inner turmoil

either im a bad mom, really selfish, or i am taking full advantage of the best thing ever....

i get to leave the 110 degree heat and go to the 80 degree heavenly newport beach tomorrow for another week of pure bliss....

im a bad mom because berkeley will miss her first day of school ever because i want to go to the beach...we are also missing her preschool orientation... selfish...

and then there is beckham who still has an ear infection in one ear and swimmers ear in the other....bad mom. i know.

but....its a beach house for a week...just me, my kiddos, and my mom.

that's my justification.

i don't feel so bad anymore.

our [stay]cation

6 years. that number makes me feel so old! although marriage is a great thing, its not perfect. i am very happy in my marriage but i am also glad that we have challenges. i am glad that i still get excited when todd comes home every day, and i am glad that we still cant agree on where we will go to dinner. i am glad that he is a good dad, and i am glad that he thinks having a baby is the hardest thing on earth. i am glad i have a partner to play tennis with, compete with, hang out with, parent with, go on dates with, eat with, watch my tv shows with, fight with, and that loves me back. i love you hub.

to celebrate these insane 6 years we went to the W hotel in scottsdale for 24 hours. todds sister brooke watched the kids for us which in itself is a great anniversary gift! we went to the mall and had dinner and shopped a little, then came back and hung out at the pool for a while. then we slept in, again.....the best ever!..... and went back to the pool for a few more hours of relaxing. may i just say that this hotel is fabulous! I absolutely love the decor and vibe that it has. i was so mad i forgot my camera because i wanted to take pictures of every single decor detail. it was a great stay-cation and i think we need to do it every year.

the cool lounge that i was in love with
poolside at the end of the day....thats why i look so fabulous
a different view of the amazing pool area
blurry because it was taken from my phone

my gimpy

poor berkeley fell out of her bed saturday night. she woke up hurting so badly she couldn't walk! i didn't realize she couldn't walk until we were almost ready for church....and if i wake up and get ready for church, i am GOING to church! so we had to carry her to and from the car and to and from the seats. after church i took her to urgent care to see if it was broken. 2 1/2 hours later....ugghh..... we found out nothing severe was wrong, so they gave us a mini ace bandage and sent us home. that day she was so depressed and not herself. either i would carry her from one place to another, or she would crawl. it was really sad to see. you could see her spirits getting down, poor thing! by mid day on monday she started taking baby steps, and by tuesday morning she was walking, but with a limp. today she is still limping, so she just needs to tough it out a little more. poor thing...who knew falling out of a bed would be so dangerous!