Easter

Easter went over pretty well for the most part. on our way out the door to church we realized we didn't have any more diapers or pullups. we went with the next most logical decision... a swim diaper. and as we all know, they do not hold any sort of liquid whatsoever. right before communion, S had a little accident. so everyone who walked through our aisle may have had to walk through a puddle. we got to color eggs at the inlaws. D was upset that we had to go before her egg was done. so magoo got creative and put her egg with the dye in a jar so she could take it with us. D was delighted. she held it tightly in her hand the rest of the day, all through the egg hunts, dinner, watching tv, more egg hunts, and finally even dress up. until finally the melt downs started happening and it was time to go home. well guess what slipped out of her little hand and splattered all over the floor by the front door....

Make a Smilebox slideshow

not good...

guess who's back.

the bee man.

happy birthday paul!!!!

i hope you had a wonderful day. i think i will post this picture above my bed.

embarassing!

kids say the darndest things........ well they sure do!
S is potty training (it's about time). so naturally, her bowel movements are an exciting thing to talk about. and everyone (mostly family members, not EVERYONE) seems generally interested and excited for her when she goes poo poo in the toilet. it is announced and we are all so happy for her. she smiles. we are proud. she is proud. she thinks this is normal behavior.
so we are at a birthday party..... beforehand, we decide to eat some delicious pita jungle ( which goes RIGHT thru you, but so worth it) well, we are enjoying the party when i feel that familiar "pita jungle stomach rumble" you feel about 30 min. after leaving the restaurant :) i excuse myself and take S with me because i'm not sure how long i will be "held up." she is mostly playing and asking me questions while we are in the bathroom. she says how proud she is of me for going potty in the toilet. i smile and thank her and laugh and tell her she is adorable. then, as i am washing my hands, she goes out into the main room where everyone is sitting and i hear her announce to everyone in such a proud and excited voice that "mommy went poo poo in the toilet!" i heard everyone laugh.
i about died.

the birthday boy

my beloved hubby has a big birthday coming up. i tried to surprise him with a party (which he found out about) this weekend. he went right along with it and even dressed up! ( one of the many reasons i love him, he was even excited to dress up) so we got all decked out in our 70's gear and went out to dinner. we had our old point and shoot because i am in between cameras. well, it died while we were at dinner so i have to post pics that people have sent to me! anyway, after dinner we headed over to the bowling alley. i blindfolded pdubs and (poorly)led him into the room. eveyone shouted surprise and the party started! it was so great seeing everyone all dressed up! i decided that this would be the first of many theme parties to come. it is too fun getting dressed up!!!

more fun with s and d

love this...

Twilight Tide Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Twilight Tide Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

If I win this, I will be sooooooo thankful! I have tried to make these an oh man are they hard!!!!! This girl is awesome for putting the time in and then giving it away! She is unbelievably talented!

make my own texture day

yesterday, when we got home from school, we played outside in the front yard for a long time. while the girls were swinging on their favorite swings, i decided to attempt to make my own textures for photoshop. i took close ups of bricks, sidewalks, asphalt, cardboard, my mailbox, tape, bubble wrap, frames, etc. i then imported the images into photoshop, created a new layer, put them on top of photos, adjusted the opacity, erased back the skin tones and voila! it was pretty fun. now i just need to practice my blending skills.

sarah, i like that picture of you :)

mermaids

my girls are a little obsessed with mermaids. S and L's claim to fame is that they saw a real one when we were on the ferry going to balboa island. S has done a lot of research and considers herself an expert. On the way home today, they were trying to convince their cousins that mermaids are indeed real. Paul decided to chime in by saying that I was a mermaid. The kids thought this was ridiculous. They said no way! That's not true. Paul kept on insisting that I was a mermaid.
Finally S said " hold up your hand mom!"
I did.
she said "See! All mermaids' hands are webbed and yours is not! So, I know you can't be a mermaid!"
Paul said " what about Ariels's hands? They are not webbed."
S said " Dad, she's animated."
Jeez Paul. This is serious stuff. come on.




p.s. note to self. the old navy sundresses look like maternity dresses. someone said that my girls were just adorable and if I was expecting another girl. :( i guess my lenten sacrifices are not working as well as I had hoped.

p.s. #2 .. i am not pregnant, my friend Maru can attest to that!

Modern Pirate Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Modern Pirate Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

my little sunshines.

love

what??? no, i don't have a thing for guys and guitars... i just love the new McRib sandwich. Sheesh!

mmmmm....

my favorite sunday morning breakfast...

wedding bells...

it's getting very exciting! i've had some pretty things on my mind latley....
don't worry, the images of sar aren't in THE dress... but thanks to susan at this awesome place, sar did find THE dress. she is going to be soooooooooo beautiful! and they are going to make a very happy and cute husband and wife team!
can you tell the kids are thinking about it nonstop too?