U-Pick your own Strawberries at the Rutiz Farm

A family owned and operated farm called Rutiz Farm is about 2 miles from where I live. I am enrolled in their online-emails www.Rutizfarms.com and it just so happens that it is strawberry picking season! This was the first time I have ever picked strawberries from a big plant like this. I can't believe it has taken me this long to do this where I live. When I was a kid I tried to grow strawberries I only got little dinky ones. I've been meaning to research how they are growing the strawberries because they have so many. It seems the strawberries went for days in the field and this is the second week of picking. As the boys dug into picking their strawberries their baskets were half full due to them eating while picking. You see that pesticide free strawberries are o.k to eat right off the plant, I told the boys we only have to worry about Lady bugs! They are having another picking Day this Friday from 1-6 p.m.!! See ya there!

Mothers Day 2009

It was a day of reflection for me and a day to really reflect on what I could do better, what I am doing that is great and what more can I learn to correct my wrongs. I know everyday should be a day of reflection but today is more of a celebration for Mothers. I had a wonderful day with my boys. I made it to church on time!! What was really special is my Mother went with me. This was a blessing not only because she helped me with the kids but also went for herself. As most of you know I belong to the LDS Church(I will have to do a blog on that). Never knowing growing up that my Mom belonged to the church and was baptized when she was 14. It was to my surprise when I called my Mom to tell her of my decision to be baptized, she was the only person(on my side of the family) who not only congratulated me but encouraged me. I really reflected on that as my Mom and I drove to church. It was a lovely time and my Mom wants to come to Church with me every Sunday or at least try. I'm excited for her and for us for this will be a new journey for us together. I will have to admit I will like having her help in church for sometimes I struggle emotionally and physically taking 3 little ones to church alone..I'm blessed to be able to live in a Country where I can make the choice and that is something I remember quite often..
After church we took the kids to the beach where Zach and I and the boys could finish the day off with a free bounce house, games & bubbles. We enjoyed the rest of the afternoon together as a family and that was very nice fr all of us..





A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.-Washington Irvin

As Mothers Day approaches!

This was a few days after Mothers Day last year. Only 4 weeks to go in this pic but I went 5 weeks instead:)!

The very Beginning..... 1999....

Well it has been a painful 6 months with no camera. Zach has upgraded our mac to all the adobe CS4 software and let me tell you I can not wait to edit some new stuff!!!!!! So I'm taking a step backwards on my blog. I know a little different. When my new camera gets here I will be hopefully posting newer pics like crazy.

So here it is our official Wedding photo's or at least some... We met at my going away for the Navy party, I was having at a girlfriends house(yes I was enlisted into the Navy)! How I got out of that one I don't know. Zach and I met and instantly connected. Our biggest connection was music and we spent the night outside talking about music while a house party was going on inside... Zach and I both hung out with a crazy bunch. My friends were protective and so were Zach's.... We all had a lot of fun. There was major drama with my girlfriends and always some Desert brawl. Never the less I kept dating him. For we were young and in love and only the Ages of 19 and 20. We got engaged after a year of dating(man the proposal story would be funny for here but long). Here now almost 10 years later with 3 children 3 beautiful boys. Who would of thought of something so great. I can say that marriage has been the hardest decision of my life and I had no idea what I was getting into!!!! For it is an unbelievable amount of work and effort. It is a trial of our faith, love,joy,pain and incredible amount of changes with each other, our kids and the world around us! What marriage has really taught me is how you can love someone unconditionally. Now I haven't always loved unconditionally but the reasons when I haven't give me a real reason to to try harder, to pass less judgment and simply be the best person you can be for that somebody. I would love to go deeper then that but Zach would not like that, lol!

Wow, the next biggest decision was becoming a Mother..Oh Whammy!!!!!! I love it so much!!!

My first tooth that you can't see

Keynan got his first tooth today. He loves food so I'm sure he is going to love to eat food with teeth! The boys get a kick out of taking a bath with baby K. Of course this is a day the twins are not playing outside. They seriously get filthy within the first ten minutes.

A fun Easter Activity!

Well after not being able to upload some more photo's I will try to explain what the kids and I did. We made cards for Grandma & Grandpa Anderson for Easter. We also made more for other friends and family but these were for Far away Grandma as the boys would say.
I traced an oval out of one of Keynan shape toys. Then we decorated their paper eggs with glitter and markers. The next day I cut out the eggs and had the kids glue them on the card. I had the artist(Zach) in the house help depict a tomb and Angel. I used the egg to be a cover over the tomb. As the kids glued on the eggs I read scriptures from Matthew 28. I also picked their favorite verse from the passage and wrote it on a separate piece of paper, then I cut it out and had them glue it on the back. Sorry no before and after pics.... I don't want to rotate them all right now and the Imac needs an update... Hope you can see how cute the cards are!

Osos Flaco Lake Road

We love to take the kids fishing here now that they are older. When they were smaller we used to load them up with toys in their tonka trucks and let them run for a mile or two. This area is a remote beach that has a mile long board walk which then leads to a sand trail with beautiful wild life. Of course the trail saves the best for last and dumps you right out to the ocean. This is the remote beach that they filmed Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. It is located off the Pacific Coast Highway(1) and is just past the town Guadalupe.