THE Bar Mitzvah!

Last night we celebrated my little (who's not so little anymore) cousin, Brian's Bar Mitzvah. It was a wonderful event and we all had a blast! I am so very proud of Brian. His portion of the beautiful service was flawless! The party was indescribable!!! Mark and Jackie hosted THE EVENT of the century! Here are some pictures... I'm happy to report that there aren't any pictures and/or video of me dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller!!!









Here are Shirley and Shayna looking good!

Here are Shayna and Joey. So cute!

Shirley rockin' the night away!

Here we are looking good!

Happy Father's Day to the Man of my Dreams!

I love you, Mark... for the man that you are, have been, and will always be. I thank G-d every day that we are together. You are such a wonderful father and I couldn't have ever imagined 10 years ago, where we are right now. I am so proud to be your wife....

Saturday Night Baseball

Last year at this time I was thinking about all of us getting in a car and heading up to Chavez Ravine to check out some EXPENSIVE Dodgers baseball action. With ticket prices soaring and concession prices skyrocketing, we decided that we ought to try out a less expensive alternative. I got 4 tickets for Saturday night's Long Beach Armada game. We did not pay for parking and dinner was around $20... for all 4 of us. Pretty good deal, for sure! Tickets are $8 a piece, so if we had to leave the game early, it's no big deal. The game began at 7:05pm and we were outta there by 8:30... about 4 1/2 innings worth... it was fun and the girls enjoyed themselves! Plus, it's only about 5 miles from our house! Gotta love minor league baseball!

Last Day of School

Shayna had her last day of school on Thursday. We organized a pizza and ice cream party for the parents and kids. I think that everyone had a great time and we will miss all of Shayna's classmates. Here's a picture of Shayna with her beloved, Miss. Carro. It was their last day together and I think they both shed some tears!






Here is a picture of Shayna's classmates.










This is a cute shot of Shayna eating her lunch. It was CRAZY dress-up day for the last day of school. Shayna wore her wetsuit with a pink tutu and her UGG boots. It was fun! This Fall we begin Pre-K... I am so not ready for that!

June Showers Bring July Flowers

Lots of fun stuff going on here at the Bartee household. Right now it's raining outside, which is very rare for us this time of year in SoCal. Things are a bit hectic, but for the most part, everyone seems to be adjusting quite well. We've got kiddo #1 signed up for school in the fall, as well as camp, for the summer and kiddo #2 is handling the pressures of being a "soon-to-be middle child" just fine. Even though kiddo #3 has some time til "its" arrival, I can already feel the changes going on inside my body. First, I am a hormonal raging beast, lashing out at everyone. If anyone is reading this that I have been mean, too... sorry, it's not me... or... I just cry if I see or hear anything that's beautiful. At yesterday's Pre-K graduation at our school, I was a chocolate mess! Wow, it's gonna be a long 9 full months!

Oh My!!!

Well... OK.... Let's see here... WE ARE PREGNANT! We weren't trying to get pregnant, but in any case... it's ALL GOOD and we are so very happy! It has been a whirlwind of a month and there's too much to post in one blog entry, so stay tuned. (Thanks, Jenna, for giving me a boost to update my blog!)

How Long Has It Been???

OK... where do I start??? It has been so long since my last post, that I forgot my Blogger password! Nice!

Well, first I will start off by saying that my so-called 10-week Census job will end this week... boo-hoo! What was supposed to take 10 weeks, actually took about 3 weeks. We were just too efficient! So I will have some time next week to update the blog more often! Hoooray!

Mark's parents visited us during Easter week. It was a great time for all of us! I worked the maximum amount of hours and Shayna got to play with her Grammie and Granddad! Because Mark and I were gone for the majority of the week, I only got one picture!!! From what I hear, the trio went to see a movie, played at the park, and went for walks! The weather was great so they had a great time! Also, Lynn cooked us dinner every night, did our laundry, and gave Shayna a beautiful hairdo every day! What more could we have asked for??? Art and Lynn even bought us an amazing grill for our wedding anniversary! We owe them many thanks and they both are certainly welcome to come here for next year's Easter Break, as well! Thanks again!!! I must add that I do have the BEST in-laws in the world!