Lake Shasta Houseboat Trip 2009- The Pictures tell the story!

Celebrating great Grandpa's Birthday

Extreme Tubing

Got a Little Banged up

Only 1 1/2 year later after Colon Cancer- never thought to do anything again. Poster Child! Go Mary!!!

I made these for everyone on the Houseboat, and they loved them!

Perfect weather the whole week!

Having breakfast

My sister and her boyfriend having a blast!

My beautiful sister and me!

My brother made a huge bon fire on the hillside and we made Chubbies!

My little brother is amazing on the wakeboard

That one hurt, ouch!

Believe it or not, I wake board too! It's been 3 years and I just popped up, it was like riding a bike. It was so fun for me to show off in front of my brothers and husband who thought I wouldn't be able to get up, let alone get air! Loved it!

Heading back to the marina after a week long trip on the Houseboat!

Miss you Lake Shasta, till next year!

This is our Beach

Testing the water

She decided this place was pretty cool!
With her Auntie Ann

Enjoying playing in the sand

So one thing I miss from living in Orange County is the Beach! It's funny how you miss things when they are not around. But when I lived their, I took it for granted, and just went occasionally. So up here in the mountains it's a little different! So I've been living here for just about 3 months and am finally finding more and more things to do that I just didn't know about. There is a Swim Beach at the lake and it's considered the "Beach." So we went the other day to check it out and it was SO cool. I wish I started going at the beginning of the summer. There are so many things for kids to do. First of all they have Lifeguards on duty at all times, so it makes you feel safe. (I was a lifeguard too for about 9 years, so I feel a connection :) They make everyone swim a test to make sure they are safe and everyone has to wear a life jacket in the "Deepend." They have a huge water slide in the middle of the lake and a bouncer. The kids were having a blast!. There is grass, food, drinks, volleyball courts, toys for the kids to play with in the sand. It was kept up very nice, meaning the bathrooms!

As you can tell I really enjoyed it and can't wait for more fun days at the swim beach. Here are a few photos of our 1st day at the "Beach."

It's Official!

That's Right, it's official! Chubby Baby has grown and you can know find in Department Stores in Las Vegas, NV. I received my 1st HUGE order (they don't mess around), and have been very busy making sure everything is perfect. Department stores are so different to deal with than Baby Boutiques, thank goodness my husband works for a manufacturing company, so he deal's with this type of business everyday. He has been SO helpful and I'm so greatful, if it weren't for him I don't think I'd pull this off. Not only do I have to design Beautiful products, in a short amount of time, but I have to go by all their rules, all 100 of them! I can handle it, but it's so overwhelming for the 1st time. So I'm off tomorrow morning to ship everything out, I still am so excited this is happening. Here is a little photo of my 1st Department Store order!

I LOVE My Friends!

From the title of this post can you tell that I think my friends Rock?! I really just love them all and I haven't felt this way about "Friends" in SO long that it is refreshing and uplifting! I feel like a different person around them bc they are so Funny and Real. I'm not worrying about who this might get back too, or anything. I'm just relaxed and truly myself. The past 2 years I have really gotten to focus on myself and discover who I want to be and am. I feel so alive and have become the woman I am proud to be.

So here is to a Fresh Start as being me.

Just A Little Football

Daddy is in the Blue Shorts! Go Team Black Out!!!

All the Guys!!

Happy Birthday Sis!

I love you, Happy 20th!!!

The whole Fam! A great night!

This Is What Happens When I Clean the House

I end up with a very dirty girl or a very wet one. So this is what I found when I finished cleaning the house, my daughter sitting in the dog's water bucket that is outside. She was just having a blast! Gotta Love it!