Mistakes

Sarah, age 4 on making mistakes:

"I used to make mistakes when I was a little girl, but now I don't."

I can see that my work as her mother is finished...on to perfecting the other two (hahaha)!

Fun, Sun, Sand and Surf

Here are a few shots of our weekend trip to Morro Bay. The girls are crazy about the ocean, Rob is crazy about surfing and I am crazy about spending the weekend watching the four of them have so much fun.

Germ Warfare!

I was listening to Grace and Sarah while they were eating lunch today and I heard Sarah tell Grace with all the antagonism she could muster, "I'm going to give you my germs"...to which Grace replied, "Ok, if you want to". I'm not sure I want to know how Sarah planned to give Grace her germs, but Grace's nonchalant response put an end to the whole thing anyway.

Ballerina Girl

Sneaking Away to the Hotel

At the beginning of this last week, Rob reminded me that he had a conference in Anaheim on Thursday and Friday and suggested that maybe the girls and I go with him. So, I spontaneously decided that Grace, Sarah and I would tag along. I used to do that sort of thing with Hannah whenever I got the chance since things were so crazy at our house when the twins were really little. It was good for her and good for me too. This time I decided it was Grace and Sarah's turn. Hannah stayed home with her buddies so she didn't have to miss school and Grace, Sarah, Daddy and I were off to the hotel.

Grace and Sarah get very excited about staying in a hotel. There's something about riding an elevator (and pushing all the buttons), swimming in a hotel pool and sleeping in a hotel bed that is very exciting to them. The hotel was about a mile from Disneyland, but I managed to resist the temptation to make a spontaneous (and very expensive) trip to the Magic Kingdom. Instead we went to Downtown Disney for Christmas shopping and Build-a-Bear building. It was fun to spend some special time with them.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Last weekend was my annual girl's weekend getaway with my two longest and closest friends from elementary school. We have been getting together every year since we went our separate ways in college. What a blessing to have such dear friends to share life with. Every year is a little different. We have been cruising, camping, to the beach, to the mountains and the last couple of years, to the City. This year it was a trip to the bay area to stay at my mom's (easy on the budget...thanks mom) and in to San Francisco for the hilarious "Beach Blanket Babylon" and some great Italian food in North Beach. The only draw back is that we can only manage to do it once a year. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Happy Birthday Hannah

We have officially had a 6 year old in our house for almost two weeks now. I am behind on posts, but we celebrated open house style with a small gathering of family and friends. Here are some pictures from Hannah's special day.