The Second Annual Pumpkin Patch Trip

Here are two pictures in the exact same spot at the same pumpkin patch... just one year apart. Look how much has changed in a year. In last year's picture, poor Ryan was trying to get her little baby sister to stay still for a picture. That never happened because this was the best one we got. And this year, they are both perfectly poised on their individual pumpkins. Life is good- what a difference a year makes!!

A few fun moments from this year's trip included mommy getting to ride the train AGAIN with the girls because daddy kept insisting that men are too big for all the kiddie rides.

Ha! I'll show him... who's on the ride now Big Guy? Huh? Huh? Huh?

My favorite part of the afternoon though was when Charlie honest to God thought that she could carry this pumpkin to the car. This picture doesn't do the moment justice because she really gave a good ol' college try! Afterward, we moved on to a more manageable size for little Char Char!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!

"We Met Cinderella! Really, we did!!!"

We spent the day at Disneyland (actually... most of the day was at California Adventure because Disneyland was packed!) with Aunt Nancy and Cousin Katie. The hardest part is that now Charlie is getting old enough to know what is going on. She was very sad when I told her it was just a "Mommy and Ryan" day. But she quickly cheered up when I told her that next time at Disneyland we will have just a "Mommy and Charlie" day. I told her that we could go with Carson and Michelle and she hasn't stopped talking about it since.

Anyway, Autopia was the only ride we went on at Disneyland before we realized that we chose to go on one of the few days that Disneyland is sold out. Good move mom!!

We headed over to California Adventure and had a little bit better luck. The girls loved this Merry Go Round because it was Little Mermaid themed!

And I don't have to tell you how truly excited Ryan was to meet Cinderella. This was the highlight of the day.

First Rainy Day Play of the Season

I sure am behind in my blogging! Sorry everyone. Remember way back when it rained a few weeks ago? Well, here are a few pics of the girls enjoying a little time in the rain...

Charlie in her new raincoat she got from Aunt Marzie for her birthday!

Ryan trying to catch some raindrops with her tongue

What could be more fun than just standing in the rain? Hmmmm... I can think of a lot of things but I guess for toddlers, this is heaven!!

Mad About Plaid

Charlie had her 2nd birthday party last weekend. We had a great time with family and friends. Everyone was a trooper and wore plaid to really help "bring home" the theme. Thank you to everyone for coming. It means the world to us to have you all here with us to celebrate. Here are a few pictures of the fun day...

Some of the little ones in the bounce house... Ryan, Sophia (old neighbor), Charlie, and Carson

Charlie, Ryan, and Carson just lookin' cute!

Here is the birthday girl!!!


Ryan and Scottie even sported a tad of plaid. Thanks guys!!

Two old friends of mine joined us for the festivities- Jen and Genny.

Two new mommies- Michelle and Claudia

Our First Family Photo Shoot

Last week, we ventured down to the beach with photographer, Doug Miranda to get some pictures taken of our little princesses at this perfect toddler age. We wanted to capture there unique personalities at this age on film to be frozen in time. We found Doug through our friends Anna and Aaron Davis and Jenn and Trey Fletcher, who have both used his services in the past. He was so professional and great with the girls. They both warmed up to him in no time (which you all know is unheard for our girls).
Here are few of the pictures but you can click on this link to see the slide show (set to music) on Doug's blog... http://www.dougmiranda.com/blog/