March 16, 2010
Amazing Weather!
The last two days have been so beautiful and hot! We arrived home this evening around 5:30 pm. The house was a sauna inside so I opened all the windows. I rushed to make dinner so we could spent some time outside before it got dark. The neighbors' kids came over and they all went outside to play, ride bikes and scooters too. I'm glad it will be nice tomorrow as well. We picked out oufits for St. Pattys Day. Peyton decided on a shirt that has a green flower. Logan is going to wear her froggy shirt. We stopped by the grocery store on the way home from school to buy mini muffins for Peyton's St. Pattys Day party. We also finished the letter for Miss Carlos which we need to turn in. The PTA is putting together books for the teachers since next week is teacher appreciation week. All the kids were asked to prepare a letter on why they think their teacher is so special. I hope we get to see the completed book once Miss Carlos receives it. Off to bed I go. I hope I don't fall asleep in Peyton's bed. Btw... These mornings are killing me because of the time change. Late, late, late!!!
March 14, 2010
Is The Weekend Already Over?
This weekend went by way too fast. Once again, we had a very fun and busy weekend. It seemed like we weren't home much.
I forgot to post on Friday that I signed the girls up for swim lessons. They start the first week of June and I set up 10 one on one sessions each. Their lessons will be at a house right by ours and the pool is kept at 90 degrees. Each session lasts 20 minutes. I hope lessons go well for both girls and they will be able to swim and learn pool safety. I can't wait to see how well they do. Last summer Logan fell in the spa at my parents house which was so scary!
Friday night the girls had surprise visitors come to the house. Peyton kept asking who is coming over, who is coming over! Surprise… it was Claire and Addison! The girls were so excited to play, eat dessert and Sarah brought over some really yummy brownies. I consumed way too many! The girls played Jelly Bean Bingo (with Skittles because the jelly beans from See's Candies wouldn't fit on the bingo cards). Logan and Addison kept trying to eat the candies right off the older girl's bingo cards, it was hysterical to watch. Grammie spent the night on Friday night so I could go to my soccer game that started bright and early at 8:00 a.m. in CORONA!!
So I woke up around 6:30 a.m., took a shower because I had to wake up some how and I was off to the game. Unfortunately, our team had no subs so we all played the entire game. The opposing team kicked our butts! We lost 2-0 which wasn't that bad considering these girls ran circles around us. It seemed like they had twice as many players on the field as we did. So now, after 2 days, I'm still in complete pain. Every part of me hurts and aches except my fingers and head… LITERALLY! I’m hoping the two Advil I just took takes a tiny bit of the pain away. Yesterday I sneezed and I thought I was going to die!
After the soccer game I came home and we got ready for Cousin Nick's 5th birthday party. Both girls fell asleep on the way to the party so they had a little nap before all the festivities. All the cousins arrived at Nancy and Terry's house and they played outside for a while. It took a while for Logan to warm up, but she eventually did. After playing outside we had yummy pizza from Zitos, bagels bites and veggies for dinner.
After dinner, we headed to Build A Bear at Downtown Disney. The kids all got to pick out their favorite stuffed animal. Logan picked a frog which she named Rippet and Peyton picked a blue bear with peace signs on it which she named Geoff. :) I'm not sure how Cheryl put up with me that night… I thought I lost my camera, I couldn't find my valet card, Logan was freaking out in the car because Peyton decided to drive in someone else's car. It was a mess. Needless to say, I didn't lose my camera, I put it in the Build A Bear. Why, I don't know? I was so tired from the soccer game and waking up so early that my brain was not functioning and I my short term memory was completely gone!
Once we left Downtown Disney, we headed back to Nancy and Terry's house for cupcakes, presents and a slumber party. Both the girls opted out of the sleepover, but we did put PJ's on before leaving. The girls had a really good time at the party. Just before we were about to leave, Peyton gave all her cousins a hug to say good bye. It was very cute to watch! The next day I let the girls open up their goodie bags from the party. In the goodie bags were the cutest pajamas! Peyton came in to the kitchen to tell me this… Mommy, you gotta see something that is so stinking cute, well it's not really stinky but it's just really cute. It was Logan's pajamas that were so stinking cute to Peyton. Where do they come up with this stuff?
Sunday morning the girls woke up at 9:00 a.m. because of the time change. This time change always gets me. I don't like to lose an hour of sleep. I'm already sleep deprived as it is! So we had breakfast, cleaned the house a bit and then headed to Julie's house to play. Julie has a big trampoline and a play set in her backyard so I knew the girls would have a great time. When we arrived Madison, Kellan, Easton and Emma were there. BTW… It was a beautiful day yesterday so it was perfect for the girls to play outside. Luke and Lily arrived shortly after we did. All the adults had a chance to sit down, eat yummy sandwiches and chat while the kids played. All the kids were jumping on the trampoline, playing baseball and golf too. The static in the girls hair from the trampoline made us all laugh! I tried to capture it in some of these pictures. Sara helped Peyton go across the monkey bars, she almost went all the way across all by herself! Peyton was so excited and wanted to keep trying, however she realized your hands start to hurt after hanging on the monkey bars for so long. The girls had so much fun and they both cried when I said it was time to leave at 7:00 p.m. It was great seeing everyone and we definitely need to hang out more often. I had to get the girls home to eat dinner, take baths and get to bed at a reasonable hour. I took a TON of pictures so enjoy!
Once we got home, they were both so exhausted that the fell asleep around 8:45 p.m. I was shocked because I thought this time change was going keep them up much later. The hardest part of my day was actually trying to get the girls in their beds after they fell asleep downstairs. Logan fell asleep in my arms and I could barely get off the couch because I was in so much pain from soccer. Peyton was the hardest to get in to bed. She fell asleep on the floor in the family room. How I managed to get her off the floor… I don't know. They both made it safely in to their beds and I slept very well, even though Peyton came in to my bed around 11:30 last night.
I forgot to post on Friday that I signed the girls up for swim lessons. They start the first week of June and I set up 10 one on one sessions each. Their lessons will be at a house right by ours and the pool is kept at 90 degrees. Each session lasts 20 minutes. I hope lessons go well for both girls and they will be able to swim and learn pool safety. I can't wait to see how well they do. Last summer Logan fell in the spa at my parents house which was so scary!
Friday night the girls had surprise visitors come to the house. Peyton kept asking who is coming over, who is coming over! Surprise… it was Claire and Addison! The girls were so excited to play, eat dessert and Sarah brought over some really yummy brownies. I consumed way too many! The girls played Jelly Bean Bingo (with Skittles because the jelly beans from See's Candies wouldn't fit on the bingo cards). Logan and Addison kept trying to eat the candies right off the older girl's bingo cards, it was hysterical to watch. Grammie spent the night on Friday night so I could go to my soccer game that started bright and early at 8:00 a.m. in CORONA!!
So I woke up around 6:30 a.m., took a shower because I had to wake up some how and I was off to the game. Unfortunately, our team had no subs so we all played the entire game. The opposing team kicked our butts! We lost 2-0 which wasn't that bad considering these girls ran circles around us. It seemed like they had twice as many players on the field as we did. So now, after 2 days, I'm still in complete pain. Every part of me hurts and aches except my fingers and head… LITERALLY! I’m hoping the two Advil I just took takes a tiny bit of the pain away. Yesterday I sneezed and I thought I was going to die!
After the soccer game I came home and we got ready for Cousin Nick's 5th birthday party. Both girls fell asleep on the way to the party so they had a little nap before all the festivities. All the cousins arrived at Nancy and Terry's house and they played outside for a while. It took a while for Logan to warm up, but she eventually did. After playing outside we had yummy pizza from Zitos, bagels bites and veggies for dinner.
After dinner, we headed to Build A Bear at Downtown Disney. The kids all got to pick out their favorite stuffed animal. Logan picked a frog which she named Rippet and Peyton picked a blue bear with peace signs on it which she named Geoff. :) I'm not sure how Cheryl put up with me that night… I thought I lost my camera, I couldn't find my valet card, Logan was freaking out in the car because Peyton decided to drive in someone else's car. It was a mess. Needless to say, I didn't lose my camera, I put it in the Build A Bear. Why, I don't know? I was so tired from the soccer game and waking up so early that my brain was not functioning and I my short term memory was completely gone!
Once we left Downtown Disney, we headed back to Nancy and Terry's house for cupcakes, presents and a slumber party. Both the girls opted out of the sleepover, but we did put PJ's on before leaving. The girls had a really good time at the party. Just before we were about to leave, Peyton gave all her cousins a hug to say good bye. It was very cute to watch! The next day I let the girls open up their goodie bags from the party. In the goodie bags were the cutest pajamas! Peyton came in to the kitchen to tell me this… Mommy, you gotta see something that is so stinking cute, well it's not really stinky but it's just really cute. It was Logan's pajamas that were so stinking cute to Peyton. Where do they come up with this stuff?
Sunday morning the girls woke up at 9:00 a.m. because of the time change. This time change always gets me. I don't like to lose an hour of sleep. I'm already sleep deprived as it is! So we had breakfast, cleaned the house a bit and then headed to Julie's house to play. Julie has a big trampoline and a play set in her backyard so I knew the girls would have a great time. When we arrived Madison, Kellan, Easton and Emma were there. BTW… It was a beautiful day yesterday so it was perfect for the girls to play outside. Luke and Lily arrived shortly after we did. All the adults had a chance to sit down, eat yummy sandwiches and chat while the kids played. All the kids were jumping on the trampoline, playing baseball and golf too. The static in the girls hair from the trampoline made us all laugh! I tried to capture it in some of these pictures. Sara helped Peyton go across the monkey bars, she almost went all the way across all by herself! Peyton was so excited and wanted to keep trying, however she realized your hands start to hurt after hanging on the monkey bars for so long. The girls had so much fun and they both cried when I said it was time to leave at 7:00 p.m. It was great seeing everyone and we definitely need to hang out more often. I had to get the girls home to eat dinner, take baths and get to bed at a reasonable hour. I took a TON of pictures so enjoy!
Once we got home, they were both so exhausted that the fell asleep around 8:45 p.m. I was shocked because I thought this time change was going keep them up much later. The hardest part of my day was actually trying to get the girls in their beds after they fell asleep downstairs. Logan fell asleep in my arms and I could barely get off the couch because I was in so much pain from soccer. Peyton was the hardest to get in to bed. She fell asleep on the floor in the family room. How I managed to get her off the floor… I don't know. They both made it safely in to their beds and I slept very well, even though Peyton came in to my bed around 11:30 last night.
March 12, 2010
Ready for the Weekend!
Hooray it's the weekend! Grammie is picking the girls up from daycare and school today and she's going to have a sleepover tonight! I have a soccer game at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow in Corona so she's going to help with the kids in the morning. I haven't played in a while since we've had rain so I'm excited to get some much needed exercise! Our friends Claire and Addison are going to come over tonight to play with the girls. I haven't told them yet so it will be a big surprise!
Tomorrow we have Cousin Nick's 5th birthday party!! We're going to Build A Bear at Downtown Disney. Peyton is very excited to pick out another stuffed animal. Two Build A Bear parties in one week is so exciting. We'll see what the girls pick this time. At last weeks party, Peyton picked a dog and Logan picked a bunny. The party is also set to be a sleepover, we'll see if Peyton and Logan want to partake in that. Peyton maybe... Logan... probably not (well may be if I spent the night too) :)
Sunday we are going to my friend Julie's house so the girls can play with Keelan. They have a huge backyard, trampoline and playset so I know the girls will have a great time. It will be nice catching up with Julie since I haven't seen her in a while. I'll post pictures later of all our activities!
Tomorrow we have Cousin Nick's 5th birthday party!! We're going to Build A Bear at Downtown Disney. Peyton is very excited to pick out another stuffed animal. Two Build A Bear parties in one week is so exciting. We'll see what the girls pick this time. At last weeks party, Peyton picked a dog and Logan picked a bunny. The party is also set to be a sleepover, we'll see if Peyton and Logan want to partake in that. Peyton maybe... Logan... probably not (well may be if I spent the night too) :)
Sunday we are going to my friend Julie's house so the girls can play with Keelan. They have a huge backyard, trampoline and playset so I know the girls will have a great time. It will be nice catching up with Julie since I haven't seen her in a while. I'll post pictures later of all our activities!
March 11, 2010
More Artwork and More Organizing
Peyton brought home more artwork yesterday from preschool. I just love how creative the teacher's are. I really need to take a class on creativity. She made a cute little gecko which she wanted to tape to the kitchen window next to the Easter eggs. She also made a snake out of a paper plate. And last, but not least a picture with stars made from stamps.
As I posted earlier, in order for the house to be organized, I bought this storage organizer from Target. Grammie and I cleaned out the toy closet and all the toy bins. We also went through the house to find all the coloring books, crayons, pens, etc. Once we went through everything, we organized the toys in the bins. Peyton and Logan even helped put it together.
Here's a couple of pictures I took last night of the girls.
As I posted earlier, in order for the house to be organized, I bought this storage organizer from Target. Grammie and I cleaned out the toy closet and all the toy bins. We also went through the house to find all the coloring books, crayons, pens, etc. Once we went through everything, we organized the toys in the bins. Peyton and Logan even helped put it together.
Here's a couple of pictures I took last night of the girls.
March 10, 2010
Peyton's New Bookcase - Uncles Visit
Peyton received a new bookcase from Grammie for her room yesterday! We were so excited because Peyton's old bookcase was way to small and all her books wouldn't fit on it any more. I found cute little baskets from Target that fit perfectly in the bookcase too! So we're officially trying to organize the house and I started with Peyton's room. Grammie took Peyton to Barnes and Nobles yesterday as well so she could pick out a couple new books. Peyton said she has old books and she needs new ones to read. Geoff and I read books every night to the girls. Since the girls have so many books, the bookcase was a much needed purchase. I found these cute little princess decorations that I'm going to put above the bookcase. Peyton's wall looks bare! We need to put some decorations on top of the bookcase as well. I bet Peyton would love a picture in a frame from our recent Disneyland trip... maybe one of her and Logan too.
Uncle Mark and Uncle John came over to the house last night and they were nice enough to put the bookcase together for us. Uncle John made us dinner too. He made this really yummy pasta carbonara which the girls loved! Uncle Mark brought Logan a gift for her birthday which was a really cute green Polo shirt. Logan insisted wearing it once she opened the box. Logan even posed for a picture that Uncle Mark took on his phone. It was great both Uncles came over! Peyton was very excited to show Uncle John how much the garden has grown in the last month. We should have carrots soon!
Uncle Mark and Uncle John came over to the house last night and they were nice enough to put the bookcase together for us. Uncle John made us dinner too. He made this really yummy pasta carbonara which the girls loved! Uncle Mark brought Logan a gift for her birthday which was a really cute green Polo shirt. Logan insisted wearing it once she opened the box. Logan even posed for a picture that Uncle Mark took on his phone. It was great both Uncles came over! Peyton was very excited to show Uncle John how much the garden has grown in the last month. We should have carrots soon!
March 9, 2010
Grammie's Birthday Celebration!
Last night Grammie came over to our house to celebrate her birthday. We decided we were going to take her to dinner. Grammie let Peyton pick the restaurant and she picked Ihop! So we went to the Huntington Beach Ihop to celebrate. It wasn't too crowded, which was nice since Logan was in rare form, ok, not so rare for dining out.
So we ordered breakfast for dinner which was so yummy!! I was delightfully reminded that they have the best pancakes! Once we finished with dinner the waitress brought over two little sundaes for the girls and we sang Happy Birthday to Grammie.
Once we got home, the girls took their baths and then it was time for Peyton to put on a show. Peyton loves the Kids Bop CD's and I picked her up the Vol. 17 yesterday at Target since she's been such a good girl lately. Peyton realized she knew several songs on the CD so she was dancing and singing to the music. It was so darn cute!
So we ordered breakfast for dinner which was so yummy!! I was delightfully reminded that they have the best pancakes! Once we finished with dinner the waitress brought over two little sundaes for the girls and we sang Happy Birthday to Grammie.
Once we got home, the girls took their baths and then it was time for Peyton to put on a show. Peyton loves the Kids Bop CD's and I picked her up the Vol. 17 yesterday at Target since she's been such a good girl lately. Peyton realized she knew several songs on the CD so she was dancing and singing to the music. It was so darn cute!
March 8, 2010
Busy Weekend!
Our weekend started off with Grammie picking up the girls from Momma Kay's house and school on Friday and I was able to run a couple errands after work. I didn't get home until 8:00 p.m. that night and the girls were in great moods when I arrived. I stayed up late to update the blog, wrap presents and catch up on shows that I Tivo. I couldn't remember the last time I actually watched TV besides what ever is on Nick Jr.
Saturday morning started off with Logan waking up at 5:45 a.m.! What the heck, doesn't she realize mommy didn't go to bed until after 12:00 a.m. and hello… it's SATURDAY! So we went in to Peyton's bed because Peyton was in my bed. Around 6:30 a.m. Logan finally fell back asleep until about 8:00 a.m. Let's just say… I was exhausted on Saturday! For breakfast I made this really yummy cinnamon chip scones that I bought at Whole Foods with June. They were so yummy, Peyton and I both ate 2 and Logan ate 1. Peyton even tried to have the last one for lunch! So the girls and I cleaned the house a bit and then got ready for the big party at Build A Bear. The girls were dressed so darn cute! I absolutely love stripes and I couldn't resist these cute dresses I bought at Carter's the night before. The girls and I arrived right when the party started. Peyton picked out a puppy and Logan picked out a bunny. Peyton named her puppy Hello Kitty and her last name is Strawberry Shortcake. Logan named her bunny, Bunny. They had a good time picking out their outfits and coloring their animals new homes. Once we finished at Build A Bear we had cupcakes to celebrate Claire's birthday. We had a great time with celebrating with Claire and the girls were so excited to show everyone their new friends! This was such a cute idea for a party and girls want to take their stuffed animals everywhere with them.
Logan ENJOYED the cupcakes!!
Once we got home from the birthday party, Logan had fallen asleep for a much needed nap. Peyton and I went upstairs to play on the computer. Peyton's new thing is typing words in Microsoft Word. She loves to type her name and Logan's as well. Grammie came over to visit us that night as well. The girls played with their Doodle Pro's. Peyton was very proud she made flowers all by herself.
Sunday morning we woke up and got ready to go to Ella's house. The girls were so excited to meet Baby Ella. Peyton asked if she could bring Hello Kitty with her and Logan wanted to bring Bunny. :) We arrived and Ella was in a great mood! She was so cute in her little activity center. Logan kept reaching to touch (ok, maybe squeeze) Ella and I had to remind her to be sweet! Both my girls were very good for the visit. I was so impressed with Ella's sleeping skills. The minute she seemed like she needed a nap, she was put in her crib and she slept! What a concept!! I need my friend to come to my house and teach my girls to sleep. They had a special treat for the girls… DONUTS! How did they know the way to my girls' hearts are through donuts? Peyton had 3 donut holes and a whole donut and Logan took the sprinkles off of one. It was so great catching up with my friend and old roommate. We can't wait to see them again and I can't wait to see Ella grow every time we see her. Peyton was so cute, when we got home she said, "Isn't Baby Ella so cute!" I agree!!! Whenever I see a baby… I want another one (but I don't want to be pregnant again). Maybe I can babysit. :)
Logan trying to give Ella a kiss...
Once we got home from our visit at Ella's house, we made cupcakes for Grammie's birthday. Both the girls helped make the cutest little cupcakes ever! They helped frost and put the sprinkles on them. Check out the cute little lady bugs and grass for around the cupcake. So cute!
After making cupcakes we were off to Auntie Jill's house to go to her Oscar party. Auntie Jill gave Logan her birthday present too… a new purse which Logan loves! We had some snacks, chatted about fashion and then we were off to Grammie's house for dinner. We also delivered her special birthday cupcakes. Grammie made yummy spaghetti and for dessert, we had cupcakes! The girls were very good this weekend considering it seemed like we were never home!
Today is Grammie's birthday so were going to take her to dinner! Happy Birthday Grammie!
Saturday morning started off with Logan waking up at 5:45 a.m.! What the heck, doesn't she realize mommy didn't go to bed until after 12:00 a.m. and hello… it's SATURDAY! So we went in to Peyton's bed because Peyton was in my bed. Around 6:30 a.m. Logan finally fell back asleep until about 8:00 a.m. Let's just say… I was exhausted on Saturday! For breakfast I made this really yummy cinnamon chip scones that I bought at Whole Foods with June. They were so yummy, Peyton and I both ate 2 and Logan ate 1. Peyton even tried to have the last one for lunch! So the girls and I cleaned the house a bit and then got ready for the big party at Build A Bear. The girls were dressed so darn cute! I absolutely love stripes and I couldn't resist these cute dresses I bought at Carter's the night before. The girls and I arrived right when the party started. Peyton picked out a puppy and Logan picked out a bunny. Peyton named her puppy Hello Kitty and her last name is Strawberry Shortcake. Logan named her bunny, Bunny. They had a good time picking out their outfits and coloring their animals new homes. Once we finished at Build A Bear we had cupcakes to celebrate Claire's birthday. We had a great time with celebrating with Claire and the girls were so excited to show everyone their new friends! This was such a cute idea for a party and girls want to take their stuffed animals everywhere with them.
Logan ENJOYED the cupcakes!!
Once we got home from the birthday party, Logan had fallen asleep for a much needed nap. Peyton and I went upstairs to play on the computer. Peyton's new thing is typing words in Microsoft Word. She loves to type her name and Logan's as well. Grammie came over to visit us that night as well. The girls played with their Doodle Pro's. Peyton was very proud she made flowers all by herself.
Sunday morning we woke up and got ready to go to Ella's house. The girls were so excited to meet Baby Ella. Peyton asked if she could bring Hello Kitty with her and Logan wanted to bring Bunny. :) We arrived and Ella was in a great mood! She was so cute in her little activity center. Logan kept reaching to touch (ok, maybe squeeze) Ella and I had to remind her to be sweet! Both my girls were very good for the visit. I was so impressed with Ella's sleeping skills. The minute she seemed like she needed a nap, she was put in her crib and she slept! What a concept!! I need my friend to come to my house and teach my girls to sleep. They had a special treat for the girls… DONUTS! How did they know the way to my girls' hearts are through donuts? Peyton had 3 donut holes and a whole donut and Logan took the sprinkles off of one. It was so great catching up with my friend and old roommate. We can't wait to see them again and I can't wait to see Ella grow every time we see her. Peyton was so cute, when we got home she said, "Isn't Baby Ella so cute!" I agree!!! Whenever I see a baby… I want another one (but I don't want to be pregnant again). Maybe I can babysit. :)
Logan trying to give Ella a kiss...
Once we got home from our visit at Ella's house, we made cupcakes for Grammie's birthday. Both the girls helped make the cutest little cupcakes ever! They helped frost and put the sprinkles on them. Check out the cute little lady bugs and grass for around the cupcake. So cute!
After making cupcakes we were off to Auntie Jill's house to go to her Oscar party. Auntie Jill gave Logan her birthday present too… a new purse which Logan loves! We had some snacks, chatted about fashion and then we were off to Grammie's house for dinner. We also delivered her special birthday cupcakes. Grammie made yummy spaghetti and for dessert, we had cupcakes! The girls were very good this weekend considering it seemed like we were never home!
Today is Grammie's birthday so were going to take her to dinner! Happy Birthday Grammie!
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