Mothers Day Weekend

Macy and I had the run of the house while Remy and papa were in Seattle. We were really busy with shopping, walks, park and of course all the Mothers Day festivities! We started our mom day celebrations with Mike's side of the family on Saturday night. We had a great dinner with everyone at Olive Garden. Macy impressed everyone with her consumption of food...she can really put down a meal if she likes what she is eating. She finished her meal off with a LARGE bowl of ice cream! We had a blast and it was great seeing all the moms :) 

Sunday was busy right from the start. My mom came over for a late breakfast and some backyard water fun with Macy, she loves the hose and can entertain herself with it for hours :) It was a beautiful day and it was great catching up with my mom after Macy settled in for a nap. In the afternoon after Macy woke from her slumber we headed to T.O. for Mothers Day dinner with Kay and family. We had a nice visit with Alison and Alan in from out of town and lots a great music compliments of Uncle Brian, hehehe. Macy loved being the center of attention and even more the dessert. She had a full serving of red velvet cake with insane frosting...she didn't go to sleep until 10:30pm...eeeek!!!! 

We had a wonderful weekend with family as always and can't wait to see everyone again soon :) 

Remy & Papa Solo to Seattle

Mike and Remy had a great time going solo to Seattle. After two vacations back to back mama was not up for another trip and I was going to miss all the Mother's Day celebrations. It all turned out for the best and Mike and Remy had some great bonding time! They got really lucky on both flights, they had lots of extra seats to spread out! One of my biggest fears of flying with the girls was to have them on your lap in a full flight!!!!! 35lbs of biggness on your lap for 3hrs...YIKES!!!! Papa D has some kinda luck and Remy was on her best behavior.

They visited our great friends Julie, Andrew, Max and Maya. All the kids had a blast and from what I heard Mike and Remy had some great naps and lots of wonderful walks around their neighborhood. It is so beautiful up there! The best part of their trip for me was their return :) Macy and I missed them so much. I had to remind Macy every few hours where Papa and Remy were. It was really sweet. 

Funny Faces

We had a good time making funny faces with this really cool all organic putty ecokidsusa.com. 

I think Papa D wins the "Most Creative" award :) 

New Hats

My check book is in trouble because of this new hat store that just opened on Abbot Kinney. I could not resist getting the entire family a new hat! 

What happened to Sweet Macy????

We are officially in Temper Tantrum stage with Macy. What Macy wants Macy gets.....not really! That is why it was recommended by my friend Jesse to take pictures of her while she is throwing a tantrum. It worked... after a few flashes she stopped. My friend said her mom has an entire photo album of her crying, so hilarious! Thanks for the great advice Jess! 

Macy and Remy just got over another really bad flu. Macy always gets a really high fever, she peaked at over 103. I felt so bad for her but could not resist taking a picture of her all bundled up like a little burrito, so so cute. 

Macy loves her purses, especially one that Grandma Suzanne gave her. She insisted on taking it with her to San Diego and had it on her arm the entire trip down. 

Another shot of hand cleaning. I think I am going to dedicate an entire blog just with pictures of the girls cleaning their hands. It cracks us up and even the daycare was surprised with it....they think it is strange :) 

The Comedian

Remy has this really funny side to her and is always doing the silliest things for attention. We are convinced she is going to be the class clown! 

When Remy isn't trying to make us laugh she is getting into something she shouldn't be. No surface is safe and all the really cool toys like the one she is standing on all live outside now! 

Another really crazy thing is both Macy and Remy hate having dirty hands. I try and get them to do finger paints but as soon as they get their fingers in the paint, painting is over. 

Not sure what we are going to do about the "getting naked" thing. Any opportunity for the girls to get naked they take it! ps .... the seat did get a good cleaning, hehehehe

Swine Flu Plan B

Plan B: to get as close to Mexico without crossing the border. Not really, it just worked out that way. As everyone knows we had to cancel our much needed and anticipated vacation to Cabo. It was decided that it was not safe to travel in fear of either getting sick or getting stuck. In the end it all worked out just fine and we got in an amazing visit with family and friends.

Jamie and Ryan came to visit us at our hotel for lunch and to play with the girls. Macy LOVES Ryan as you can see from the picture. Remy is all about who will run around with her :) It is amazing how much Jamie and Remy look alike, so cute!  

We have come to the conclusion that vacations are the best when they extend the "Three Day" weekend rule. It took us until the last day to really relax and get into the groove. Our trip to Sea World was by far one of the most enjoyable days I think I have ever had with Mike and the girls. Everyone was just having fun, the way it should be but far and few unfortunately. But I think we are getting around that corner and looking forward to more family fundays!!! 

Flower Power

A Pirate Paradise!

I was so impressed with Aiden's Pirate Coves and Tree House! It is really cool and super creative. Aiden and his dad took scrap wood and lots of old pallets and created a super awesome Pirate Ship in the front yard along with several different Pirate Coves and rad tree house.  I see lots of great adventures to come!!!! Aiden you are so lucky :) 

Santa Cruz

Mom and I made a much anticipated visit up north to visit family....Bruce, Jenn, Aiden and Aubry. The trip up was great and the girls did awesome despite being sick. The hotel sucked but we made the best of it. Being so close to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk was great. We had lots of opportunity to get on some rides and eat lots of junk food :) Aiden and Aubry have grown so much since the last visit...where does the time go???? The trip home was pretty much the hardest and most stressful experience to date with the girls....grandma was such a trooper and after the tears subsided if we had to do it all over again we would! Thanks everyone for an amazing visit, we miss you guys so much!
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It was just brought to may attention that posting a comment is a bit difficult if not impossible...I just tried it myself, UGGGG!!!

Here is Grandma Suzanne's comments on our trip...

"First, I've noticed that no one ever makes comments, so decided that I would start that practice. Second, I wanted to clarify that it was Macy and Remy who cried all the way home, not Mom and Grandma, although I am sure that Beth and I both considered melting into tears many times during the drive (which Beth failed to mention included two vomiting episodes......). But the trip was a very special one, and I was glad that we finally were able to make it, as it had been put off a few times."

A Surprise Visit

What a great surprise we had when Anna had a modeling event in Santa Monica and came over for a visit with her cousins. 

 

Easter Funday

LUVing Spring!

Our first weekend of Spring weather! Spring is all about butterflies, strawberry smoothies, splash pools and finger paints! The girls loved being outside in the water, making messes and bugging around with all the springtime bugs! Its Monday and I am ready for next weekend and I am sure the twins are too :) 

Pick'n Stawberries

With Papa working this weekend the girls and I headed north for a visit with Grandma and Grandpa. After lunch we decided to take a little visit to the local farm for Strawberry picking. The girls loved picking the berries and eating them right off the plant. Remy was good about eating the entire strawberry but Macy would take a bite and toss...the trail of half eaten berries was hilarious and by the looks of her she had her fill (note to self...no new shirts when picking strawberries). Grandma and Grandpa had a hard time controlling their berry picking too...they sent us home with enough strawberries to last a lifetime! 

The First Hair Cuts

Saturday morning before Papa had to go to work we were able to get the girls in for their first hair cuts. Macy was a little nervous but with the help of mommy's lap she did just fine. Remy was a sport as long as she could stand up for the trim. She was not happy with the blow dryer but put up with it anyways :)


This place was great and really expensive but for the first hair cut it was worth every cent. They even gave us a certificate and an envelope filled with their baby hair for the scrapbook :)


Great job girls!!!!

Learning "Fish Lip"

What better way to show a fish that you love him! 

Remy has the fish"kisses" down but Macy is still figuring it out, she will get it soon :) 

Welcome home little fish!

We shall call you Kinney! A good fit with Chris and Sylvio :) 

The girls got a new little friend over the weekend and have been really good at feeding him and talking to him. He really seems to be enjoying his new home and it is really nice to have him, we love him! 

 

Baby vs Vaseline

Yep, you guessed it...this is one of about thirty attempts to get vaseline out of Remy's hair and the vaseline is winning! Tonight Remy is getting a dish soap scrub down and hopefully that will do the trick. The corn starch is just not soaking it up, the greaser look is getting old!

How could this happen...

Bedtime + toddlers in toddler beds + run of the room + crafty climbing + tub of vaseline = total disaster! 

About 9pm Sunday night I went in to check on the twins, usually asleep by that time and out pops Remy from behind the curtains fully covered head to toe with vaseline. Lets not even talk about everthing else in the room that was covered, no surface was untouched. Thankfully Macy was asleep while Remy had her way with the goo!  Papa had a full day of clean up Monday and I am sure it will not be the last :) 

Cousins Rock!!!

Having cousins so close reminds me of when I was growing up with my cousins. We had so many great adventures and the memories will live on forever. I can't wait for Macy and Remy to have those same experiences with their cousins and I think this weekend was one of those great memories. SO MUCH FUN!!!! Thanks :)

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