Swimming

Today was a hot and sunny day so we decided to go to the pool. The water was warm, and we had the pool to ourselves. It was fun to see my little girls enjoying the water.


Sienna enjoyed kicking with the kick board
and jumping off the side of the pool.


Juliette loves being in the water just like Sienna. She tries to do everything her big sister does, so I have to keep a close eye on her. I hope we are able to make it to the pool a lot this summer.

This weekend Steve and the girls planted some veggies in the backyard.










Both girls were such a big help and loved playing in the dirt that we are wondering if we are going to have to watch them so they don't dig up our garden.

Back yard slide

After gardening Juls inspected her dirty feet and then went to play on our slide.






I love the facial expressions she makes.







I love our little monkey.

Fun in the Snow !!!

I know most of you on the east coast might be over the snow, but this last week we traveled to the snow. We don't see much snow in Southern California, so last week we packed up our car and headed to Brianhead, UT.


Brianhead had a 6 feet base of powdery white snow.


The kids had fun playing in the snow, although Sienna's favorite part of the snow was the hot coco she got after the snow playtime.






Juliette loved the taste of snow. She couldn't get enough. I think all she did was eat snow.




You may remember last year, we took Sienna tubing and she cried the whole way down the hill. . .




Well she cried all the way down the hill again so she and her daddy went for hot coco at the lodge.


Steve thought Sienna and her friend Ryder looked like the kids from The Christmas Story.


Most of the time it was either too windy or too snowy to go snowboarding, but we did have a beautiful afternoon to ourselves.



I will have to post more pictures when my friend gets back home. (She took several pictures on her camera)

Happy New Year!

We are excited for the new year. There is a lot to look forward to. Steve, at some point, will promote and start to drive the big fire truck, and hopefully get more restful sleep at a new station. Sienna got a new bike for Christmas and she is already riding it like a pro. I expect we will have many bike rides this year. Juliette, because she thinks she is three just like her big sister will probably not let us keep her in the stroller much longer and she may even be riding a bike too. I wouldn't put it past her. Me, I am looking forward to getting back into running and making use of my jogging stroller. Who knows, I may even sign up for a 5K or 10K, or if I am brave a 1/2 marathon.





Thanks Aunt Cole and Uncle David for our pretty dresses.

Beach Days

On the last day that Mimi and Papa were visiting we drove to the beach.
Unfortunately it was a very cold and windy day.



So we decided to try again the next day and it was a lot warmer.
Sorry Papa, we thought of you all day though.


Peek-A-Boo!


Santa Monica Pier had a Carousel and a Ferris Wheel.
We rode on both and had lots of fun.



Juliette wanted to look over the sides, but that was
a little too scary for me.

Christmas Morning

We were so happy to share Christmas this year with Mimi and Papa!

We opened presents.

A very common word we heard was "MINE!" Apparently everything opened
belonged to Juliette. We are not sure where she learned that word,
and although it was funny, my mind kept thinking of ways to stop it.



Candy was the hit of the morning, especially Peanut Butter M@Ms.





Hope everyone had a Great Christmas too.