June Randoms

Here are a few random pics from the month....FYI, I don't tote my camera with me everywhere, but am a BIG fan of my iPHone that lets me snap a quick one whenever I feel like it!

Big girl....at the dentist!  I don't know WHY I always dreaded taking them to the dentist....movies, prizes, stickers.....seriously, kids these days have it GOOD.

He's an old pro..

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!  Thank you Auntie Staci (and crew) for this....it is awesome and has already provided us with many laughs!

This may not seem like a big deal, but Brian and I thought it was!  This was the first time we decided to brave a "nice" restaurant (this qualifies as one that has real table cloths, wine glasses, and soft music.....as opposed to the ones we usually go to with kids cups, crayons at the table, and so much noise you can hardly hear yourself think).  We went early as not to interrupt anyone, should our kids decide to misbehave.  We are very happy to report that we made it through without any meltdowns.

We got to have Tyler for a few days while Julie and Tim were out of town.....it was tons of fun and I just can't get enough of that little man.  However, running errands proved to be a challenge.  As you can see by this picture, it's a good thing that I didn't need very many grocery items!

Bath time x 3!  They LOVE their cousin!

Happy Birthday to me (again!)

This was quite a switch....being a guest and not the party planner for my OWN party! Brian earned some big points with a SUPER thoughtful surprise party for me! I had asked for an outdoor movie screen for my birthday...for the record, I did not ask for a set-up ANYTHING like the one Brian put together. Can't say I'm not happy about the "upgrade" from what I had asked for....but most of all, SO happy about the way it played out. In addition to buying me an awesome gift, he coordinated a surprise movie night party.....keep in mind that the only thing Brian usually volunteers to do for the parties we host is test the appetizers to make sure that they're edible! Sooo, I had also booked a surprise trip to Monterey as Father's Day gift for Brian....we ended up getting home from Monterey around 1pm....I left to run an errand with Julie at 4:30pm...and guests arrived at 7pm. In that amount of time (and with 2 kids in tow!), he went to the store to buy the food, picked up the cake, and set up the movie screen, etc. AMAZED! He's going to be sorry that he ever let me know how capable he can be when it comes to these things....I'm going to expect a lot more out of him as a future party helper! Jake and Mia picked out the movie "Dolphin Tale", and Brian invited a bunch of friends and family to surprise me + enjoy the movie. It was SO fun! With the help of a few very good friends, he set up a dessert/candy/popcorn table too....he knows I have a sweet tooth! I was feeling like one lucky girl, that's for sure! Many more movie nights in our future!

MY Birthday

Birthdays are fun....I had a great day celebrating with my favorite people! Brian planned a day to Muir Woods, which was really nice. Neither of us had ever been and the kids enjoyed "hiking" around + the weather was just right. Those are some BIG trees! They brought me donuts for breakfast, we stopped for lunch on the way out to Mill Valley, and ended up downtown for Chinese food for dinner. I ate my way through the day, which was just right. The kids were really excited to give me my card and gift.....and I think Mia is still wondering when my friends are going to get here to jump in the bounce house and hit the pinata ;) Thanks for all of the birthday wishes....life is GOOD!

Father's Day 2012

We celebrated Father's Day with a trip to Capitola. The goal was to escape the HOT weather in Pleasanton, which we did accomplish :) It was pretty cool out there but the kids didn't mind at all. Had a great day with one GREAT Daddy!

Mia's 3rd Birthday Party

Mia chose an "under the sea" theme for her party....it was lots of fun and we were SO lucky that the weather cooperated! She was super excited about her big day and loved having all of her friends over to her new house. Highlight of the party - Brian was giving the kids instructions on the water balloons..."if you want to play with the water balloons, then no crying if you get wet, etc."....as soon as he was done, the kids looked up at him (mind you, there were 27 of them), and Brian saw a little twinkle in their eye....he started to run, and they ALL started to chase him with their balloons. He was the target and all of the parents and kids had a ball watching it go down! All in all, it was a great day....can't believe my baby is 3!