From Bianca, With Love.: Weekend Update

Going into this past week, I felt happy since I got an extra dose of my husband. Monday came, he went back to work, and the blues set in. Maybe being a stay at home mom has become a little mundane for me. I highly dislike staying home all day. Cabin fever sets in and I start feeling really bad for myself. Don't get me wrong, I count my blessings every day. Beautiful baby, healthy family, steady job, loving husband.. I've got it all. But being confined to this house, to this small town, my mind goes wild.

So, I packed up our stuff and wanted to make a day of it. Well, Ava didn't want to leave the drive way. Literally. She wanted to play in the drive way. That child. I love her so. I felt a little guilty that I needed this grand adventure of people and sound and noise and all Ava wanted to do was play in the drive way. Children have a way of making small things so beautiful. So that's what we did.

Baby jeans are my favorite.

Also, its my favorite time of the year. You guys, its time for the Lakeside Rodeo! I wait all year for April to come. I haven't missed a rodeo in years. When I lived in Sac, my niece and I went to the Folsom Rodeo which surprisingly is very country. Growing up in Brawley, I dreamed of being Cattle Call Queen. My mom reminded me I needed to have/ride a horse and that shattered that dream quickly. Anyways, Rafal being the Eastern European cowboy he is, is also excited. He already promised to come wearing a tough enough to wear pink polo! My man. Come Saturday, you will find the Siders Olkiewicz family in their rodeo best (only Ava has boots, though) eating nachos, and watching some bronc riding.

And, finally, the cou'de gra.

Ava walking!