Thankful

I am thankful for family (grandpa Clinton this time) that come and play with my kids so I can have a break. Here's grandpa and daddy playing some "Elefun" with the girls.

Sneaky Mom

I made a little fruit platter to take to a baby shower this morning. The girls thought it looked so fun and asked if they could make some fruit kabobs for themselves. Ok. Twist my arm.
Bwahaha! I feel so sneaky.

Let's give soccer a try...

I thought I'd take the laid back summer season to test out soccer and see how Lacy took to it. So far she's pretty pumped. I told her that she can run super fast in her soccer shoes/clothes. I think she REALLY likes getting dressed up for soccer. (That's the princess in her!) These are pictures from her first day. She's so cute!

First Time

We are creatures of habit. When we go to Disneyland, we usually hit up Smallworld and Winnie the Pooh. (The kids are not scared of these rides and the lines are manageable.) Then we shop or watch parades, etc. Anything else is a bonus. And this is sufficient Disneyland Magic for the kids.

Cliff had the day off, so we left our comfort zones and visited the "Redwood Creek Challenge Trail" and "Pixie Hollow" for the first time. Good times!

Redwood Trail



Pixie Hollow
(waiting in line, lollipop bribes for good behavior)

Fawn

Tinkerbell



MISC

The difference between boys and girls:

Cliff wants a bike like this:

A Bunch of Boozehounds

Cousin Kortney turned 21! She throws quite the party--a Tikki-Bar party complete with mocktails. Cliff was designated to be the bartender--but I think it got to his head...


The girls enjoyed chocolate milk shots and were taught how to 'chug' electric blue kool-aid.




Wes, we decided, was going to be the guy who uses the cheesy pick-up lines.




So here are some cheesy pick-up lines courtesy of Wesley.

*Girl, you gotta be tired coz you been runnin through my mind all day.

*Hey baby, you must be a light switch, coz every time I see you, you turn me on!

*If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?

*Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?

*Hi, I'm Mr. Right. Someone said you were looking for me.

*Pardon me miss, I seem to have lost my phone number, could I borrow yours?

*Are you form Tennessee? Cause you're the only ten I see!!!

*Hey beautiful...that is your name right?

*If you were a booger I'd pick you first.

*Guy: Can I borrow a quarter?

Girl: What for?

Guy: I want to call my mom and tell her I just met the girl of my dreams

*Do you like to bake? (Yes.) I’d love to feel your hot-cross buns.

*Your name must be Lucky Charms because you’re magically delicious!

Cliff and his bro-in-law came across something similar to this a few years back. Call this number for a good chuckle ;) 310-735-0099

Last Day of School!

This school year went by so fast! I took the little kids with me to Lacy's class party. Mrs. Mindy saw how much Anjali wanted to be with the big kids, so she was kind enough to pull up a chair for her. Both girls feasted on snacks galore!

Wesley had his restraints on--I just don't trust that kid...

They passed out certificates and Mrs. Mindy gave each of her students a gift. (The girls got a Disney princess sand pail and shovel. The boys got a Spiderman water shooter.)


I wanted to make the day special for Lacy, so I asked her if there was anything fun she'd like to do to celebrate her last day of school. Lacy's choice was getting Chick-Fil-A for lunch and going to the drive-thru car wash. (It's the simple things in life!)
Here we are about to pull into the carwash.

Eating their chicken nuggets and enjoying the show.

Wesley doesn't know what to think.


That evening the preschool put on a "Promotion Ceremony" (yes folks, that's the politically correct term for graduation). Lacy had been singing her song around the house and in the car for a couple weeks before the ceremony. It was nice to hear it with music--the song made a whole lot more sense.

After they sang, the kids received medals.

The school did an ice cream social after the ceremony. The line was really long! We ran in to get one final picture with Mrs. Mindy (and drop off a baby gift, she's expecting her first girl!) and then had our own ice cream social with a few friends at the McDonalds down the street.


Here's a class picture from a few days earlier at Mrs. Mindy's baby shower. They were a cute class!