Mr. Chatterbox

Since Paige is the quiet one, it would only be fitting that Nick is the loud one. Now that his vocabulary is increasing each day, he is becoming Mr. Chatterbox. If you don't respond to him immediately, he gets louder and louder and louder. So now when he's napping, I escape to the garage and my crafts where it's nice and quiet. On our way to pick up Paige at school the following one-sided conversation took place. I threw in a couple of "aha", "really?", "wow" throughout. During the drive, I was keeping mental track of all the new words he knows. As soon as we got in the car, it started with,
"Mama, where's DeeDee (Paigey)?"
"Mama, car."
"Mama, truck."
"Mama, garbage truck."
"Mama, bird."
"Mama, fly."
"Mama, flower."
"Mama, police car."
"Mama, bus."
"Mama, book."
"Mama, cup."
Can you see why I need the peace and quiet during sleep times?

Freshly Shorn

To gear up for our vacation, everyone has had some type of service to their hair. Brian buzzed his, the usual. I colored mine to get out those stubborn grays. And, the kids got cuts yesterday. I took Nick in this time rather than have Brian do it. A professional was needed to get around his little ears. I then paid close attention to the stylist as she gave Paige the headband braid. I'm crossing my fingers I can do this myself. All I need is for Paige to sit still so that I can actually practice.

Babies on Bikes

Yesterday morning, we took the bikes out for a spin. We decided to check out the recently built stress ribbon bridge at Lake Hodges. We were pleasantly surprised by the nice easy bike trail that eases around the lake. The only eyesore is the I-15 and the noise that brings with it. Overall, a good place to ride with wildlife swirling about. The day ended with some family pool time. I'm still recovering from all the exercise yesterday and can't seem to stop yawning. Better get my catnap in while the kids are resting.

Bubbles

We cannot seem to get enough bubbles around here. Bubbles in the backyard, bubbles in the bath, and even bubbles in the toilet after it's been cleaned can be enticing, well to Nick that is. I broke down and picked up a bubble machine at the store yesterday. I popped in some batteries, turned it on and away it went. It's fabulous and, best of all, the kids love it. It'll be great for playdates and parties. So, if you have some money to invest, you might want to put it into the company that makes bubble solution.

Birthday with Mickey

We celebrated my birthday with a day trip to Disneyland. As soon as the kids were up, we were out the door. The kids were so good the entire day and had so much fun. They lasted eleven hours! I still can't believe it. Some of the highlights were:
The new Finding Nemo submarine ride: Paige was a little scared, but she made it through. And today, she said that it was her favorite ride.
It's A Small World: twice.
Tom Sawyer's Island: mazes, bridges, and even pirate treasure
Meeting Minnie at her house
Dinner with Woody & Jessie
Paige doing the conga during the parade: see video.

These were some of my favorite pictures from the day, but if you'd like to see more click on: Disney Pics

Video of Paige's Conga

The bonus part is we got 2fer tickets, so we'll be going back to visit California Adventure in a couple weeks. Yay!

Eric's College Graduation

Brian was in charge with this post, but with his busy work schedule and doubles tennis tournament, he has had no energy to get on the computer in the evenings. And with his busy work schedule and doubles tennis tournament, I have plenty of time after the kids are in bed to blog. After years of hard work, juggling a full time job or two, and going to school, Brian's brother, Eric, graduated from college with a business degree. All of us are so very proud of him and all of his accomplishments. We celebrated at our house with a keg party! We also had a margarita machine serving mai tais, bean bag tosses, beer pong, and a great hawaiian catered meal. I didn't get to bed that night until 12:45am which for me is a record these days. That just tells you how much fun we had. Congratulations Eric!

Toddler Scribble

One afternoon I came out of the house and discovered these mysterious markings on our patio. Nick had gotten into the sidewalk chalk and went to town. I thought it was interesting that they all looked like 'Xs". Is it the markings of brilliance or madness? We'll have to wait out the next decade or two to know for sure.