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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Glass Beach & Museum plus the Skunk Train - Fort Bragg, California

The scenic views on the hike down to Glass Beach

Gorgeous Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, CA

The girls loved discovering all the colorful pieces of glass

Elise sought after the emerald green glass

We easily could have spent all day at this unique beach

A trip to The Glass Museum

Glass, pottery shards, electrical insulators and much more

Glass Museum detailing the origins of the sea glass

Daddy and the girls ready for our first train ride!

Stunning views from the open air train car

Enjoying the Skunk Train in Fort Bragg

Beautiful day for a train ride

Elise at the train station after a fun Skunk adventure

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

BerryFest Roseville - Celebrating Mother's Day 2013

 

Celebrating Mother's Day weekend at BerryFest in Roseville

Plenty of strawberries, locally grown vegetables and fun

The girls with their new parasols; it was one HOT day!

Daddy and baby girl make one sweet duo

Papa braved the big slide for a bit of fun
 
The girls at the petting zoo
 
John, Christy and cute Baby Audrey joined us for the day
 
Family time is the best possible Mother's Day gift
Happy Mother's Day 2013!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

First Big Vacation of the New Year

Gorgeous views of MacKerricher State Park - Fort Bragg

All of us on the trail toward Point Cabrillo Light House

Beautiful plants & flowers at the Mendocino Botanical Gardens


We just spent an extended weekend visiting the gorgeous Mendocino Coast and Fort Bragg, CA. It was a much needed escape, as we have spent the past four months relatively housebound fighting off virus after virus. I swore that I was going to have to call the CDC in to come decontaminate our house; it was that bad. Since both the girls are in preschool, they pretty much brought home new super viruses the entire cold and full season. Mom caught them, dad caught them, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins; nobody was immune and this was a tough flu season. I'm feeling on top of the world that we survived and that we were all collectively healthy enough to take a weekend getaway. The girls did pretty well on the long drive, though poor little Alina got car sick during the windy roads on the drive up. Nana and papa joined us on the trip and it was fun to get to share the weekend with them. As nice as it is getting a short vacation, wrangling two kids under three can be exhausting, especially when they are bouncing off the floor, beds and walls in the hotel room and fighting going to sleep (ahhh, insanity haha), that's when nana and papa came to the rescue and we all enjoyed wine on the balcony. Here are just a few photos from the trip. More to come soon.


Glass Beach in Fort Bragg

Irises and Gunnera Manicata (aka. Dinosaur Plant)

Taking a dip after a fun day of exploring
 

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Cupcakes & Kiddos


Alina's first cupcake! She enjoyed it; so much so that we
had to change her shirt and shorts...cute messy baby


"Today is a good day for a cupcake...Mmmm" - Elise

Sunday, April 21, 2013

April Fun

A warm April day at the pool with our water babies

The girls new little friend, Baby Audrey

Chillin' in the crib. Audrey all tuckered out in daddy's arms
 
Alina missed Baby Audrey, but luckily she has her
dolls at home to baby, and daddy to play with
 
These two have the sweetest smiles :)

Friday, April 12, 2013

Easter Festivities 2013 - Part II

 
Alina loved her first real egg hunt, she was quick too!
 
The Easter Bunny brought plenty of goodies this year
 
Elise all in pink, and on the hunt for Easter eggs
 
After finding her huge Easter Egg; proud little girl
 
Marshmallow lollipop brigade, don't mess with our sweets! 

We skipped dyeing eggs this year,
in favor of a painted Easter bunny  

Voila - Mr. Easter Bunny all finished

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Easter Festivities 2013 - Part I

Little Alina in her yellow Easter dress ready to egg hunt

Enjoying family and cousin time

Easter egg hunt; Alina gave the Easter Bunny a big hug!

Sweet Alina in her favorite red shoes
 
Egg hunt at grandma and grandpa's house

Happy girls enjoying their rewards after a fun egg hunt

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Happy Easter 2013

Happy Easter from our little chickadees!

Friday, March 22, 2013

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2013!


Our little Irish girls enjoying St Partrick's Day at the park

Alina found a good luck clover
 
Elise picking flowers...look at the pretty blonde hair
 
Mommy and the cuties enjoying the day
 
Kiss Me I'm Irish...plus I have irresistable chubby cheeks

Elise had so much fun; love that smile of hers
 
The girls enjoyed a few rides at Funderland
 
The girls St. Patrick's Day artwork, so cute!
 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Welcoming Spring 2013

 
Two little cuties enjoying the spring sunshine
 
Alina picking dandelions

She figured dandelion flowers worked the same as the seeds :)

The hunt is on

Love those chubby toddler cheeks!