Sleeping Beauties

The girls have decided that they want to sleep in the same bed. This is night four of Daphne not being in her crib. Sniffle! On the bright side, there will be more space in their room now.

Legoland: Begin SUMMER!

The girls and I had a fun opportunity to go to Legoland today, on our first official day of SUMMER BREAK!!! Our friend Rachel had one day left on her 5-day passes and offered them up to the first taker- how could we say no?? We had a very fun day, even though it was too cold (in June??) to take advantage of the water features. Now that we know the layout of the park, we are looking forward to going back with another adult so we can go on more rides! 

Daphne was SOOO excited to ride the little train in Duplo-land. What a good big sister, pointing out lego landmarks. 

I forgot to wear my wedding band. Check out that cheater's tan!

Mommy got in a picture:

We LOVED the aquarium:

Good bye Legoland! Hello SUMMER!

Girls' Wish Lists

I've had many many requests for for a wish list for the girls and their upcoming birthdays. I'm going to keep wish lists running here and edit them as the girls think of more things they would like! This is just a set of ideas of course for anyone who would like a starting off point. They are (soon-to-be) 2 and 5 so they love anything and everything and are always thrilled with surprises. I can never think of what they like on the spot!

Daphne:
Loves things that go, especially trucks and airplanes (also trains and cars)
Jammies (size 2t)
Summer clothes (size 2t)
Outdoor toys (anything from small like bubbles to big like a slide)
Swimsuit rash guard (two piece- the kind with a shirt top)
Safety cones/children at play sign for the street
Helmet
Personalized anything

Violet:
Favorite color: peach
Headbands
Headband organizer
High heels
Disney princess high heels (she's in love with the nice ones at the Disney store- I'll see if I can find a picture)
Swimsuit rash guard (two piece- the kind with a shirt top)
Personalized anything
Clothing size 6x-7
Boogie board
Cowboy boots and hat (especially Peach-colored- also likes pink and purple)

Daddy's Girl

Sweet Violet is learning so much in school. This is what she did while I was making dinner last night- notice the pips under each number so she could count them and get her answer. Proud, proud mama here!

Valentine's Day 2013

A Very L.A. Day

Eating In N Out and watching airplanes at LAX while wearing short sleeves in January. Could we be any more L.A.? I'll upload a video from home, the app isn't letting me.

Jump, jump, jump around!

Happy New Year, Daphne can jump! She's been working on this for a looong time now. It's so cute to watch a toddler trying and trying to jump, and it's so cute to watch her accomplish her goal. Here are some stills from a video I took on New Year's Day, proving that Daphne can get air, or whatever the young folks are saying these days. 

Also, Daphne can confidently recognize a circle. She found a sprinkle on the floor (uh, yuck!) not quite a week ago. She looked up at me and said, "Spernkle!" I glanced at her and confirmed, "Yes Daphne. You found a sprinkle; it's a blue heart." (Those were the sprinkles we had spilled the day before, so I assumed it was one we missed.) She looked at me and said, "Circle." 

"No, Daphne, that is a blue heart."

"No. Circle. Mommy, circle."
Well, I went to check it out, and sure enough, she had a blue hole punch that was lost when we punched some flash cards the day before. Clever girl, not only did she know that she was holding a circle, she was so confident that she told me so! Of course, she thought she had a sprinkle... but she figured out that it wasn't when she tried to eat it. She's only 21 months, after all.