Welcome to the World Elizabeth

And we add yet another baby to my side of the family. This is Elizabeth Raine Sardina born on June 26, 2007. She is 5 pounds 5 ounces. The proud parents are Jodi and Danny. Welcome Elizabeth! We can't wait to meet you!

Welcome to the World Cheyenne

Here's the latest addition to my side of the family. She was born June 24, 2007. Her name Cheyenne Elaine Mitchell. She weighed in at 6 pounds 6 ounces. The proud parents are Chris and Ed. Welcome Cheyenne! We can't wait to meet you.

Lucky 13

This is the lucky year for us (well maybe our second luckiest year - the first being the year we me). Today marks our 13th wedding anniversary. We've had so many wonderful things happen - the birth of three beautiful children. We've had many adventures. We've had fun moves from state to state. The most important thing though is that through everything both good and bad we've always had each other.

So honey here's to 13 more years! I love you Phil!

Some More Photos

A few more photos.

Photos from Long Beach Aquarium

I'm here in Long Beach, California for work but I did find about an hour and a half to walk over to the Aquarium. These are some of the things that I saw.

Conversation with Alex

A little while ago Alex calls me because he needs to tell on his Dad. Here's the conversation:

Alex: "Dad is not being nice."
Me: "Why?"
Alex: "He's not being nice because he hit me. Now I'm going to spank his butt. That's the deal. Okay Logan's turn to talk."

The real story - the boys got in trouble for not listening and not behaving while at Phil's school and got a swat on the bottom. (After they were given at least two opportunities to behave.)

It took all my will power not to crack up laughing.

Living With Uncle Tony?

Logan - "Uncle Tony built a bed for me so I can come live with him."

A Saturday Morning Scare

Saturday morning Phil and I work up to something a little scary. Around 6:50 in the morning we heard the door bell ringing. Obviously this is an odd time for the door bell to be ringing. Phil went downstairs to see who it was and it was our neighbor Chaquita with Alex. Alex had opened the door, went outside, and rang Chaquita's door bell (their house is located across the street from us) and told her he couldn't get back in. He was crying and obviously scared. He told Phil that we were lost and he couldn't find us. We know have to have something blocking our door so he can't get out. Next purchase - a chain locket.

For Baseball Fans

Play Games at AddictingGames

A fun game to play.

Kayla's Story - "Just Be Yourself"

Today was the last day of writing camp and Kayla shared her story that will be published in November.

Just Be Yourself by Kayla Reiniche

Have you ever been insulted just because of your looks? My name is Alexandra, but you can call me Alex for short. I'd like to tell you my story.

I'm part shark, part octopus, and part human also known as Hoctopus. Pretty odd mix, isn't it? My basic diet is fish, seaweed, and clams, but if I'm really hungry I'll eat coral. I have blue hair and blue eyes. I live in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and I love to shop.

I'd like to tell the story of when my friend, Claudia, taught me an important lesson in life. It was a bight and sunny day. The water was as clear as the clearest glass. I was going to the Undersea Mall (as usual) to shop for some new shoes and get some seaweed salad for lunch. As I sat down to eat my lunch a merboy yelled, "You're the ugliest thing I've ever seen!" I started to cry uncontrollably and I quickly left the mall to go home.

Later that day my friend, Claudia, came to my house. Claudia came into my room and asked, "What did you...Hey, why are you crying?"

"A merboy told me that I was ugly." I said sadly.

Claudia replied with a little giggle, "That's whey you're crying?" I nodded.

Claudia said, "All you have to do is look in the mirror."

I slowly walked to the mirror and looked at myself.
Claudia asked me, "Do you think you're ugly?"

I answered, "No."

Claudia said, "Then you're not."

She told me, "It doesn't matter what other people think it's what you think that counts. Just be yourself."

From then on I never cared about what other people said about my looks because I knew that I looked beautiful.


Kayla will sign autographs upone request. :)