messin' around monday

Random shots from the Rib Festival

Friday we headed up the hill to Sparks Nevada, the trip took about 2 hours, the kids and I slept almost the entire trip. We met Papa, Grandma, Tio Rudy, Tia Andria, Dominic and Donovan at the hotel. Check in took forever, it seemed they only had two rooms for us instead of three and after some desperate calls, we headed to the 7th floor to unpack. We got ajoining rooms with Tia and Tio, so the kids could run back n forth between rooms and we always had good company... with the exception of a certain Tio who kept droppin bombs....

We drove the short distance to the Nugget where the Cook off is held each year. Sydney was walking, Peyton riding in the stroller and the rest of the troop pretty much left us Avila's in the dust. Sydney was attached to my hip the entire trip. She walked some, but mostly I was required to hold her... no breaks for the mama.

I can't even remember what stands we hit for ribs, they were pretty good, the first batch didn't have enough sauce.. i love me some sauce. the next batch had a lil more. the meat didn't fall off the bone like it does sometimes, but it was good. We ate corn on the cob too.... it was so juicy. We drank lots of fresh lemonades, so many I can't even count. We ate chocolate frozen banana's, and strawberries. I like the banana's the best. We had funnel cakes with strawberries and whipped cream. YUMMIE

it sprinkled a lil bit on Friday, but the weather was perfect, it was cool and overcast, and we knew that Saturday would bring the sunshine and heat.... so we enjoyed as much of Friday Night as we could.

Meanwhile back at the hotel...... the kids are busy playing and having a great time. We can't get the internet to work in our room..... Ben, Rudy and Grandma went to play craps after the kids finally konked out. Bianca and I fell asleep watching TV. The kids slept thru the night in seperate cribs..... it was a wonderful night. Ben won a couple bennies at craps and then came to bed about 3 am...

Morning always comes early and it was no exception being on vacation..... I was cranky because the hotel didn't have starbucks, hell it didn't even have a cheap coffee maker to tide me over.. and i get cranky without my starbucks..... So we all showered and got ready, Papa and Grandma went to breakfast without us, we were slow. I got an americano at the cafe downstairs in the atlantis to wake me up. We went to the buffet at the Nugget. It's my favorite Buffet. The babies ate scrambled eggs, waffles, strawberries, watermelon and bacon. It was some good eatin, even chocolate lovers cake for dessert, who knew they had dessert with breakfast. Bianca ate waffles with strawberries and chocolate cake of course.

We messed around at the rib fest, walkin around for a lil while then went to the arcade where the kids all played video games, rode rides and won tickets from the machines. The babies rode the train a million times. Peyton liked the airplane too.... I ran off to play craps for about an hour.... Then Tia Carmen, Matthew and Kalyn showed up to join the fun........ til the girls needed a nap, so we went to Tia Carmens room at the Nugget and let the lil girls sleep. When they woke up it was back to walking around at the rib fest. Bianca, Matthew and Kayln went on some of the carnival rides after we met up with Tia Carmen and Tio Martin. We ate Hawaiian Ice to keep us cool. We did a lot of resting and taking pictures at this point, then headed back to the hotel for some swimming. Well Rudy, Andria, Bianca, Dominic and Donovan went swimming while the rest of us kicked back and relaxed... and got the internet working.

I was putting the babies in the tub and Donovan came over to take a bath too, so we had the three amigos playing in the tub, everything was great til it was time to rinse hair... it seems none of the avila's like to get their hair rinsed. That night was a nightmare - the kids didn't want to go to sleep. The girls kept waking each other up.... but finally about eleven thirty they were out.

Ben and Rudy went to play downstairs, then came back up for a lil while. They went back down after midnight and I went to sleep. Ben woke me up about 4 am to show me his $100 chips he had, he'd won three playing craps. At least we didn't lose anything ~smiles~

Sunday we checked out of the hotel about 10 am and went to Circus Circus for the buffet... it's not my favorite and I don't remember much about it because I was irritated with Ben, the babies did a lot of crying because Ben sat between them and had me sit between Peyton and Bianca. Ben didn't put the bibs on the babies so they ruined their outfits and we had to change them. Luckily we had extra clothes nearby. After eating we went to the play area, the kids all won stuffed animals and played lots of games. Bianca won three bears playing darts, she made about six baskets in the basketball game, of course not back to back.... we did some fishing games that the babies could do too.... We watched some circus acts and played more games and then headed home. Everyone except me and ben slept on the way home.

It was good to be back in Sac....

More Pictures from CVC

Castro Valley Classic

it was a long weekend. we headed up to castro valley about 130 on Friday, took us about 2 hours to find the hotel. Sydney and Peyton slept almost the entire trip. They were well rested and ready to play. We spent the rest of the day playing around the hotel, eating dinner and hanging out with the Robinsons, everyone showered and bathed, I even got a lil me time....

we didn't sleep very well on Friday Night.... I was up at 1, 3, and 5.....but woke up for the day at 7 and ate breakfast and got ready for the games.....

The field were turf and so beautiful. picture perfect, wish i got a picture of that.... The Rage beat Castro Valley 6-0... and Bianca got a goal. She shot the ball and the goalie blocked it but she followed it and blasted it in for a goal... but she didn't do her Aztec move.. shooting the bow n arrow.. Great Grandma, Aunt Roxann, Ryan and Zach showed up for the first game and got to see Bianca get the goal. that was pretty exciting for them... ~lol~ the babies were being very cautious because they hadn't seen them in so long. By the end of the game they were slappin high fives. We all had lunch together and then headed back for game two.

Uncle Michael was there for game two. He sat with me and the girls. He kept the babies occupied feeding them cheerios and ice cubes. Midway through the game Angel and Martha came. We watched the game and played with the babies too. Sydney fell asleep on the boob and I put her in the stroller for a nap. Peyton enjoyed all the attention she could get. The Rage beat that team 6-0 too....

After the game Uncle Michael, Ben and Bianca played soccer while I hung out with the girls talking for awhile. Got some pictures of Uncle Michael and Bianca in the Cobra.... Angel invited us over for breakfast in the morning.

Back at da hotel... the kids ran wild, kids showering, swimming, playing... finally it was dinner time. we went to a buffet, not a good choice.... after wards I went to take a nap. Bianca, jade and Natalie watched the babies with Ben for a lil while... then ben watched sydney while the girls had peyton.. i got two hours uninterrupted sleep... Ben brought Peyton in about 930 to bed, and then Sydney sometime around 1030.... at 1 o clock.. people were still out and about.... i was up a few times with the babies... and we got up again about 700.

I showered and got ready, then got the babies ready. Ben and Bianca fought over the shower and then we packed up and headed to Angel and Felicia's for breakfast Breakfast was gourmet of course... we had cantaloupe, french toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and sausage.... yummie.... we all ate great.... the babies had fun climbing stairs, wearing flip flops and playing with everyone.

Angel and Felicia met us at the game. Peyton and Sydney were busy eating yogurt and making a mess. I changed them 3 times during Sunday's first game. Sunday Game One... against the Kickin Chickens... The Rage won 5-2.... Bianca scored again.... and then time did the Aztec bow n arrow move.... Go Bianca.... she was on fire this tournament.... in the right place, great crosses, passes, runs.... she plays the middle very well. always running up and back, the girl seldom gets winded... She was fighting hard this tournament. During the first game, Angel, Felicia, me and the girls walked to the cars. On the way back I was carrying Syd and she had her yogurt in hand, when the yogurt dropped, I knew she was asleep... funny how she could fall asleep while I was carrying her.... Peyton was wide awake... Angel and Felice took turns carrying her and once we got back to the field, I put Sydney in the stroller and she was out for the count. Peyton kept trying to wake her up.....

We all hung out til about 345, then Angel and Felicia bid us farewell and goodluck. They were going to a concert. Sydney and Peyton gave them lots of love before they left, but I didn't have my camera out.

Championship Game... The Rage lost in the battle for first place. The other team was faster and beat our girls in the back. Natalie and Renee had some great stops, but they finally wore our girls out and made the shot. The Rage had some opportunities, but in the end they couldn't get through. I think they were tired from the weekend of games.....The game ended 1 -nil....

After the trophies were awarded, we packed up and headed to visit Great Grandma, Aunt Roxann, Uncle Rick, Ryan and Zach. The babies napped on they drive to Walnut Creek, and it took them awhile to warm up. We ate dinner with the family, the kids played in the backyard - basketball, soccer, with the dog Kelly and just running around.

The trip home was a NIGHTMARE.... Peyton started off crying, and then Sydney chimed in.... Bianca was hollering and whinning about the babies..... so the entire 2 hour trip - there was so much traffic - was nonestop crying, screaming, yelling.... and pure madness.. I don't wanna go on anymore trips...

hangin out after school

eyes

pink crocs and a potty break

Tuesday Amy and I went to dinner and the CPK with Sydney and Peyton. We ordered the grilled vegtable salad and wild mushroom pizza, the babies had cheese pizza with a side of fresh tomatoes and olives. Dinner went well, the kids got restless as usual and then we headed to Nordstoms for some baby crocs. Peyton tried on some purple crocs while Sydney tried on some neon green. They traded crocs and then we changed the green to blue while the girl went to the back to look for hot pink. Amy and I chased the babies all over the shoe department and finally we were set with the HOT PINK CROCS....

Sydney balances on one foot while nursing and showing off her crocs
Peyton cuddles up while nursing and modeling her crocs
Peyton's all smiles as she uses the potty
CHEESE Sydney stole the book from the bathroom

First Day of School Photo's and more

Just Another Manic Monday

What a weekend. I'm so exhausted and yet i was up at 6 to get in the shower.. only Sydney had other plans for me.. and by 645 i managed the shower... she sucked me dry - darn vampire... ~LMAO~ Peyton was in my bed most of the night... not sure when I picked her up... but it was sometime during the night cuz she wasn't there when i went to bed ~lol~ Second night I don't remember getting the baby... that could be very BAD

Saturday Ben's mom met us at the house and rode with us to Vacaville for the tournament - it's about 45 miles away... first game @ 1230, second game at 630 and we had to be there at 1030 ~ugh~ the babies did fine on the ride up... ben and i got into an argument before we left because he had some papers he put on the couch (he said) and they weren't there..... and i had cleaned up... i told him if they were his papers and important to him, he should have put them in a better place... F U ~lmao~ i had my ipod on the entire trip, ignoring him and everyone else... he got the team checked in and we went to the Nugget Market - never been to one of those... it was fantastic... really awesome inside, it's family owned and operated... a ton of people working... the best deli I've been to... i swear they had 20 types of bread to choose from - all just baked or something... I got Foccaccia (sat and sun) smoked chicken and smoked turkey the next day... anyhow... in line the lady gave the babies samples of meat, cheese, bread, olives are what really work (they love those) cuz Syd was a bit cranky and hungry... then we were walking around and people who worked there were making sure we could find what we needed... brought balloons to the kids... even asked if they wanted a cookie.. ~LMAO~ yes Syd was a handful and upset again.... they have a barista in the store.. and a huge place where you can eat, nice chairs and tables... I was impressed..... after we ate we went to the game... my sister drove up to the game too.. So I had my MIL and sister to help me out with the kids.

the Rage won 7-0 the first game vs Vacaville Spirt....after the game we drove over to the outlets and the babies had fallen asleep and I had a total migraine .... so everyone went shopping but me and the babies... we napped for an hour... then we had lunch and my sister drove back home.. so it was just the MIL helping now...the rage won the second game 7-0 also against another vacaville team - the black thunder I think... our girls were on fire... great crosses, great shots... we had to stop scoring at 7 cuz they deduct points..... actually the girls were supposed to stop at 5 cuz Ben doesn't like running the score up.... but a couple girls lost their minds and scored anyhow....

and then Sunday rolls around.... a sleepless night of course... and no help for me... just me and my babies making a ruckus... 1st game was at 1200, the Rage won 5-0... I think we played another vacaville team, but I can't find my list..... and we played for 1st at 500... they won 3-0... they were really tired for the last game... sluggish and probably just exhausted too... I forgot my camera... so i was a lil bit upset, I didn't get a picture of them with the trophy... but oh well.... another 1st place tournament....

No practice today... the girls practice tomorrow instead.... so my sister is coming over tomorrow instead of today... ben will have Syd and Pey while Bianca and I go to yoga....



Bianca had her first day of school today... I took her.. Ben tried to get her to wear her CHAMPION t shirt from the tournament... I was glad she didn't.... I'm like it's the first day of school, everyone will be wearing their favorites... at least I know bianca did... her favorite shirt - the one my friends daughter Jordie designed... Pretty cool stuff... So Bianca wore that.... and she was a happy camper

Ben picks her up today. can't wait for my update..... ~looking over at my phone, it's blinking.. that means a message, did i miss my sixth graders phone call~

Work is exhausting today... hit starbucks on the way in.. for an AMERICANO...

SUNSTROKE CLASSIC CHAMPS

The girls played two games today. The morning game vs Elk Grove Vortex, the Rage won 6-0, setting them up for the championship game against Stockton Fast and Furious.

LandPark Rage takes the championship in the 1-nil game. It was a tough day on the field for the Rage, they played hard and never gave up thus the victory was theirs.


We missed most of our nephew's birthday party due to the soccer tournament, but we were at the party in time for the pinata, cake and to see Donovan open presents. I mangaged to get a few pictures of the girls playing in the water feature.

Peyton and Sydney drink water

a splashin good time

Uncle Rudy and Donovan fly a kite