We spent the weekend tending to our check list and I'm happy to say "we finally started our spring cleaning"! Oh man... the amount of dust we found was scary! We vacuumed in corners and organized piles from the last 4 months. The best part was, we only got to the front room and the boy's room. Being on bed rest for 3 weeks caused our house to look like a bomb went off in it and even though the boys hated cleaning, I enjoyed the smell of a dust free room and cleaning products. Sure there are more corners I need to get to, but at least we got 2 rooms completely done. Oh and we finally pushed the hutch into place. That thing has to way at least 2 hundred pounds!

The other item on our list : Finish Building My New Site

This week has been the week of field trips for Bradley's class and I was lucky enough to go on both. Both of the field trips had TONS of walking and going up hills, so I got in a lot of workouts (which is a good thing). In fact my legs are feeling a little sore and I have an awkward sunburn within my hair part. Isn't that the worst place to get a sunburn?!
So just for fun and because Bradley LOVES seeing himself on my blog, I thought I would share the photos



This last photo is of my face. Totally sunburned! Can someone say "I forgot my sunscreen"? Oh and I just found out we are going on another field trip next week. This school is so fantastic!!!!! What school goes on 4 field trips in 1 month?! Umm... our school! Oh and do you see the photo of the Lucha Libre Mask? Yep - I bought two of them for the boys. Thanks Olvera Street.

And before I go... I also wanted to share this new cover of the PaperCut Magazine. It took me forever to make these birds. Like FOREVER! I know it doesn't look like they should, but they totally did! Forming their bodies with wire and paper mache took me the whole day... I know.  So lame, but they look uber darn cute. Right?...RIGHT?! lol



I hope you all have a good weekend. Our family will be spending it cleaning and THIS MOM is so thrilled about it! CHA+The Book+The Miscarriage= ONE MESSY HOME!

P.S. DON'T FORGET about this post and my Book Release Party on April 29th-May 3rd. Make sure to follow my blog for the updates. There will be lots more coming.

I wish I can begin to tell you how much the boys LOVED this! If you haven't heard of it before it's called water zorbing, but I think it should be called hamstering. Ya know... being that they look like hamsters in a ball. Mr. Sonboul wanted to stand up so bad and it's really hard to do. Most people can't even get up and he was able to stand up for a few seconds... a few times. Must be all the P90. This was one of the items on our Spring Break list and it was a hit. lol we loved it so much that when we came home I was pricing them for summer time.

We seemed to be the last school on Spring Break, which was perfect when going to Disneyland. We walked on almost every ride and the longest we waited was around 30 minutes for a bigger rides. Which again... is not bad at all. With all the sadness in our lives, we wanted to do something special for the boys and decided to take them to the happiest place on earth. Thanks to Uncle Jimmy... we got in for free :)



This was the first time Bradley went on Space Mountain and he is now officially hooked. Calvin decided not to go on it, so Bradley and Mr. Sonboul took our fast passes and went a second time. I think we heard Bradley scream "IT WAS AWESOME" and kabillion times.

A Funny Calvin Fact:
He likes to act super tough on the outside, but he is super tender on the inside. Almost every ride we wanted to go on (like Buzz Light Year) Calvin said "I'm scared and I don't want to get on it". The last time we took him to Disneyland was when he was 3, so he didn't remember any of the rides. Getting him on any ride was just like this photo and every time he got off the ride he would say: "I LOVE THAT RIDE!!! It was totally awesome"! So being the "good" parents that we are, we forced him to get on all the rides...except for the really big rides. Besides he was too short for those anyways.

Later in the day Calvin got picked to train in the Jedi Academy. This photo makes me laugh every time I see it... being that he was staring down Darth Vedar. haha


We let the boys take their chore allowance along. They both bought a sword which was around 5 bucks. Now that we are home, they have been playing pirates for days. So I can say it was money well spent by the boys. Oh and because we saved so much money on getting in Disneyland, we went for a yummy mexican dinner. Dude, it was $50 for the 4 of us.... Disneyland you are so crazy! Let me tell you though, it was delicious AND that salsa KICKED this white girls butt! I even had to spit it out. I know... real classy, but really it was CRAZY hot! It had be begging for water.

We are sad that Spring Break is over, but it was time well spent. While on our break we did all of this:

• Visited the Beach and built a sand castle
• Had a Redo of Easter
• Had a cousin spend the night
• Played tons of board games and the Wii here and there
• Ate amazing food everyday
• Went Miniature Golfing
• Slick track diving/go carts
• Held and visited our neighbor's birds
• Went to the movies
• Visited the LA Temple
• Went to Diddy Riese for ice cook sandwhiches 
• Went to Disneyland and rode a TON of rides
• Went to the Cube
• Slept in
• Went water zorbing
• Went to a bubble show...which was AMAZING!

• Breakfast: waffles, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries 
• Lunch: Fettuccine alfredo with tomatoes and salad
• Dinner: Bakes potatoes, steak and salad. 
• Treats: Mini root beer floats. 

All of it was so good and it made Conference even more fun.

This past weekend was fun, but totally tiring! Mr. Sonboul was out of town for 3 days (for work), which gave me and my VERY active mama's boys time to bond. Thursday and Friday was packed with homework, work and getting the house clean"er". For some reason on Saturday, the boys and I woke up early...like at 6am. We had food in the house, but I just didn't feel like cooking and thought "a breakfast treat might be the way to go this morning". We were one of the first groups in for breakfast and as our server took our order, we laughed and enjoyed the company of stuffed animals. Pufful and Puppy had great table manner, if I do say so myself. Oh and we ALMOST had a new recorded of no split cups of water. Almost! lol

Later that morning we drove along the coast collecting sand for Bradley's science project, which by the way is another GREAT idea by this kid. His brain really does amazing me and the things he comes up with! We still haven't started Calvin's project, but we have some ideas and he's really excited to do the work.

Anyways, Mr. Sonboul came home around 10pm on Saturday and I was so happy to see him!  I LOVED my time with the boys and all the laughs, but I was totally beat doing it all by myself. I have to applaud my dear friends Stephanie and Noel. I had my hubby gone for 3 days and it doesn't even come close to what they sacrifice... for the good of our country. After the "non stop one parent go" this weekend, i'm titling them Hero Moms! They are such a great example in how to do it right way, when daddy is out saving the world :)

It safe to say... I adore this girl! I became her auntie 15 years ago and fell in love with her the moment I held her. She has a crafty soul just like me and for my signature series photo shoot, she came along to help. When I saw what she was wearing for the day I thought "She looks so fab-o", which is just like her!
She had on the most darling chevron dress, so Stacee (the photographer) took these pictures of her pulling our prop cart.

In the middle of the shoot Abbie jumped in front of the camera with me, for these two photos I will always cherish! So thanks Abbie for coming along and make the day run smoother. You were the best assistant ever! LOVES YA!

This kid is truly spunky and I love it. He's bursting with personality and when he's not ticking me off, he has me almost peeing my pants. Sunday morning I was trying to get him dressed for church. With powder donuts still on his face and sporting these nerdy classes of mine, he did everything he could to make me laugh.... and needless to say he was VERY successful! I will be scrapbooking these a.s.a.p.

Hey readers :)


The event had a lot of fun free crafts for kids and every time a whale surfaced, they would ring a bell and everyone ran over to the cliff to see them. It's so magical!

They even had a fun touch tank of sea creatures.

It's been a while when I last tanned and I wanting to be smart, so I decided to wear a hat. It was the BEST decision ever, because this white girl always burns the first time. Oh and PS it was a no make up day.




After whale watching, we took the boys out to dinner. The weather was perfect and we decided to sit outside. As we watched the sunset, we finished up desert and took all the yummy leftovers home. I'm so happy we decided to stop and spent time with family, rather than work all day. It's moments like this I feel super SUPER blessed!