Two Buglets Growing Up

Snow Day - March 2011

2011-03-26T21:32:00.001-07:00

We have been looking for a day/weekend when we could take the bugs to the snow for some fun family time!

We braved the elements and came in with the smallest of storms today to just have some good snow play! We were heading to a snow park that has a tube tow and such, but that didn't happen since we never saw the turnoff - think all the snow from the recent storms was covering it!

We found a nice place to pull over and just play and have some good family fun!

Baby Bug's beautiful smile

Big Bug Looking Lovely

Snow Ball Fight!!!

Having some lunch

Baby Bug eating some snow!

Big Bug eating her share

2011 - A New Year

2011-01-18T10:44:00.001-08:00

Where has the time gone? I have not been good about udating life with the Bugs - it's been busy and wonderful!

The Bugs are growing so fast and there are times when we look at them and wonder how just a few years ago we were totally bugless and still completely busy!

For the new year Big Bug decided to cut her hair

Baby Bug is still growing her hair out to donate for Locks of Love

Baby Bug turns 3

2010-06-07T20:38:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that our baby bug turned 3 - where has the time gone? She is a funny little lady with more personality in her little finger then most people. She is mostly happy, go lucky little girl who's favorite thing in life is to hang out with her Big Sis. The two really are inseperable and have a very special, strong bond.

Allie goes bump in the night...

2010-04-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

Last night our Baby Bug had an accident... the first of many I am sure, but I think the first is maybe the hardest, at least for Mamma & Dadda it is.

The girls were running to their room to watch Alice in Wonderland when we heard Allie run into something, we came around the corner to find her laying in the hall - she had hit the linen cabinet - was hoping for a knee or toe, but when I looked at her face our worst nightmares had come true - the eyebrow and the cabinet had become close friends - too close :(

Off to the ER we went - to sit and wait

After some numbing injections and holding real still the doc gave her 4 beautiful stitches :) She did get a chocolate easter egg to help ease the pain after too!

The bandaid just came off and she is looking pretty good - it hasn't stopped her at all - she is still keeping up with Big Sis, but now we are using WALKING FEET :)

Easter 2010

2010-04-07T11:59:00.000-07:00

Easter was filled with a lot of fun this year - from 709 am when the girls woke me by screaming "MAMMA!! THE EASTER BUG BROUGHT US BUNNIES!!!!" to the time they snuggled into their beds and fell FAST asleep!

We had 2 egg hunts, lots of candy & sugar, fun family time and two very happy bugs - was a Perfect Day, except Dadda was missing :(

Here are a few pics of the bugs during the egg hunt at home.

It's Springtime!!

2010-03-28T20:25:00.000-07:00

This weekend we decided to start preparing for Spring since it seems to have sprung outside.

We pulled out all of Allie's 'new' clothes (that were supplied by Em when she was this age) and we also went out shopping for a few clothes to fill Em's drawers for the Spring and hopefully Summer.

Since we were cleaning house Mamma decided to take the girls for a little trim of the hair while Dadda stayed home to do some chores.

Em before

Em after

Allie before

Allie after

Both Girls before

And after

Outdoors

2010-03-28T20:01:00.000-07:00

Spring has sprung and the kids (and mom) had spring fever, so we decided to get out of the house for a few hours while dadda took care of some errands he needed to do.

We had beautiful weather and we got to see a lot of wild life during the trip - the girls loved it and so did mom!

We ventured to local county park that has a somewhat easy waterfall trail that we have been wanting to see.

Posing for a picture at the first waterfall

Mom even got in a shot

Along the way we stop to enjoy the waterfalls and skip some rocks

As we were heading back to the car we saw a few 'friends' on the trail - think we startled them more then they startled us!

And on the road home we saw this pretty guy hanging with his chicks!

Two buglets become ballerinas

2010-01-23T15:11:00.000-08:00

The girls have been asking to take dance classes for quite sometime now, so we finally decided to enroll them in a Baby Balley and a Pre-Ballet class to see if they like it. Last weekend the fun started with just going to go pick out leotards, tights and ballet slippers - the girls were very excited to run this errand and didn't understand why they couldn't just wear their new treasures right away. Finally this morning they were able to put on thier new threads and get ready to head to ballet! Allie is in the Baby Ballet class along with 4 other kids her age - it was really fun to watch these little guys try to follow direction and have lots of fun. The teacher asked all the parents to leave and surprisingly our little bug had no issues with this and waved as we walked out the door. Allie all dressed and ready for class Allie and her class following the teacher Em is in the Pre-Ballet class and once it was time for her class she was very excited and warmed up from running the halls as entertainment during Allie's class. She was ready to show the teacher her moves and her good listening skills. After the classes we had to pose for some pictures at home and do a little dance :) Sisterly love

Disneyland...

2009-09-18T15:13:00.000-07:00

All dressed and ready to go to DISNEY!!!!!

After meeting Mickey & Minnie we took the train all the way around the park for some rest!

We did the Winnie the Pooh ride twice - was a short ride!

We treated the girls to popcorn and they had a hard time sharing with Mom and Dad!

We hit ToonTown where we met Mickey & Minnie and explored Donald's house

We headed back to Disney the first night to see the firework display and got a nice picture of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Were were able to get the merry go round and Dumbo ride in before finding our spot for fireworks. Allie was very unsure of the Merry Go Round and Em was soo excited!

Since the fireworks don't normally start until 9.25 and they were late this evening, the kids were EXHAUSTED!

Here are some other pics from the Carousel at California Adventure and Dumbo the last morning

The cruise...

2009-09-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

We decided to take a kidless vacation - which took a lot of coordinating and planning, but we were able to do it!
We took the 4 day cruise to Mexico and back just to get away for a few restful days!

Here is our room (reminds me of a casino!)

Here we are on the balcony of the room enjoying the view of Long Beach before we sailed

Jim

Heather

The Queen Mary

Our first stop outside our stateroom was at the bar for a Bon Voyage drink of the day!

We went outside and watched Long Beach sail away

Our first day was spent in Avalon, Catalina, CA - we were supposed to snorkle that day, but the excursion was canceled :( So we went in late and had lunch and Buffalo Milk (Thanks Molly for the recommendation!!) and got the girls some cute dresses!

Here is our ship as we took the little boat into port

Here is a picture from the beach of Avalon

A self portrait of us on the beach in Avalon

The Casino in Avalon

We did the Glass Bottom Boat tour since snorkling was cancelled

We woke the next morning to see the second largest flag in Mexico in Ensenada!!

We did the ATV excursion in Ensenada and had a blast! We were dirty after, but we didn't care because we had so much fun!!

The night in Ensenada Jim got quarantined to our room because he had a cough and fever - thankfully it was after all our stops and all he missed was a Day at Sea!

A few things we did find in our room were some cute towel animals that were placed there when we were at dinner.

And our last sunrise over the CA skyline - we were up and ready to get off that ship and see our girls!!!

Disneyland Pictures

2009-09-18T11:46:00.000-07:00

We took the girls to Disneyland for a few days - the loved the rides and all the characters, but the pixies and the princesses stole the show :) Em was star struck by Tink as Allie chatted her ear off! Once we got to the princesses Em just wanted to keep hugging them!!
We all had a great time, but were EXHAUSTED!

Emily's 4th Birthday!

2009-07-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is growing up so fast. She requested a "Princess" themed birthday and pizza for dinner. After the Pizza, the princess cake.....

Easter Picnic 2009

2009-04-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

We had a picnic at the park with Gammie, Auntie Jen, Uncle Steve and cousin Madi later in the day - the girls did a great job of playing nicely and wearing themselves out!

Chasing some bubbles

All the girls playing

Time out to pose for a picture

Waiting for Uncle Steve to get the kite going

The adults enjoying the quiet time

Em scores a goal!!

Allie finding another use for the balls

Easter Morning 2009

2009-04-15T14:08:00.000-07:00

The Easter bunny came by this year and left some baskets for the girls - they were very excited to find all their treasures - the smiles plastic bracelets and new socks bring!

After the basket and breakfast fun it was time to get all dressed up in the new Easter dresses!

Allie

And Em

Smile for a jelly bean - LOVE bribery!

Giving sissy a kiss

Easter

2009-04-15T14:05:00.001-07:00

I was just looking and thinking - what a difference a year makes

Easter 2008

Easter 2009

Ouchy...

2009-03-31T13:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we get a phone call from daycare (which has only happened once in 3.5 years!) so we had an idea something was up...

Em fell off the teeter totter and hurt her elbow. She was favoring it, but was using it now so we thought everything was fine.

Last night when we picked her up, she was totally favoring that arm, so we decided to call the doc and see what they say. They said to come right in to the Minor Injury Clinic (like the ER, without the E!)

Once Jim was home to watch the little buglet, Mamma packed Em into the car and off they went. We got to have her picture taken (aka an X-ray), then waited for the doc. He didn't see any breaks or cracks, but since she couldn't move her arm past 90 degrees, he sent us to orthopedics to make sure all was well. They gave us a hard splint and a sling to keep it in place for the night and home we went - both exhausted.

So this morning we went to Orthopedics and spoke with the doc there and sure enough, it is fractured :( So now we have a HOT PINK cast for 3 weeks (amazing how kids heal soo fast!!) One of the nurses was nice enough to blow up a laytex glove and make her a chicken balloon, which made her soo happy!

Here is Em waiting to see the Ortho doc

Em and her new 'chicken'

Tahoe Scenery

2009-03-03T15:45:00.003-08:00

Here are some pictures from the trip back to the house from South Lake

Trip to Tahoe - Day 2

2009-03-03T15:23:00.000-08:00

Saturday morning we got up and had breakfast then tried to think of something to do that day. We ventured down to South Lake since the weather was gorgeous. We found a fun little hill to go sledding on - all the kids (this includes Dadda!) enjoyed it.

Our Little Dare Devil!

Em and Allie in the snow - notice Alli'e position has NOT changed from day 1 (next year will be better for her I hope!)

Here is Em coming on the Saucer alone - she LOVED it!

Allie did have some fun coming down the hill with Dadda

And they were both tired after a fun day

Trip to Tahoe - Day 1

2009-03-03T15:03:00.000-08:00

We decided it would be fun to take a trip to the snow for a long weekend. We loaded everybody in the car and headed to Tahoe last weekend to play and have some fun.

On Friday after we arrived we got everybody in their gear and headed out to the backyard Here is a picture of the kids first learning to walk in snow - Notice both of their positions!

Here is a video from Friday's playtime - Allie was having a tough time due to NO nap

Here is a picture of Em and Mamma - after Mamma rescued Em from the Snow :)

And Em and Sally checking out the yard

The view of our backyard

After we went inside Dadda built a fire and Mamma was making dinner, so the girls entertained themselves - whatever works!

Here is Dadda and his big girl just before bed after a LONG day

Updated Pics

2009-02-02T13:53:00.000-08:00

Figured I hadn't put pics of the girls up in a while so here are some shots from the weekend

Miss Green Eyes

And our Ham Bone

TV Blues

2009-02-02T13:34:00.001-08:00

Well last week I was cooking dinner and the girls were watching Pablo and
Em says - "Mamma, Pablo is blue."

Well duh Em, he is a BLUE Penguin!

So I said "Yes Em I know."

And she says, "No Mamma, the TV is blue."
So I look and this is what I see...

* note this is NOT Pablo!

It got better, so totally forgot. Until Dadda came home and it did it again. After having the repair man come out twice to "fix" it this is what we are now watching...

Which is a small 19 inch (the one in back is 65) - we can barely read the Direct TV guide! Thankfully our new tv will be here Friday or Monday!

White girls CAN dance...

2009-02-02T13:27:00.001-08:00

Whoever said white girls can't dance, haven't seen our Dancing Queens!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-01T09:52:00.000-08:00

Well - this post is a month late - but we figured we should update the world on Christmas at our house.

We went up to the mountains to get our Xmas tree - a family tradition from Mamma's side that she is trying to continue against Dadda's wishes ;-) This year we invited Gammie to join us for some more family fun. We were lucky to have NO rain before we went up to the mountains, which meant NO mud to trek through. We did have VERY cold weather, but we just bundled everybody up and went up the mountain - thank god for 4 wheel drive, because we found a little tree farm that had one lane roads that were a little scary!

We ended up with a little 12 ft tree for our house - which was gorgeous with just lights on it (with all the sickies in our house before Xmas there just wasn't time to do ALL the decorating!)

And whoever didn't believe us when we said our kids have horns - take a look, these sprouted when they were supposed to be nice!!

Christmas morning was really fun - Em came and woke me up whispering something about a HOUSE being in the living room. When I asked her who had left it she whispered SANTA with wide eyes - the joy kids bring to life is so much fun!! We got dadda up and let her play with the new doll house while we made coffee and woke up. Once Allie was awake it was present time. They ripped through the presents pretty fast - Even Sally knew which presents were her's (how she knew that I have NO idea, but she ONLY ripped opened her 3 presents and nothing else.)

After presents Mamma made Maple Crumb Muffins (another tradition) while the kids played with their new toys and dadda 'watched' the kids

The girls got all dressed up to head over to The Piazza's house (aka Aunti Jen, Uncle Steve and MADI)

And trying to get one of them together, is so hard!

We spent the day with cousin Madi, Aunt Jen, Uncle Steve and Gammie - it was a very relaxing day with LOTS of fun. It was nice being with family watching the kids just enjoy the holiday. We wished we could have had ALL the families together, but it wasn't in the cards this year.

E..I..E..I..OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2008-12-11T08:52:00.000-08:00

I was singing Old MacDonald the other night and stopped in the middle to answer a question for Em and I heard something similar to this when I stopped...
And then I had to get Em the next morning singing too :) (sorry she is turned to the side!)

Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T22:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, which to the young is a day of play with lots of good food, and to the older crowd means a day that we can be thankful for all that we have in our lives.
This year was very low key for us - we had Gammie over for a feast (we really do try to do low key on the food, but always seem to end up with WAY too much.)
The morning was spent watching the girls favorite shows, catching a little bit of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV and was followed by a walk around the neighborhood, where we met a lot of neighbors out doing the same, Em thought it was fun to say "Happy Thanksgiving" to those that we met. Once the girls went down for naps the turkey went into the oven and the cooking began.
During our meal, we taught Em how to put the olives on her fingers, just like every kid learns to do! We did attempt to teach Allie, but she just cried at the olives, so we gave up!

Our family hopes that your family had a wonderful thanksgiving!

When you are too small

2008-11-03T11:30:00.001-08:00

So - back in July we bought Em a hippity hop ball after she fell in love with Madi's. Then we figured, better get another one, since we have 2 kids and god forbid they should share!

Last night I was cooking dinner and I turned around to see Allie using her's - guess she found away around being too short to hop herself!

Daylight Savings Ends...

2008-11-02T15:31:00.000-08:00

Last night daylight savings went away so it was a VERy early start to our day. When we put Em to bed we always tell her she can't get up til the sun is awake (unless she has to peeps of course) - well today, the sun was awake at 6 am, so mom was woken with a gentle hand and a quiet Mamma...
We all had breakfast, then watched some of their shows and then headed out to run some errands - this was to keep us busy so we wouldn't have a HUGE case of the grumpies with lots of tears!! Anyway, we went to Trader Joes and then Target, where we got some cool 50% off Halloween decor. After we got home we had a nice snack and then I decided to take the kids for a walk around the block - which I had never done. We walked in the sun, Allie is still a little slow, but we had a nice time seeing all the leaves and flowers and saying hi to the neighbors :) After we got home, we went out back and played for well over an hour doing a whole lot of nothing, which was fun for all of us. We blew bubbles, went down the slide a zillion times and just loved the fresh air!

It helped to keep the girls busy, so I was able to make it til 1 (for Allie) and 2 (for Em) and now they are sleeping and I am getting a few hours of quiet - ahhhhh..

Weddings

2008-11-02T15:28:00.000-08:00

October is always fun for us since it's our wedding anniversary, but this year it brought the wedding of a friend. We were able to attend, thanks to Gammie coming to watch the gremlins, and had a wonderful time! It was fun to hang out with good friends, eat good food and enjoy some lovely beverages!

Shelly, Marci and I at the wedding

October - Halloween & Pumpkins

2008-11-02T15:19:00.000-08:00

This month was quite busy for our family.
Both girls and mom were sick twice - we had just cleared up the first round of sickies and then it hit again - luckily the second round was better, but still NOT fun. Dad was lucky enough to escape the cooties, but he had to put up with all of us!

We did manage to make it to the pumpkin patch one Saturday morning. The girls had a great time riding the merry go round (Em loved it, Allie screamed the whole time!) and the choo choo train! Then we were off to pick out the perfect pumpkins. Em weighed as much as her I think and Allie's was the size of an apple - okay, MAYBE a grapefruit! After the patch we stopped for a tasty meal of quesadillas and tacos as well as much need margaritas for mom and dad!!

Don't they look HAPPY???

Halloween seemed to sneak up on us this year - luckily we were prepared with costumes weeks ahead of time - and NOBODY changed their minds on what they wanted to be - the only glitch was the weather! Em's school has a parade on campus every year, so Jim brought them over and we got them dressed and took them to the parade. The girls weren't too sure about having to be around so many strangers, but Allie jumped right in and Em hung back a bit. Once they realized that they were both getting treats, they warmed up to the whole concept! We ran into Em's friend Mahika and her Mom so we were able to snap a picture of all 3 girls!

Allie as Minnie Mouse

Em as Cinderella

Mahika as a Bee, Allie as Minnie and Em as Cinderella

That evening we went trick or treating with our cousin Madi, who was a cute Devil - it was cut a bit short, due to the downpour that we got stuck in!

Another Month...

2008-10-10T08:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a snapshot of a little playtime at our house - dress up is so much fun!!

Well it's been about a month since I posted - sorry for the lag, but it's been a bit of a crazy month.

The big news in our house was that Miss Em started preschool last month. We had started to look at them for maybe a start date in January, but there was an opening at the preschool on campus with Mamma, so we took the opportunity and enrolled her. She goes two days a week and had a little tough time transitioning - it was hard for her to go from a daycare where she has been for 3 years to a new school where she doesn't know anybody and isn't the ring leader! She has since made a little friend and it's getting easier to drop her off. She still goes to daycare on Mondays and Wednesday with Allie Oop - which she still loves!

Walking

2008-09-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

Allie just started walking last month and we realized a lot of people haven't actually seen it, so we tried to capture it this morning just after breakfast :)

Allie Bug

2008-09-02T12:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Allie went down for her nap EARLY - normally she is up til 1 or 2, but at 11.30 she was FUSSY so I kept her up screaming and crying until 12 and was DONE. Usually the girls don't eat after naps because then they won't eat dinner, but this is how Allie approached me when I held a banana (I gave in and gave it to her!)

Last night I told Allie to get her book for her bedtime story - this is what she did (guess she doesn't need me to read to her anymore!)

Sisters

2008-09-02T12:23:00.001-07:00

I was trying to get a good picture of the girls together - so hard when Pablo or Dora is on the tv

What are YOU looking at??

Silly Faces

2008-09-02T12:19:00.001-07:00

When Em went back to daycare after the two week vacation she got to take her naps on the BIG girl mats downstairs (instead of a pack and play upstairs) - One day she was NOT laying down and resting and Colista told her she would have to go upstairs to nap. Colista heard noises upstairs so she went to peek on Em and she was making silly faces at herself in the mirror! It was all Colsita could do to get out of there without cracking up (like I did when she told me!)

That evening I asked Em to make her silly faces for me and this is what I got

Summers End...

2008-09-02T11:44:00.000-07:00

Labor day weekend was spent enjoying the last bit of summer. It has been a summer of lots of fun and many adventures and some stepping stones for our family.

We spent a lot of time as a family since Jim is now off every Saturday. It was fun to get into the habit of going to the farmer's market every Saturday morning for fresh veggies and fruit and tasty sticky buns!

Em mastered her potty training this summer - we had it down to just nap and night time pull ups, but in July decided enough and went for the full thing. She did great - we had a few weeks of middle of the night peeps, but once she realized that EVERYBODY gets up in the middle of the night to peeps and poops, she was good to go! She reminds me of this almost every time that I catch her in the bathroom doing her business - still makes me smile! We are really proud of her for being a BIG girl and tell her that every day!

Allie decided she was ready to FINALLY start walking! She was taking steps here and there, but the first day back to daycare after the two week vacation, she was walking full time! We are excited about it because it's a whole new chapter in our book!

Here is Allie walking around with her purse.

We got down to the beach this past weekend and dragged Gammie along, since Dadda was at work. She all dug in the sand and had a nice time, until we had too much of the sand flies and decided to grab sandwiches from a local bakery and have a picnic on the lawn! Both girls really had a nice time and I tried to remember why we don't do it more!

Gammie and Em

Gammie and Allie

This summer we had a lot of barbecues and swimming in the backyard with the blow up pool! Both girls can finally enjoy almost all the activities we have set up for them in the backyard. Allie already thinks she is a big kid so she really does try to keep up - and then we hear the cries ... Sorry honey, are still a little too small for that. Next year...

Em enjoying the last barbecue of summer (even though we barbecue all year!)

Dog Days of Summer

2008-08-11T15:37:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks that we had off

Allie giving her favorite lab, Sally, a hug

Allie - getting a head start on shopping!

Em making a PlayDoh snowman with Mamma

And,, did you ever think THIS would be the reaction from a marshmellow?? WHO doesn't like them??? Well.. I guess Allie doesn't like them!

A Green Outing

2008-08-11T15:23:00.000-07:00

On Friday we decided to go to the Children's Discovery Museum and let the kids play.

We got a late start - didn't leave the house til 12, which is late when your youngest likes to nap at 12! We got the Museum and went straight to the water feature - It's a HUGE feature with water, air and balls and it's hands on, so they provide water aprons for the kids (what about the parents??) Em loved the water and balls and figuring out how everything worked.

Allie wasn't too excited about the water, she put her hands in, but I think it was too cold for her, so she sat on the sidelines for most of it

After the water feature, we had lunch, because we were all starving by then - the great thing about this place, they cater to kids - so on the menu was PBJ, pizza, grilled cheese - everything kids LOVE!

I think Em enjoyed her pizza

Dadda (aka Jim) enjoyed his too

After lunch we just enjoyed the rest of the museum.

Em with the firetruck

And Allie waiting patiently

After we left, we bought both girls some colorful balls, so Jim and Em ran out on the meadow chasing each other!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

2008-08-11T15:10:00.001-07:00

Last Tuesday we decided to head down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Gammie (Heather's mom), Aunt Jen (Heather's sister) and Madi (Jen's daughter - Em & Allie's cousin)

We got to watch Diver Dan (I think his real name was Paul) feed the Kelp forest, which all the kids sat 20 minutes for! It was amazing to watch the sharks and fish eat from his hand.

There are touch tanks at the aquarium which both girls enjoyed - I think Allie just liked splashing, but she was fascinated with the kelp!

After only an hour and a half, all the girls (big girls included!) were ready for lunch. We left the aquarium and then headed to a local park for a picnic, which was chaos until we got the food out and the kids fed! After lunch we played for about an hour and then headed home - thankfully the kids napped in the car!

A trip to the doctor...

2008-07-30T15:20:00.001-07:00

Today we were off to the doc for Em's 3 year appt and Allie's 15 month appt. Em was a big girl and stood on the big kid scale and under the sliding thing (great tech term huh!!) that measured her height. She was VERY unsure of the blood pressure cuff, but we reminded her that Mamma does this to her all the time at home with her doctor kit - she just stared at the machine instead of protesting!

Em weighed in at 32 pounds 3 ounces and is 37.5 inches tall - not too shabby :)

Next we went into the exam room and got Allie onto the scale - which she screamed about and then laid her down to measure her length - all while still screaming!

Allie weighed in at 23 pounds 5 ounces and is 30.25 inches tall - gaining on her sissy, but actually smaller then Em was at this age!

The check ups went well - Allie has a small ear infection, so instead of vaccines, she got antibiotics to clear up the ear! So then we were off to the pharmacy to pick up their vitamins and Allie's medicine.

The girls were great and really great with doctor - aside from the screaming from Allie when the doctor was touching her ear!!

After we got home, we had lunch, put Allie down for her nap then Mamma took Em to the grocery store - one of her FAVORITE outings now (weirdo!!) which gave Dadda some time to put together Em's new kitchen as a surprise!!!

Mamma and her girls

2008-07-28T22:12:00.001-07:00

Daycare is closed for 2 weeks every summer, so I get to experience being a stay at home mom - My hat comes off to ALL the stay at home moms out there! After 2 days I am exhausted and ready to go back to work, so relax!!

I am trying to keep it fun - we have been swimming in our blow up pools - followed by Allie's first Otter Pop - Em is an old pro and loves that more then the playing in the pool with mom!

We had some friends over today to play and have lunch - we were able to keep all the kids up til 1, so both mom's got a few hours of quiet time in the afternoon! And Em has decided her new tinkerbell costume is the only thing she will wear!!

And I have had fun trying to do new hair dos on Miss Allie Oop! Don't mind the dog dishes in the background, which is one of her favorite toys!!

Miss Em Turns 3!!

2008-07-28T22:06:00.001-07:00

Here is our Birthday Girl with her Miss Spider Cupcakes

We had a little party for Em on Saturday - we blew up some pools, served some appetizers and pizza and just enjoyed ourselves!

It's hard to believe that 3 years ago we will still expecting Little Miss - she has blossomed and become some a wonderful little lady! She is fun and loving and always willing to give you a hug to make your day!

New Blog

2008-07-24T15:40:00.001-07:00

Since we enjoy reading the blogs of friends and since we have friends and family scattered across the globe, we decided that it was time to finally start our own ... Two Buglets!

Here is Miss Em (Mimi) & Miss Allie (Allie Oop)