Went to the Rock Creek Farm pumpkin patch again this year. This is starting to become a family tradition. After picking just the right ones, we decided to paint them. Much easier for the kids to maneuver a paint bush that a rather than sharp knife. Continue reading Pumpkin Patch
On Jocelyn’s actual birthday, we brought cupcakes for her to share with her class. After school we let her open presents and I made the traditional birthday pancit dinner. Can’t believe she is 6 already! Continue reading JoJo’s 6th Birthday!
We celebrated Jocelyn’s birthday a little early this year. We are going to do a small family thing on her actual birthday this Thursday, but this past weekend we had a party at Fun City in Littleton. The kids ate and then got to play in the 3-story foam ball factory, arcade, and bounce castles. … Continue reading Fun City + Friends = Happy B-day Girl
Had brunch at Cheyenne Mountain Resort with the “Uncles.” Didn’t get a group picture but we did remember to get one of the family. The girl’s love their uncle Justin Continue reading Brunch Bunch
Check out my new fitness journal called Downsizing. Here I will document my progress towards getting more healthy. I’m hoping it will also keep me on track and motivated to workout and eat right. There is a link on the right of our family blog or you can click here to check it out. Had … Continue reading Downsizing
On Saturday, Anthony and I drove up to Denver for the rest of my surprise weekend. First stop, City park where we went on a sweet little boat ride. The had paddle boats available for rent, but our legs were spent from hiking the day before.We had a lot of time before Anthony’s next planned … Continue reading Tin’s Weekend: Day 2
Pikes Peak Anthony planned a surprise weekend just for the two of us. All the activities were planned around things that I like or have been wanting to do. We dropped the kids off with family on Thursday night and started our first activity bight and early Friday morning. Actually we were up by 4 … Continue reading Tin’s Weekend: Day 1
Jocelyn attended an all day cheer camp at her school a couple weekends ago. We were able to watch her do the cheers and dances she learned when they performed during half time at the middle school football game. It was cold an raining and that’s why she’s wearing her sweatshirt over her cheer shirt. Continue reading Bring it on!
My sister wanted to document the process of rolling lumpia (egg rolls). This was the first of 250 or so. Please excuse my appearance. Didn’t want my good clothes smelling like pork 
Continue reading How to : Lumpia
Anthony and I volunteered to be the hosts for this year’s Parent’s Weekend gathering. The tradition has been that all the Filipino cadets from the AF Academy got together at their sponsor’s house along with their families who are visiting specifically for Parent’s Weekend. Acting as the unofficial Flip sponsors this year, we thought it … Continue reading Parent’s Weekend