Girl Power Weekend! Woo-hoo!

When Daddy is away, the Grace Girls will play! We have 3 rules during a Girl Power Weekend.

Rule #1: The girls can wear WHATEVER they want! No exceptions!

Rule #2: We all wear the dirtiest tennies in our closet just because we CAN!!

Rule #3: We don't clean the house until one hour before Daddy arrives home!

Can you sense a theme to our weekends?

Daddy is kinda a clean freak so when he's not around, we kinda let it all be "loose!"

Evidence of Rule #1.

Charlie chose a complete Rapunzel princess outfit and shoes to wear and even carried her 3 foot Rapunzel doll with her everywhere. Correction. Mommy or Ryan carried the doll because it was too big for Charlie to carry! Haha.

The girls had a playdate to extend our Girl Power Weekend to even more girls!
Shhhh... I added another rule to Girl Power Weekend this time...
Rule #4: Mommy can buy things at Garage Sales!
Hee-hee, check out my $2 basketball hoop for the pool. It was a hit!

Girl talk.
The most perfect part of the Girl Power Weekend.

Daddy, when are going away again????

Ryan and Her Prince

Each year, the Seal Beach Girl Scouts host a Father/Daughter Dance. Ryan and Steve had a fantastic time last year at the "Hoedown" themed event. Steve was totally prepped... He was under the impression that it was a "hoedown" every year so he went to The Boot Barn and got fancy real cowboy boots, and real cowboy belt, and shirt. He figured, "Hey, why not? I can wear this every year as the girls are involved in Girl Scouts! What a deal!"

Well... all was good until we got this year's invite!

The annual "hoedown" had turned into a "Sock Hop!"

Suddenly, prepared Steve was not quite as prepared!

"Why shop" Steve says, "This outfit works for the 50's as well as it did for the 80's party we at attended AND... ironically for work tomorrow too! LOL!

Isn't she precious?


So excited to spend some QT with her daddy!
He is her hero!

I wonder what next year's theme will be?

Introducing "The FIERCE Ladybugs!"

Watch out for those fierce ladybugs! They are out to get ya!

We decided, at the last minute, to sign Ryan up for Spring Select Soccer! We got on a great team. Such fun families and girls. Ryan is having a great time.

Just a few shots from last week's game warm ups...

Abbie and Rachael ACTUALLY found some ladybugs... that HAS to be good luck, right?

The "Bug-n-ator" can't wait to be a soccer stud like her sister! August Buggy... August! Not long to wait and you will be official too!

Ryan with Ella. Ella is the coach's daughter, fellow McGaugh friend, and Girl Scout Daisy buddy... Ryan loves being on the same team!

GO LADYBUGS... GET FIERCE!!

Celebrating 29 Years Old (again!)

Momma had another birthday... whoa, it seems like they are coming faster and faster with each passing year! Typically, I wouldn't have had a party or anything on an "off" year but some girlfriends of mine FORCED (yes, forced...hee-hee) me to celebrate. We had so much fun... a dozen great girls, a martini filled pre-party, a big party bus, Lucky Strike, and last stop at Tantalum made for a fantastic evening. Sure, the occasion was my birthday but really, I think it was more about a bunch of moms needing a GNO (Girls Night Out)!

No hubbies, no kids allowed!

And then on my actual birthday, my family took me to Mahe for a fabulous dinner!

Same place every year... You can probably look back in the posts to see basically these same pictures last year. Funny, I was turning 29 that year too...LOL!

Anything to draw out my birthday longer... hee-hee!