Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to ALL the Mommy's out there!

I think that there are lots of things planned today so I will check back in a little later. Until then I will leave you with a photo of me and my boo boo.

{ps. I am going to try my hand at editing a few of my photos on photoshop. The adobe website has a 30 trial of CS6 available, what the heck mind as well see if I like it before I fork out the big bucks for it.}

Shopping trouble!

I would like all of this. It is in the June addition of mark by Avon. Decently priced and all very cute. What will I do?

I really could use a few new things for the summer. Looks like I can get my order down to $100. Darn you Avon

My week in Insta-pics

This week was pretty fast and slow. The week went by pretty fast but I did not do much so it was slow. Get it? Maybe not. Oh well. I beat to my own drum I guess. This is really a great idea, insta-friday. Reason being this is really my life at the moment. Minus a few softball games. The one on Wednesday this week was pretty intense, so taking a photo did not even cross my mind. Have a GREAT weekend everybody! Or nobody. Who am I kidding I am my only follower. *laughs*

Memory Lane

Oh the memories.....

I thought that we would take a little journey. A journey down memory lane. These are pictures of some of my best memories. Things I want to do again they were so much fun the first time around. It's a lot so I will break it down.

Brian and my engagement photo

Brian and my Wedding

Braves game in San Francisco. {Big Fans}

Amber {My Bestie} and I at my wedding.

 Averie {my love}, thinking while she is sleeping.

 In Mexico 2009 {from the left, Anessa, me, and Brian}

The Mighty have Fallen

Oh how the mighty have fallen,

Final score of yesterday's game was Sheldon 2 and PG 4. Sheldon was predicted to get into playoffs with ease, and the only reason we are in now is because Ponderosa beat Saint Francis yesterday 1-0. My husband let out a huge sigh of relief last night when he got the text that Saint Francis lost. You would have sworn he just found a lost pet or something. I am overall glad that they made it into the playoffs but at the same time I was kind of hoping for a reprieve from softball. I guess we a chose our own paths and I am on this one for the long hall.

Goal update: I am on my walk and it is another beautiful day in Sacramento. I am really enjoying this weather! (see the weather report below). It always seems to come at the perfect time. The time when I start to get tired of the cold dreariness of spring. There is a farmers market today in front of the Capitol and at lunch time I am going to try the stone oven fired pizza place. It smells delish even from a block away! what is nice about the pizza is that the owners use all organic products. It is super fresh.

Plans for the weekend. Cleaning! I am forever cleaning. I have a softball player, a mechanic and Averie, my toy puller outter. Not a word I know, but who really reads this. Needless to say there is always a reason to clean my house. ALWAYS!!

Saturday will be pretty relaxing for me. Brian however has a lot to do. He will have his car back so he I going to try and put in a couple of hours working on that. He also has to do a favor for his younger brother, Clint.

Sunday is Mothers Day. I think that Brian and Anessa are taking me to lunch at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, El Novilero, then BBQ for dinner at my parents. Since it has been so warm out I think I might try and go swimming. Fun in the sun! My first Mothers Day was pretty rough and it makes me sad even now when I think about it. This year sounds like it is going to be a lot better.

Oh!! I made a purchase. It is kind of a splurge but Brian said they looked really good and that I have to spoil myself sometimes. Look at my new white skinny jeans. Kind of risky considering I am prone to stains. I think I can handle it.

Ready Set Go

Off to a good start.

 I am on day 2 of my goals. I am walking on my break for a little extra exercise, and I have eaten well so far today. I do have a small confession... I had a Coke yesterday. I was crashing, and coffee is too hot in this weather. It has been in the 90's everyday so far this week. I cant wait to break out the bathing suit and go swimming. My family loves to be outside soaking up the sun. With the appropriate SPF that is.

Update: Brian is at home working on his car. He is a big ball of stress. Anessa's high school softball team has a big game today. They HAVE to win to make it into playoffs. I know what you are thinking. It is just high school softball, whats the big deal? That is what I thought too, but apparently they have never not made it into the playoffs. The pressure is on since they won in playoffs last year. This is a big deal to everyone but me. I of course am relaxed as can be and trying not to let everyone else get to me. I do not even feel the need to be stressed out even slightly about this. Maybe they all have more invested.

I do have a Softball related announcement. I have been voted in by the Sheldon High School Softball Board as Treasurer. I am not sure what that means for this year, but I think that next year will be fun. I honestly want to be more involved. Brian is already stealing my Board meeting emails. He is a softball news junkie.

Averie is with Grammy today and they have swimming. She loves it apparently. I cannot wait for the summer so I can swim with her. It is getting to be very nice outside. Summer is coming and so am I. I am going to be one picture happy Momma.

This picture is of the Family, Brian, Anessa, and Averie at the UC Santa Barbara vs. UC Davis softball game. We had a blast watching the game, and hanging out on the grass. This was a good day.

Just another day

I have decided to make myself a list of goals. I feel like I set goals for myself and I keep them for maybe a day. I need to learn to keep my goals. Maybe writing them down and keeping track of them will help. I also think that I need to distract myself with something other than my obsession for cleaning. I am probably delusional but I feel very alone lately even though I live in a house with 3 other people.

Here we go......

1. Eating well - I need to be healthier. I know that currently I am not and that is no ones fault but my own. Mommies have a tendancy to take care of the family and put themselves last. I will learn to balance my own needs with the needs of my family.

2. Exercise - walk at work (the fact that I am not able to be a SAHM is killing me), and go to the gym at least once a week. That should not be difficult.

3. Save money consistently - I am not a saver, never have been. My best friend is so good at this. I admire her for her ability to save. I have to change this, especially now that I have a family.

4. Take lots of pictures- I fail on all accounts here. I want to document my story. I would also love to take a photography class. I think that might be a different list. moving on...

5. Last but not least, learn to juggle and stay a little more organized. Some are going to laugh at this one, but you would be surprised. I feel unorganized most of the time (it is possible that I have a mild case of OCD.). Maybe if I had a little more acknowledgement of the things I do I would not feel this way. Who's to say that though. It might be the same.
So five goals seems reasonable. I will keep a record of what actually changes or get accomplished. Wish me luck!

Been a while

So.... It has been a little while, but I am in better spirits now that it is the start of a new week.

Last week was so hard and I just could not get myself to sit down and blog. It was one challenge after another. The weekend capped off the string of bad luck with a car accident. Everyone is okay, but goodness were we shook up. We still managed to turn the car around, head back to the house and jump in my husbands truck. We were on our way to San Jose to watch the Spartans Softball team play when the accident occurred.

Things are starting to look up however. I guess you could say, "I have my health.". I am working on making everything in my life great. I am supposed to be LUCKY right! It feel like lately my family has not been. Things just seem to be getting harder, and more challenging. I have been sitting in this pool self pity for a while now. I cannot seem to get past all these little challenges. I am hoping they make me a stronger person and not a crazy one. At the moment they are wearring me out!

Over the weekend Averie turned 15 months old, and Anessa is now officially 16. Soon I will have a 16 month old and a 16 year old. That is a photo op if there was one.

Brian and I are both doing well. We just bought a California Fitness gym membership. So... The plan is to get in shape and eat healthier. Maybe if we get get in better shape physically that will help get our minds get in shape. I am wishing on multiple stars for getting our minds healthy. Well for now that is it. I will try and do a better job of keeping everyone posted. My time gets away from me.

Here is Averie Getting AWAY!!!!

Disneyland

Just us girls.

That's right my mother, grandmother, and myself all at Disneyland. It was a relaxing three day vacation, but also a tiring three days. My feet hurt so bad by the end of the trip that I could not wait to go home. The trip contained literally, no arguing, a lot of laughing, and even more eating. We went on every ride twice at least. I am sure there were crowds of people that saw us (three adults) and thought we were insane for running around Disneyland like little kids. Oh did I mention that we ARE crazy. 

After three days,  I was very happy to see my boo boo (Averie) when I got home. She was asleep when I got home, we took a late flight home to try and maxamize our Disney time. All I needed was to give her a kiss and I was satisfied, or so I thought. I woke up the next morning to spend some time with her before I had to leave for work. I guess tiem got away from me because I ended up at work 15 minutes late. Opps. One more reason that I need to be a SAHM.

The start of Insta Friday!

I plan on taking a lot more photos. So check back soon. I think I am going to start Insta-Friday. Insta-Friday is a story of the day told in Intagram photos. I think it is very clever. I love to take pictures so this should be easy peasy for me. Here we go. Wait I am cheating a little. These were taken over the last week. I think a slide for this week is in order. I also think that Black and White Wednesday is a good one too.

Averie's Story

My Husband and I were married on May 22, 2010 in Santa Cruz, California. We live, breathe, and sleep softball, so naturally we did not go on our honeymoon right after our wedding. We waited until softball season was over in August. A tad bit obsessive if you ask me. By the time August came I was pregnant with Little Miss Averie. No drinking for Mama, I still had a great time in Jamaica. My pregnancy was a breeze (I know some of you are hating me right now). I had a little bit of morning sickness in the beginning but nothing that had me bed ridden. My belly grew and so did my craving for natural white cheddar Cheetos (weird craving right?). I have a serious weakness for salt, so bad that I should probably get my cholesterol checked. I am getting off topic. Averie was growing perfectly and getting bigger weekly as babies do. In early November I started to have Braxton Hicks contractions. After the third trip to the hospital, they put me on bed rest. Really, so not happening. I am compulsive, a control freak, and neat freak. I think I cleaned every nook and cranny in my house during that time. So, in November they took me out of work, almost 3 months before my due date. 

On February 6, 2011 I started to have real contractions. On Superbowl Sunday, we definitely were not going to make it to my parents annual Superbowl party. I believe that it was about 11am when my husband put me in our spa bathtub, thinking that the warm water would help suppress the contractions. Thanks Honey. I would say about an hour and a half of breathing we finally made our way to the Hospital. Mercy General here we come! 

I was not in pain or anything so the drive to the hospital was fine. They set me up in a room and hooked me up to every machine they had. I watched patiently as the scales on the machine went up and down. I knew what was coming. Finally they checked me to see how dilated I was. 3cm and I was instructed to start walking. After about 30 minutes of walking I was really feeling it. I needed something to take the pain away. They told me to lay back down and called the anesthesiologist to administer my epidural. I knew that we were getting closer if they were willing to give me the epidural. I was in active labor for maybe 2 hours. Averie Lynn Kaylor was born at 8:04pm on February 6, 2011, 6lbs 11oz. and 19 inches long. She is our "Boo Boo", and the twinkle in my eye. 

Averie Lynn Kaylor was born at 8:04pm on February 6, 2011, 6lbs 11oz. and 19 inches long.

Anessa Marie

Sweet Sixteen in only a matter of days. So accomplished for sixteen years old. However she is a challenge. Spoiled as ever, but all my children are. She is a great Student and just started umpiring for the local recreational league. She also just got her permit in February. Driving, Oh no! What will we do. This kid cannot even walk without falling. Makes you wonder how she became a softball player. She is a great teenager, but also typical. I guess the trouble with being typical is that she is a beauty, so dad is having to do some serious warding off of boys. Blech!

This year started off really well for Anessa. She verballed to SJSU with a full ride. I said she was accomplished. Her dad and I are very proud and excited. Go Spartans!!!!!!

Here's the Family

So...as you can see a family shot is not the easiest thing to accomplish. We tried ten times and..... This is my BEAUTIFUL family. Anessa is the oldest (at the far left), I am right next to her, the little one is Averie and she is 10 months, and lastly my Husband Brian (at the far right). Side note: I brought flip-flops because my heels were sky high.

I work for the Board of Equalization as an Information Systems Analyst. However I would love to be a SAHM. Maybe someday. I am lucky just to be in LOVE! My Husband works for himself. Anessa is a full time Softball player, and sophomore in high school. Actually at the beginning of this year Anessa accepted a full ride scholarship to San Jose State University for Softball. We are all very proud of her. Averie is 14 months old now and doing fantastic. She is the light of my life and I would give the world for her. Again, I feel nothing short of lucky. So there we are!