circus. updated.

for christmas, mom got laura and i tickets to see brit-brit in oakland! the concert was last wednesday, here are some pics:



we got our make-up done at mac (notice the v. dark eyeshadow and eyebrows!) and headed toward oakland for the circus. we saw britney together about 8 years ago, so it was fun to reminisce about those days while we enjoyed the new show. the circus theme was fun - acrobats and other acts during wardrobe changes and before the concert started. the pussycat dolls opened for her, they were really good, too. i was impressed with their live performance (and my knowledge of their songs - didn't know i was such a fan). miss popular, laura, ran into a couple people she knew, which was also fun. i, however, didn't...am i too old for a brit concert?!? yikes!

how cute is this?

we love jack's new scratch guard/sun protection. thanks to aunt leslie -- she couldn't pass up the ensem at the gap. isn't it too cute?

say cheese!

just a taste...

our 5k

Jack, Laura, and I ran in the Run for Good 5k in Fairfield on Saturday. We had a great time and enjoyed getting out in the nice spring weather.

starting line

ceremony table

all done

jack loves ponies...they had one at the expo. he was a little scared of it (he has a play pony that looks exactly like this at home)!

fun in the snow!

for jack's celebration, we headed north to south lake. there's a very clean hotel there that allows dogs we've visited before jack. it was quite the experience to ahve two dogs and a one year old, but it was so much fun. we were all sick and had to reschedule jack's birthday party. and we were getting cabin fever in our apartment above the garage... we packed up to get some fresh air and play in the snow for the weekend.

jack's first birthday

better late than never. here are some pics of jack's big day... more to follow :)

more about easter

i completely forgot to mention that my mom had an easter egg hunt for us kids! it was super cute. she only hid one egg for each of us, let us know the color, and gave us the area to search in. it was like old times. we weren't to tell the others if we found one of their eggs, so we each started searching. i found laura's first and laughed each time she was near it but didn't see it. pete found david's, and thought it was laura's, so he moved it. jd found his first, like always. we had to use the 'hot, hotter, steaming hot' and 'cold, colder, freezing cold' clues to get laura to hers. i needed them to find the green egg, too. we each had movie tickets and money for snacks (and pete and i also got a night of babysitting, too). for such a simple thing, it was so much fun! thanks, mom :)

a happy Easter

the green family celebrated jack's 2nd Easter yesterday and we had so much fun! on saturday night, we dyed Easter eggs and told jack all about the Easter bunny. sunday morning jack woke up (in an ok mood, he's been suffering from allergies and plugged up in the morning) and we set him on the floor. he picked up an egg and threw it into his basket. it was too cute! the Easter bunny "hid" some eggs around our place and jack had a grand time throwing them in and out of the basket. throwing is one of jack's favorite activities :). jack also received a few gifts from the Easter bunny and here he is examining one of them (before he tried to throw it, of course):

new job!

so, most of you have noticed my mention of a new job. whether it be via facebook, my previous posts, or my new cell phone number update, i've put the word out. basically, i'm doing the same thing i did before, but with a new company. the company is great, my territory is about 5 times what it was before, and my coworkers are great. i loved my old company, but it was time to move on. i'm extremely happy the change and thank everyone for the well first-day-of-work wishes!!

long time, no posts.

so, we've been living without internet connections since we moved into 'the apartment above the garage' december 1st. i am soooo behind in posting, that i may just post random back-posts as i'm able. what changed? new job = new laptop. new job = new laptop with an air card. new job = new laptop with an air card and very little security. yay. now i'll be able to keep everyone up-to-date on the green's lives :)

progress on the house

the added french door.

the raised front corner of the house.

we've made some progress on our house! the floor has been raised to the original height and repaired so it won't sink again. we've also replaced an old slider with french doors and added another set to open up to the porch we'll be pouring later. i'll update as we proceed!