Month: March 2013

Easter Eggs!

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Tomorrow is Easter, so what does that mean? Easter Eggs! We sat down at the kids table in the kitchen and dyed our own Easter Eggs. We didn’t do a lot this year but that doesn’t matter, Abby and Ellie enjoyed it anyway. Ellie really embraced it and was an egg dying machine. At one point she had three eggs going at a time before we had to cut her off and get her to finish the ones that she had already started. Abby on the other hand was very meticulous and took her time with each egg.
Once we were done, the eggs were set to dry and the girls headed to bed. Gotta go to sleep so that the Easter Bunny will stop at our house! Sweet Dreams and Happy Easter Eve!

Very Behind…

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Greetings Blog Readers!

I know… I am behind. Very behind. I promise that the blog will be updated very soon but I became side tracked with another project. I realized that while I have been keeping a record and a log of our family over the last 4 and a half years or so, I was very behind on my photo albums. So, I started the process and it has been a bit more demanding then I thought it would be.

I am a stickler for dates and keeping things in order so it has been a task keeping things straight. Over the recent years I have been good about putting dates on every group of photos and making sure that the date stamp from the camera is accurate. With that being said, the photographs I have dating back to Abby’s birth until she turned 2 have scattered dates. Its been a process but I am getting there. Currently all photos from Abby’s birth in 2008 up to our trip to Montana in April of 2010 are printed and in albums. I have now gone back and looked up all the dates that I can. I just need to write the notes for these pictures into the albums and then I will start printing more and hopefully be caught up soon. Once that happens I can keep up with these things and life wont be so nutty.

After that my next projects will be to make their scrapbooks with all of their special events and milestones in them. I also need to finish our wedding and honeymoon albums and then my photos from when we were dating and before that. Yeah, its bad. This coming from the girl who just finished getting her wedding album chosen and put together by our photographer. By our 6th anniversary we should have our professionally done album! Yeah, life has been busy over the last 6 years but I know it will feel great once these things are complete!

Beach Time with Harrison!

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After dance today we embraced the big increase in temperatures and headed to the beach. We stopped and grabbed lunch for a picnic and then took off for our favorite spot. While going to the beach is always a special treat, today was filled with an even bigger surprise, The Guerrero Family would be joining us!
Harrison’s new little brother will be arriving at the end of May, so we thought it would be nice to get together before his arrival and before Erika was too pregnant to enjoy the beach. The kids had a great time together and so did the adults. We all had the chance to talk and catch up with daily life. Abby, Ellie and Harrison had the chance to play in the sand, catch sand crabs, and have Byron haul buckets of water back to our spot over and over!  
We all had great laughs and a wonderful time. I cannot wait for the newest Guerrero to arrive! May 30th is just around the corner!

Bixby and Felicity Turn Two!

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In February, our dear friends Bixby and Felicity turned two! Now its time to celebrate! Today we headed over to Wolfson home and enjoyed a lovely afternoon with the twins and their family and friends. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, perfect for a birthday party. Abby and Ellie had the chance to swing, run, bounce and play ball while Shaun and I talked with friends and relaxed.
Bixby and Felicity have grown so much and looked adorable on their special day. They loved all of the yummy food their mommy made for the party and dove right in to their special birthday cupcakes. It was wonderful to spend an afternoon with them and watch the girls have such a great time. 
Happy Birthday Bixby and Felicity! Its hard to believe that two years have passed by already!

Visiting the Farm

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Its Springtime and our favorite farm is open again! We jumped at the chance to get out and explore, so we took the afternoon and headed out for some fun. Out first stop at the farm was the big cow bounce house. Let me tell you, there is nothing creepier then watching your children bounce around in what appears to be a cows stomach. But, they had fun and that’s all that matters, right?
After the creepy bounce session, we headed over to feed the chickens and then it was off for a pony ride! The girls love to ride the ponies and even though its only a few minutes it puts big smiles on their cute little faces. Ellie sits in her pony with such pride. You can tell she feels like such a big girl.
After pony rides we headed out to play on the tractor slide and then to feed the animals. Shaun and Ellie even spent some time in the petting zoo brushing the goats and snuggling with the bunnies. Abby wanted nothing to do with it but still enjoyed watching. It was such a wonderful day spent out on the farm. Nothing like fresh air and cute animals to make a day great.
Time to feed the chickens and make Daddy uncomfortable!
Abby is so very happy to ride her pony.
So happy and proud!
Two happy sisters doing what they love!
This guy was a beauty and very hungry too!
Feeding all of the animals around the farm.
Ellie really likes to watch the carrots bounce down the tube to the animals.
Brushing the goats with Daddy.
Petting the fluffy white bunny.

Museum of Natural History

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Despite living in Southern California most of my life, I have only been to the Museum of Natural History on several occasions. The last trip was back in fifth grade. So you can say that its been a while since my last visit. After several trips to the Museum of the Rockies, Abby and Ellie’s love for dinosaurs became very apparent. Since we cant drive to Bozeman just to see the dinosaurs I thought a trip to the Museum of Natural History would be a lot of fun. And we did just that!
The girls enjoyed every minute of their time. Not only did the dinosaurs of all sizes bring a smile to their face, they also enjoyed a lot of the other things the museum had to offer. The Hall of Mammals was a big hit. While its certainly not the zoo, the girls loved seeing all of the different mammals from North America and Africa. Explaining why they looked so real but didn’t move was the hard part. We also looked at the bird display and then headed to the kids exploration area. The biggest hit were the microscopes that allowed children to look at specimens like hair, the wing of a fly and more. Ellie sat there for a good twenty minutes looking at them over and over again. I think we have a scientist in our midst.
The kids exploration was our last stop. We had so much fun that we closed the museum down! That is a good way to end your day, if you ask me.
Our first meeting with the dinosaurs.
Abby and Daddy are ready for a day with the dinosaurs and more.
Look, we got to see a moose!
Look Auntie Jillian, its a hippo!
Look how small we are and how big the dinosaur is!
My name is Stegosaurus, I’m a funny looking dinosaur!
Abby was so excited, we found her Saber Tooth Cat!
“I’m standing next to a polar bear!”
“So cool! Mommy can the bear still eat me?”
I see you!
Cutie Patootie!

Abby Getting Married?

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Abby and Ellie went to Grandma Zoe’s today. When we dropped them off Abby wanted to show us the new wedding dress Grandma got them to play dress up in. She came out in her dress with a big grin on her face. This is the first thing she said when she came back into the living room…
“Isn’t it so beautiful! Now I am ready to marry my boyfriend Harrison!”
I couldn’t help but smile and giggle. When I shared this information with Erika, Harrison’s mommy, the response she received was even more priceless. When she showed Harrison the picture and told me that Abby was ready to marry him, what did say? No, not ewww a girl! He said, and I quote…
“But Mommy I dont have a suit!”
From the mouths of babes.

Abby’s First Preschool Picture

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We picked up Abby’s very first school picture today. When Shaun came back to the car and handed it to me, I cried. I cried not because I was sad but because I was so proud and happy. She is growing so fast, which of course tugs at my heart strings, but she looks so beautiful and so happy. Every day she is growing and learning something new. It really amazes me. Oh what the future will hold. Until then I have her beautiful school picture to enjoy and admire.