The Stewart Family

So I was on my way to Carly's JV Soccer game at St. Francis High School. I was driving on the freeway and saw a rainbow. I do believe that they are searching me out now..... I love them and they are so beautiful and bright. So I decided to take pictures of it while I was driving (DO NOT TRY THIS) It is much harder than you think. Especially in the middle of rush hour traffic.

Our Beautiful Flowers Out Front 2-23-09

Today we had some pretty hard downpours. It is nice out right now and as I was walking to the mailbox,I saw how beautiful our flowers were. Rain dampened, so I ran back into the house to grab my camera. I used some of the techniques that I was taught in one of my photography classes that I had taken a few years back. They are absolutely gorgeous (so I think highly of my photography and the beauty of the flowers).....

Someday

Someday, I would love to drive (yes, drive) to Ocean City, Maryland. I love this sign. The only time that I get to see it is when we come into West Sacramento on 80. I have told the kids for a number of years that someday I am going to take a trip and drive all the way to Ocean City, Maryland (3073 miles to go). Coast to Coast!!!!

Anyone up for the trip with me???????

Scrapbooking In San Jose 2-21-09

Kris and I signed up for a all day scrap at a Scrapbook Store not far from Nikki's house. I love this store(Scrapbook Island. It is such a cool store and has a ton of stuff the stores in our area don't have. So we got up early (6:00 a.m.) left at 7:00 a.m. and drove down to San Jose, we dropped Carly off at Nikki's apartment on the way and then headed for the Scrapbook Store. We got there a little early but that was totally ok because there is a Michaels Craft Store right next door. The day was so great and relaxed. I got so much done. Dinner was awesome, they have it catered by a little deli from across the street. It was fantastic food and we were so full. We ended up leaving about a hour early because we were so tired. We headed back to Nikki's to spend the night with her at her apartment. Her and Carly had spent the day shopping, going to the movies and hanging out. It was a very nice weekend for all of us.

The Beach 2-16-09

So today was a school holiday (President's Day). So Carly and I decided that we wanted to go to the beach. So Carly asked her friend Jessica to go with us. We got up early and drove down to Dillon Beach. Rained the whole way down there, I was thinking that we were going to be in for a very wet beach trip. We can over the last hill before you can see the ocean and it miracously cleared up. The sun started to shine and it was beautiful. We got to the beach and started walking toward the tide pools. The tide was out but not far enough that we could see a lot of sea life (bummer). But we had a lot of fun.

We talked the lady at the gate to let us into the campground to see the trailer that we once owned. It has changed a lot. I am glad that we don't have it anymore, only because of the changes that we would have had to make to it. I am still very sad that we don't have a place by the ocean to go to when we want to get a way.

On the way home we got to see the brightest rainbow that I have ever seen. It was so amazing. All in all the day was a total blast. It was a nice day trip getaway.

Valentine' Day Dinner 2-14-09

For Valentine's Day I made reservation at McCormick and Schmicks (downtown). So some friends of ours and us drove down for a very early seating (4:45 p.m.) We got a table that had a curtain to close off the rest of the restuarant if we wanted. The food was amazing. The desserts were even more amazing. We ended up spending about 4 hours there. Oops, sorry for the people that had reservations after us. If was a very fun evening out.

Kevin Fishing 2-13-09

Kevin was fishing on the Delta today. This is what he saw.... It's pretty cool. Apparently these sea lions have been seen "sunning" themselves on this bouy before.

Friday the 13th

I thought that it was only appropriate to let you all know today that I have officially sold my (possessed)Escalade. Can you believe I didn't even cry!!!! HAHA

An unusual email 2-10-09

This is from Nikki......

Some comments on the blog..

- ewww on the lobster dinner. Yuckkkkk. :]
- carly and elly are cute.
- Dads tattoo is cool
- The boys at the PBR that carly took pics with are really cute! She should have got some numbers! Duhhh
- I am nowhere in the recents blogs. Uhh I have a life too. Haha im going to make my own blog so that I can share what I do since I don’t get to be in yours. Hahaha :]

Love youuuuuu!
<3. (that’s a heart in case you didn’t know)

Apparently she thinks that I dont have enough about her on my blog(since she doesn't live here) so she created a blog for herself....... Check it out at Nicholestewart.blogspot.com
Way to go Nikki!!!! I am very proud of you!!!

Birds at the Post Office 2-6-09

So I had to go to the Post Office for something. So as I parked the car startled a few of these little birds. So I sat and watched them for a few moments. They were so cute, like little kids playing in the bushes with no parents around. I just had to take pictures of them. The poor little birdies are so confused since the weather has been so nice.....

Kevin in the boat on the water 2-1-09

Brian and Kevin took pictures of each other as they were "running" the boats. These are actually really neat pictures of Kevin and his boat.

More Pictures of My Goof Ball Carly 1-26-09

Whose child is this anyways?????

Cooking with Kevin and Susan January 09

So for Christmas Kevin bought me 4 of the Gordon Ramsay Cookbooks (the guy from Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares). I love him. Anyway, we decided that once a month we would go pick a recipe out of a book and then go to the grocery store and then cook the meal together. So in January, we went to the grocery store with the recipe of spaghetti with lobster. We had a few issues with not knowing what some of the items were and many people have laughed at us since when telling the story. So we went to the meat counter to get the lobster, at the same time we ask the lady if the have any scallions in right now. She looks in the back and comes back and says that maybe sometime this week they will get them. So I told Kevin we'd have to go to a different store to get them. So on we went in the first grocery store and we get to the wine. Ok, so we have no idea what DRY wine to buy or what IS a dry wine, so Kevin called his mom. Chuck ended up helping us and we got a Pignot Noir. I still have no idea if this was the best choice or not but it worked. So we got the rest of the items and then rushed to Bel Air's meat counter to ask if they had any scallions in, he looked at us kind of funny and said that in the year and a half that he has been working there that he had never seen those. So a lightbulb finally went off in my head that just maybe it was produce. So off we go to the other end of the store, where we find Ken in produce. We tell him what we are looking for and he says very quickly "oh yeah, that's green onions!" So we tell him the story and he laughs at us of course, who wouldn't. So the moral of my story is that you always need to research the items in your recipe before you go to the store (or two stores) and make a complete fool of yourself. Anyway we came home and made the dish together and had a really great time and really enjoyed the dish. Since I update my blog in massive sections, we have already cooked the Spaghetti 2 more times for different people. Each time it seems to get better.

Carly and Elly 1-25-09

Carly and Elly love to play together. Carly seems to always have her around her somewhere. Today though she thought it would be cute to have her literally hang out with her in her scarf. Elly actually looks pretty comfortable there.

Kevin's New Tattoo 1-23-09

So I broke down and went with Kevin to get his new tattoo. Nope I did not get one. So here it is......

Before the wind effects

After the wind effects

Elly 1-20-09

Yes, Elly still continues to be the hamster of our eye. She is the cutest little thing and is so calm and nice. We take her out all the time to hold her and so far she ahs not got mad at us for waking her during her shut eye hours. I think that she is somewhat used to the fact and has just resigned herself to the fact that she is not going to get sleep unless we aren't home.

Professional Bull Riders Rodeo 1-18-09

So Carly and I wanted to see a PBR, we watch it on TV ocassionally and Kevin has to tell us what everything is, so we found out that they were coming to town and we got tickets to go see the PBR. We arrived at Arco Arena not knowing what to expect (at least Carly and I didn't. We decided to walk around the concourse before it started to see what they had and to get some food. We ended up running into Jeanne Strong (a family friend) and her son does PR for the PBR. So she ended up getting her son to give us a backstage tour before the show. It was so cool to see where all the bulls were and the chutes. Some of the cowboys had come out as well so Carly was fortunate enough to get soem pictures with them before the show. The show was amazing and we were in awe of everything that happens during the show. At the end the cowboys come out and sign autographs. So of course we waited for Carly to get all of their signatures. We had bought her a white hat at the beginning, but by the end it was no longer white(too many signatures). It was a blast for all of us.

Carly's Winter Homecoming 1-17-09

So for Carly's Winter Homecoming, her date was Grant(a friend of hers). As it turns out, I went to school with both his mom and dad. Small world. Anyway, the went to Chevy's for dinner and has a blast. Then there chaffuer (me) took them to the dance. The had a really great time there as well. I heard a lot of good feedback in the car on the way home (inlike some of the other dances). So it was all good. Of course Carly looked smokin hot in her dress that we purchased while we were in San Francisco at Christmastime. She looked so grown up (that quote actually came from her sister)

The Corsage Giving