FULLERTON, CA - Happy Halloween! It's been a busy Halloween "season" around here. Last weekend, we got to go to my school carnival and carve pumpkins. For the carnival I was a 50's girl and Jake was a cowboy. Then we went to a party with mommy & daddy's sunday school class where we ALL dressed up like we were from the 50's - it was a lot of fun. This week I got to have a parade at school, get dressed up again and go trick-or-treating last night. I'm exhausted. It was worth it, though, because I got a fair amount of candy. I like candy.

All of a sudden, it's November - almost time for Thanksgiving!

FULLERTON, CA - Today was my first day of Kindergarten! Daddy took me to school and stayed with me for the morning. We did some crafts, listened to some stories and I met some new friends. My favorite part of the day was when we did the Hokey-Pokey. Tomorrow I get to go to school ALL day, and daddy won't be staying this time. I think that's better anyways, he was a bit emotional this morning and I can't let my new friends see that - not cool.

It was a fun day - I'm looking forward to a great year!!

NORTHERN CA - Here are some pics from our summer vacation. Enjoy!

FULLERTON, CA - My apologies for the lack of blog posts lately, but we've been pretty busy around these parts. Here are a few of the things we've been up to so far this summer.

Mommy had a birthday:



We've been spending a lot of time at Splash:



Daddy had a birthday too:




Our Fourth of July was fabulous:




I just finished two weeks of swim lessons. Can't wait for Tahoe!

FULLERTON, CA - I graduated from Pre-School today. My cap and gown was pink (of course). We sang our "Zoophonics" song and then got our "diplomas." It was really fun, but I thought there might be a bit more to it. The whole thing was over in 28 minutes.

After graduation we all went for gelato at Frati. Then, after nap, we all went out to Soup Plantation for dinner. It really was a fun day...

FULLERTON, CA - Today was Donuts with Dad at my school. Daddy brought Jake and had donuts and juice with me. I picked out a sugar donut for him. Jake didn't get any donuts, but he did have some animal crackers and cheerios. That's OK little buddy, it won't be long before you get to bring dad to YOUR donuts with daddy day at pre-school.

YORBA LINDA, CA - Today I got to go to dance with my friend, Mikaela. We go to a place called, "Freckled Frog."

We get to do ballet and tap - my favorite is ballet. We have special dances that we do with streamers, blankies and pretend lollipops. I have a lot of fun when I go to Freckled Frog.

FULLERTON, CA - Today was Jake's birthday party. We decorated the backyard, got a bounce house, grilled some burgers & dogs, and had a few friends over.

Jake was OK with it, but seemed rather unimpressed with most of the details. He didn't even want to eat his cake! He took a couple bites of frosting and then pushed it away. That's OK, more for me!

He got lots of nice presents from everyone - some things even look pretty fun for me. I think that dad was happy to see lots of trucks and building blocks, and not as many pink, princess tea party sets. C'mon, dad - what do you have against pink?!?

Happy birthday, lil' buddy. You throw quite a party...

LA HABRA, CA - My little buddy boy, Jake, is 1-year old today. Daddy says it seems like it was just yesterday that we brought him home, but to me it seems like a LONG time ago. When will he start talking and stop grunting? When will he be able to chase me and ride bikes with me? Will he ever stop pulling my hair?

To celebrate, we met the girls at El Cholo, which seems to be becoming a bit of a tradition around here. He even got to wear the sombrero, just like I did when we went for my birthday last year.

Happy Birthday, Jake - I can't wait for your party on Saturday!!!

TUCSON, AZ - We came out here to Arizona to go to a beautiful wedding. One of Mommy's cousins got married and we were invited! The ceremony was OK, I got to sit with Morgan & Lindsay, but the real fun was at the reception. There was mexican food, dancing, singing and all the diet 7up I could drink - talk about a good time! Even Nana & Tata got out on the dance floor to move it, move it.

Congratulations Dominic & Jennifer - and thanks for inviting us...we had a great time at your wedding.

FULLERTON, CA - Tonight was my big performance at PreSchool. Daddy, mommy & Jake came to watch me sing two songs: "Happy Day Express" and "Little Red Caboose." Daddy helped with my box/train car...I was the "S" in J-E-S-U-S.

It was a lot of fun - I love singing and dancing...especially on stage!

FULLERTON, CA - Today is my birthday! I've been waiting a long time for this day - I finally turned 5! Daddy made me a special pancake in the shape of the number 5 (although I think it kind of looked like an "S") and then I was off to school. I took treats with me to share with the whole class.

For dinner, we all went out to Ruby's. I got to pick since it was my birthday. The kids & Nana sat at one table and the adults sat at another one - I had Mac & Cheese for my birthday dinner, and a shake to go!

Then we went back to my house and opened presents and had some yummy ice cream-cake from the Pink Spoon Store. Deeeeee-lish! Everyone gave me lots of nice presents, I especially enjoyed my new loving family furniture that my little brother picked out for me - thanks Jakey-pooh :-)

I love birthdays!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Okay, one last egg hunt! We came over to Dave and Julie's for an extra-special, super-yummy dinner. We had ham, rolls, jello salad, some potatoes, green beans, olives and some people had broccoli salad - I chose not to. There were lots of yummy desserts too. After we were stuffed to the gills, they let us run around outside to find more Easter eggs - yippee!

Aiden, Eli & Ava were there and so were Zoe, Leah, Judah and Micah. We had lots of fun playing together. It was the perfect way to finish off celebrating Easter.

Thanks, everyone!

FULLERTON, CA - Happy Easter! The Easter bunny came and dropped off baskets for me and for Jake too! There were lots of fun things in those baskets. Grandma & Grandpa sent me a little purse filled with goodies.

After that we got to go to church and hear about why we have Easter - it's not for the baskets or the bunnies. It's because Jesus was put on a cross in between two thieves. He died, but on Easter morning he rose again. The grave was empty. Isn't that good news?

After church we came back to my house for brunch. Brunch is what you get when you have breakfast and lunch together - I just learned that.

Happy Easter!

FULLERTON, CA - This morning we went over to have breakfast with some friends of mommy and daddy and then hunt for eggs. Since I'm starting to figure this egg hunting thing out pretty good, I decided to go along so I could help Jake.

After a yummy breakfast we sang some songs (thanks to Mr. Orr & Jacob B.) and got ready to find those eggs. They let the little kids go first, and then the big kids got their chance. I found lots of eggs - enough for both Jake and I to share. After we were done finding all the eggs, my friend Bekah's mommy & daddy opened these magic trunks and pretty white birds flew out and up into the sky - it was so cool!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Tonight was a big "Pre-Easter" party at Dave & Julie's house. We did crafts, had pizza. decorated cookies, and, of course, hunted for eggs! Morgan & Lindsay were there, and so were Zoe & Leah. It was really fun searching all over the backyard for the hidden eggs.

Thanks for hosting us, Dave & Julie - I had a lot of fun!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - I decorated cupcakes at Aunt Julie's house tonight. They're for the party tomorrow night that's here at Dave & Julie's house.

Pretty fancy cupcakes, huh?

CORONA DEL MAR, CA - Mommy has been on Spring Break this week...it's been nice to have her home. We were invited to the beach yesterday afternoon by Maddy, Matt and Mikaela. We took them up on the offer (shocking, isn't it?). It was a beautiful Southern California afternoon - perfect for the beach.

After digging in the sand, sharing some snacks, dipping our toes in the chilly water and watching Jake eat sand, we headed over to Pei Wei for dinner. We even brought some home for dad since he'd been wanting to try it.

And I just thought it was going to be another boring Monday afternoon...

FULLERTON, CA - Aunt Julie & Uncle Dave came over and helped us plant some new plants & flowers in front of our house. Mommy was bored with our dirtpatch. I think it looks real nice, how about you?

FULLERTON, CA - Happy St. Patrick's Day! Okay, I admit that I don't know the actual purpose of this "holiday," but I'm all for any special day where we get to wear green clothes, eat green eggs and make green crafts.

Mommy made us green eggs for dinner (don't worry, they tasted just like yellow eggs). At the library we listened to stories, frosted cookies and got our faces painted.

All in all a pretty fun day. Hope your St. Patrick's Day was as festive as mine :-)