Water Park Fun

My friend Amanda and her daughter Hannah have come all the way from Iowa to spend 10 days with us! It's been a blast!! Today we hit the water park!! I tell you what, her goal has to been to get as dark as she can before she heads back to "corn country"...she puts, what I thought I had as a good "SoCal" tan to SHAME!!! I look PASTY white next to her!! LOL

:)

Here's Faith!!! LOL






Miss Hannah (Amanda's Daughter...NOT Faith!)....yes, Faith's long lost twin!! :)


Happy Birthday "Manders!" XOXOX

Sea World

Took Amanda and Hannah to see Shamu!! HOT, but fun day!! :)

Cute if he wouldn't have moved.








MUCH needed relief from the heat after the Shamu show. The new "Elmo's Bay of Play" (can you see Falyn?)

Lazy Summer Days

Congratulations Duffy Family!!

They welcomed #3...a baby girl...Jillian Kate was born (on Falyn's b-day!!) at 7lbs 8 oz!!

Hopefully since we are closer now, I can go meet her very soon!!



XOXOX Love you guys!!

What earthquake??

Yea, we had one, but I didn't even feel it....all is fine here!!! :)

Happy Birthday Falyn!!

Ok, so this week has been particularly hard on me. I seriously cannot believe that *I* have an EIGHT year old child!! WHEN did THAT happen?? She's so beautiful, smart, inquisitive, SASSY and sweet. She can be my best friend one minute and the next I am ready to rip out her tongue if she sasses me one more time! She has definitely become a young lady more than she is a little girl. She's almost to the "tween" age, where it's too "baby-ish" or too "old" for her. She brings so much joy to us...I just love my monkey girl!!

Happy Birthday Falyn!! (slow down ok?)

Seal Tour

Oma & Opa flew in on Monday to spend the "birthday week" here with us. We took a Seal Tour yesterday....WAY cool!! Not what you're thinking tho, we did see some sea lions... but this was a San Diego tour...on land AND water! So, it was a bus and then a boat! It was really fun and the kids got a kick out of it!!






This is the Forbes Magazine guy's yacht....yes complete with a heli-pad...talk about too much money!

Happy "Birthday Party Day" Girls!!

In usual summer fashion...the girls had their joint party Thursday! What a blast!! For those of you that remember....we did something similar two years ago in Pensacola. It was such a hit and SO easy, and that's what I needed again this time....EASY!! I just don't have it in me to fully entertain children right now. For the first time in EIGHT years, I did not make a cake and am still feeling guilty about it...but again...just didn't have the energy or more than anything...time. Two of their best friends couldn't make it b/c they are in Texas, but they had a blast non the less. Oma and Opa flew in on Monday and we are having so much fun being with them! I really needed some family right now too! For all you summer b-day people....I HIGHLY recommend a water slide party!! ;)







She got her "white DS" she's been BEGGING for!! How's that for a happy face!?

Look at that excitement!!




Most of the kids (a few were camera shy) hanging out in the "pool" with their water-guns!

Happy Birthday girls! I love you both to more than words can say!

Happy Birthday Faith Madysen!

How it's already been five years is BEYOND me!! I still sometimes still think she's 3, but I know that's not the case. I KNOW, she's way beyond that year. She's changed so much in the last 2 years and I sort of feel like I have been in a fog thru it all. But I look at her today and realize that she is blossoming into this beautiful little girl. She's losing that round "baby face" and that makes me sad. My "baby girl" is growing up. She's going to start Kindergarten this year and I am really having a hard time with that! I KNOW she will be fine and she will make friends SO easily, but I had such a BAD experience with Falyn in Kindie, that I can't help but worry. Will the teacher like her, will she be scared, will she make friends? SHE WILL BE FINE. This I know...but I can't help but worry!

Happy Birthday Faith-monster....my "Fai-fy".

(and yes...a tealight....moving so many times in the last 2 years, I must have thrown out all the candles! LOL)

XOXOX



ALSO!! Today is also BJ & Jenn's "BIG DAY" - It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!

Flying home!

Ever ridden on a cargo plane? Well...I HAVE!!! LOL I think I actually liked it better than a passenger flight in that we had SO MUCH more room, and the kids could be as LOUD as they wanted...b/c the WORST part about the flight is that it is LOUD as HELL!! OMG!! We had to wear ear plugs it was that bad...but I liked being able to completely lay down and sleep! :)