Jayden's Choir Concert

On Thursday night, Jayden had his last Choir Concert of the year. It was awesome! Not only did Jayden sing on the top of his lungs, he also sang songs from one of my new favorite shows, Glee and to make the night even better, to my surprise they busted out "It's My Life", by Bon Jovi. This Jersey gal was so excited to see her little man on stage belting out Bon Jovi! Jayden looked over at me when the music started, with an expression like, "Hey mom, it's your favorite".... It was priceless.

Jayden has come such a long way from the shy kid that would stand on stage and not move, to a big kid keeping up with everyone else.

Here are a few pictures from Jayden's Choir Concert. The little boy in the picture hugging Jayden is Joshua. Jayden and Josh are such great friends just like their mommies.

Random Stuff...

The last few weeks have been really busy. We are wrapping up Jayden's Kindergarten year and trying to get all of our summer plans finalized. Jayden has grown so much and ended his first year of school with a great report card. He is reading and loves math! We are SO proud of him! Jordy also completed his first pre-school class (2's), which he goes part-time at the JCC where Jayden has been since he was two. Jordan's vocabulary has grown tremendously as well learning his ABC's and he can count up to 10.

Below are some random pictures of some fun we have had over the last month. The first picture is a really cute one. Jayden loves when his Tee-Tee sleeps over, and especially likes when Tee-Tee let's him sleep on the couch with him. He thinks it is the coolest thing to do. Usually, on the weekends I will let him do that with her. I could not resist this adorable pose of the two of them.

Next is a shot of Lisa, Brittany and myself at my mom's for Mother's Day. As well as one of Mikey and Jordy. That little man of mine loves to eat so he was digging into chips with some dip. Everyone was so excited to be in the pool that I did not get very many photos that day.

A few others hanging out at our park with Tee-Tee and one of the boys and I eating at a resutarnt while everyone was behaving.....

PJ's + Boys = Double Cuteness

I never seem to get enough pictures of the J & J boys together. The other morning they were being really adorable, so I thought I would grab a picture. Minutes later they were back to the "normal" behavior of being brothers...On Sunday, Jordy walked up to Jayden and for no reason socked his brother in the nose and gave him a bloody nose. I don't know what I am going to do with that kid.... This shall pass, right?

My Roots...

I have always wanted to get pesonlized license plates, but have never found the write saying to layout for everyone to see. On our recent car ride to San Diego, Mike spent time helping me figure out what I wanted it to say. As most of you know, I am an east coast girl at heart, and my New Jersey childhood holds many memories for me.... SO, I knew I wanted something that reflected who I am, and after many trys this is what I finally came up with.... Ready!



Seriously, I did not know how many people loved NJ or were from there... You can't believe how many trys it took to come up with JRSIGAL!

I hope my boys will have as many terrific childhood memories as I have. When I think of NJ my heart gets filled up and a BIG smile is planted on my face.... And, it especially makes me think of my wonderful dad who no longer is with me. Those special memories help me keep him close and I know he would of loved what the license plate said. We were both always silly about things like that... Love you dad!

Happy 10th Anniversary To Us..

I can't believe it has been TEN years since I married my Mikey. In some ways it feels like just yesterday, and then at other times it seems like a lot of life has happened since we walked "up" the aisle together.If you were not at our wedding, you might need some clarification on that....

Usually, Mike is the one making all the plans so this time I decided to be in the drivers seat. I planned two nights away for us, with the little ones that is about our max these days. My mom and Lisa split the duties of watching the J & J boys and we greatly appreciated that. My mom got me two nights at the new Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino... I sent Mikey an evite letting him know when he needed to be ready and what to pack. That was all he knew...

We left on Thursday and arrived at Roy's Restaurant. I had dropped off the homemade anniversary cake from Buttercream Dreams earlier in the day. I wanted to re-create the top tier of our wedding cake, so I had Beth use our wedding color of purple, and she placed flowers all over the cake. It was beautiful, and Mikey was very surprised when his Chocolate Souffle dessert was replaced with a cake for him! We enjoyed a great dinner at Roy's!

Then on Friday we got ready and I surprised Mikey with a Couple's Massage at the fabulous Aji Spa at the Sheraton Wildhorse Pass Hotel. We enjoyed an hour massage together and then relaxed at the pool for the afternoon. Another great day. We ended the day with a terrific dinner at VaBenne and then went to see the movie "Date Night". Honestly, I can't tell you the last movie that we have seen together.

Today, we shopped, spent some more quality tome together and then headed home to our J & J boys... Oh, and did I tell you, I got my Pandora bracelet that I have wanted forever... It is beautiful. Mike has the best eye for jewelry...

Thanks baby for an amazing ten years, can't wait to celebrate another ten!

I'm Getting Excited...

Tomorrow, 4/8/2010, Mike and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. If you know me well, you know I greatly dislike surprises and can't keep them worth anything. But, for some reason, I have been able to keep from Mike just what we will be doing for two whole days together. The fun starts tomorrow night and I can't wait! Stay tuned, I will be sure to share pictures and let you know if he liked it!

Also, please cross your fingers that the kiddos behave for my mom and Lisa. They are each taking them for a night....

Let's Celebrate.... With a Girls Night Out!

Last night I went out to dinner with some girlfriends to celebrate my friend Shanti's birthday. There are six of us that get together once a month for some "girlfriend" time. The hubbies are home with the kiddos for the evening, making dinner (or bringing in pizza), giving baths and putting the little ones to sleep. It is always a fun night, and when the evening is over we are all awaiting the next time we can do it again.

Last nights resturant pick was Firebirds,(located by the Chandler Mall).I have been there many times and the food is always great as well as the service and atmosphere. One of my menu favorites is the Pecan Crusted Trout. Yummo!

Here are a few pics from our birthday celebration. Happy birthday Shanti!