My Little Man

This picture got put out of order...but who cares, at least I'm posting.

Last weekend Brandon graduated from preschool! He was very excited and had been talking about it for two weeks. So when Saturday morning came I was picking out his clothes for him. I held up three button and collar shirts for him to choose from and he told me he did didn't think any of them were his most handsome clothes...so...he insisted on wearing his suit. How could I argue? He looked so stinkin' cute.

Future Attorney...just like Grandpa.

Daddy, surprised him with a bunch of balloons. Great idea Dad!

Of couse, Shelby had to get all dressed up for this special occassion. My little Diva. :)

Someone sure is proud of himself...and so are we!

A swimming instructor? Okay

Nerd in a Lab Coat

After reading Amanda's post about her day I was a little inspirred. So.....this is a typical day in the life of Megan.
Wake up at 5:10am, get ready for work.
Wake Shelby up at 6:00am, time to get ready for school. (Brandon's most likely already up.)
6:15am...we have a visitor. T-Th Shelby's best friend comes over and I drop them off at school together.
Make breakfast, lunches...most likely yell to the kids to eat a little faster because we need to leave.
Comb Shelby's hair, yell to get your "coats and shoes."
6:40am out the door and into the car
6:45am drop Shelby and her friend off
Really wanting Starbucks by now, but I'm trying to be good.
7:00am drop off Brandon at preschool
Hit the freeway and hope there's not a lot of traffic.
7:30am made it to work...I feel like I need a break already.
Now it's time to check e-mail and then off to the lab. Yep, I'm a nerd in a lab coat. Ha

Okay, enough of that.
I could be doing any number of things on any given day. Today I just finished screening my first two Serology cases. (Testing for semen, saliva, and looking at a number of microscopic slides...the slides are the part I like the least.) I could also be working on DNA training, watching other analysts, writing validation material, reading new literature, and other laboratory business. Most days I have plenty to keep me busy.

Ready to head home at 4:00pm...home by about 4:30pm-4:45pm, darn traffic.
Cook dinner, eat dinner, kids shower (John does this, yeah for him), treadmill, my shower, brush kids teeth, 7:00 pm goodnight to kids. Whew ...time to relax.
If it's Monday throw in Swim Lessons and on Thursday Gynmnastics. We just rearrange when we have dinner.

Well I hope you enjoyed my day, after putting it all on paper it makes me tired, no wonder I look so forward to Saturday. I usually get to sleep in until 5:45 on that day. :)

Easter

So, as promised here are some pictures from Easter. I love Easter, it's such a no pressure holiday, we usually get to be outside, and the kids really enjoy the day.

Here is Shelby's basket. Brandon's Basket

I love this picture. He grabbed his Lion off of his basket and just started loving him. My little boy is such a sweetie. I hope he's always that way.

This girl is a serious egg hunter. She almost collected all the eggs before I could snap a picture. Next year I suggest the Easter Bunny be a little trickier.

Yeah, Brandon found some.

Showing off their finds. Camouflage eggs can be a little tricky in the grass. Haaaaaaaaaa

Love my sweet precious girl.

We had a great day, although shortly after the egg hunt is began poring. Hopefully next year we'll have our sunshine back.

It's been a while...again, but here are some fun photos.

Fun at the beach. Me and my sweet little girl.

Why is Brandon not smiling....well, he remembered I said I like his grumpy face. Oh, please.

Love this little princess. She getting so pretty, but I am biased.

Yes, we are into everything Star Wars and legos. He's so much fun to be with.

That's all for now. I will post some more from vacation and Easter hopefully soon, but please don't hold your breath, I don't want anyone passing out.

Questions and Laughter

While I love everything about the kids...except maybe the piles and messes...my absolute favorite thing about them is they make me laugh all the time.

Today's question from Brandon shoortly after waking up this morning was, " Mom, are ladybugs boys or girls." I told him that they could be either. So his response was, "So, how can you tell?" I really didn't have an answer, because I've never really thought about the gender of ladybugs before. So I told him we can't tell.

I guess that answer is good enough for now. I love how my sweet little boys mind is constantly working and wondering about the world. I hope he continues to have that inquisitive nature for the rest of his life and I hope he keeps making me laugh for the rest of mine.

Boy or Girl? .......good question, after all, they are called ladys.

Enjoying the Family

I must be the worst blogger ever. I just never seem to find the time to post. Life isn't that crazy right now, so I'm just trying to enjoy all the moments.

Last weekend we took advantage of the sunshine and went miniture golfing. I used to love this as a kid and frankly I still do. It was the first time for Shelby and Brandon and it was amazing.

Brandon said the best part of golfing was after you're done you get to play games (we let them go into the arcade afterwords).

Here are a few pictures from our fun day.

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it's been something I have been hoping for and it finally happened. I was just promoted to Criminalist in the DNA section of the laboratory. Yipppeeeeeee. If I seem a little bit excited, it's because I am! This is the exact job I have wanted for so long and I'm finally past all the stepping stones. There is certainly a lot for me to learn, but I can't wait for this new chapter to begin. I guess hard work really does pay off and I guess allllllllllllll that college really was worth it.

Lately I am terrible at posting on this blog, but I will try to make a better effort.