Time for a mega post. Having not posted anything since before Summer started, I've had quite a backlog of pictures to post. At first, I thought I would skip it. After all, who would want to go through the whole thing besides me? Then I reminded myself that I'll be printing this out one day to make a book for myself. Ugh! I had a TON of work ahead of me! This has seriously taken hours though I know all of you will skim through it in 5 seconds, Ha!
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| Preschool ended in April for Donny because his teacher was moving...less than a mile from us! He absolutely LOVED preschool and always came home with fun projects & stories to tell. He had the BEST teacher, Miss Robyn THANK YOU you're AMAZING! |
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| My little bro, Manny, had his Junior Recital/Concierto @ Cal State Long Beach and I was able to go. I always cry when he plays! He is truly a brilliant player & it was great to see all the people who showed up just to hear him. The best part, besides the playing of course, was when he thanked everyone for coming he had to stop because he was crying so much. I wish I had had my camera out to capture it! Looking forward to next year! |
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| My youngest sister Diana graduated high school and is now far away at BYU. The kids already miss her tons. The Monday Diana started at BYU, Lyla asked about her all day. It's like she knew she was gone! |
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For Easter, Tia Sofia sent an Edible Arrangement for the kids. They absolutely loved it! When I first placed it in front of them they kept circling it and giggling and when it was opened they pounced on it!
Lyla kept pointing and saying "ooooooooh!" |
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| Ever had Chris's Outrageous Cheesecake @ The Cheescake Factory? I tried to dupkicate it for Easter dinner. It's got layers of german chocolate cake, coconut frosting, brownie and chocolate chip cheesecake. Took forever to make but well worth it! |
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| We did a sort of "Donny Day" for his birthday. We picked up his best bud, Apollo, and headed out. Stop #1 was the Railroad Museum in Perris where they got to explore old train cars and ride real trains and a trolley. We had to wait awhile or the train.... |
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| There was also a car show going on at the museum & the boys enjoyed checking out all the cool cars. |
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| After the museum we went to see Rio. Lyla had a blast running up and down the stairs and in front of the screen. I guess she's not ready for the movies yet :) |
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Back out the house we pulled out the Lightning McQueen slip-n-slide.
After awhile they got the hang of how to slip on it. |
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| Donny's Aunt Sofia brought him 2 goldfish for his birthday. His first pet ever! He named them Sharlokey and Showkey. |
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| Surprise birthday gift, Lightning McQueen bike! |
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| A Father's Day pic @ Grandpa & Grandma's house in front of his pomegranate trees |
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| Fourth of July weekend on Lake Berryessa with the Copas the Harps! |
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| Fun at the rock park |
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| Popcicles outside have been a must this summer |
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| Our water table out back has also been a must this summer. thank goodness it's shady back there in the afternoon. the kids can entertain themselves outside in the water for quite some time! |
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| sharing a tricycle |
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Lyla is in love with animals, especially cats and dogs. Here she is looking through her kitty book
and showering them with kisses |
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| Donny has been a building demon lately, constructiing homes for his train and cars out of blocks and legos. This particular one is a parking garage. |
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| Lyla is a sticker freak. If you need to keep her busy, give her a sheet of stickers. It's great during church. She covers her arms with them, sometimes her legs, and if I'm anywhere near her, she decorates me too! |
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| What could be more fun than a rubbermaid container in the garage? |
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| For 4 days, I tried the hard core method of potty training. She went straight from diapers to underwear in hopes that she would quickly get the hang of the idea of going in the potty and recognizing when she needed to go. When I did it with Donny, he was accident free by day 3. for Lyla, day 3 only gave us 2 successes and by day 4 she would tell me she had to go but then refused to sit on the potty. It was a completely miserable 4 days but I was able to put it into perspective and realize that she was a lot younger than Donny when i tried it with him and she would be ready in a few months. Crossing my fingers! |
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| We have a little garden in our side yard. Donny was excited to pull out a fat carrot we had been watching for awhile. It was tough, but he was able to pull it out all on his own! |
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| Paint + large box = Fun Afternoon! |
