Treasured keepsakes...

Today while I was organizing picture files I came across these pictures. When I saw them they made my heart melt. How lucky am I to have these pictures of me and my Poppa. Usually I am the one behind the camera and on this day, I gave Leyla a break and let her take the pictures. I am so glad that I did! I will forever have this moment between my Poppa and I , it will always be ours thanks to the beauty of photography!

Twilight Movie...

Mykan (my SIL) and I braved the long lines and a ton of screaming 14 year old girls so that we could be apart of the midnight showing of Twilight. There was no way that I was not going to be one of the first to see it! We lucked out and got amazing seats, next to a group of 12 girls that had been in line since 1:30 to see the movie. I didn't dare tell them that we got there at 9:45. When the movie finally started Mykan and I did find our inner 14 year olds and screamed in excitement when Edward came on the screen!
Over all I did like the movie. I am not sure if I love it or just like it a lot. Of course I would change a few things...but over all I really liked it. I wish it could have been a 10 hour movie just based on the love and emotion between Bella and Edward. I am going to see it again in a couple weeks. Then I will let you know if I still like it or if I really love it!

This is what fall looks like in So. Cali...

Today we spent a couple hours at the tide pools in Carlsbad. It was so beautiful, the weather was perfect. We are enjoying our little heat wave, it has been in the 80's here. The tide was very low today so we were able to see an octopus, lots of sea anomies, sea cucumbers and we got lucky when we found that huge starfish! We LOVE living here!

I can't wait to see the movie Twilight. The 21st of this month is not coming quick enough! Ryan thinks I am crazy, but I know I am not the only one out there who hearts Edward! There are probably a million girls out there with my same feelings...I guess I can share :) I read the whole series in 8 days! I know, crazy but every night I had to read it. Seriously addicting, I have never been so into a book like I was with all four of those! The only thing I read our gossip magazines and a few others. I also can't wait for Stephanie Meyers new book Midnight Sun, a book from Edwards point of view. On her site she shares the first chapter, I can't wait to read more!
Only 9 more days till the midnight showing!

The masked bandit and the kitty...

Ryan and I had a chance to go out for Halloween this year with our friends Casey and Cole. We went to a Halloween party at a restaurant in Temecula. Thank goodness for Casey (miss social butterfly) for getting us in for free! They wanted $20 a person to get into the place! We had such a fun time, we saw a lot of people that we haven't seen in a while and it was just nice to get out and be us. Many thanks to my mom and dad for letting Ryan and I have the night off and having movie night/slumber party with Leyla!

Our Halloween...

Last night we had a great time trick or treating with Ryan's family. This is the first year that we have gotten together on Halloween. Leyla was a ladybug, this year I couldn't imagine her to be anything else since that is her nickname :) Dillon was a dragon...the cutest dragon I have ever seen! Leyla and Dillon are only a couple months apart so they had a blast together trick or treating. Grandpa was a good sport and pushed them in the stroller since they were both to tired to walk.

The next morning Leyla was so excited to tell me what she wants to be next year and the year after and so on. She want's me to start calling her "bumblebee" now because that is what she wants to be next Halloween :)