A little this a little that....

We have been keeping busy on the weekends doing lots of fun Christmasy things. Last weekend we took a hike around Lake Hodges to one of my favorite spots in the fall (can you guess why?) And the following night we went downtown to watch the parade of lights on the waterfront. Lots of sail boats decorated with lights...Ashlyn's favorite was the one with Santa on it. She was shouting "Hi Santa" from the sidewalk. So cute.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

For the third year in a row we kept our tradition and hiked down to the Christmas tree farm with our wagon 2 weekends ago. We got a fabulous tree (not pictured...oops!) and the kids had a fabulous time playing hide and seek!

Thanksgiving week continued...

Auntie Lisa ended her trip with a round of happy birthday before going to the airport. Ashlyn apparently very much enjoyed the cake...and the plate. The following day, Nana arrived! We had a lovely week with Nana with pretty much perfect weather. Nice and toastie (in the 80's for 3 consecutive days). More pictures to come...

Playing catch up...Halloween Part 1

Sorry for the delay on the Halloween pictures. I have been so busy with photo sessions, editing and posting those on my business blog I haven't had any time to keep up with this blog. Anyway...here's a peak at Halloween. Ashlyn wanted to be a princess and Jaedyn wanted to be a ghost. We went to a Halloween fair at a local Church with our neighbors. Jaedyn and Ashlyn rode the ponys which was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I'm laughing out loud just thinking about it. When the guy put Jaedyn on his horse his ghost costume twisted a little so Jaedyn couldn't really see. I was in hysterics..the kind where you are laughing so hard you are crying. Anyway.. it was fun, but didn't stay too long because it was a mad house.

Putting Grampy and Barbara to work

While Rob's dad was here we took advantage of his super duper electrical and plumbing skills and installed some new lights and faucets in our bathrooms (thanks again!). Jaedyn also took advantage of Grampy's lego building skills and spent some time constructing a helicopter. I gratefully had Barbara take over my kitchen one night (one of her favorite things to do is cook and can she cook!!) that I had a photo session. I walked in the door and a delicious dinner was served..the best treat EVER. Thank you, thank you Bob and Barbara for such a fun visit. We look forward to your return and miss you already! xoxoxo

Birthday Party #345

We headed down to Mission Bay this past weekend for another birthday party. It was a gorgeous day...blue skies and perfect temperatures for wading in Mission Bay's poopy waters. :) A first for Ashlyn...Dad decided to let her try soda for the first time. (I know...tragic) She liked it and somehow convinced her little friend Brianna to share her soda with her.