Playdate with the Girls....and Ethan

Best Friends

Ethan must have been asleep during this picture..worn out from the crazy girls

Our little buddy Ethan is going to look back one day when he's a teenager and think how lucky he was to have playdates with all these cute little girls...Grace, Paige, Olivia and big sister Sophie :)

We got together at Kristyn's this weekend and enjoyed catching-up and watching the little kids play. Grace and Sophie were connected at the hip...even at the potty...and they had a ball dancing, playing, eating and having an all-around good time. Us mommies had fun doing the same thing.

Thanks for those cupcakes Julie! You may need to bring more for me next time :) Oh and Jen, did you get on your preschool wait list yet (ha ha...jk)? Can't wait till we meet up again in October! Love you girls...mommies and babes!!

The Beach

We went to Laguna Beach today with Grandma and had such a blast. The water seriously looked Hawaii-blue today. Grace was so entertained with a bucket, a shovel, some sand, and a little ocean water. It was so cute seeing her play and take-in the beautiful ocean. Grandma made lunch for us and the beach we visited was so cool because there was a little playground for the kiddos too. We walked down the beach and found some tidepools among the rocks. Grace had no fear when it came to climbing the rocks and she loved sitting in the tidepools. Unfortunately there was little sealife because the tidepools were close to the sand, but we did see a crab which really impressed Gracie. We'll need to visit the beach some more before the cool autumn weather kicks in. PS - Ashley, we missed you!!!

On a separate note, Grace is really into pretending right now and this morning she came running into my room saying "Mommy silly tiger is going to get me". I said "where is the silly tiger?" and she said "right there" pointing to the ground. This is the first time she has imagined anything scary and I told her "don't worry, the silly tiger has to go home to her babies". She seemed fine with that response and I'm waiting to see if the silly tiger re-appears any time soon :)

Cupcake

I was craving a cupcake the other day soooooooooooo Grace became my partner in crime!! Green frosting and all :)

Whale Watching...or Dolphin Watching

We went whale watching with our neighbor friends today in Newport and although we didn't see our whale, we saw lots of dolphins, sea lions and pelicans. This was Grace's first ocean boat ride (besides the ferry) and she did really well and sort of just rocked along with the boat as it was a pretty bumpy ride. She always loves being with her friends, no matter what we do, but the marine life, biggie boat and ocean in general definitely added to the excitement of the day. She was so sweet saying "cute dolphin" and "cute sea lion". Everything is "cute" right now - I guess she picked up that word from me because she uses it all the time.

Lunch with GiGi

Grace and I like to pay GiGi a visit at her house in Loma Linda on a regular basis. They enjoy eachother very much and it's so great to see the smile Grace brings to her great grandmother's face and I know Grace thinks her GiGi is very special. We usually sit around and talk, have lunch, play a few games or read a few books and Grace loves to check out GiGi's "stuff". Luckily she has not broken anything yet! During our most recent trip, on Monday, GiGi had animal crackers ready for miss Grace and boy did that make for a happy girl. She also read Grace 'Olivia' and I was able to capture a little bit albeit the bad backlight...