blackberry, the camera, etc.

He has a secret stash I am determined to find that contains the aforementioned cords, a glittery gold eyeliner, a set of car keys, remotes, and other items that when you can't find them

you go insane!

One time I thought he stashed my phone but it turns out my friend Karen Scott stole it.

So anyways...

I found a few preexisting photos, will follow with a cute little blurb and you can fall in love with him all over again.

This is George's very first NFL game. We always go to the Seahawk/Charger preseason game in fabulous San Diego (except this year, as noted here) He was 10 months at the time and a total trouper...he loved it!

Notice the old school colors of his onesie...

(side note: Bella has been to probably 6 Seahawk games, all in either San Diego or Arizona. We start young with our football brainwash enthusiasm.)

This was funny because we were sitting at the dining room table enjoying the fabulous dinner I just spent hours creating and George got off his chair, which he does a lot, and emerged 5 minutes later with these blue reading glasses and a clipboard! Like a little health inspector...all on his own. That kid knows how to entertain!

This of course was his super stylin' Christmas suit.

When I see this picture I can't help but smile...

That's why I used it for his Valentine cards. Sorry if you didn't get one. You really missed out! The little monster has awoken from his nap. He needs constant mom patrol. We had to put away many of our chairs since he learned to push them around and climb on things like the kitchen counter and the knife drawer.

Gotta go...