Girls Only Road Trip

We spent a few days in California to visit Great Gma Lou and Uncle Mike. Carrie, Addie, Gma Lisa, Kay, Tay, and I all went! Both car rides went pretty smooth. Thank goodness to multiple dvd players. Addie is in a bit of an Elmo phase and my girls never agree on anything. We had a great time with Grandma Lou. She spoils the girls rotten and they love every minute of it! They first got Halloween presents consisting of books, movies, and of course some candy.

The little girls got a little delirious in the car. They would scream and laugh, and tried to eat their toes…

Grandma knows her girls and their love for cookies. She had Halloween sugar cookies and made frosting for the girls to decorate them with. There were so many cookies that Gma Lisa had to finish the decorating, I don’t think she minded.

The weather was so much cooler there, which was a nice change. Carrie and I walked the girls to the park.

The girls love their Gma Lou so so much and talk about her all of the time! Their favorite part of the trip was the cuddle time with their Great Grandma!

Papa Mike is 55!!!

We spent the day playing with Papa Mike and celebrating his birthday! We love you Papa!!!

Coolest 2 Year Old Ever!

Miss Taylor loves to wear sunglasses and loves purple. So when we spotted these shades we knew she had to have them! She wouldn’t take them off all day, even indoors.

Super Play Date

We had an awesome play date at our house today! A ton of my work girls and their kids came over. We made tutus, princess dress up, swam, ate and enjoyed each others company outside of the hospital. Thanks so much to everyone who came over. We definitely need to do this again. I unfortunately did not get more than 2 pictures. It was a little wild, so the camera got neglected. 

This was my cupcake station. I made dozens of sugar free chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and let the kids decorate them. It was really fun, but maybe next time it will be set up outside. It felt like you were walking on sand in my house for the rest of the day. A bit messy, but well worth it!

Party girls Kristia and Ella! There was a little mix up with the juice and strong sangria, so poor Ella was a bit out of it for a while. Hope they still had fun!

Beautiful Bridal Shower

In continuation of Jena’s weekend, today was her bridal shower. It was a gorgeous shower. It was held a Coupe Des Tartes. Delicious food and drinks, beautiful decorations, and the best company. 

Sweet “lil” Sam Tucker! He is not ever 3 months old! I love him! I only let him go when my arms gave out!

Soccer Star

Kayleigh had her very first soccer game today! It was so cute to watch them run around not caring what goal they went for and not knowing who was on their team. Kayleigh’s team is the Hornets. We made hornet/bee hair clips that turned out pretty cute. It was still so hot out so the kids got tired really quick. Kayleigh was sweaty and exhausted by the end of the hour.

 

After the game the girls went to play with Gma and Gpa Jarecki. Josh and I went to buy my new car! We have been thinking and talking with the dealer for weeks now and finally worked out our deal. I will definitely miss my highlander but am super excited to get a Prius! It will be a bit more green for the environment and our bank account. Plus Kay thinks it sounds like “Princess” so how could we go wrong.

Bride to Be Jena

Mommy had a girls night out! We celebrated for Jena’s bachelorette party. I love spending time with my girls!! We first had dinner and wine at a wine bar in Scottsdale. Nerissa polished off the last bottle.

Then we headed over to a karaoke bar. I love karaoke, but only to watch and laugh, definitely not to torture people with my singing. Annie took over the mic! She was like the Asian Mariah Carey :) Although I guess maybe more like Britney Spears with the whole stripper pole dancing. I did end up singing (if you can call it that) a few songs.

 

This may have been my favorite song of the evening…Annie and Riss doing a choreographed Thriller. Good times…

Do only nurses go to sleep after a night of drinking with IV hydration? (notice the lamp)

Love you Jenatalia!

Picture Day

Kayleigh had her very first picture day! She was really excited to wear her new beautiful outfit. She even practiced her cheesy grins.

When I picked her up and asked her how it went she said, “Well the guy only took 1 picture, but he said I did perfect!” She must be used to me taking a ton of pictures, so one seemed pretty easy for her!

Kindergarten Prep 2010…

She looks a bit annoyed, beautiful but bored with the whole thing!

Big Girl Bed

Taylor Mae got her big girl bed!! She loves taking her naps in my bed during the day and does great, so we figured it was time. She was really excited. We redecorated her room with owls, trees, and squirrels. She ran in her room and pointed to everything on the walls and just squealed with excitement! Every night I rock her for a few minutes before bed, but sadly not tonight. She went sprinting strait to her big girl bed. She said, “no book, no rock, Big Girl Bed!!” Made me a little sad that she is not a baby, but at the same time we are having so much fun as our girls grow!

Multitasking

This morning Miss Taylor was busy at work. A lap top and 2 Ipods!