This is for Al

I decided to look up my horoscope for tomorrow just to see what the stars have to say for me. This is what I found:

Daily Overview for April 1, 2009

Sagittarius
11/22 – 12/21
Quickie
Try to stick with the plan today -- any change in your routine will create problems.
Overview
Listen to your emotions today -- they are the key to success! If you're cranky, do something different until you're happy again and then keep moving in that direction until you're finished.

The "quickie" is a pretty simple thing for me to follow. I am a planner. Ask my husband and he will tell you that I have pretty much planned out the month before it has even started. I can't really help it! I get it from my mother and I need to be a planner when it comes to my job. I have to plan my schedule along with all my clients schedules. It is a lot to juggle. Also, I like to make the most of my time. If I see there is free time somewhere, I like to fill it. Not to say I don't enjoy the occasional down time and a definitely need time in my day to unwind, but I am happiest when I am busy. I sometimes feel guilty that I am not more spontaneous and I try to be more flexible. I am getting a little better at that. Maybe when I have children I will learn the art of "seeing what happens".
The overview is good advice for pretty much everyone. If you are in a bad mood, do something to get out of it! It is like that primary song: "No one likes a frowny face, change it for a smile. Make the world a better place by smiling all the while". Such words of wisdom. It is true that when you smile, it is hard not to feel better and it makes the people around you feel better too!
While I am thinking about it, I wanted to write down the three goals we have in our young womens for this year. I am trying to keep these goals myself. So far, so good.
1. Read the scriptures for at least 5 minutes a day.
2. Smile every day.
3. Pray daily.

It is fairly simple and easy to do, which also makes it easy to forget and not do. It is amazing to me what a difference doing these 3 things makes in my life. It's the small and simple things that make the biggest impact.
Thats it for my late night thoughts and reflections. If you want to check out what the stars have to say for you. Look here.
FYI- I don't actually read my horoscope for insight to my life... it is just fun to see what it has to say.

This is my dad...

I saw my dad today and asked him "what's new"? As usual, he said "ah, nothing. Same old, same old" with a smile. If you know my dad, you know how he will always greet you with a calming smile and ask how you are doing. He always wants to talk more about you than himself and somehow, no matter how much you (or me) can talk about the nonsense in our lives... he will listen with out even mentioning the fact that he had dinner with the Lakers or golfed with Clint Eastwood. He just is not one to brag. So when my mom sent me some pictures of march events... these showed up! My dad didn't even tell any of us about this night. In fact... it was the photographer from my wedding that told me he saw my dad on the jumbo-tron at the Laker vs Clipper game. When I asked my dad about it, he said "Oh, didn't I tell you?" No! He didn't even tell my mother! This is just one of the perks about being Bob Davis. He gets all these hook ups to have these awesome experiences, but never rubs them in anyones face. Maybe that is why he keeps having them.

Dad hanging out on the court with Kobe and Fish.

Bob Davis- the MVP Captain of the Game.

And if you know my dad, you know he doesn't go far with out his side kick Allen. Allen didn't care to much about the basketball players. He was smart enough to hang out with what I like to call "The Clipper Strippers" :)

March Wrap Up

So far, March has been a very busy month! Luckily, it has been full of fun :)

The month was kicked off by celebrating Kelly's last days of the single life. We went 80's dancing in Laguna Beach, which is something I have not done since I was single myself. It was so much fun! Even though it was a "school night", I stayed out late and partied with the girls.

Then the big day came. Here is Haws with his sister Chelcie. JK. They are not siblings, but with Chelcie's red hair don't you think the could be?

This is the only picture I got of Jason and Kelly. The wedding was beautiful and so were they. I am so happy for Kelly to have met Jason. He is just perfect for her!

I loved her flowers!

We had a gathering with some of the babies they have entered the world in Feb.

They are all so cute!

We headed down to San Clemente to join up with some friends for dinner at Sonny's. We drove in from Carlsbad, Aliso Viejo and Huntington Beach and it was great seeing everyone since we don't get to see each other very often now that all the weddings are over. This is the only decent picture that was taken... kind of pathetic isn't it? There were 12 of us there and you can only seen about 6 here.

The following night we went and saw Joe Mchale at the Long Beach Terrace Theatre. I didn't get a chance to take any pics... but the show was so funny. We went with Taeler and Dana and Rebecca and Paul and some other friends of theirs. If you haven't seen Joel... you have to watch the Soup on E! He is hilarious!

It will be Luke's 2nd birthday on March 26th. I love this kid! He is so cute and makes me feel so special every time I see him. He will run up saying "Lori, Lori" and raise his hands and say "Up" for me to hold him. I don't care if it only lasts a few minutes... for that short time, it is heavenly :)

This is the cowboy hat we gave him for his birthday.

My mom made this Mickey Mouse cake. Pretty impressive isn't it? Luke is obsessed with Mickey Mouse, so he loved this cake.
Messy Luke. No surprise there! He can't eat anything with out getting it all over himself.

AND THE MONTH ISN'T OVER YET!

Hunger Games

Our 2nd book in our book group this year was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I absolutely loved this book!!! I can't stop thinking about it! We meet last night to discuss the book and had so much fun! Sara Walk hosted and had us all bring breads that represented our "districts"(a low-carb nightmare!). I made gluten free bread so I would have something I could eat and it actually turned out great! I bought Pamela's bread mix, which made it super easy. We spent two hours talking about the characters, their love interests (right now, I still have to side with Peeta!) , the moral dilemmas that they faced, how the society influenced their views and interpretations of situations, the loss of humanity within that society and so much more. There is just so much to this book! I was never bored while reading it. I think everyone would love it. It makes you think and I like books that expand your mind.

I can not wait for the second book to come out in Sept.

The end result of my first GF bread baking experience. It was yummy :)

Hell's Kitchen

Thanks to Haws' hockey teammate... we were able to go and see the taping of Hell's Kitchen.

We went with our friends the Nelson's and Wackerman's, but unfortunately were not aloud to take any pictures, even outside of the HK studio. Luckily Kelly was able to sneak this picture with her phone before they confiscated it.

We had so much fun and the food was actually great! The only complaint was that we had to wait a while to get it. Chef Gordon Ramsay was in full effect and we did get to see some of his ranting.

Look for us next season.
This is a older picture of all of us just so you know what we all look like... we haven't changed too much. Kelly is a little blonder, my hair is shorter and Rebecca is prego!!! Not that you can really tell yet.

Baby Boom!

The past few weeks have been busy and life changing for some of my close friends. Many little people joined us in this world and have blessed these families. I don't know why this month was such a baby boom... There must have been something good going on back in May!

It all got kicked off with a call from Laura at 6:30am telling me she was in labor. I was shocked by how calm she sounded until she told me she just got her epidural :)

Jack David was born on Feb 11th.

He was 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and 21 inches long.

I can't wait to meet him this weekend!

I love this picture. Conrad looks so excited!

Our friends and neighbors Joe and Tori welcomed their second son,

Tate Joseph

born on Feb 20th.

He weighed in at 7 lbs 2 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Max enjoying his new baby brother.

If you look at my Vegas trip post you will see Sara "T" the Friday before Maggie Lynn was born.
Maggie was born February 24, 2009
She was a whooping 9 lbs. 7 oz.
20 1/2 inches long

I stole these pics from Stanford and Sara's blog. This is the bow they have decided on for her blessing. She looks precious.

On Feb 26th Shandra and Christian had
Tristan Kamuela
6 lbs 13 oz and 20"

They are in Hawaii and I can't wait until the bring him to Cali!

And finally Liz and Derek had
Baxter James on Feb 26th also.
This was a surprise since Liz didn't find out what she was having.
He was a big boy, 10lbs 7oz and 21"!
I still can't believe Liz pushed him out of her!


I was able to go and see Liz at the hospital, so I got more pictures of Baxter to share :)

I love the photos they take of the feet.

We thought they might have a red head, but as you can see, he's got tons of black hair!

Summery Sunday

I used the word "Summery" to describe this post for two reasons. This Sunday felt like a summer day ( I know summery is not a real word, but I like the sound of it!) and I wanted to sum up the day with a few pics.

After church, Haws and I headed out to soak up some of the sun at a near by park and read. I love the feeling of laying out in the sun with a good book on a lazy Sunday. I can't believe yesterday was 85 and today it was 60 and raining! Good thing we took advantage of the sun.

We had Cinnamon, Tom and Max over for dinner. When Max first arrived this is how he looked...
But once he realized he was in good hands, he looked like this....

This little guy is so cute and he has the biggest smile! I just love him.

This time it was Tom who was falling asleep. I can't blame the guy though. He had been up all night working over time. He works hard for his money!

Some people dress their kids alike... Cinnamon dresses her men a like. JK. I don't think Cin dresses Tom. These men just have the same taste in style :)

This may not look that appetizing... but it was! I made this crock pot recipe from Real Simple Magazine and substituted the beef with Venison. It was daring of me to serve venison when we had company, but Cin and Tom actually liked it! I really like venison. Maybe I just haven't had a bad experience with it yet. If you are adventurous in trying out new meats, I think you should definitely give it a try. A healthier alternative to beef.