San Diego!

We had an awesome time in San Diego last week. For now I'm going to briefly say what we did and show a bunch of pics, but I'll fill in the details later.
First we went to a place where my mom and step-dad were staying called Santee Lakes. It was so pretty! Mikayla played in the splashpad, fed the ducks and ran around like crazy with her cousins Nathan and Matthew. The next day we went to Old Town and then to the beach (we found out that Mikaya is not a fan of the beach). Then Friday we went to the San Diego Zoo where we went on a ski lift that was very, very high. That night we had to continue our tradition of going to Wahoo's Fish Tacos (mmm..yummy!). Then Saturday morning we wanted to go take pictures at the Temple, but there wasn't any parking and I didn't want to park a mile away and walk with the kids, so we bagged that idea and just went back to Santee Lakes and played around. Mikayla, Joel, Hunter and my mom all went on a paddle boat ride! Then we went back to Old Town for lunch, bought some t-shirts and headed home. We had a lot of fun...the last three hours of the car ride, however, was not so much fun (we forgot Hunter doesn't like to drive at night so he wailed the whole time).

Santee Lakes

(out of order) Sleeping at the Zoo

Mikayla and I in Old Town

Me and Hunter chillin' at the beach

Grandma getting attacked by grandkids at the zoo (man, they love her!)

Did I mention this was HIGH?

Wahoo's (sorry, we didn't get a good pic)

Helmet Hair

I'm supposed to be sleeping right now, and heaven knows I'm exhausted, but I can't because I am dreading tomorrow. Hunter is going in to get his DOC band (helmet). I know that it really isn't that big of a deal, and that there are so many other things that are worse. It's not that I'm embarrassed, I could really care less if people either stare or avoid looking at him. That's their problem. No, I'm sad that my favorite part of this phase of his life will be gone. I love snuggling with him and feeling his fuzzy head on my cheek...now instead of soft baby fuzz, there will be cold hard plastic. NOT the same effect. Oh-well. That's just the way it goes, and he only has to wear it 23 hours a day...you'd better believe that for that one hour I will be right there smothering the poor boy.

Poor little guy..

My little guy is sick. He has a fever and sores on the back of throat that make him not want to eat (Hunter not want to eat? It must be serious). This is how he spent the day yesterday (he went back and forth between sleeping and crying..a poor pitiful little squeak of a cry). I hate it when my kids are sick. The worst part is that it's viral so there's nothing I can do except wait it out and give him Tylenol. And this weekend, after he's all better, Joel will be watching them so I can SLEEP!!

* the tape on his back his part of his physical therapy. It's there to help the muscles "remember" where they need to be.

I want it all

Okay, my sister Liz wants me to post something..so here I go with some random thoughts (hey, maybe it will help me clear out all of the craziness going on inside my mind-most likely not, but here I go anyway). I'm trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. Now, of course my main priority is being a mom, but in true Mills/ Bobo fashion my mind won't let me "just be a mom"...no, no...instead I am constantly thinking about what I could be doing in conjunction with being a mom. I want to be a party planner/decorator (weddings, showers, birthdays..I have sooo many fun inexpensive ideas!!), I want to do photography and make distressed art with people's family/ wedding pictures, I want to open up a small salon where I can do my aesthetics and also go to people's homes and have spa parties where I would sell high-end makeup that's actually good for your skin and sell it at a discount, I want to be an author and am currently working for my father-in-law helping him write a book about the Sundance Kid. I truly am happy being a mom and doing all that goes along with it. I don't really want my mind to be working in overdrive thinking and planning making it almost impossible for me to go to sleep at night. How in the World do I turn off this mind of mine? Or better yet, how do I take all of this misplaced creativity and use it for something appropriate for what I need (like thinking of fun ways to teach Mikayla how to do things).

Well, I am setting up an Etsy account for my art work. I'll get that info on here as soon as I can. And if anybody needs any fun party and/or decorating ideas, just let me know! And if you need a facial or some make-up...well, I'm your gal.