a little pantera adventure!

today we had a little late afternoon adventure to pantera park.

first we skated, played on the play ground, played a little tennis and

went hiking up the trail!

(pix are out of order though!)

here we are overlooking the green hills on one side...

here's papa and super hero bear on the downhill climb...

this pic is looking up/back at the trail we hiked!

bear was excited from all his adventures at the hike especially!

runnin' around...

looking over one side...

bear had a blast on his little adventurous day!

he said it was just like curious george!

we ended with some yummy in & out!

easter fieldtrip!

since my school is on spring break this week I was able to go with bear on one of his school fieldtrips! it's his first one too with his preschool since we're not too comfy with him riding in "strangers" cars to go on little trips!

annnd so being that Easter is around the corner-the fieldtrip was a little Easter picnic and egghunt at the park!

all the kids were playing while waiting for all the cars to arrive...

they all had to put their toesies at the edge of the grass before the start...

bear with some of the kids... it was his class and i think 2 others on this trip...

and they're off!

i couldn't believe how picky bear was! he kept passing over the "regular" eggs and he was hunting for the cute sports ball eggs!

they were allowed to collect 14 each! he had only gotten 9 cuz he was being picky... BUT then the teachers counted all the kids eggs and many had more than 14 so they made it even and fair and that's why bear has "regular" ones in his bag!

yay! so glad we were able to join in the fun!

update on baby reagan...

incase you're wondering....

my niece, reagan, had a crazy weekend last week!

my sister posted a blog about it to share what's been happening...

read on and keep them in your prayers...

the journey is a long one, but God is good and faithful...

http://sweetnovember07.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekend-of-april-15th.html

grandparents day!

Grandparents Day at Bears school!

the welcoming!

they got to make handprint artwork!!

thumbprint flower...

bear showed grandma the playground and played in the sand...

grandma took a pic through the window as she was leaving...

Today was Grandparents Day at "Luke Bear's"(which they call him at school) school. I, of course, forgot until i dropped him off and saw the signs posted up....

so I quickly called and texted the grandmas hoping that one of them could come by and sure enough grandma mia was able to swing by for a little bit! bear loved it and was surprised by her visit!

happy birthday P A P A!!!

(not the best pic, BUT it was the only one i got from the nite!)

Had a nice little family bday for tony. i made a two-layer cake! had dinner at his parents with his grandparents on sunday then today we went on a little dinner date!

hannie turns O N E!!!

this is hannah joy... aka bear's future wifey ;)

she turned 1 today

and we were happy to help celebrate her birthday!

the dessert table! her mama is a fantastic baker!

and my sis and i got to help with the signs, printables, cake pops, flower poms, etc! the toppers i made and the 3 different flavored cupcakes made from scratch by nicole!

cake pops and rice krispy pops in front

her neighbor did the balloons!

sis and i did flower poms and tons for friends & family helped decorate!

the beautiful celebrant!

the cupcake craft table!

cake time!

Happy Birthday Hannie!

showerin' samantha

my sis and i and some friends and fam threw a baby shower for our friend samantha!

it's their first- a boy- named Ethan!

here's some pix... all out of order though!

my sis and i decorated with a clothes line, balloons, flower poms, etc..

here's the mommy to be at her dessert table- cupcakes, cake pops, pineapple upside down cake, cookies, chocolate covered pretzels and mini cakes! centerpieces and more hanging decor!

the guests!

one of the banners i made...

the other banner i made and the drinks table... i also made cute little buffet/food cards!

the fab mini cakes!

more of them yummy desserts!

presents!

we had tons of tons showering samantha!

can't wait to meet you baby ethan!

more pix

buzz light year "a rescate!"

March Memories!

it has been a busy month!

not sure why those pix uploaded really small but oh well-

tay had her 5th bday party at the chino youth museum! so much fun! and it was hello kitty themed!

here's the bday girl with baby hannie (aka bears future wifey!)

tays with some of her friends and her awesome cake! one of the musem rooms... there's hannie again and with her daddy- look at bears!

the awesome cake pops by shawna!

and soooo many yummy desserts:cupcakes, chocolate dipped pretzel rods, yemas, cookies, and the treat bags!

we also made it out to Disney this month. Afterall, my sister-in-law works there so we should try and go more often!

uh- here's papa with bears buzz laser-gun!

the 3 of us! and see the train above our heas?- yup, we rode it and bear loved it!

Cars at California Adventure!

bear with auntie jesse

yup, bear and papa rode the mini-coaster in Toon Town!

see, them both in blue? towards the bottom of the pic!

bear and auntie waiting to ride the circus train!

and here's a very fuzzy shot of tay's family bday party on her actual bday- and it was a monday!

yay for lots of fun!

sickies!

here's bear in the ER on sat- smart mama for packing up some gooides really quickly- dvd, movies, etc!

and here's bear on tuesday at a follow-up appointment with his pediatrician! all better!

so, last week bear got a cold... an icky cold which flared up his asthma- that ONLY acts out when he gets sick. (thank goodness it's not asthma that happens on a daily basis!) anyhow, his asthma got started to get progressively worse from thursday nite, into friday and then by saturday it was no bueno. we gave him breathing treatments and called his pediatrician twice because bears breathing was very labored- not only was his chest pumping/working, but so was his stomach even after the breathing treatments! so the dr advised we take him to ER. He got in quick. they checked him out, gave meds, took vitals, checked oxygen, etc and eventually did xrays... which apparently showed bi-lateral pnemonia!

sooo after being in the ER since 2pm saturday we finally arrived by AMBULANCE to the hospital (a very nice one i might add- huntington memorial hospital in pasadena)! the dr and nurses ran more tests, checked vitals, looked over xrays again and concluded it was NOT bi-lateral pnemonia, but if anything very early stages of it. praise God! so they kept him overnite and we stayed too to monitor him. they told us if he didnt require oxygen all night then bear could go in the moring. no oxygen needed, just 4hr intervals of albuterol!

needless to say, it was a rough weekend into the week, but soooo glad all was ok and that the Lord was watching over us all =)