Lucky Mommy!

Oh, how these sweet girls love to create little surprises!  They cooked, they decorated, they set the places.  I am the luckiest Momma in the whole wide world!

Halloween Carnival and Parade

Happy Halloween at the school Carnival and Parade! Josiah 4th grade with Ms. McPherson Adalie 2nd grade with Mrs. Durrell

Halloween 2012

Once again, Josiah knew exactly what she wanted to be for Halloween.... Princess Leah, of course! We had just watched the whole Star Wars story from beginning to end, leading to Josiah's costume idea. So I searched high and low for Princess Leah hair-do ideas and costume pictures. We finally hit the jack pot with socks!  They make the perfect Leah bun!  From there, the dress was pretty easy to recreate.

Now, of course Adalie wanted to be Princess Leah too.... until I tried the Leah buns on her!  No way, no how.... that cinched it.... no Leah for Adalie.  Thus, the Princess Leah Jedi Warrior Costume was created!  Every Princess must have a Jedi Warrior Cloak and "Life Saver"!  And of course, this cloak was made of the softest possible material to be found!

So here are my beautiful Leah girls in their handmade costumes... each with their own little personalities shining through!

Happy Halloween 2012!

Yosemtie Birthday

My all-time favorite Birthday tradition.... biking in Yosemite! Not only do I get my family all to myself, but there is something so special about pedalling through the changes of the season in Yosemite. It makes you stop and take a deep breath, something we often need to be reminded to do. It makes you count your blessings. It allows you a moment to experience joy!

My very favorite thing in life is my family.... and so it is a perfect gift each year to be given a time and place to breath them in! 

Happy Birthday to me 2012!

Daddy 29years (still), which makes Mommy 27years (still), Josiah 9years and Adalie 7years!

Cayucos

Cayucos holds so many memories for me. But one of the best is sharing it with friends. So we took a weekend with the Waves and packed in as much fun as possible. From tide pools to boogie boarding, bike riding to kite flying, sand castles to frisbee... it was a fun packed trip!

We are lucky to have such great friends (both big and small)!

Josiah 9years, Adalie and Kaiya 7years, Bladen 4years.

Amma and Grandpa

Amma and Grandpa decided for each of the girls' birthdays, they would like to take them on a special trip of their choosing. What a treat! Well, it was Adalie's turn. And in these things she is so much like me! Although so very excited, she was so very nervous about being too far from home for too long. So after considering who she is... we asked if Josiah could go along too! Now they were ready for their adventure!

These lucky girls spent the weekend at the Boardwalk and Monterrey Bay Aquarium.  They rode all the rides they were tall enough for, ate out, had ice cream and all of their grandparents' attention.  But, what I love, is the way our grandparents love our kids.  They ride the carousel and bump the bumper cars!  They have always been the ones who give their whole heart.  Never just buying gifts, but always investing time, energy and love!

We are blessed!

Thank you!

Just a Day

We are so thankful for sweet friends!