Five Star Day

My 26th birthday was a few weeks ago. Best Birthday Ever. Zach had the day off thanks to Paid Family Leave, and so we had the whole day together. He really made it special and after a relaxing morning we went to the Camarillo outlets. I got five shirts for $25 which made me both very happy and well dressed. Then we headed to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, and off to the Oxnard beach.

It was Caelum's first time at the beach, and while he liked it at first, he didn't last long. Probably since he could barely open his eyes the whole time.




Once we got home, Zach did some last minute preparations, then our traditional scavenger hunt began. This year was quite extravagant, as there were presents with each clue.


I had fun running all over, deciphering Zach's clever clues.


The boys each got me gifts too: Memory from Owen and a book from Caelum.

Note the outfit change. Sweet Anthropologie shirt from Zach and leggings from Mom.

The hunt culminated with something ringing in my fab new diaper bag from Cathy...an iPhone! I'm loving it and still can't believe Zach bought it for me!
That night we had shrimp scampi (as I requested) then angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream. Zach worked hard to make the day fun-filled.

I'm definitely feeling blessed to have my two sweet boys and my amazing husband. Thanks Zach!

Let's Spend the Day in Bed

As 3 out of 4 Ashtons are sick (hold strong, Zach, hold strong!), this seems like a good time to post. Caelum had an 101 fever last night and this morning, so Zach ran him to the pediatrician who had him give a urine sample and get blood work done. Are you aware of how baby urine samples are taken? They tape a little plastic baggy around the kid's junk and wait for him to pee. Crazy.

The results came back fine. The doctor was just being cautious since Caelum is so young - 3 months - and we all agree that the baby just picked up the same cold that Owen and I have had for over a week. I'd like to thank all of the possible germ carriers who made this event possible: kid at storytime, guy hacking at church, and the germ-coated, 75 cent ride-on green digger at the mall. You guys are the best.This picture gives a pretty good idea of how we're feeling around here.

Anyway, Owen's finally getting over it and I'm hoping if I can get some sleep tonight (please sleep more than an hour at a time sweet Caelum!) I'll be much better tomorrow...just in time to nurse Zach back to health when he inevitably catches this nastiness. He took today off so that he could care of our sniveling, pathetic selves and I am so grateful! I was not making it. And no, I'm not putting up my picture right now.

Small Potatoes

We're famous! My embarrassing false labor incident is now chronicled by the legendary Ventura County Star which has 80,000 daily readers. Let's count this as Caelum's birth announcement.