Fun Times

Kids got to pick a mini-harvest at my parents' house the other day - they absolutely love growing fruits and veggies with Grandpa, from planting to watering to the best part - harvesting :) I love that they love their fruits and veggies, Matthew even prefers tomatoes over strawberries, he eats them like apples!

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Wednesday we got to go visit Josh's sister, Brittany, up in Menifee for the day - they live in an awesome community with a wonderful clubhouse/pool/splashground/playground - the kids had a blast!

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Today Josh took Matthew out on his bike, minus the training wheels! There was a lot of Josh running up and down the street with his hands on the handlebars alongside Matthew's, but there were several times M asked him to let go and he was able to balance himself and keep going! Our little boy is growing up fast :)

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Kaylie let me play dress up on her :) I bought this dress around Christmastime, but for whatever reason she never got to wear it - it's just been sitting in her closet without a proper occasion for. So today I saw it and thought "why not?!" It's a little short now, so I paired it with leggings, she looked so cute :)

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Proof of Matthew riding without training wheels!

Just Because. . .

. . .I have some pics I'd love to post, but they're not individually blog worthy :)

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The other day I made green goo, out of flour cornstarch, food coloring and water. Kids had a blast (and made a DISASTROUS mess - but it was worth it :)

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Kaylie at the top of the hill in my parents backyard, ready to fly her airplane

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Matthew was being quiet in his room, walked in to see this :)

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Fun hot tub afternoon with the kiddos

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K & M often run ahead to beat me to the front door, while I take my time - when I round the corner this is what I see most days :)

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Miles, AJ, M & K playing at the park :)

San Diego County Fair!

We were headed down the 5 freeway to Sea World this afternoon, when we passed the Del Mar Fair Grounds and realized "hey, it's opening day for the fair!" - looked it up quickly online and realized it was $4 admission day - awesome! So we turned around and went to the fair! First time ever for the kids, first time for josh and I in at least 5 years, if ever, I don't even remember. The kids loved the rides, we could have spent hours (and hundreds, yikes) there - walked through the cattle area and the inside "shopping" areas. Tried some disgusting garlic bacon ranch fries - I think I would have rather tried the fried frog legs two booths down :) Hoping to go back on a $2 Tuesday!

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In the double decker, on the way back to our car, posed for a pic with my boy - and the cool dude in the background, of course :)

En Vogue

Not only is my brother a cool guy and a good friend, he's a wonderful photographer as well! He and his wife Kristen came to visit from Portland a few weeks ago, we had such a good time seeing them, wish it happened more often. We were overdue for some quality family photos, and here's what we got!

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Matthew and one of his best buds, AJ :) 

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PT Week!

This sweet little face has embarked upon the infamous PT Week - Potty Training Boot Camp! 

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Final Tally Day 1: Four #1s in the potty, One #2 in the potty, and 2.5 accidents - using an M&Ms reward system (which of course I have to award Matthew too, haha) - proud of our little girl :) We'll see what the rest of the week brings, hoping she'll be primarily trained in 2 weeks, when I have to go back to work - we'll see! *Update! PT week has been going great! A few accidents, but overall success - by day 7 I'd say she's all but night-time potty trained!! Yay Kaylie :)

(Adorable pic by Greg Helton Photography - many more photos will be on the blog soon :)