Some Catching up to do....

OK..OK..OK...I've been harassed enough by (Daddy Dennis) long enough, I apologize to all for neglecting our family blog. I promise to work on my non-procrastination skills so that I can keep our loved ones up to date on our current events. We have done so much since the last time I blogged I don't know where to start.

Recent Movies we've seen:
Borat -Hilarious, Must See! (A+)
Knocked Up -Hilarious, Must See! (A+)
Ratatouille -Great for Kids and Culinary Students (B)
In the Valley of Elah -Very Real Story, Depressing Realities (A)

June Events:
*Red Bull Illume Exhibit- A very cool art exhibit on the sand. We enjoyed a night out on main street in HB with Mom, Jenna and Scott.

*My Love Dennis bought me Gwen Stefani concert tickets for my 30th Birthday. I went with my cousin Regina and it was an amazing show. We absolutely love that woman!

*We moved into a new townhouse in Costa Mesa, CA. Now Ashlyn has her own room, Daddy has a garage and mommy has her very own Washer & Dryer to do laundry. We are all very happy here! Please come visit us.

July Events:
*We took a Family Summer Vacation to the San Bernardino Mountains for the 4th of July weekend. We were very excited to get away from our daily stress and we were very fortunate to be able to stay at Aunt Darla's cozy cabin in Running Springs, CA (just above Lake Arrowhead). We spent lots of family time together mixed with lots of relaxation time. On one of our days there we drove up the road about fifteen minutes to Green River Lake where we enjoyed hanging out in the sun while Ashlyn played in the green lake water and Dennis caught some fish. At the end of our vacation we arrived back home and decided to spend a day of fun in the sun at the beach (HB/22nd street) with Scott, Jenna, Andrew, lil' Nicole, Carl, Regina, and Santino.

August Events:
*We took an End of the Summer Vacation Trip to Laughlin, NV with our cousins Carl and Regina and their family. We had a blast on Uncle Ruben's jet ski's and hung out in the ice cold refreshing river water as we enjoyed ice cold beer in the 114 degree heat. On the way there we stopped at the Barstow Outlets to do a little shopping at Quicksilver and The Coach Store. We also enjoyed lots of yummy buffets at the hotels. Ashlyn did surprisingly well in the hot hot heat and really loved the river water! It was a really great time. Oh yeah, and Carl scored some new Reef Flip Flops at the river!

September Events:
*Ashlyn and Mommy went to Knott's Soak City with the very fun loving Barajas family for Labor Day weekend. We had a great day floating along the lazy river and relaxing by the kiddie area watching Ashlyn and Santino play for hours. The weather was perfect, and the park was not too overcrowded and best of all Ashlyn got a shimmering tan. We ate juicy ten dollar hamburger meals from the snack stand that we waited an hour in line to buy, but boy were they worth the wait. They were yummy to our tummy's. I think we all had a very fun filled day.

*Cousin Caleb's 2nd B-day Party. Ashlyn beats on the pinata for the first time! Fun times for all the cousins.

*Mommy gets a new job, back to The Art Institute of California-Orange County , but this time in Student Accounting.

*Daddy Quits Smoking for good, thanks to a miracle prescription.

October Events:
*Mommy, Grandma Denise and Auntie Jenna took Ashlyn to see her favorite purple Dinosaur "BARNEY" live on stage today at the OC Fairgrounds KidsFaire Family Expo. She did not take a morning nap so she was pretty sleepy throughout the entire event, but luckily she made it through to see "the show" and lots of other cartoon characters she couldn't stop hugging. It was so adorable. It makes me so proud to see what a loving and compassionate little person she is. As we were leaving she finally crashed and fell asleep right in mommy's arms. Hopefully, we will get to go again next year.