what's new!

i let jack make his own "vampire" cupcakes.

all by himself.

he said he lost a few egg shells in the mix...

jane came over to meet the turtles and also tutored jack in reading.

it was adorable!

my little bean pays attention in class!
wahooo.

his teacher really has done such a great job teaching him how to spell, read, write, know math perfectly for his age and much more. so stoked.

we attended his trunk or treat!

it was so fun going with him.

he went as a red power ranger!

will the thrill!  

can't believe julie made this!
jack has known will since they were babies and went to preschool together

his buddies from his class!

more of his pokemon loving friends from his class!

my friend alison and her husband being awesome

favorites

here are some of my new added favorites lately:

this mask.

this place:

it's gluten and dairy free and AMAZING

it's called Cloud 9 in San Juan Capistrano

this music

this for hair.

if you are behind on your keratin, this boosts it

taking a detox bath.

you mix this with apple cider vinegar, ginger tea bags, baking soda and you are sweating out toxins. do it for 20 minutes in a hot bath and you will be exhausted but then energized after trying it.

to make your skin better,

crush 5 asprins, half a lemon squeezed into this 

and you have glowing, beautiful skin

making hanging "clouds" as jack calls it.

4 napkins on one side, fan folded then stacked--

with another 4 napkins fan folded and then pull out the edges.

i decorated jack's ceiling with them.

my sister's rings she makes!

oh and this random - lucille's BBQ.

the best.

especially when they spell my name like 'dis.

this scrub.

the best.

EL - A

a few weeks ago we had a real good time in LA.

brady and i got to spend some time in one of my favorite temples.

it was perfect.

then we had a night out with our friends to celebrate lauren!

dinner at this hipster sausage place that starts with a W and has the craziest meats...

crocs, snakes, bison. you name it.

since m lantern birthday tradition is sticking, we lit one off in venice.

brady knows how much i love history

and love love love going to museums 

so he took me to a new Holocaust one in LA. 

my dad use to take us to these Holocaust museums as kids and then a jewish deli after

so brady was thoughtful to take me to this one.

it probably was one of my favorites.

so much info and stories - i could be there all day.

back to back lauren celebrations!

her bridal shower.

i told her months ago i wanted to help throw it despite how much i have going on, 

so her sister and our friend lauren rice helped us throw a fun one.

her sister bought everyone OPI nail polishes so i decorated them with little tags and rings.

the girls all went to the flower mart so i arranged their pickin's.

love lauren and excited for them!

i picked up jacks from the shower on sunday at LAX.

love seeing him come out of the gate and run into my arms.

i miss him so much, even if he is gone for a few days.

he is just snappin' away 

us

math + spelling

this kid, right here, 

has me convinced that he is going somewhere in life.

i am stoked on his teacher that is so passionate about teaching.

so much so that she provokes a want to learn in each of her students.

jack loves her class and loves learning about math + reading as he is seeing it is becoming so easy.

we have a lot of homework to do each day, 

so we have to make it a game to get it done for this little fella - 

otherwise too many distractions are more appealing.

it becomes a game when i'm testing him math questions,

then i let him test me.

or when we do his "sight words" i allow him to shoot his imaginary bow and arrow through the word when he gets it right so i can put it on the table.

i am a volunteer in his classroom and feel so fortunate that i am able to help out in the art masters program as well as P.E. 

he asked me if i am going to teach the class pilates or yoga...

i don't think that is on my schedule, but how cool would that be to teach first graders such a beneficial sport/s.

sure love this munchkin' with all of his sweetness.