The Happiest Place On Earth

You have to take a picture in front of the castle...

I love this store!

Perfectly Pink

She could barely reach, but managed

I told her to get up on Minnies bed and this is the pose she gave me. Perfect!

Alexa and Daddy waiving Hi to Mommy and Brielyn

The family on the Winnie the Pooh Ride

We finally did it! On Saturday, Feb.9th we purchased our yearly Disneyland passes and took the girls for the 1st time. They really enjoyed it. Alexa was pretty quiet, just taking it all in and smiling. She liked the characters from afar but we never waited in the long lines to take pictures. Next time. Brielyn was an angel. She slept for the most part but woke up just in time for the Winnie the Pooh Ride. She was a crack up.... she held onto the bar in front and bobbled her head back and forth to see both sides of the ride. She was in awe of all the bright, fun colors. As we were walking out of the park saying goodbye to D-land Alexa wrapped her arms around Chris gave him a big hug, looked into his eyes and then gave him a big kiss. It was so sweet yet it was so perfect (the timing and all) it almost seemed staged. I think that means she had a good time.

She has re affirmed she had a good time due to the fact that she's been talking about it ever since. She tells everyone " I saw Minnie" or " Uh Pooh Ride"

We'll be back soon...

Another Hot Day

It covers her rolls well!

Close Up, she'll hate me for this later

Look at that chin, oh wait, there's more than one!

We started having warm weather lately. This got me super excited and I'm hoping it lasts. It also prompted me to go through Brie's wardrobe and get out all of her dresses that fit her now. If you have kids, you know, it's hard for them to wear all of their clothes. The size has to coordinate with the season. Brie is getting good use of some clothes Alexa never got to wear and still had tags attached. There ARE perks to having girls back to back~! Here's some recent pictures of Brielyn before Disneyland in her dress. Oh yeah, and she's already trying to crawl, you can even ask Ashley Bambrick. I'm not just saying that since she's my daughter :) She has the moves down she's just working on coordinating it all together in sync. She's all over the place already.

BRIELYN... Our Drool Bucket

Brielyn is our little leaky faucet. She's teething in a big way but it doesn't stop her from smiling. She's been a pretty happy baby and we are very thankful for the joy she has brought to our family.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

She was ready to go out on the town...

IF THE SHOE FITS, BUY IT!!!

In this case, the shoe didn't quite fit and it was MIMI's so she couldn't buy it. But, she loved to borrow them. We caught her in the act and then had her get in them again for some pictures. I love this so much because I used to do the same thing when I was a little girl with my aunts heels. She actually can walk really good in them. Scary!!! Thanks Mimi for letting her play dress up.

Saturday Night With.. The Young's

Who needs to put it on the cupcake when you can just eat it?

Where's my cupcake guys?

Hey Chloe, you have something on your face.

Just eat it like this Chloe!

It started off like this..... but not for long



This is before they got whooped by a girl!

On Saturday night we had The Young Family (Elijah, Lisa, Chloe and Nile) over for dinner. It was lots of fun. Their kids are only 12 months apart. Chloe is about 20 months and Nile about 8 months. It was a blast with 4 kids under 2 years old and 4 adults (some act like kids.. j/k) There was never a dull moment. It was adorable to watch the kids interact and Nile (the ladies man) put the moves on both of my daughters.

Bowtie pasta with chicken and fettucine sauce, corn with garlic butter, garlic/cheese mashed potatoes and garlic bread along with a glass of wine (thanks Young's for the wine) makes for an amazing dinner.

For dessert I made chocolate chip muffins for the girls to decorate with Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting and some pink, white and red sprinkles. They had soooo.. much fun.

The guys played some Wii and finally got us ladies to join after the decorating mess was over :) Lisa showed all of us up winning both games of Bowling. She says she's never played before, but I think I know what she does when the kids are taking their naps! We were just embarrassed because we thought we were good.

We had a great time and look forward to doing it again soon.

DISNEYLAND HERE WE COME!!!

Chris and I have been talking about purchasing Disneyland passes while the girls are still young and FREE! It will also give me something fun to do with the kids during the year. As I've been talking about it, I've found that there are tons of moms with passes . So, we were planning on it.

Chris' parents came over yesterday and before leaving they surprised us with a check and said " Happy Valentines Day." On the memo was a Mickey Mouse head. Awesome, we are so stoked and blessed. Chris and I are going to figure out a day and get our passes and start on the adventure. What an awesome Valentines gift huh? And it's the gift that keeps giving all year long. I can't wait to see how Alexa reacts to all of the fun and excitement and the ... PRINCESSES. If you have a pass, shoot me an email. We are excited to hang out with new people and have fun.

The Hoff's

What Are We Listening To??

I purchased this CD to play at her Princess Birthday. I figure it will be great background music for the craft they will do as well as great for some games we'll be playing. I didn't know what to expect and was anxious to open it, so we busted it out before the party. We love it. I play it softly for the girls throughout the day for some nice entertainment and I personally love it better than the TV. I've never been a T.V. person! If you're a princess fan, I highly recommend it.