The Fun Continues while on Christmas Break

With all the rain we were having in the last two weeks, we bolted out of the house at the first sight of sun.  We spent the day at Kidspace and had so much fun.  I used to take Trent there all the time when he was a toddler. They have a great toddler room where it's a mini indoor playground for toddlers.  They have a rope ladder, a slide, building blocks and a ball pit. Trent loved playing in there.

We hadn't been to Kidspace in about 2 years, so I was a bit nervous about there being age appropriate things for Trent to do.  It did seem that Trent was a bit too old for the activities there, but he still found things to do and have fun.  We had a yummy lunch there and then played some more.  The good thing about Trent being older was he was able to climb to the top of the glass tower by himself.  It's a bit claustrophobic for me, so I was happy that he could do it himself.

We had such a nice day and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Trent being a spider on the spider web.

Making his way up one of the towers.

Trent insisted that I take a picture of him at the top.

Having fun feeding the insects.

Here are a few oldies, but goodies of Trent playing in the toddler room and at the water table.  Good times for sure!

Trent making his way up the robe ladder.

He is making sure he is not missing any of the action.

All smiles!

Such a big boy going down the slide.

Playing at the water table.

Christmas Break Going Great So Far...

So far Trent and I have been having a great time this first week of break. Trent has been enjoying watching Christmas movies.  His favorites are the Home Alone movies.  He loves seeing the bad guys get tricked into one of the many traps.  Monday and Tuesday we didn't do too much.  We ran some errands, which Trent isn't a big fan.  I told him that's what Mommy's do run errands and I usually get most of my errands done while you are at school. Wednesday we headed out to Bass Pro Shop to meet up with my Aunt, cousin and her daughter.  Bass Pro Shop set up a cool Santa's Village where the kids can play games and take a picture with Santa.  The kids had fun running around, looking at all the animal displays and pretending they were driving a boat or riding a quad.  Today, we enjoyed a yummy lunch with my best friend at Casa.  Trent got his usual...corn dog and Spanish rice.  Trent is getting more excited each day for Christmas.  Of course, it can't get here soon enough.

Trent did a nice thing for me this morning.  He surprised me with making our bed.  He came into the kitchen and told me that he had made our bed and that it looked so nice.  He said he had fun making the bed and it wasn't that hard, but he didn't put the pillows the right way.  He said he wanted to do this for me, so I wouldn't have to.  How cute is that?  My heart melted.  He has been making his bed for awhile in order to get 15 more minutes of DS playing time.  So, after he told me he made our bed I told him he could get 15 more minutes of DS playing time, he just looked at me and had the biggest smile.  I loved that he didn't ask for the extra playing time and truly made our bed because he wanted to do something nice.  I love that boy so much and he has such a good heart.
Here are some pictures from our adventure at Bass Pro Shop.

Trent's favorite game...the shooting gallery.

Checking out the cool trains.

Nutball.

The kids with Santa.

Cutie pies.

Grandmas with their grandkids.

Trent's way of making our bed...it's the thought that counts.

Ladies Getaway

I recently went on a weekend getaway with three girlfriends.  We were celebrating my good friend Kelly's 35th birthday.  The plans for this weekend had been in the works since September.  We planned to visit the wineries in Temecula during the day on Saturday, then enjoy a yummy dinner at Shogun, which is Kelly's favorite restaurant.  On Sunday, we planned to relax at the Glen Ivy Spa and then head on home back to reality.

I had never been to the wineries in Temecula, so I wasn't sure what to expect. We signed up to be picked up at our hotel by a shuttle that would take us around to the wineries for the day.  Again, I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised with how everything turned out.  We had an amazing tour guide, who was so accommodating and helpful.  Our tour guide Melissa told the bus full of people that we were mellow now, but just wait until we hit the first winery and got a little wine in us, we would all be ready to party.  Boy was she right.  After the first winery the shuttle was alive with chatting, singing and some dancing.  It was great.  We visited five wineries, had a delicious lunch and had a wonderful day.  On the way back to our hotel, the shuttle was rockin' with people dancing in the front and maybe at times enjoying themselves a bit too much.  I am not much of a dancer, so I applaud those who got up and danced, but one girl in particular was getting down a bit too much. I am pretty sure she had a little too much wine. 

We had a great day at the wineries, but it was nice to get back to the hotel and take a little nap before dinner.  We all needed to take some aspirin, drink some water and relax a bit.  Dinner at Shogun was fun.  I hadn't been to a Shogun in years and it isn't on my top 10 list of restaurants I like, but I had a good time and the food was pretty good.  Not sure if it was a $30 meal, but I guess you pay for watching the chef prepare the food in front of you.

Sunday morning came too quick.  We enjoyed breakfast at the hotel and then headed off to Glen Ivy.  The day was overcast and drizzly, so we weren't going to get a suntan laying by the pool, but we had a relaxing day.

It was a great weekend getaway and I had so much fun laughing with my friends, but I was happy to get home and see my boys.

Let the adventure begin...

Birthday Girl.

This was after the first winery...all smiles and giggles.

Kelly and Stacey with our tour guide Melissa.

Love this picture!  We were at the Callaway Winery.

An Evening of Fighting

On Saturday night, the three of us enjoyed an evening at Medieval Times. Trent received from Greg and Claudia for his birthday a gift certificate to Medieval Times. We finally found an open night and headed on down to Buena Park. Neither Trent nor I had been before. Tim remembers going when he was little and Trent kept asking him about when he went and what went on in that show. Trent has to know all the details. We got there over an hour early, which was good because we got the souvenir shopping out of the way. Trent picked out a red jewel, a shield and sword. He loves searching for treasures and finding jewels, so the big red jewel is perfect for him. The shield and sword are self explanatory…he fights evil.

The time finally came when our group was called into the stadium to be seated. We had great seats in the blue section right in the front row. We were so excited about our seats; I was excited about the good pictures I could get. The show started and the food and drinks began being served. One look at the chicken on the bone and Trent graciously said “No Thanks!” Tim and I had no expectation that Trent would eat the dinner, which was fine with us. I didn’t want to ruin the evening by fighting with him to eat. He did drink two big cups of Sprite, at least he was hydrated. The show was great. The knights did an amazing job making the jousting and fighting look so real. Trent was scared at first because it looked so real to him, but after explaining to him that they were just pretending to hurt each other he started to enjoy the show. Two hours later the show ended and Trent was all smiles. He definitely learned a few new moves from the knights.

Trent showing off his new shield and sword.

Trent and Daddy

Trent and Mommy

The Knights. We cheered for the Blue Knight.