Happy Birthday to Me

The girls picked me some birthday flowers.

I loved it!

 We went to Baskin Robbins to try one of their 31 Flavors....

cuz ya know....I'm 31 now.

 Jason was gone all day, so Jamie came over and hung out with me.

Thanks Jamie! I had a blast!

 Poor Jakey got no ice cream.

 Then we went to the mall.  The girls love the Disney store.

Funny story:  Before Sam went to Disneyland for the first time, she used to think (when she was 3) that this place was Disneyland.

When we got home....Jason was home!  He had picked up some cupcakes and hung a Happy Birthday sign. 

Here's a few pictures of the kids enjoying the cupcakes!

Here's the gift from my mother-in-law......

.....an UDDERLY COOL COW MUG!  Haha!  I love it!!

I suppose I am in this stage of my life. 

JASON BOUGHT ME A KINDLE!!!!!!!!

I love it and can't wait to use it!

Jamie stuck around and watched all the kids so that Jason and I could go out for dinner together. 

Thanks Jamie!  You Rock!

Samantha & Alison

        Just some fun pictures of my cute girls!

                          

Pacifica Beach

I love the beach! 

Seriously, love it! 

We had a great day at Pacifica. 

The kids loved it!!!

Am I getting the point across? 

I LOVE THE BEACH!!

Alison spent most of the day digging in the sand--

happy as a clam!

Samantha immediately ran into the water!

She could hardly contain her excitement!!

And then got knocked over by a wave and came back with her clothes dripping wet.

Alison said, "I made a sandcastle!"

Ha!  So funny!

"Dude, take'n on the jellies!  You got serious thrill issues."

There were jellyfish all over the beach. 

 Luckily, they were dead and not dangerous anymore.

Sam just ran in and out of the water all day.

Oh wait....I forgot....

she came in for about 5 minutes and dug a hole in the sand.

Jake always loves being outside!

A little father-son moment.

Love my little guy!

Run, run, run!

Splash, splash, splash!

I taught Sam to dig up sandcrabs.  She thought they were so cool, but Alison was so freaked out.

Jake was so intrigued by the feel of the sand in between his toes.

The whole day was magical for Alison. 

I think she was smiling non-stop.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PICTURE OF JAKE!

Jake was tired, but happy.

 We made the mistake of letting Sam stay in the water too long.  Jason finally went out and got her and she was dangerously cold.  She couldn't open and close her hands and couldn't stop shivering.  I took her to the warm car, got her out of her wet clothes, wrapped her in two big towels, and it still took a while before she was warmed up.  Then as we drove away, she ate and ate and ate.  She had an appetite like I've never seen from her before.

Funny thing though, she said to me, "Mom, next time, can you bring a swimsuit for me."  I had to remind her, "Sam, I did.  You just didn't put it on."

 Like a good mom, I made sure to put sunscreen on my kids.  Like a typical mom, I forgot myself.  This seriously hurts!



Ritz Crackers

I gave Jake a Ritz cracker and he LOVED it!

 All this play is exhausting!



"Painting" With Water

The girls had fun "painting" with water this morning.

Thanks for the idea Jen!

Rollercoasters & Go-Bees

This is a Rollercoaster!

 And this is a Go-Bee!

Slip 'n Slide

Samantha has been asking for a slip 'n slide for a long time, so I picked one up today when we were out shopping.

  She....Was....So....Excited!!! 

And they got to have homemade popsicles!

The girls had so much fun! 

Crazy Hair Day

I know my Sam and I know that she would have been super bugged by funky braids or crazy spikes, but streaks of color.....

SHE LOVED IT!!!

 Sam is good friends with this little girl Aimee.

 Angela, Aimee, Belinda, and Samantha

(Angela & Belinda are in First Grade, Aimee & Sam are in Kindergarten.)

Ice Cream Party

Sam had an end of the year Ice Cream Party for her whole class.  Only a few friends came, but they all brought siblings and parents, so they still had lots of fun!  Here's a picture of a few of the kids.

Mackenzie, Samantha, and Angela

Alison REALLY liked putting sprinkles on her ice cream cone!