"The INCREDIBLE Adventures of the Waite Family"

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tennis Lesson

The kids had their first official tennis lesson with me. First of many, I hope! I tried to teach them tennis unfortunately Evelyn had almost NO interest in it at ALL... oh well, maybe next time. Preston actually did alright for someone barely able to see over the net. He insisted on using the adult sized racket instead of the kid one (on account of it being pink) so that threw him off just a little but even considering he did have pretty good form (for a 2 year old ;)! I love this picture of him in mid- swing. Not bad!

And striking his first tennis pose!

Afterwards, for Evelyn's benefit, we spent a good amount of time at the park near the courts. The park is always a BIG hit with them. I LOVE their smiles!

Bridal Shows/ New Promo and Demo

Andy in his element

Work has been better than great! Last month we participated in both of the bridal shows here in town and for the first time ever I actually got to attend and help out which was exciting to be a part of. We've combined with some really reputable companies; Freestyle Entertainment, Flourishing Art & Artisan Photography to make up the "Premier Event Specialists ". At the last show we all came together to make one giant booth which turned out looking really awesome! Andy and Kim have also made a new demo and promotional video for the business.

Andy at our booth at the Weddings 2010 show at the Kern County Fair.

The NEW HDM Demo showcasing some of Andy's best work!

The new promotional video featuring Andy and Kim.

Finally a new post!

I couldn't resist taking this picture on one of our recent outings. One of these days these things are going to be obsolete so I figure I should have a picture of it before they do.

During that same trip we ate icecream sundays and tried on baseball helmets at Walmart for no reason at all.

Nichole recently showed me the basics of putting on make-up. I know, I know. Don't bother reading that over. What you read IS true. I, Amber, 25 year old who has only worn make-up 5 times in her entire life, who in Young Women's always got picked as the Mary K model has finally decided to wear make-up. I figure it's about time. Turns out I'm a "natural buff", I think. Other than that I'm still a little clueless but not quite so much now thanks to big sis. Now Andy can actually get that close-up shot of me and I won't be quite so self conscious. I'm starting with the basics. I've bought some cream cleanser at the store and have been washing my face everyday for about a week and I love it!

Here's me with foundation and powder. Put it on myself! I also couldn't resist getting a picture with my niece Lilly. She is just the cutest little thing. I can't believe my sister's moving and taking this adorably sweet baby away from me. I figured I'd better get a picture while this beautiful girl is still teeny tiny.

On the way home from Nicholes's I just couldn't resist. There was a game going on at Bakersfield Christian so out of curiosity I drove by and it was none other than Girls Soccer! As most of you know I played soccer all growing up and then through High School and absolutely adore it. So I dragged the kids out of the car and made them watch the last 15 minutes or so with me. It was pretty fun. The kids had no idea what was going on so I got to explain to them what was going on and what each player was doing. I'm sure everyone around us was a little confused as to what team we were rooting for since Evelyn and Preston were just randomly shouting "Go Team". The kids ended up really liking the bleachers so we did our share of seat switching and ended up on the very top bench.

On the way back to the car the kids and I had a little fun with shadows thanks to the stadium lights. We spent a good amout of time pretending to be giants and stepping on each others shadows. Kids have quite the imagination. It is so great having kids and getting even a small glimpse of their creativity.

A few other things have happened. Here's a short list of blogs to look forward to.

Christmas Around the World

Visit from Santa

Christmas Day

New Year trip to Monterey Bay

Bridal Shows/ New Promo and Demo
Tennis Lesson

Preston's Dr.'s Appointment/ Update

Evelyn's Birthday!

God made dirt...

Yesterday we did something a little different. I had the daunting task of tending to some out-of-control weeds. I ran across a few worms and it was all downhill from there. Kids digging in dirt, naming of worms, wearing worms as bracelets, etc. Don't worry, none of the worms were harmed in the making of this blog... Just a bit of good dirty fun is all. Evelyn was surprisingly brave in handling the worms. She had absolutely NO fear of them at all. Preston was pretty great too, right up until the worm decided to move. After that he decided he preferred just looking at them.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Fitzgerald Christmas 2009

This year the Fitzgerald side of the family had an early Christmas to accommodate for people being out of town and such (ahem... Nichole). We gathered on December 13th at my mom and dad's home in Tehachapi and enjoyed a wonderful day together filled with enjoyable company and delicious food. My contribution to the feasting was this pecan pie which turned out surprisingly good!

We exchanged gifts and received some really great stuff! Unfortunately from me my family all got cherished IOU's because I completely forgot to bring their gifts.

Over the past few years it's become a family tradition for the kids to decorate a gingerbread house at Grandma & Grandpa's house. They had a good time and managed to eat tons of candy. Some of the kids were actually pretty studious about the decorating while others did nothing BUT eat candy. The final result was less than perfect but the kids very much enjoyed making it.