Dog Days of Summer

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

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

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...

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

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!!

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

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)