Lackadaisical!

My baby girl was in her school spelling bee contest on Wednesday! I didn't get to go, but Rico did and videotaped it. She studied very hard and wanted to win badly. She was competing with fourth, fifth, and sixth graders and there were about 25 kids total. Some of the words she practiced for were very hard and some I couldn't pronounce and have never heard of. She was one of the last 7 still standing. The word that got her eliminated was lackadaisical. She was very disappointed, but we were so proud that she made it that far! She gave it her best and that's all that counted!!! Daddy and I are so proud of you and love you beyond measure,Cakey!

Life lately and the Holidays

We have had some changes in the last couple of months and the transition wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Rico and I have switched roles. While I have been working full time, my dear beloved husband has been a full time stay at home daddy, a part time student, and an entrepreneur in the works. Erin Cake has been doing well in school. She is a natural mathlete and I am proud to say that she is also the top speller in her class and is moving on to the next round in the spelling bee contest to compete against the other top three 4th graders. She is also in the Junior Penguin swim team and enjoys it very much. If she could, she would spend every spare minute swimming. Eli has never spent as much time with Rico as he is now. I love it that they get bonding time while I am at work. Today, Rico asked:

Eli, you're my pride and what?
Eli: Proud and joy! And you're my number one, daddy!
Rico: Mommy's your numnber what?
Eli: My number 3!

LOL. I love my boys!

We spent our Christmas break in California and had such a blast! It was the best Christmas and New Year we've had and we were sad to come back home. I am proud to say that I won our family dessert contest. I made this awesome looking jello glass bar and ice cream sandwich banana split. It was to die for! If you'd like the recipe, you'll find it at www.ourbestbites.com. It's an amazing website Meg introduced to me! Amazing, and easy recipes! Ok, I'll be honest Monica and I shared the prize. She should have won really because she slaved away in the kitchen all night and her desserts looked and tasted fabulous! We both won $30 each!

I also finally I met my aunt, her husband and son who was petitioned to come to the United States from Cambodia. It made our family complete that after 30+ years my mom and her family reunited with her long, lost sister! It was surreal to finally get to hug and kiss her!


Well,I'm going to wrap it up for now! It's been a long and fun-filled day, friends and family! A bientot!