California!!

*WARNING: Picture overload!*

We just back from the “Happiest Place on Earth,” and we absolutely loved it!! My Aunt Shirl was nice enough to invite us to go with her family. I went a little early with her and then Greg joined us later on in the week for Disneyland. Ellie surprisingly was the best I have ever seen her on a vacation! It was weird. :) (By the end of the week she started showing signs of the Ellie I know and love. :) )

The first day we went to the beach. Ellie loved it! She had so much fun chasing/running away from waves, chasing birds, and playing in the sand. Her hair tie broke so the poor girl had to deal with her crazy hair the whole time.

My Uncle Robert hooked us up with this awesome shade umbrella. It put my little one to shame. :)

My little white Macy had to stay under it the whole time. :)

The next day we went to the San Diego Zoo. My Aunt Lynda had a couple free passes which was a huge bonus! I loved that zoo, but by the end of the day I was SO tired. Pushing a double stroller in the heat all day wore me out!

After we left San Diego we headed up to Anaheim to meet everyone else for Disneyland!! We spent three days there and loved every second of it! I took a ton of pictures, but here are a few of my favorites…

This is how Greg spent a lot of the time…doing business on his phone! He even managed to send emails while going in circles on the carousal. Talented man!

 

Ellie was really scared of the characters at first. Notice her face in each of these pictures. She got better with each one until she finally hugged Chip and Dale and stood all by herself! A true miracle!

 

The princesses were her favorite part. Marie and I didn’t want to stand in line for hours just to see them so we paid money to have lunch with them. I must say that it was the best money I have ever spent! :) She was in HEAVEN!!

I love the picture of Ellie and Snow White because she is looking at the little picture of Snow White on her dress. She couldn’t believe that she was actually standing next to THE Snow White.

 

Macy joined in on the fun the next day. I loved this Ariel! She was awesome!

Here are the girls on the train.

We had so much fun!! Thanks again Aunt Shirl!! I’m already thinking about my next trip back there…don’t tell Greg. :)

Lots of Pics!

Here are some pictures of the girls over the last few weeks.

  This is what Ellie’s hair looks like when she wakes up in the morning! I like to call it “Medusa Hair.”

  There is nothing like seeing a child’s face when they swing. :)

This is how you can find Ellie most days. You can’t see that she has on princess shoes too.  She is SO sweet. This was so cute. I was getting ready to go running at the gym. I usually put the girls in daycare while I work out and Ellie does fine in there. Well as I was getting ready, she ran and found her “running shoes” and put on a few of my headbands (I always wear one when I run). I knew this was going to be a problem because she wanted to run with me, NOT go to daycare. Sure enough, 10 minutes after I put her in daycare they brought her to me. I had to get off the treadmill, but they have an indoor track, so I took Ellie over there. She wanted to run, so we ran together. She ended up running ONE MILE!! I was seriously impressed. I kept asking her if she needed a break, but she would yell, “No! I RUNNING!!” I have to admit that it was really cute. But now she won’t go to daycare anymore. She thinks going to the gym means running on the track!

Well there you go. Maybe I will stay on top of things and blog more often. Maybe…

P.S. Kailee, I hope you are happy. :)

Thanksgiving Point

So much for a little tease! 2 1/2 months later, here I am finally posting! I am WAY too far behind, so I’m just going to start with what is going on now. Hopefully someday I will get to Thanksgiving and Christmas. :)

We finally had ONE nice, sunny day here, so we decided to go to the Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. I love this place!! We ended up spending over 4 hours there! It was supposed to be the Tulip Festival, but because the weather has been so crazy we literally saw one tulip. :) It was still gorgeous though and we had so much fun being outside. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.

Ellie thinking this was the Sound of Music.

To say that Ellie loves her cousins is an understatement. :) Poor Macy didn’t get many photos taken of her because she was in the stroller the whole time. Love that girl. :) And last but not least, I have to throw in the picture of our ginormous kettle corn bag. It had it’s own seat!!

A Little Tease...

I have A LOT to blog about, but of course my computer is not cooperating, so here is a picture to get you excited about what is to come.

Seriously, can you get any cuter??!!

Lots of updates to come if I can ever get my computer working...

5 Months!!

That's right, little Miss Macy is 5 months old today! She has been such a good baby. She loves to smile and will for anyone she sees, which is totally different than Ellie was/is. :) She rolls over from front to back, but doesn't do it all of the time. She recently has started to like to play with toys, which makes me happy because it is something to keep her busy. She bears weight like a champ, which again is totally different than Ellie was. :) I love her so much and can't get enough of her. (I would love her even more if she could be consistent at night!) Anyway, I took some pictures of her today in the same outfit I put Ellie in when she was 5 months old and took a picture in the same spot. (I know I'm a nerd.) I love it because they are totally different, but still look like sisters. Macy was not as chubby and she is definitely lighter (as in color) than Ellie. She is my blue-eyed beauty!

Ellie is the first picture and the rest are of Macy.

How cute is her smile?

And I have to throw in a picture of Ellie because a miracle happened...she actually smiled for the camera!!

Halloween

I love Halloween! It is my older brother's birthday, so growing up my mom always through a Halloween bash for him/for all of us kids! Thanks Wes! :) I feel like I have to keep the tradition alive and make Halloween fun for my kids. Even though I didn't come CLOSE to making as great a party as my mom always did, I still had a great time and I think my little girls did too.

First, we got invited to a friend's party on Friday night. Ellie is of course Snow White and Macy was a banana for that night because my awesome/talented friend, Ashley, was making her costume. Ellie was a banana when she was Macy's age and I had to post their pictures side by side to see if you think they look alike. Macy is on the left, Ellie on the right.

I guess it is kind of hard to tell in the banana suit. :)

 

P.S. Ellie is the worst at taking pictures! Seriously, as soon as I pull out the camera she purposefully looks away! How rude! :)

Then on Saturday some family and friends came over for a little get together before we took the kids out trick-or-treating. This time Macy was a mermaid. How cute is this costume?! Ashley seriously whipped up this little number the night before. She is A-MAZING!! She didn't even have a pattern.

 

It had been raining on Saturday so I was worried that it would ruin our trick-or-treating plans, but luckily it stopped right before we left. It was still COLD, but the kids were brave and we had a lot of fun! Macy only lasted one house and then Greg took her back home. At first I thought he was being a great dad looking out for his little girl, but I'm pretty sure he really wanted to get back to watch some football. :) He still is a great dad. :)

Anyway, we had a great Halloween and I can't wait for next year!

I have to show this picture of Macy because I think it is cute. She was loving Marie. :)