Lolo's first trip to the beach

So, it was spring break this week, Tyler had Friday off so we decided to take Lolin to the beach for the first time. I was hoping it would be warmer, but it was very windy and after about 40 minutes Vinny came out of the water shivering and asked if we could go home. But we had a good time for a little while and Lolin seemed to like the sand.


This child loves textures and feeling things more than I can explain, so the sand kept her fascinated for quite awhile. She kept trying to eat it though...eww.



These kids are crazy! They don't care how cold the water is, they just jump right in. I on the other hand am becoming a pretty big wimp when it comes to being cold.




I forgot the best part of our week. Cafe Rio! Yay! They opened one up in Manhattan Beach, only about 10 miles from us. We have been twice already. I LOVE that place!

Dressin' up for Easter

I got the kids all dresssed up this Sunday since Conference is on Easter this year. I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful sister-in-law who let me borrow her girls darling matching dresses for the occasion. Thanks so much Kalani! Everybody loved them and said how beautiful the girls looked. I have to agree. Vinny looks pretty stunningly handsome himself.


It is amazing how difficult it can be to get three children to look at the camera at the same time and have a normal expression on their face. This one was best.

Piglet

So, I mentioned before that Lolin has a little Piglet that she absolutely LOVES. She sleeps with it every night and nap and hugs and kisses it. But lately this is the reaction Piglet gets whenever Lolin sees him...



I wish i got that kind of a reaction.

Lolin 7 months

Lolin learned to clap a few weeks ago, and since I can't figure out yet how to put video online (I will soon hopefully) you'll just have to look at all the pictures really fast and maybe it will look like she's clapping!

Vinny's 4th B-day!

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I promised Vinny I would take him to Disneyland for his birthday, so just he and I and Lolin spent the day doing whatever Vinny wanted to do. He has really loved Peter Pan lately and his favorite ride is the Peter Pan ride. I thought that would be the first thing we would do, but he wanted to meet Tinker Bell because he said she would think he was the real Peter Pan.



He was right, she did.



Then he had a knife fight with Fawn-



THEN we went on Peter Pan-


He loves the Finding Nemo ride too.

He wanted to go into Tarzan's Tree. He's my little crazy jungle man.





finally at the end of the day he got to open his presents

Ahoy Captain Vinny!

He got some cool GI Joes

and a really awesome Storm Trooper costume.

Then he got to have a little party with a few of his friends. Do you see Peter, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tinker Bell and Wendy?


I made a crocodile cake out of cupcakes. Not as cute as the picture online, but I think it works and he loved it!

Happy birthday my sweet little buddy! You are the joy of our lives and make me smile every minute of the day.

Lolin 4 to 6 months

Lolin LOVES her Piglet that she got on her first trip to Disneyland. She looks for it when we put her in her bed and cuddles, hugs pets and kisses it. She always acted like she needed something to hold onto and hug when I put her to bed, so we tried this and she has been attached to it ever since. She also loves her binki and Ellie her baby elephant.




Look at that sweet little face. No teeth yet. I keep waiting and she acted like she would get her two bottom teeth two weeks ago, but the never popped through.



Feeding her cereal for the first time. She is liking food better now. She seems to love the butternut squash I made for her. I am making my own baby food this time around. It is so easy and so much cheaper.




The one and only picture of her on her first Christmas. She was sleeping when the kids opened their presents and for some reason we didn't get out the camera for the rest of the day. How sad!

My new motto...

Better late than never. That has become my new motto around our house. The hours, days, weeks and even monhts just fly by. There are just not enough hours in the day. I feel really silly posting Halloween pics right now in December, but seriously, where did November go? Anyway, here are a few pictures of us the last month or so....


We all dressed up for Halloween


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Waited in line for swine flu shots for three hours! Yes, Lolin is our THIRD thumb sucking child



Lolin decided she is happy being fat and bald


Three-year-old little boy was on this lion's Thanksgiving menu


Lolin refuses to roll ovet anymore



and we decorated our itty bitty Christmas tree.