January 16, 2013 - Bowling Boys

I received an email for a $5 All-You-Can-Bowl after school special (shoes included)! That kind of sweet deal motivated this mama to pick the boys up from preschool and take them to the lanes.  The manager, Wes, doted on our first timers.  He personally took us over to get our special bowling shoes. He helped the boys select the perfect ball, and he put up "bumpers" for us.  Not having the pressure of a time limit, the boys learned how to go to the line, hold the ball, the concept of two chances to get the pins down, turn taking, and how happy Mom got when the X appeared on the screen :) Corn dogs and a milkshake were also a hit!

                                                        This is the second activity in a row that Twin A
                                                               has taken a quick liking and learning.

Can you guess which one is my ball?

January 12, 2012 - Facebook Luck Strikes Again!

Other than the ridiculously cold weather, today was a 5 star day! It began with inheriting this beautiful dining table from our photographer who was graciously giving it away for free on Facebook "to a good home."  Two times lucky with her (the first time, for winning the family photo shoot). Timing is everything, right? I saw her post first, and just like that, we have a square table that is a much better fit in our dining room. 

Lucky us :)

After the lucky win, we took off to celebrate Cora's 3rd birthday party at Pump It Up in Anaheim Hills.  A couple of hours of jumping with friends +  birthday cake, ice cream, and pizza = a guaranteed recipe for toddler slumber.  Knowing this, Leah and I decided to see Gangster Squad after she helped us get the table to its new home. The movie was a definite two thumbs up!

                 

                 

P.S. Baby, It's Cold Outside! I couldn't believe my ears tonight. The weather man announced it was colder in Los Angeles than Manhattan. Manhattan in January??? I wanted to run to the window to see if pigs were flying, but that would have entailed leaving my warm bed.

January 3, 2013 - 2013's First Lesson: READ!

The Toyota service department gave me 4 free passes to Knotts Berry Farm last month after an oil change. Loyalty pays off (or so I thought). I saved the passes for us to use over Christmas vacation. I thought we had until January 6, 2013 to use the passes. I apparently did not read the fine print which stated that they expired 12/30/12. (what was on until January 6th was their Christmas theme of Knotts Merry Farm). I found out that golden nugget of information as we turned over the passes for admission to the park. The funny thing is that I didn't have a real desire to go. I just figured it was free, so what the heck? "Free" became $143. Seriously??? I looked at Daniel and told him I was fine with leaving. Dear Husband pulled out his card and paid for his Masters in READING wife and eager children to enter the park. By night's end, we decided it would be worth season passes since today's entrance would be applied. So we shelled out another $150. Thanks, Toyota! LOL!
*The Upside: The annual passes for all 4 of us to Knotts is still cheaper than one Disney pass.