simplicity

the power went out last night and we had soooooo much fun..... bath by candlelight, playing with flashlights, eating cereal for dinner and reading until we fell asleep. miss A definitely thought it was a very fun game. admittedly, it was pretty hot, but it was also a nice quiet change of pace (but let's be honest, in this heat, i'm glad all power's back on today).

"I have a book I'd like to recommend you read...."

Dr. C: It's called The Strong Willed Child, by Dr. Somebody or Other

Me: Oh, okay.

Dr. C: But I think you should know that there has been proven a correlation between 'strong willed, or spirited' children and intelligent and creative adults.

Me: Oh, great.

Addi's 18 month check up! That's how it went. No shots even, just an utter meltdown. She had to be pinned down so they could look in her eyes, ears and throat.

Usually, she is sooooo sweet... and pretty freaking cute, if I do say so myself:

Addi, how old are you?



k, show me your teeth


can you kiss your owie?


Swiffering with pedicure seperators on her toes...


loves to eat corn on the cob






first pedicure.. can someone give me a pedicure while I eat breakfast and watch my favorite show??

thought I'd share...

cute cute cute



I love these, I bought a few for baby gifts and one for Miss A's room. Spoiler; if your expecting, expect one of these from me :)

{find them here: Persimmon & Pink}

{reference this for a deal (who doesn't love a deal): Dear CJane }

Call Family

It was our first Call Family Reunion...we met in the middle in Kansas City, Kansas and spent a week just hanging out and having fun.

cute farm... feeding goats

Addi with Opa



fishing at the farm



Did I mention it RAINED? No complaints from me, it bought us two extra days there due to flight cancellations. We did lots of indoor things on rainy days...
games and rides

um, there's only one wheel?

Jeanie ROCKED at this pounding game, and the girls got MANY tickets because of it!



first sucker


Hallmark Center, downtown




swimming- what a cute bum!!

mini golf

Addi's spot on the plane ride, at my feet...

Our Utah Peeps

... came to visit! First, these ladies showed up:

followed by these three:


and we celebrated this one's 30th birthday (at Disneyland of course)!
My sis and I were playing with my camera a lot during their visit and there are soooooo many pics I didn't even know where to start so far as posting just a few.

beach time...







Irvine Reg Park
Train ride


secret sister handshake..




play ground







crazy flower marching band


and a little naked time! Uh, for the three and under crowd only. Kimberley, please put your shirt back on...







We wish you all lived here!!!

{MAY}

Agh! I get so behind I don't know where to start... and then I start getting 'hate texts' from my sister regarding my blog. Anyway, here's an attempt at catching up.

In May...

Cutie got a little 'fun flow sink' and starting spending at least half of her day on our back deck playing with it, what we like to call our backyard. Thank you Draegers (for the idea) and Costco (for the sink). She is one happy kid. Also note, she is still inseperable from all her little stuffed dogs.





Mother's Day was Addi's first day in NURSERY... seriously, where did the time go? Yah, she went in a little early (was supposed to start in June). I was worried sick the entire two hour block she was in there, but appearantly she did great. When I picked her up she had made this for me... melt my heart!



HOUSE HUNTING...

HOUSE HUNTING....

MORE HOUSE HUNTING...

AND THEN SOME MORE HOUSE HUNTING....

These are a few of the houses we've put offers on (all in CORONA), but alas...we're still homeless. I'm exhausted. We'll see where we land!