Long Awaited Flordia Trip

There are a ton of pictures here. We had the best vacation ever. We were there almost 2 weeks and I would have stayed longer. We had such a good time.

Emily and Ally jumping at the Daytona Beach mall

Playing at the Beach in Daytona

Rylee with a much needed nap, sunning herself

at the beach while her sisters play.

Rylee and Ally watching the light parade

Emily and Mommy riding the teacups together!

Taking the Ferry into Disneyland from the parking lot.

The girls stood in line to mee the princess. Ally was probably the most exited, suprisingly. They took the families in by groups and we were the last family in our group so they let us take a picture with all of the princesses. The other families only got to take the pictures with each of the princess one at a time. We did that, then all together. It really was fun for them!

Playing in the hundred acre wood water area.

Ally's very favorite ride...the trolly from the parking lot!

It poured, and I mean POURED everyday from mid afternoon until 7 or so. We weren't expecting it the first day and got soaked to the bone. The other days we tried to avoid it or went home when we saw the clouds rolling in and put them down for naps.

Getting ready to watch Disny's philharmagic. A 3D show.

Watching a show, although I honestly couldn't tell you what.

Riding the train that wraps around the park.

A little sisterly love?

Riding Jasmines magic carpet ride.

Waiting to see the fireworks show and eating sweets!

Killing time being silly!

This really nice lady sitting next to us heard Emily say

She wanted a princess crown so she let her wear her's to

take a picture.

Emily and Mike were riding a roller coaster so we

found a cool place to relax and wait.

Going to see it's a bugs life in 3d.

Mike and Em rode the cars while the girls slept.

The light parade, a huge favorite of the girls.

Tired girls resting on daddy during the fireworks.

Did you notice a binky theme for Ally? From the moment we got there if we didn't give her one we were miserable with her tears asking for one. Before that, she wouldn't even think of taking one except during bed. As soon as we got home, she ditched it again. Even though she was having the time of her life, she obviously was out of place and needed it for security.

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures. I wish you could have all been there to see their excitment. Ally still sings all the songs like It's A Small world and her favorite...Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirates Life For Me!

Em's First Day of School Pictures

****Update Below*****

Well, we finally made it. Emily was off to her first day of kindergarten. She was actually not as excited as I thought she would be. She told me at breakfast this morning..."Mommy, I hope Mia is going to be in my class." I had told her maybe one or two of her friends from kindergarten would be in her class as she was worried she wouldn't know anyones names. When we got to school this morning...who was walking up the ramp to her class? Mia! Emily was soooo excited. They played together all last year. Aidon is also in her class and he, too, was in preschool with her. We found her place at the tables and put her name tag on, snapped a few pictures and off we went. Mike told me he felt a little like he was leaving her at Daycare, which we've been blessed never to have to do. So it was a little strange. She has a long day ahead of her. She goes to school from 8:15-2:05. But I think she is ready.

I'll add on to this later today when she gets home from school and we hear about her day. I'm sure she'll have a lot of good stories if I know Emily!

Update: So much for school until 2:05...Emily's teachers name is Ms. Maeder...and we now know the school nurse's name..Mrs. Wood. Emily threw up 2x at school. Emily has a tiny stomach bug it seems, although she already seems better. She threw up a teeny tiny bit this morning but I figured it was just a fluke. I guess not! Daddy had to go and pick her up at 10:30, she made it just over 2 hours. Happy first day of school! So, I guess we'll give it a try tomorrow...hopefully!

Rylee's First Birthday Photos

Friday was Rylee's birthday and Leslie and Zach surprised Rylee with a cute balloon and a bug birthday banner for her. It was so sweet as we weren't having her birthday for a few days and I was feeling a little sad for her,(okay, for me too). Thanks Leslie, that really lifted my day! Then, Mike, my mom, myself and the girls went to Red Robin for lunch. We got this server that we always get...sigh...and I don't think she likes us, although I have no idea why. She's just never friendly. Anyway, I had brought in Leslie's balloon with us and tied it to her chair and the girls were telling EVERYONE it was her bday. And the server didn't do a thing. They sang to three tables around us, but Rylee didn't even get told happy birthday. How sad is that?

We had Rylee's huge buggy birthday bash on Sunday. It was so fun to see all the kids playing and the babies all over the floor! Yet again, we feel so blessed to have such awesome friends and family who truly love our girls! So thank you to everyone who made her day special! Rylee absolutely loved her cake, I think she was so excited to get to eat as much as she wanted, (within reason). She's such a piggy I stop her every meal and it breaks her heart. She wasn't super into opening her presents, she just wanted the cards, and to crawl around with all the kids surrounding her. I think I should have just let Tessa and Emily break into them, they would have had a blast!

And just for fun...Rylee's decided to treat herself to some more teeth for her birthday. Her top two finally popped through!

Peek-A-Boo

Rylee loves to play peek-a-boo these days. I got a small video of her doing it, but she wanted the camera so she wouldn't do it very long. Usually she'll do it until I've had enough and stop playing. Please ignore the annoying mommy voice on the video, it couldn't be helped if I was going to show you her cute new game!

My Baby Is One Tomorrow...And lots of other things...Beware, Lots Of Pictures

This is right after we brought Rylee home from the hospital...

A Year later...

Visiting with our cousins...Karissa, Abby, Zachary, and Cadenne.

A day at the park...

We have had the busiest summer this year. We went on trips, waterworks, losts of days with friends, activities, vbs, swimming, camping, movies and the list goes on and on and on.

Just this week, we visited my neices and nephew from L.A., which was a ton of fun. The five year olds, Emily and Abby, never left each others sides. We also got to meet our new littlest cousin, Cadenne, whom we hadn't met yet so that was fun. Then Sunday we went to a swim birthday party for Tricia and completely wore out my girls. Ally fell asleep on the way to get Rylee, slept through that, the car wash, and into bed, where we let her sleep with her clothes on. Then Monday, we met Tricia, Weston, and Wyatt at the park and then went to Target to shop. Yes, we took five children to Target, but it was a lot of fun. Then yesterday, we met Vicki and her grandaughter, Emily, at Waterworks right when they opened at 10. Rylee, Ally and I left at 12 for lunch and naps. But the Emily's wanted to stay so Vicki kept them there until 3:30. Emily also took a big step, she went down the raging river, a fast tube ride, for the first time. She went with me the first time in the 2 person tube Vicki bought and let us borrow. Then she traded that in for a 3 person tube so they could all go. They spent a good portion of the day doing that. Then, by the end of the day, she went down in her own tube all by herself! When they left, vicki treated them to lunch and playtime at her house. We picked her up after dinner, and she was exhausted. Then today we ran errands and met Leslie at Walmart to buy some stuff for the church nursery. So overall, it's been a very fun, busy, tiring week! Only 11 days until school! YIPEE!

And lastly, bitersweetly, my littlest turns one tomorrow. Sad and exciting at the same time. I guess if you can't stop them from growing, you might as well enjoy each stage. So I hope you enjoy some cute pictures of our big one year old!