The happiest place on earth

We just got back from Disneyland and we had such an amazing time with the girls. We went with Cory's entire family and it was such a fun family trip. The girls did great on the rides that they could go on. The highlight of the trip was getting to meet the princesses. There is a section in the park called Princess Fantasy Fair (or something like that) and you can meet the princesses. We waited in line about 45 minutes to meet Snow White, Princess Aurora, and Cinderella. It was totally worth it because the girls ate up every second of it. They asked Snow White where the dwarfs were and asked Aurora where Maleficent and Prince Phillip were. It was a crackup to hear their answers and the girls were so enthralled. It will be fun to go back in a few years when I'm not pregnant and the girls are a bit older and can ride on more rides.

At the end of the day we were SO happy to have our double stroller!

A sweet surprise

I had a wonderful weekend with my college friends. We are all pregnant and our due dates are days apart from each other. It's so much fun for all of us to be pregnant together. We had a great excuse to celebrate this weekend, a baby shower for Dana. Erica & Heather flew in from out of town to surprise her. It was such an amazing weekend and I'm sad it's over. Next time I see everyone we'll all have our little ones together.
Our due dates from left to right: Jan 20th/girl, Jan 15th/??, Jan 1st/boy, and Jan 15th/girl.

Practice

My cousin had a baby in July and Auntie Cece was watching her yesterday. They dropped by yesterday morning and the girls got to hold baby Keira and they were SO happy. It's good practice for when #3 arrives in January.

A really fun party

Last Sunday we went to Avery's 3rd birthday party and had tons of fun. It was my 3 girlfriends and our daughters at Glitter Box at the San Tan Mall. The girls had their hair done, nails painted, danced to music, did the limbo with feather boas, and ate princess cupcakes. R&R were in hog heaven. Here are some of the highlights:

Reese getting picking out her hair ties.

Ryan's rockin' hairdo. It looked really cute on her. Wish I could style their hair that cute. The only downfall was the glitter they put in their hair took about 4 days to wash out.

Dancing machines.

All the girls posing together. The tutus and shirt were so cute on all the girls!

Limbo!!

Reese & Ryan having waaaaaay too much fun!

Um, we're ready for cupcakes now.

Our other swim lessons

We were taking swim lessons at a place where R&R were getting in the pool with an instructor and they really did not like it. It was a battle every week to get them in the water. We decided that we would do some more parent/tot classes with the same instructor as last year. It went really well and the girls did much better when Cory & I were in the water with them. They even jumped off the diving board.

Dress up

We play dress up every day, multiple times a day. The girls have been real homebodies lately and I don't really mind because I get tired from the pregnancy and the heat. We've been trying out free trial classes at different places and that's been really fun, but when we're at home we're dressing up and playing in the playroom. A friend of mine gave us all her old princess dress up stuff and the girls are in heaven! Not only do we dress up, but we have to pretend that we're the different characters. I'm usually the Queen (of course), but sometimes I have to be the mean witch or the prince depending on what they've chosen to be. Cory gets in on the action too and he's always the prince or the King. Funny how they never make him play the mean witch. Here are a few shots of our playtime:

Dancing in front of the mirror in her Snow White getup. Ryan is trying on a pair of jeans from last winter.

Reese loving herself in the mirror.

Now it was Ryan's turn to try on the Snow White outfit. You can't tell in the photo, but my Minnie ears light up and the girls thought they were awesome!!!

More nap drama

On Tuesday night the girls napped from 3-6pm and I tried waking them from about 4:30 on, but had no success. When I got home from the DSMOM social at 9:30 they were still awake, of course. We tried for over an hour to get them down. They kept getting up, turning on the lights, taking off their pajamas. I was so tired and frustrated. They didn't end up going down until 11:30 pm and I was done. I made a vow that they would not nap on Wednesday and that's exactly what happened. I scheduled 3 different get togethers with my friends and their kids just to avoid the sleep time. By 4:00 they were SO tired, but we managed to keep them awake. Reese fell asleep at 7:30 and Ryan wouldn't go to bed unless I did. I was so tired that I took her to bed with me and we passed out at 8:45. Today they fell asleep on the floor at 3:00pm, but I'm getting ready to wake them up right now. This is such a hard transition for us because I think they need the sleep at some point during the day, but when they get their rest they are up until at least 10pm. I never thought I would say this, but I'm actually looking forward to the day that they can make it through without a nap and being super cranky.

Our busy day

We had a fun filled day today that started off with a playdate at the Cragos house. The girls played with their friend, Amelia, and Sarah & I got to chat and enjoy a nice lunch together. We left around 1:30 and headed home. Both girls fell asleep in the car and I was able to transfer Ryan, but Reese woke up and was ready to play again. Tracy and the triplets came over around 3pm and we played until almost 5pm. After they left we headed to Snip-Its to get a haircut. Their hair was shaggy and bugging me so we went on a whim and I'm really happy with the outcome. I'm still trying to grow out their bangs, but we did a short A-line bob cut and the bangs will hopefully catch up soon. Here are a few shots:





After we left Snip-Its the girls were asking for Taco Bell and of course I said yes. We drove through and Reese asked for a bean taco. Weird, but the drive-thru lady said they could do it. Reese was a champ with the bean taco, and I'm not surprised since she's been chowing TBell since she was 18 mos. old. Ryan had a bean burrito and a side of beans. Hello, fiber! After they finished their Taco Bell they asked if they could go to Rolly Pollies, which cracked me up and made me sad at the same time. When we had dance class at RP on Thursdays we would make a run for the border and then go straight to dance class. I know they associated Taco Bell with Rolly Pollies because we ate lunch there for 9 Thursdays in a row. I'm so sad that Rolly Pollies is closed. They asked when they could go back and that was a hard one to explain.

A tough transition

I think the girls are starting to phase out naps and it's been a pretty rough transition for us. There are days where they can't function without a nap, but they won't fall asleep until late afternoon. A late nap means they are up until at least 9:30 or sometimes 10pm. I'm so tired by this point that I put them to bed and go straight to bed w/ no time for myself. Yesterday Reese didn't nap, but Ryan did. She fell asleep on the couch out of necessity because she was so tired. Reese was asleep by 8pm last night but Ryan was rompin' and rollin' at 10pm because she had her power nap on the couch. I do enjoy the one on one time I get when one is sleeping. I had it with Reese today while Ryan was napping and then Ryan and I had some special moments after Reese went to bed.

Happy Anniversary!

Cory and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary on July 29th. We were finally able to get away this past weekend because my mom was so nice and watched R&R for us. We went down to Tucson and stayed at the Hilton El Conquistador. It was a great weekend with pool time, dining out, reading, and relaxing. It was just what we needed. Below is a self portrait we took. It reminded me of our honeymoon (other photo below) where all we had was self portraits and and photos using the self timer. I love you, Honey! A lot has happened in three years and it's all been so wonderful!!!

August 8th, 2009

August 4, 2006

Big girl beds

We are in the process of converting the girls' room from a nursery to a big girl room. Last Fall the girls moved from their cribs to twin mattresses on the floor. We had their twin beds pushed together so it was like a big king size bed. This past week we finally got the girls their own twin size bedding from Pottery Barn Kids and broke the beds apart so they could have their own sleeping spaces. Reese loved it right away, Ryan is still warming up to the idea. Below are some photos of their first night in their new beds.

Oh no, Mommy!

I was walking down the hallway tonight in my underwear and Ryan was right behind me. She yelled out, "Wait, Mommy! Your underwear is stuck in your butt! Let me get it out!" I tried to explain to her that my undies were supposed to be that way and she was so confused. She said, "But my underwear isn't stuck in my butt, why is yours?" I didn't really have a good answer. I just laughed and changed into my granny panties so we wouldn't have anymore questions.