Wicked and Belated Birthday

I have been looking forward to today for quite some time, since my mom suprised me and bought tickets to go see Wicked for my birthday. I absolutely LOVE Broadway shows. I was lucky enough as a child to get to see quite a few shows and it was something that was always a treat whenever I got to go. My dad would always buy the Soundtrack before the show, so we would have it to listen to on the ride home. Such wonderful memories.... I wish I would of kept a book over the years of all the shows I have been too.

After my mom, Lisa and I enjoyed the show together, we went out for my favorite food, sushi. A friend recommended this great place in Chandler (Kyrene & Ray), Mido Sushi. They have All You Can Eat sushi ($19.95), and if you love it as much as I do, I think you would get your monies worth. They even include, soup, salad, and Edamame. Thanks Mom and Lisa for a great belated birthday out together. It was really nice to enjoy a meal without anyone screaming. Oh, and thanks babe for holding down the fort today while I went out and played. Love you!

Happy July 4th!

I hope everyone is enjoying a day off with family and friends. The boys and I headed over to my mom's this morning for some swimming and fun, since Mike was out shooting a wedding with Jeff. Then we had dinner with our friends The Bills (Jeff's other half) and now Jayden and I are going to go watch the fireworks together (if he can stay up, he is fading away). He better stay up, he is my date tonight...

My Sweet Boys!

One of my favorite things is to watch J & J sleeping. They always look so peaceful and no matter what age they are they still look like babies to me. Jayden loves to fall asleep on the couch and recently Jordy caught on and is doing the same thing. One night last week after reading, brushing their teeth and watching our last show for the evening I walked away and came back to this.... Two sweet little boys peacefully sleeping Sweet dreams!

Newport Beach 2009

Now that the bags are unpacked(we pack lightly as you can see to the right!) and the laundry is finally done, I thought I should post about our fabulous family vacation to Newport Beach and San Diego. We shared the week with our great friends, The Bill's. It was so wonderful to be back in California for a week. We usually get back to SD at least once a year, but with the crazy year we have had it did not happen this past year.

We stayed right on the PCH at the Newport Dunes. It is a great resort mixed with cottages and RV sites. It is a perfect place for the little ones, with a kiddy area on the bay, pools, play areas and much more. Everyone had a great time! One of the highlights that I was most excited about was the surprise that Mike and I had for Jadyen. After Jayden's ordeal last month with his Appendectomy, we thought it would be fun to take him to Legoland, since he is addicted to his Legos. If you know me well, you know I can't keep a surprise worth anything, and actually hate surprises myself. But was so excited that I was able to keep this one until we got into the parking lot at Legoland. Jayden was ecstatic and we had a wonderful day. Mike's dad and stepmom joined us for the day as well so that was very special.

We ended our week with a stop at the Del Mar Fair with our great family friend Nicole. Nicole was so sweet and came out to Phoenix for my birthday weekend, but due to Jayden being in the hospital she cut it short and went home early. So, it was so nice to spend some quality time with her. I always know I am going to get some good laughs in when we are together. It was great to see you Nik!

We can't to make some more memories next year and go back to the Newport Dunes!!!! What a blast it was...

Our view from the cottage


Nik & Stef at the Del Mar Fair







Jordy at Legoland


Jayden's expression right after he found out we were at Legoland


Mike and Linda at Legoland with us

Jayden and his buddy Briar


Daddy & his boys


Mommy & Jayden

My BIG Boy Jayden!

As most of you already know we had some excitement at the Callison house two weeks ago (5/30). Jayden started feeling sick around 5pm on Friday and by Saturday morning he could not even get out of bed, so my "mommy instincts" kicked in and I knew this was not just a tummy bug.. Oh no, it was much more.... Appendicitis.... So, after waiting almost 10 hours Jayden had an Appendectomy and because his Appendix ruptured he had to stay in the hospital for 7 days so he could have round the clock IV meds. He was such a champ through it all. I could not believe how good he was for being my sensitive little guy. The picture below is not one with a happy face, but it is the only one I could upload at the time. Hopefully, I will be able to add some other ones, like when Nana brought a cake, frosting, and candles to the hospital so Jayden could give mommy a cake for her birthday. Jayden had one special friend go through it all with him, and that was Boo-Boo Bear. He even went into surgery with him. Jayden, mommy and daddy are SO very proud of you!

My First Post!!!

So, I am officially taking a very BIG step today and entering my first Blog post on The Callison Family Blog. I have been an admirer of many posts for a long time and with a little push from a co-worker she helped make it come to fruition today. I can't promise anything, but I am going to start slow and see where it goes. I am great with taking the pictures, but other than posting them on Snapfish they usually do not go any further. Hopefully, I will get one or two followers... Here's to the beginning of my Blogging world.....