Life

I love looking at the camera after I let the kids play with it. They always capture real life! Here's a great shot by Mack of Sam running away from him :) Haha

Sunshine

She's my Bella, my beauty!

She's also....



crazy


adorable


temper mental


cuddly


hilarious


chatty


clingy


mean


happy


active


moody


sweet

naughty


and all mine, all the time!

This little girl is all of the above, packed in one compact, squishy, soft & amazingly adorable package. She's the light of our house & family right now. We all are in awe of her cute new version of Bella talk & how she constantly sings as she goes about her day. She also gets lots of complaints by the boys that she bites, hits & screams! They have figured out that all they have to do is fake crying or say "owe" really dramatically & she immediately sighs, hugs & kisses them while saying "surry". It's become a game for the boys :) She copies every move that I make, down to looking in the mirror at her non-existent wrinkles. She cries for our neighbor every time we drive down the street & screams excitedly for "mana" when we pull into Grandma's driveway. Her best trick is her "double dig", which is picking her nose with two fingers; one in each nostril! It's very effective.

We are so grateful for this little beam of sunshine!

Newport journal, days 6-7

After 2 long & exciting days at Disneyland, we were all ready for some r & r (except Sam, who was still thrilled by his light up Disneyland bracelet!)

This looks like a good place to relax!

We just walked around Laguna & Newport in the morning, taking in the beautiful scenery & ocean air.

Then....we hit the pool!

These boys are really mermen, who have to be dragged out of the water kicking & screaming!

Our final day was spent in the sand...literally!

Trying to catch some waves :)

I actually got in a swimsuit, sat on the beach, dug in the sand & fought off some pretty big waves...it's just not photographed (phewwww!) I did take the opportunity to walk around the cute shops with my Mom whenever possible though!

Beautiful day

Goodbye California.... until next year!