Me and My Sexy Man
Fun Group!
Cheeseballs!
Amidst running kids around to the beach, playdates (I hate that word), swimming pools, family vacations, etc. this summer- the grownups got away to enjoy a concert. We got grass seats to see No Doubt and enjoyed the music, each other, and the sweet smell of pot in the air :) Such a great time! Thanks guys.
I can't believe I now have TWO teenagers in the house! My sweet Spencer turned 13. What a cute guy. I keep waiting for him to go through a stinker stage and it hasn't happened yet. I will never forget the day I gave birth to my first son. It was Matt's birthday and Spencer wasn't due for another 10 days. We had gone to brunch at El Torito Grill (yummy!) with Paul to celebrate Matt's 25th birthday and when we got home I laid down to rest (I was supposed to be on bedrest). Matt headed off to church with Hailey. I woke up about an hour later and realized that I hadn't felt Spencer move in HOURS. I drank some juice and laid back down and tried to get him to start kicking-nothing. I called Dr. Winter and he said to come right in. I was so scared! I drove myself to the hospital (everyone was at church) and tried to get a hold of Matt on the cell phone. Right as I was pulling into the hospital, I felt a reassuring little kick. As I pulled in, Dr. Winter was waiting in the parking lot for me (I LOVE him) and I told him I had just felt you kick. He looked very relieved and told me to come in anyway so we could check you out. I got all hooked up and he said I was having some pretty strong contractions and already dilated to a four. Then he asked me if I'd like to have a baby today. Ummm....yea! By this time, Mom had left church and met me at the hospital; Matt had been waiting to hear. I called Matt and asked him if he wanted another birthday present...his first boy! Hillary watched little Hailey girl for us and the whole "fandamily" showed up at the hospital. My mom, dad, Jennifer, and Amanda stayed in the room the whole time. Paul, Chelsea, Shirlyn, Keith and lots of the Weenig cousins were there as well. It was a party. I was trying to give birth to this little guy without drugs, so I was desperately trying to focus-not very easy with Matt running in and out of the room every five minutes and various family members coming in. I'll never forget Paul coming in with a HUGE bucket of popcorn for me and standing right in front of my "focus point" in the middle of the WORST contraction! I can laugh now...I made it to a "9" and then was in horrible pain. Matt keep saying, "JUST TAKE THE DRUGS!" I caved. I have never felt so relieved in my life. Because I was now "comfortable"-they didn't have me start pushing for another 45 minutes and then he practically slipped out. At 6lbs. 3 oz.'s he was a tiny little guy. Mom said, "he's not cooked yet!" He was so skinny his skin was hanging off him. After checking him out, our pediatrician said he was earlier than 10 days-more like 2-3 weeks. I fattened him up really quickly though. Spencer has been such a wonderful addition to our family and such a joy in our lives. He is the sweetest, smiliest, kindest boy. We love you Spencer.
Thanks to the fabulous luck of the Hazen family, the Weenig family got to attend a couple of tapings of "So You Think You Can Dance" in LA. Rachel and I were able to take our two gorgeous older daughters to the first night of the Finale.
We were so excited to get in! We even scored a parking spot at the Chevron just down the street and bribed the guy working with $5 to let us stay. SWEET! We got our tickets, enjoyed a CPK lunch and then headed over to the theatre. We were "mistakenly" let into the theatre and proceeded to watch most of the dress rehearsal from our nosebleed balcony seats. There was so much excitement and energy in the room. Judging from the audience response-it looks like Jeanine is going to be the clear winner (fingers crossed!)
After the taping, Rachel and the girls grabbed their iphones and tried to see if they could see any stars. They were lucky enough to run right into these two:
Lil' C
A few weeks before, Spencer got to join RJ, Rachel, and Marie (I was still recovering!) to another taping. Lucky for Spencer, he got to go on his birthday and was treated to the audience singing him Happy Birthday. He loved the taping and was so excited to go.
Thanks Marie for being Spencer's "surrogate mommy" for the day!
Nothing says BIRTHDAY like Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory!
Thanks again Rachel for your magic :)
