LA County Fair

Its Fair time! We took the girls to the LA County Fair and we had a great time. Usually we only last about 2 hrs when we are out and about with the girls.... but this day we were there for 5.5 hrs! It was a record! They had a great time!

Allie looking at the cows...although she looks like the one in the cage!

Look at Allie's expression!!

The girls did really well with the animals. I thought they would freak out....

And they did.... after about 10 mins they were DONE! Not the best time to get a family picture! haha

In the Dinosaur Exhibit. I wanted to get a picture of them looking at the camera, but they were too scared!!

Oh no Lexi! Watch out!!!

They got to see a few live animals that they could touch...snakes... turtles....hedgehogs. Lexi loved it!

They had a "Princess House" where kids could go in, play dress up and play with everything they could imagine. We stayed here for over an hour. The kids had a great time!

Painting

We spend lots of time painting....

But Allie spends most of her time eating... check out those teeth! Good thing its non-toxic!!!

Summer Days

A self-proclaimed Super Hero, in her super outfit!

Party Time!

Quietly playing with puzzles

Splash Pad - A summer favorite!

The girls with their friends. All 4 of these girls have all grown up together. They have so much fun when they play!

A rough week

In 1 week, Allie and Lexi have both recieved their first BIG boo-boos.

It all started with Allie tripping over shoes in the closet and falling into the corner of a dresser. Then later that day at the park, she was knocked down by a swing. She had a HUGE goose egg on her forehead that took about 5 days to go away.

Then, not even a week later, Lexi was hit in the face by a swing at the park and bit down on her tongue. At first it only looked like she cut her lip, but a few minutes later, we realized that her tongue had a MAJOR cut in it. So off to the ER we went. (BIG thanks to Lori for taking Allie for the afternoon!)

Sitting in the ER waiting for the Dr.

They gave her a coloring book to keep her busy. They also had a TV in the room so we snuggled and watched cartoons.

Because of the size of the cut and the location, the Doctors decided that it was best to sedate Lexi and then do stitches. There was no way they could have done it with her awake and aware of what was about to happen. She she was put to sleep and they did 4 stitches. It took her about 2.5 hrs to fully wake up and be ready to come home.

After sleeping from 5:45pm - 7am, she was back to her regular self. Although, she is having a hard time eating, she is still able to manage to eat something - especially when its fun! (Like goldfish in a muffin pan)

Here is her war wound:

A visit to Northern California

Yet another trip to go see our family and friends in Northern California. We had a great time and got to see lots of friends when we were there.

Grammy has LOTS of dress up clothes for Lexi to play with and she loved them so much, she went to bed with them on! Then at 6am the first morning, she put on another dress. She LOVES to dress up!

We got to meet up with Lauren and Emily (Allie's birthday buddy). We went to a splash pad and the kids had a great time!

My handsome nephew Jack

Allie and Emily on the Ladybug

Caroline and Lexi giving it a try

Landon and Lexi

Princess Bride Lexi and Allie having a snack with Papa

Papa took the girls fishing for the first time. They were SOOO excited!

Papa bought Lexi her very first fishing pole.

Allie got to try it out too

YEAH! She caught a fish!!! She was fascinated by it. She held it and inspected every inch of it.

Allie caught one too and loved it just as much!

The girls had a great time fishing! Thanks Papa!

One night while we were there, my sister, Heather and I got to go out on a "sister date." Something we haven't done in a VERY long time. It was great to spend 4 hrs together without any interruptions. I love her so much!

Leah's Birthday

My family spoiled me for my birthday. Saturday night, Mike took me out on a date (long overdue), Sunday we went to the beach, and then Monday (my actual birthday) Lexi made me some cupcakes.

She picked out the decorations herself.

She was very proud of herself for decorating them.

The finished product. Nothing better than something designed by children.

The Beach

The girls LOVE the beach. Not big fans of the water, but they love being outside and playing in the sand.

Mike made Lexi into a Mermaid!

It was a great birthday. Being with my family is my favorite thing to do.