Back to the OC

We are off to the OC for the weekend!

While the parents visit Mahoney,
we will swim in their pool,
and sleep in their guest rooms.

Today, I get to see my Barb who I miss so much!

I'm looking forward to a weekend "away."

Happy to Be Here

I cannot stress enough how blessed I am to be home with my girls.

Lunch was GOOD!

Finally Finished!

Rory's room is done!

Bliss

There is nothing better right now,
than watching my girls play in our backyard.
Sprinkler runs,
splashing in the blow up pool,
picking apples from the tree.

Now if I could only remember to snap a pic!

3 Months Down

6 to go!

Dreams do come true.

Moving Day!

I spent moving day - not moving anything.
John sent me and the girls off to my mom & pop's,
and after a morning swim we had a lovely Orange County afternoon.

Lunch at Newport Fashion Island,
then shopping at Bloomingdales
where I found some new plates for 85% off!
Gelato, a carousel ride,
and a trip to Bath & Body Works.
I'm in love with these:
After our day of fun, and one more swim,
we headed
home.
Now we discover the joys of UN-packing.

Space

Today, I spent the afternoon unpacking our bathroom. I felt a little pit in my stomach at the sight of our new setup. I have been so spoiled the last 5 years, as we have had two separate areas in the bathroom with our own sinks. I sort of liked all my space. But then I thought back to our first house, and its one dinky sink, in the bathroom that we all could not fit in at one time. The thought of that closeness made me smile, and then I smiled again when I remembered that there is a closet in with the toilet. It's strange - but wonderful. Especially since I discovered I have a lot of bathroom "stuff". Hair stuff, face stuff, girl stuff, kids stuff, household stuff. Stuff, stuff, stuff.

Thank goodness for the toilet's closet - now I have a lot of space for it.

Knock Knock

Who's at my door?

And then I made her SCRUB Her Hands

John found a baby lizard in the front yard today,
and Miss Sascha had NO problem holding the little creature.
I on the other hand....

Later we went to the new house, boxes in tow.
As I unpacked boxes the girls put on their swimmies,
and ran around the backyard
in the spray of the sprinklers.

It was wonderful.

Plans

And we'll put our armoire where the Rory is...

"Take A Picture of Me"

"I promise to smile pretty."

A Vineyard Wedding

Last night we attended a beautiful wedding at the Callaway Winery in Temecula.
Bonus for us - it took us under 10 minutes to get there from our new house!
Hubby and I roughed it on an air mattress in our soon to be family room,
because we haven't moved any of our big things yet.

We had such a lovely evening watching my dear friend of 13 years,
marry her true love.

Congratulations Kristin & Rafael,
or shall I say
Mrs. & Mr. Llorente!

Nosh

This is where my hubby will cook up delciousness galore,
and where I will fix bowls of cereal.



Tonight we are going to the wedding of our dear friends
Kristin & Rafael.
Happy Wedding Day to them!

A Room Fit for a Princess... or two.

Welcome to our room!

Our closet,
perfect to hold our finest duds!

In Sascha's words it isn't big it's,

"Humongous, actually."

A Room with a View

Here is the view from the deck off of my bedroom.

This is where we plan to watch the sunset,
and the hot air balloons float across the sky.

That is our neighbor's pool.
How I hope we become friends
so we can swim in its cool waters,
when the days get so hot!

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

I have been having roller coaster like emotions about our upcoming move.
Most days I am upbeat and excited,
and then I'll be rocking Rory up in her room
and I start to feel a little sad about moving away
from the home that holds so many memories.

We moved into the Rancho Santana
one week before we got married.
I remember packing for the wedding,
and looking for my things in boxes.
I remember thinking how much space there was,
and saying "We will never fill this place up!'
HA!
Two babies later and this big house seems so small.

My two little babies,
I remember bringing them home from the hospital to this house.
Having their first baths on the counter in the kitchen.
Accidentally spilling the water from their baths
all over my feet and the kitchen floor.

Birthdays.
Holidays.
Some of the most significant moments of my life.
It makes me a little teary.

But, I can't wait to see the adventures my new home will bring.

LONG Day

We were all over the place today.
Ending the day with some ice cream cones,
and some night swimming at Nana & Papa's.

Now it's off to sleep!

Sisters, Sisters

There were never such devoted sisters!

Box it up!

P to the A to the C to the K

It is what I did all day.

Minus our journey to get more boxes,
which led to a trip to Toys R Us,
which led to Rory conning John into buying her a ball,
which she carried around all day
even to lunch.

Smiley

Rory's been communicating a lot more lately,
so we've been seeing a lot more of this:

Cutie P-toots

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We Love You!

Tonight, Hailey and I had a date.
A date to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
I wasn't sure what to expect,
and I was so happy to find it was a great show!

And I still don't know how they made that car fly!

Ladies Who Lunch

We met the besties for lunch today at CPK.
And then tooled around the mall,
for a brief respite from the clutches of
packing.

No Rory's were harmed in the taking of this picture.

Pack It Up, Pack It In

I now remember why I dislike the moving process.

Packing.

UGH!!

Lazy Days of Summer

The 4th

Swimming

Lemonade
Chips
Hot Dogs
and Burgers,
interestingly gourmet burgers.
Peach Cobbler and Vanilla Ice Cream

Love

Laughter









and two little ones asleep before the sky went dark.

So I Wish I Could Dance

I know, I am four seasons late to this party - but I am so glad I'm finally here!
So You Think You Can Dance is quickly becoming my favorite summer show.

This week when Brandon and Janette performed that Cha Cha I was glued to the television,
and was applauding from my seat when they were through.

And there were these two....

I don't know if it was because I am reading Eclipse (again) right now,
or the fact that every aspect was awesome but I LOVED it!

I find Kayla fascinating. She comes off in her interviews as, dare I say, a wee bit vapid - but when she takes that stage she becomes the character she is portraying and the result is magical. (I'm shocked the fans of the show don't feel the same way. I need to start voting.)

The girls and I have so much fun watching the dancers perform, and I love that I know at some point during the day I will catch any one of them engrossed in their own private routine.

Sascha twirls,
Hailey leaps across the room
and Rory does her classic "one arm sticking out" move.

It's our own little piece of magic.

Happy Face

The P's officially got a new house today!
Many exciting adventures are ahead!