Christmas 2010

Christmas has come and gone so fast, I can't even believe it! It was once again another wonderful holiday, and here in Texas we got to do many things and enjoy time with family and friends.. Here are some pictures from our trip..


Cooper in his scarf!!




Chloe in her scarf!




Chloe wants to make sure she is not left when we go back home.. she hangs out here anytime we are gone!




Still a working...



Sister and I with our doggies!




The family!!




Grandparents with the family!





Drake and I before Christmas Eve Service!




Mom's Christmas tree.. one day I will be able to decorate like her! :)




Chloe on Christmas Day in her "Santa's Favorite" outfit!




Cooper in his "Santa's Helper" outfit!



Drake really liked his stocking!!!




Cooper was not sure about his present!




Easton got more presents than anyone.. it was crazy and he is not even here yet!! Julie is going to have to calm down when he really gets here! :) But he got some cute outfits !




Some of Easton's Presents!!



Chloe and her presents.. she was ready to go!




Easton got a diaper bag for mommy to carry, but Chloe thinks it is her bag!! She is in for a surprise come May!




Our cooks!!




My grandma and her drink ( which is never far) and the really cute hat she knit for Easton!!



Chloe was Santa!!!




Drake and I!!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!!

Christmas Treats...

This Christmas season has been a very different season then in the past. For starters I actually had time to enjoy the season. With more free time, I took full advantage to take part in all Christmas traditions, which I regretful have to admit I have not done in the past. Christmas seasons tend to turn in to people running around with their heads cut off, and running from one event to another yet never getting a chance to stop and actually enjoy the time.

This year I can honestly say ( not sure this is a good thing) that I watched every FALALALA Lifetime Christmas movie they aired. Yep, I put them on Tivo and watched them when I had down time. It was so nice to sit in front of the Christmas tree, drink hot chocolate and watch good ole family Christmas movies!

I also went to see a few different Christmas light displays, not to mention made it to the city twice to see the Christmas decorations and festivities.. on one weekend I saw a Santacon ( aka pup crawl) but Santa's were everywhere!

Macy's might be my favorite building here in the city when it is lite up!!! So pretty, however inside their store is another story, always a mess, but my guess is because everyone thinks it is the last day to use their famous WOW coupon that is 1 day only.. however this 1 day only coupon is only to be followed by 25 more coupons. It cracks me up the number of Macy's mailings I have received this year..

To finish up my holiday season ( here in California) I spent a whole day baking for friends and Drake's coworkers.. It was so nice to spend a whole day in my PJ's cooking and well of course taste testing my creations.

Here are some pictures from the Season and my new wish is that I take time every year to really enjoy the season and not rush around no matter how busy the future years may be! :) .. Next year I will be adding Taking Easton to go see Santa to my list of things to do. :) Can't wait..



This was maybe a 100th of the number of Santa's I saw in one day! :) It was so funny, but I would have been so confused as a kid!!



Drake's mom and I in front of the Macy's building!!



Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies with little Kisses, Drake's favorite!




I called this operation Cinnamon Roll. Growing up one of my best friends Amber's Mom, made this Cinnamon roll in the shape of a candy cane, it was always my favorite. Making it from scratch scared me, but it turned out ok.. I still have room for improvement, but I will call it a success!!




Puppy Chao.. I think I ate half of this before I gave anyone any, oops I can account a few pounds to this for sure!

 Now we are off to Texas to finish up the Holiday Season and Enjoy some family time!!

                                                     Merry Christmas !!!

A little Rainy Weekend..

Well I have discovered that here in San Francisco, they consider the heart of winter to be Rainy.. and that is exactly what kind of weather we have had for days and days. However, Drake and I took full advantage of a nice rainy weekend to relax around the house during the day and attend Christmas Parties at night! :) It has been a great weekend.

Here are is a glimpse of our wonderful weekend:


Friday Night we attend the 49er chirtmas party!! I had plans of taking all these pictures however the battery in the camera was dead when we got there.. bummer.. so this is from drake's blackberry which explains why it is not a great picture, but thought Santa deserved to make the blog today! :) He did give us our christmas present early this year.. Finding out that we are haivng a boy!



Saturday we literally did not get off the couch and we watched 18 episodes of 24 on Net flicks.. yes, you read right 18... we are taking full advantage of days of laying around before they come to an end in May when our little boy arrives.



I was a bad girl and opened my present from mother in law early, I figured we leave in a few days and it is raining outside so it was a great day to play on my new sewing machine! ;) THANK YOU MAUREEN!!!



So I made Little Easton a new hat.. I am pretty proud at my first attempt of sewing!! I bought stuff to make a little outfit but the hat wiped me out, so I am taking a break! :)



To end this cold rainy day Drake and I are back at watching 24 and drinking hot chocolate!! I love this time of year!! Once again, I know this is a horrible pictures, however I will have you know that Drake REFUSED to get his picture taken while drinking hot chocolate because he stated he was not showered and his hair was a mess... I mean come on it is just my blog, so I am putting this here just to prove to him that it doesn't matter!! ( I might have to delete after he sees that I posted the picture, but he dosn't have to know that!! I just thought it was funny he cared so much! :) )

 I hope that everyone has a great week leading up to Christmas!!

It's a BOY!!!!

Today was a very exciting day for our growing little family. Words really don't describe how I felt when I finally got to know what we were having, and my feelings had nothing to do with being able to finally shop for the baby, but more that every little girl dreams of their family one day but you can never really know what the makeup of your family will consist of. Well today we got to know that we are starting with a boy, which is perfect for us, an older brother to any sibling is always great, and I finally can truly picture my growing family as we prepare for this journey.

God truly has blessed us with exactly what we need, and although I would be lying if I said that I won't miss cute little dresses and bows, I would be lying again if I didn't tell you that my little heart is already bursting at the seams with excitement to go to sporting events, to see boys playing in my yard and to have a little mama's boy running around.. being that I never grew up with boys around the house this will all be new for me, but I am ready... and beaming from ear to ear!!

Here are pictures from the day!!


Chloe could not wait to share the news!!




I held out for so long on buying stuff so I had to go out and buy something today!!




I for some reason can't get this pictures turned but this is him letting us know he is a BOY!!




I loved this picture because it had his spine in it!!

A good note to end the day.. he is healthy and everything looked great according to the doctor.. always comforting to hear! :) 

Will it be a boy or a girl???

Tomorrow is the day.. the day I have been waiting for since the moment I found out if I was pregnant. I keep picturing my little family with a baby, however it drives me nuts that sometimes this little baby has on a dress and a bow and sometimes this little baby does not..

I have looked a baby cloths this fall at least 100 times, however it always kills me that I can't buy anything since I didn't know weather to buy blue or pink.. well not to worry, after our appointment tomorrow, I will be heading to a store, just so I can buy a little dress or a little polo! :)

Either way Drake and I will be super happy and excited.. I think it is a boy, and will fall off the table if it is not, however Drake thinks it is a girl( but I think he thinks this just because he wants to challenge me and be right if I am wrong)..

I will be back tomorrow with the answer!!!!

Christmas Parties.. it is that time of the year!!

Christmas Party outfit 1 by cdrake10 featuring a chanel bag

This is the outfit I have put together that I would like to be wearing to the Christmas party next week.. however with the plumpness I have been sporting lately, I think not even these cute cloths can make me feel cute.. but please image this dress with a little baby that is hiding under it, yes I know not attractive!! I do love this time of year though when there are lots of Christmas parties to attend and fun and joy all around!!

Speaking of Fun, Drake's mom is coming in today and we are going to have such a fun weekend playing around town and in the city, visitors that come during the holiday season get an extra treat of seeing the city all light up and filled with Christmas decor.. it just makes you want to walk around with a Starbucks in your hand and sing Christmas carols!! I will keep you posted if I do see Maureen singing:)

A big day...

So for a short note, today was a great day mainly due to the fact that I got my first sub position in the Evergreen school district here in San Jose. I was so excited to get back into the classroom, and on top of that these students are a real treat, they actually call me Mrs. Drake instead of , " Hey Miss".. hearing please and thank you also almost made me fall out of my seat too! :) So needless to say, I have enjoyed today, however my pants want me to think otherwise.

So I got dressed at the gym today and just threw in my black work pants, which have not been worn since May, but I was not even thinking ( or I have been deceiving myself by wearing my stretchy jeans) but I thought that I could still fit in all my pants.. Well I was WRONG.. while at the gym with no back up pants, I discover that these pants are not going to button.. so what is a girl to do when she has to be at work in 20 mins.. well I have gone the whole day with my pants unbutton and hoping that nobody notice  under my luckily long shirt! So far I think the kids just think I am fat! :)

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas and a BABY!!!

Oh how I love this time of year, it is always a time where your schedules are jammed packed with parties, gatherings, family and friends.. I mean life can't get much better than that.. OH WAIT.. yes it can, we can also put up bright shinning lights and decorations that are sure to make you smile even on a bad day! :) And on top of all of this, we can all celebrate the real reason for the season, the birth of baby Jesus!

Here are some pictures from some of the decorating that I have done around the house, it has proven to be a bit challenging this year since I had to find new spots and outlets for everything, but with the helps of Micheal's I think things came together nicely.. ( Hobby Lobby would have been nice right about now! )

I will also note, that I went to a photography class last night to try to learn some more about my camera, so that also inspired my pictures for today, now I really do know that you will have no idea that I tried so hard for these pictures to look good while using all my new functions, but please just pretend you can tell I didn't shoot on AUTO! :)

So this part of the house is looking a lot like chrstimas, however some other things in the house are starting to look like a baby be coming! :)



Drake's sister Jenny gave me this shirt and I am in love with it for many reasons, one being that it is super comfortable! However the other reason is when I wear it out, people read it and smile at me, and I love that someone actually knows that I have a guy or gal inside me making me looking large! :)




This is my bump at this point, you can really only see it if I put my hand there, but when I have only cloths it gets hidden! But soon I think it will just pop!!




This is the stuff we have for the baby room so far..