Weekend Haps

Well, the weekend has flown right by again! I wish Monday's were included as a weekend day. I hated waking up this morning. I just knew my eyes would have a hard time prying open at 6am this morning; didn't help by going to bed at 1 am either.

Friday - my sweet boy Jacob turned 4 months. YES - the dude is four months old and I am SOO loving this stage. He is cute as a button. We have so many nicknames for him and little songs we've made up using his name. He loves when we sing and at this stage he is so attentive and just stares at whatever is around him. I'm lovin' this stage!! He is still the cute cuddly baby, but he's also like a sponge and you can see his brain just churning & cranking everything that is around him. L-O-V-E it!

Here's Evan burping Jacob just a few weeks old. He weighed 6.25 lbs.

And here's Evan burping Jacob at 4 months. He weighs 13 lbs. 11 oz.

Evan and I woke up super early Saturday morning to pick blueberries. I realized I have been picking blueberries at this same location for eight years! Still juicy and at a dollah-ten per pound -- its worth getting up to pick them! This year, my parents joined us. Between Evan and I (maybe my dad "helped Evan" a little) we picked eight pounds!

Cy stayed home with Jacob. Here's a typical picture of Cy -- ice coffee in one hand, iPhone in the other (Evan took this picture).

Jacob's little feet, so soft and sweet

Bedtime Ritual

This brings JoY to my life when I see Cy reading to Evan and now Jacob too! They are on Evan's bed. Pickles is listening to the story too!

Moments like these just melts my

Dude! It's so HOT here in SC!

One of the only things I would complain about living in the south is the weather. As Ming-ming from WP's would say, "This is Serious!" It is super hot! And to top it off, it's going to remain hot (and humid) for a while.

Needless to say, we are enjoying our pool. I would say "cool pool" - but its not at all cool! One of our friends (who has the same pool), has had a hard time keeping his pool at a nice temperature for swimming. Meaning - his pool was ICY cold. WE DON'T have that problem since Cy insulated the bottom with foam board. We have the opposite problem -- our pool has turned into an instant hot tub. Solution? We thought a pool cover would help. It did a little...by keeping it cleaner (less leaves & bugs), however - the water temperature was much higher with the cover on. Next idea - enclose our pool with a 15 x 15 tent to keep the sun from warming it up. Now we just have to go out an buy one! I'll post a picture when we get to that point. I think the only person who enjoyed the hot tub was Jacob. We put him in his floaty that I bought for a dolla from a yard sale a few weeks back and he was lovin it! Since we were all in the pool, I didn't get a picture. I did however get a picture of Jacob before going in the pool in the house. He seemed very content sitting there, playing with his hands.

Here are some other cute pictures of our weekend:

Visit to Krispy Kreme

Jacob in his exersaucer

One last thing -- I got to work yesterday, unloaded my stuff from the car, only to see Evan's lunchbox in the backseat! Yowzers! Dude forgot his lunchbox, or because I'm the mommy, I forgot to remind him to take his lunch with him when I dropped him off at Harmony?? Well, I wasn't going to let my child starve for the day, so I surprised him and showed up during lunch time with his lunch and mine. It was HOT eating outside, but I managed and it was so cute to sit with his friends. They all would say, "Hey, Evan's mommy could you open this for me", or "Evan's mommy why are you here?" They were a hoot!

Evan and Aidan in the background laughing his head off!

Evan's buddies: Cody & Aidan

Stay cool!

Who's the Master?

Cy is and has always been an ASE Master Technician since the day I met him. Every five years, he has to get recertified. Well, at the end of this month - his title would expire, unless he took the certification tests again. He signed up to take all eight tests and of course it lands on the day of Evan's birthday. Womp-womp-womp -- BUMMER!

The end result - he passed with flying colors! Also "Acing" three of of the eight! Yes, my hubby is smart as a whip! To celebrate, I had a customized surprise cake made for him. And since we were all going to a small group BBQ dinner, what better way to have others enjoy in the celebration! When I announced to everyone that I had an announcement -- I think the room got hyped up asking if we were expecting again. FAT CHANCE! Hah! Cy was shocked about me saying I wanted to announce something too! ! No, no, no -- I just wanted to say how proud I was of Cy and wanted everyone to help celebrate by having some onolicious (that's good in Hawaiian) cake! Hands down, everyone helped themselves and I busted out some ice cream too! Cake taste better with ice cream. :)

Because the ASE company is highly known and its logo is copyrighted, I had to get permission from them in order for the bakery to produce the customized cake I wanted. No problem. The VP was super nice and faxed over the copyrights to the bakery per my request. AND - he also requested a picture of Cy w/his cake. I emailed the following pictures to the ASE company:

Here are some sample ASE test questions. I have no idea what the answer is - you'll have to ask my ASE Master Tech - he will definitely know the answer. :)

Technician A says that although all cylinders were in balance during a cylinder power test, there still may be a problem with the ignition or fuel systems.
Technician B says that good cylinder power balance test results indicate that compression is good in all cylinders. Who is right?
A. A only

B. B only

C. Both A and B

D. Neither A nor B

When conducting a pressure test on an A/C system, the ambient temperature is 85 degrees F., the low-side gauge reads very low (10 psi) and the high-side gauge also reads low (90 psi), which of the following could cause these readings?
A. Low Refrigerant Level.
B. Normal Operation.
C. Bad Compressor.
D. A high-side restriction.

If I had more time...

• If I had more time, I'd spend more of it with God.
• If I had more time, I'd plant a garden in my backyard.
• If I had more time, I'd read a lot more.
• If I had more time, I'd go to the gym and work out, so that I could feel like I've shed a few pounds.
• If I had more time, I'd cook a really nice breakfast, lunch or dinner for my family.
• If I had more time, I'd sit, pet and play with my cat Pickles because he makes me happy.
• If I had more time, I'd snoozed for 10 extra minutes before its time to wake up to start the day.
• If I had more time, I'd go to the beach with my family.
• If I had more time, I'd finish scrapbooking some of my many unfinished projects.

I have more - my list goes on and on. But I figured I'm thinking about if I did have more time, might as well type it out while its fresh on my mind.

If you had more time - what would you do?

What's Missing?

College friends from my past - but I found them! I'm excited about connecting with two college friends through facebook! Gosh, its been ages since I've seen or connected with them. My college days with them and other college friends bring back fond memories. Yeah for facebook!

What else is missing? Evan's tooth! Yep - his first tooth ever has finally come out (with a little help from some uh, string and a door). He was so excited about a loose tooth, but when it started hanging on for dear life, he was hurting. So, we gave the tooth a little "tug". All better!

The tooth fairy is suppose to come tonight. I wonder what the going rates are now. Anyone know?

One last thing -- I had to put this cute picture of Jacob lounging in his baby pool inflatable. He was lovin' the water.

Just some random current pictures of the ones I love! And I also posted a little video of Jacob saying hello (give it a sec to load up)!

Evan and Jacob - Riverbanks Zoo

Daddy and Jacob - Riverbanks Zoo

Pickles - he thinks he's going to school

(sitting on Evan's carseat with his lunchbox next to him)

Jacob (3-months)