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Friday, July 3, 2015

Elise's 6th Birthday Party at Wacky Tacky

Sweet sisters celebrating Elise turning six

Birthday girl with her party balloons

Elise's delicious Princess & The Frog cupcakes

The five of us (still getting used to saying that!)

Cute sisters by the playground

Little party friends having a blast
Posing with friends in the birthday chair

Cupcake time and more fun with friends

Book party gift bags - we enjoyed making these

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2015

Mischievous little Irish gal, Alina!

Well, I must admit that I feel so behind on holidays and blogging these days. We are in the thick of  full-time work plus raising kids and, like most parents know, it's a 24/7 job and most weekends and weeknights leave little time for much else. The birthday parties, school and extracurricular activities, plus just trying to find time to see old friends and family is certainly a juggling act. I had all these fantastic ideas and activities for St. Patrick's Day, but being a busy work weekday most didn't quite pan out and that sneaky leprechaun just barely made it on St. Patty's evening to hide some of his gold for the girls to find. They enjoyed the hunt, and mom forgot her camera...go figure. Alina happily donned some cute shamrock antennas and posed for a couple photos. Afterwards, it was the quick routine of bath and bedtime for the girls. 

Although, I will say that I did make Elise's day at school by packing her a festive green avocado egg salad sandwich, she loved showing off her green meal to her classmates. Elise was also on cloud nine this past week because she was selected as Super Kid of the week at school. She got to bring in a special poster to share with her class and wore a superhero cape all week! This is the equivalent of the Superbowl of the school year for kids. They are so excited to be Super Kid, it's preferable to finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow really.


Proud Elise posing with her Kindergarten Super Kid poster

Friday, February 20, 2015

Happy Valentine's Day 2015!

Elise Valentine Love

Valentine's hand heart tree art, flowers and goodies

Alina Valentine Love - she made us this cute frame!

Make no mistakes about it, they love being spoiled

I love you - Happy Valentine's Day 2015!

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!

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Sleepy Girls, Crafts, Silliness and Smiles

Elise fast asleep and deep in the realm of dreamland

Sleeping Beauty, Alina all snuggled up

Little cuties playing, plus Alina's favorite toddler books


Every so often, the girls will sleep in after a busy and fun Saturday. Mom and dad love these rare occasions, mainly because of the extra sleep it allows us, but also because we get to peek in on them fast asleep, looking so cozy and content while dancing throughout the realm of little girl dreamland. They look so cute all snuggled up and dozed off. They are usually happiest when they get to sleep in a bit, so no complaints from mom and dad!   

After spending most of May on-the-go, we relaxed last weekend and the girls got to play in their rooms and just enjoy each others company. Elise's room is usually the happening place. Alina makes her way in there in the morning, so they can both play together. It's usually dolls, dress-up or tug-of-war (yes, we are still learning the art of sharing). Alina really enjoys when we read books to her, and her toddler favorites; Goodnight Moon, Peek-a-Who?, and The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar, still make her laugh and smile to this day. Elise is really into arts and crafts now, and recently asked to make a collage. I held on to an old Disney desk calendar, which was perfect for collage worthy photos. Elise chose all her own Disney photos and even designed most the layout. She really enjoyed the process. Momma did most of the work on Alina's, but she had input on the photos we used. They turned out great. Elise even asked to bring hers to school for show-and-tell. Disney collage success.


Elise's first Disney collage, she was so proud

Cute girls being silly, favorite sandals and one MESSY room

Alina's adorable Disney collage, super cute!

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2014

2014 St. Patrick's Day fun and festivities

Our two sweet little Irish girls had the best St. Patrick's Day treasure hunt and activity time last week. That mischievous and clever little leprechaun planned a day full of fun festivities. It started with an exciting treasure hunt for gold, and led to hours of St. Patrick's Day arts and crafts fun. The girls were thrilled to discover that the cheeky leprechaun left his footprints on the toilet seat. That was certainly the icing on the cake...or perhaps it was the special shamrock milkshakes he left behind? Either way, the Easter bunny had better be on his game after the leprechaun's success!


Leprechaun Mickey and Minnie crafts; shamrock shakes

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Valentine's Day 2014

Elise's cute owl Valentines, she proudly signed them all

Sweet Alina helped make these Mickey Mouse Valentines

The girls surprised mom with this photo gem

Lucky girls saw Disney on Ice for Valentine's Day weekend

Tangled performance - Disney on Ice


Guess who else had a great Valentine's Day? The parental units ;)