We're HERE at Disneyland/CA Adventure on a spontaneous venture after the state track meet here in LA! (More on that later...)
But for now a few pics for all of you Disneyland Lovers out there!!  We go back tomorrow!

$4 ice cream bars before the Aladdin show!

Hangin off DUMBO!  : ) 


After our Grizzly River Roarin' Rapids in CA Adventure!!

Ainsley and Chip . . . or Dale . . . how do you tell???!?!  He kept doing something with his nose to her and later
she kept asking me what he meant by it since she couldn't figure it out - I also had no clue!

Steak Diane, mashed potatoes, and shrimp scampi in a YUMMY sauce!!   OHHHH, can recommend The Cheesecake Factory to YOU!!!!

The ugly stepsister, Cinderella, and a princess : )

OK - I'm still up at 2 am, working on another one of my hubby's anniversary gifts & watching Rachael Ray on my dvr . . . so figured I'd try to finish up my 10 days of anniversary blog!

Day #6 of my anniversary celebration

"10 Songs That Remind Me of Us/You" &
iTunes gift card

Day #7

"10 Important Threes"  &
Macy's gift card (such a smart hubby!  He let's ME do the shopping!!!) 

Day #8

"10 Best Memories After Ainsley" &
Mizzou tee, bracelet, earrings, & necklace!
(By the way, one of the things he likes about me (#10) is how I "support Mizzou for him")
 

Day #9

"10 Things to Look Forward to in the next 10 years" &
ten $20 bills for a camera.  We also went out to eat this day since he had a track meet the next day.

We went to Olive Garden (my FAVE!), ordered appetizers, ate just a bit of our entree, packed it up to go and then ordered dessert!  YUMMO!

Day #10 (Day of our anniversary)

He took off work this day to go pick up these 10 roses for me, and then he was off to his track meet for the rest of the evening.

I'm sure you are all wondering what I got for him!?!!?!   Well, it was boring and expected . . . a new ring - since he lost his for the last time in February on the beach in Monterey. (Yes, it has fallen off of his finger a few times before, but Lane was always around to FIND it!  Even though he was with us in Monterey, even Lane was not able to find it on the beach)

Monte was showing off his ring but I thought we were supposed to be showing how many years we'd been married so I did it too!! 

I'm actually still shopping for a gps for him (us) and as some of you know - we are going to Hawaii in June . . . I think that is a pretty good anniversary!

I don't have time tonight - since it's 2:30 am, but I will soon have to do an entry about all of the reason I love my hubby.  I am finishing up a scrapbook for him of all of these things and I will share some with you.  He is definitely the BEST!!

Well, our 10th anniversary was April 11th and I shouldn't have expected any less from my thoughtful husband . . . but he surprised me on April 2nd with my first of 10 presents!

Day #1
Flowers, with a note of 10 things that reminds him of me. 
(I like how 3 of them are actually kind of "negatives"!  ha!  He begs to differ though.)

Note: The "extra" writing on the page is not from my hubby, but rather from my 4 yr old who is LOVING to write anywhere and everywhere!

Day #2
10 things Ainsley loves about me : )

Day #3
10 favorite memories (before Ainsley)

One had to do with a trip while we were dating, across a LONG toll road AFTER drinking lots of soda!!!  YIKERS!!!

Day #4
10 Places he likes to be with me - Olive Garden being my fave place to eat!

Day #5
"10 Moments for my eyes only" : )  -- with Victoria's Secret gift card

I must go for now - I will share the next 5 with you soon. . . I HOPE!

Some video for your entertainment today - granted, it's slow at times, but hey, it's a cooking show!  lol!

Background:
I'm making the communion loaf last night and I gave Ainsley some of the extra dough to make her own.  She says, "Hey, I feel like I'm on one of those cooking shoes!  I know . . . I can be . . . Rachael Ray!"  LOL!
 
So I went and got the camera --

See if you can catch the RR "catch phrases"!    DVOO??!?

By the way, we finally got a dvr so I'm SOOO excited to be recording Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart (did anyone see cupcake week??? Jennifer?), Oprah, etc so I can watch them at night!  As Rachael Ray would say -- I LOVE THAT!!!

The weather has been soooo nice here in CA!! 

Thought I'd share some of the fun Ainsley's been having in our back yard!

The Artist at work

Her true character comes out . . .

One of the WARMER days!

Some Ainsley video and CA sun for your viewing enjoyment

I found a "friend" for Ainsley to play with for a while . . . until he decided to hop away!

Some of my EARLY bloomers!  YEAH!  Gotta love 'em!! 

Tomorrow is Monte's first day of his Spring break and he and Ainsley are going FISHING!! 

Hope all of you with snow and ice are feeling the springtime effects very soon!!

OK - I have a question for you all!

WHAT DO YOU SEE on my xanga??  Is it: 

1)  A fuscia pink background with my Cotton Bowl slide show or
                                                                            

 2) Lt pink with the lady and the train track???? 

I'm seeing BOTH at different times!!!!

Family Pictures
courtesy of Sherrie Lee

My immediate family


My Sister's Family
Lane, Greg, Rachel, Cole, Wade, Kendra


My Brother's Family
Aaron, Jill, & Sydney


Grandpa Howard & Grandma Barbara w/their grandkids


Mom & Dad


The WHOLE Family


Just Us


THE END

Thanks Sherrie for the picture memories!

So who do you think sounds BETTER!?  Sheryl or Ainsley?

(Please see/listen to videos below for a more educated answer!)

OK!  For any of you that were able to wait while my little smilebox thing downloaded and watch the cute little slide show . . . I had NO IDEA of WHAT song was playing!!!!  LOL!!!  When I made it up on the HALLMARK website it did NOT say what song would play with it!!  Of course it NEVER crossed my mind that I might not LIKE the song!!!  LOL!  Oh my!  I'm kind of blushing . . . but anyway, just wanted to let you all know that I did NOT know that song was going to play!  It is definitely a "romantic" song for all of us married couples!!!!  I'll have to see if I can go in and change it some how!!

I can't believe that none of you gave me a hard time about it!  You guys are just too nice!!

OK - so I'm back again and I was able to RE-DO my last blog entry and did a new scrapbook entry - hope you enjoy!   

OK - here's the new and IMPROVED version!! : )

TIPS: 1) Click on full screen an then Escape to get out of it.
          2) Click on the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT boxes to see better