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Thursday, July 31, 2014

California State Fair 2014: Part II - Animals & Wildlife

The girls made a few animal friends at the CA State Fair

Alina named this cow, "Sweety"

They had a great time exploring

Elise feeding a calf

Fun at the petting zoo

Alina loved this sweet pot-bellied pig

Making pine cone bird feeders at the forestry exhibit

Farmer Grams with her prized two-headed cow

Fun exploring the CA State Fair counties exhibit

The beautiful photos of the CA State Parks exhibit

The animals of CA State Parks

Saturday, July 26, 2014

California State Fair 2014: Part I - Art & Exhibits

The candy exhibit at the California State Fair 2014

Candyland - with plenty of lollipops and gumdrops

Two mouthfuls of candy yet still posing, hah!

The girls enjoyed the art exhibits

They especially liked "Mr. Skinny Bun"

Photography exhibit

Checking out the quilt and craft exhibit

Elise checking out the Rubes cartoon exhibit

Elise loved walking on water in her air bubble, so cute

Ending the evening with Queen Nation. The girls danced along!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Girls Summer Birthday Party! Featuring: Frozen & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

The adorable birthday girls! Elise as Elsa and Alina as Minnie Mouse
 
Elise's lovely Frozen birthday cake

Alina's fun Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake

The girls were overjoyed by their cakes, balloons and gifts!

Our attempt at getting the kids together for a photo...haha

Little party animals having fun

The bounce house at Party Place

Our girls had the greatest time celebrating their birthdays last weekend with one big summer birthday party extravaganza. We celebrated Elise turning 5-years-old and Alina turning 3-years-old. It's really hard to believe how fast the time has flown by. We decided to host at Party Place in Roseville rather than our home, as we've done for the past few years, and let me tell you it was well worth it. There was way more space for guests, plenty of fun activities for the kids and best of all, very little cleanup to do when the party ended. It was fun to watch all the kids bounce around entertaining themselves. There was a bounce house, air hockey table, slides, video games and even a movie room. The girls loved getting to spend time with their guests and especially all their little preschool friends. 

We had a double birthday theme going this year; Frozen and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Elise is all about Elsa, Olaf and Frozen (what kid isn't, right?) and wished upon a star for momma to bring  snowflakes and winter wonderland in the middle of July...wish granted. Alina has been obsessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse since she was a baby, and she still loves it just as much to this day as she did then. It's been well documented just how much she loves Mickey and Minnie. Nobody is allowed to dare pause the show or change the channel while she is watching. Of course, both girls insisted on dressing up as their favorite Disney characters, Elsa and Minnie Mouse. Momma made that wish a reality too, and they both looked super cute. They were also big fans of their birthday cakes! I loved their reactions upon seeing their cakes; they were beaming ear-to-ear. When it came time for everyone to sing happy birthday and eat the cake they were both so incredibly happy. The smiles continued throughout the day. What a fun celebration! Thanks again to everyone who shared the day with us. Happy 5th Birthday Elise and Happy 3rd Birthday Alina!


Enjoying birthday wishes with family and friends

The girls with their friends, plus the movie room

Little cousins playing a game of air hockey

Olaf and Frozen balloons

The two birthday girls opening gifts at home

Love Alina's excited expression here

The grandparents enjoying time with the birthday girls

Alina has just a slight Minnie Mouse obsession!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Happy Birthday Elise and Alina!

Two happy birthday girls enjoying their special party!


We just recently celebrated Elise's 5th and Alina's 3rd birthday with a very special Frozen / Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party at Party Place in Roseville. They celebrated with plenty of little preschool friends and family, and were all smiles and joyous on their very special day. The photo above was one of the few that I even took at the party, we were all too busy chatting with friends/family and just enjoying watching the kids play. I was glad to get one great shot capturing the joy in Elise's face while admiring her Frozen cake and Alina happily blowing out her candles. These girls enjoyed every moment of their party and even remarked to mom that, "It was the best party ever", that's a compliment I'll take in stride. Thanks so much to all our friends and family who helped make this day extra special for our two birthday girls! More photos to come soon.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Happy Fourth of July 2014!

Water slide fun at our neighbor's BBQ

The kids had a blast; look at those sweet smiles

Getting started with the sparklers

The smoke bombs were the biggest hit

Cousins playing in the smoke bombs

Pink clouds before sunset on Fourth of July

Sparklers and glow sticks warriors

Glow stick war competitors

The firework show

Family fun on Fourth of July 2014

Let the sparks fly

The end of a very fun evening. Happy Fourth of July!

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Early Independence Day Fun

Watching fireworks, and fun with glow sticks

We celebrated Independence Day early (on the 3rd), by gathering up all five little cousins in the back of Papa's truck to watch the El Dorado Hills firework show from a nearby hilltop. We were a bit far from the actual firework display, so while mom got some decent photos on zoom, the kids honestly had more fun playing with each other and their glow sticks. The little troopers made it through the whole show before crashing out, and the late night fun continued on the following night for July 4th festivities. Stay tuned!