Roadside Potty Stops

"I'm totally naked." -Lola

3rd Birthday

I had a little too much fun making banners, cakes, and decorations for the girls' 3rd birthday party. I think the girls enjoyed their birthday considering that Lola was so excited that she wanted to take a nap with a wrapped present. I knew that wasn't a good idea so I wrapped a fake present (her toy bunny) and let her get in bed with it. After telling her NOT to open it, a few minutes later I could hear tissue paper crinkling in her room. She was probably thinking "I already have this, Mom". ....The girls requested bratwurst for their birthday so as soon as grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles showed up we ate and then opened presents. What more could a 3 year old want?

Thank goodness Jana was there because most of these pictures came from her camera. Videos to come.

Disneyland!!

The girls had their first adventure leaving Utah and spending 10 hours driving to Disneyland. Our dream of taking Lola and Ava to see Mickey Mouse finally came true when we realized that we would save $300 if we left before they turned 3 (June 21). One of the best parts about the trip was that my sister Jana came along. It was a fluke that it worked out and we met her in CA. And then to make the fluke even bigger, on our way home we stopped in Vegas and met up with her husband/Matt/Uncle Mufasa who was there on business. I think I'll do what I do best and sum up the trip with a list: no potty accidents, no car sickness, LOTS of expensive milk, "don't push the red button"-Lola (in the elevator), missing naps, a few evil-possessed children freak-outs, major outfit dilemmas ("I need another choice"-Ava), lots of time with Dad, waiting in lines, seeing the ocean for the first time, loving the hot tub, Jack sparrow, Dumbo tantrum, recognizing random disney songs, roadside potty stops, driving to Long Beach three times to find a missing debit card, a huge buffet including cotton candy and frozen custard all in one sitting, and of course many princess sightings.

Videos to come.....

Thank goodness for DVD players. I about died when one of the girls asked "are we there yet?"...we had only made it to the grocery store by our house.

Ava doing karate on the beach.

"Tinkerbell's friend"

When Ava saw Sleeping beauty she said "You're on my umbrella!"...and Lola had a good time touching Cinderella's fake eyelashes, bangs, and gloves.

These chipmunks wouldn't stop hugging the girls.

Poor Ryan, the only proof he was there.

Roses

My new favorite thing is cutting flowers from my yard and bringing them inside. I think these pink and peach roses look so cute on my new table, I just had to take a picture.

Sun Suits

I knew I had a picture of me and Jana wearing our sun suits. I think I'm obsessed with sun suits.

Sunshine

I took these pictures after the girls slept on their "Annie" hair. So, Ava's is completely flat and Lola's is curled just in the front. They love getting their picture taken. FYI: Ava wears that dress every day... even if it's in the dirty clothes...even if it smells like turpentine...even if we hide it.... ...And she won't take it off...even to take a bath. Lola's outfit was a blast from the past for me because I used to wear things like that when I was little. They were called sun-suits and my sisters and I used to wear them all the time. I'm trying to find a picture of us girls wearing our sun-suits.