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Fabulous Fourth!

This was such a fun 4th of July! I have the best news! My little brother Austin came for a visit with his girlfriend Dayna and….(drum roll please!)………

He proposed!!!!! He got on one knee at a beautiful spot on the beach, told her how much he loves her and gave her a beautiful rock! Doesn’t get much better than that! :) They are such a darling and happy couple – so in love – and we are simply thrilled for them!

We had such a fun weekend having Austin and Dayna here! While we did several activities together, our favorite times were spent hanging around the house talking and laughing. These are some pictures of us at Point Loma (one of the fun things we did) and it was so foggy! We could hardly see the tide pools. Kind of cool looking though!

We also had a fun date night (dinner and a movie without kiddos), had a BBQ in the backyard, and on another night took pizza to the park.

Dayna had a little shadow the whole time she was here! Addison LOVES Dayna and had so much fun with her. Every morning she’d wake up in her crib shouting “Daya AustieDaya AustieDaya Austie!!!!” Then she’d run to Dayna as soon as she was out of bed and wouldn’t leave her side!

Dayna was darling with both of my girls…and so was Uncle Austie!

Austin and Dayna – congratulations again on your engagement! You make a darling couple and we are so thrilled for you both. You will have a wonderful life together! Thanks for sharing your engagement with us and for the fabulous weekend. We love you guys!

xoxo, Erin
Ellie and Addison

Summer Pops! (and my girls)

Last night we went with some friends downtown to the Embarcadero to enjoy “Summer Pops” (outdoor concerts by the San Diego Symphony in the summer time). Frank Sinatra’s son performed and we had such a good time! We had a picnic by the ocean, enjoyed the music, and chatted the night away! The show ended with amazing fireworks right over the ocean. We had such a great time that we decided to make it a summer tradition. SO FUN! Thanks for planning everything Angie!

All together…

The guys…

The girls…practicing our kick line from the show’s finale to “New York New York.” Let me just say that my High School/College drill team days are definitely OVER! It was hurting our legs just kicking waist high for this picture!

IN OTHER NEWS…

My cute Ellie graduated from the “giraffe group” at her preschool last week. Now she’ll be in the “pre-K” group for the next school year. I can’t believe how big she is getting. She seems so grown up to me lately. It’s crazy to think that she only has one more year of preschool and then Kindergarten. It’s going by too fast! I want her to freeze in this stage – she is so much fun right now and I just can’t get enough of her!

As far as Addison is concerned…

…this little fire cracker is more than I can handle! I swear I burn more calories chasing her every day than I ever will at the gym! This is a little game she likes to play every time I take out the trash. She grabs the garbage can and “hides” from me. Then after I come inside and say “where’s my Addison?” a few times, she throws it off and runs around the house laughing while I chase her. Love my two year old! Good times.

xoxo, Erin
Family

Family Vacation!

We’re back from our trip to St. George and we had such a great time! Nothing like hangin‘ with family. It’s so fun to all be together. Going to my mom’s house is like going to a resort with built in babysitters! The girls love spending time with their grandparents and it’s such a nice break for us! Kenny and I love being with our families and we also had a great time catching up with friends. We were there for a week and went out to dinner every night! (Needless to say I’ll be on the treadmill for a month making up for it!) Best part aside from the people…the pool time! We were in the water every day! Mom, dad, Darla and Julian…thanks for all of your help with the girls and for such a fun family vacation! We love you all!

xoxo, Erin
Ellie and Addison

Princesses and the Peas

One of our favorite summertime traditions at grandma’s and grandpa’s…picking the peas from the garden and then eating them – first thing in the morning –
still in pajamas.
xoxo, Erin
Family

Grandma and Grandpa’s

The girls are big helpers with the yard!

Grandmas always have the coolest toys.

Addison LOVES her grandma so much! Check out her new do! ALMOST long enough for a ponytail…anything to contain the fro that is Addison’s hair.

Fun with Austin and Dayna!

xoxo, Erin
Family

Thanks Heidi!

Thanks to my cute friend Heidi for helping with my new blog header (love it Heidi…you’re so sweet and talented!). I actually shouldn’t say “help”…she pretty much did it all while I watched in awe. Maybe I’ll attempt some of this digital scrapbooking on my own soon…
Dinner with Heidi and ALMOST the rest of the Larson fam (we missed you Mel!). Love you guys! It isn’t a trip home without catching up with you!

Quick picture with my cute brother Austin before dinner…

xoxo, Erin
Family

Logan’s Wedding!

Kenny’s little brother Logan got married last Saturday…Congratulations Logan! We love you and are so happy for you!!! We’re having a great time in Utah visiting family and enjoying the HOT weather. More pics to come soon!

xoxo, Erin
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Fun Weekend!

So this last weekend was pretty fun! Friday night we met a group of friends at the beach – had a picnic and let the kids run around and play. It’s always so pretty watching the sun set over the ocean. I love this Friday night summer tradition! (Oh – and how is Addison’s cone head hair looking? I had a cute little pony tail with a bow and she tore it out before we even made it to the beach. Seriously…why do I keep trying???) Then on Saturday after Addison woke up from her nap, Kenny and I decided last minute to head to Sea World for a couple of hours…beauty of season passes! We had a fun afternoon with the kids. In this first picture we had just arrived at the park – Addison had been in the stroller for two minutes and was straining to get out. Ellie has been to Sea World so many times that she grabbed a map and was planning our itinerary. Goes without saying that Kenny was the only one I could get to smile for a picture. So typical!

Ellie’s favorite Sea World stop is the flamingo’s. I don’t really understand why, with all the sharks, whales and other cool sea life, flamingos are her animal of choice these days!
Come on Addie…work with me here!

So the only downer of the weekend was our movie selection. We watched 27 Dresses Friday night and can I just say that this was the LAMEST movie! I’m all for a good chick flick, but this was just stupid. Too fake and predictable. Kenny and I each had our laptops out after 15 minutes (I rank TV shows and movies by how long we watch them without pulling out the laptops). Saturday night’s movie Sense and Sensibility was a little bit better but not as good as last weekends movies, Becoming Jane or Pride and Prejudice (we’ve been on a bit of a Jane Austen kick lately – it’s definitely summer!). Hopefully next weekend we’ll do a little better in the DVD department! How was your weekend???

xoxo, Erin
Feeling Creative

School Kits!

I’m so excited! The school kits I ordered arrived today! Thought I’d post them in case any of you are interested in them (although I don’t know if they are already sold out or not). I ordered these through Creating Keepsakes…it was their “kit of the month” awhile back. Ellie has been bringing home a lot of stuff I want to save from pre-school and I had been wondering how to organize my kids stuff throughout their school years (aside from their scrapbooks – stuff like awards and artwork, etc.). I was contemplating different binders and boxes when I saw these school kits for sale. Becky Higgins designed them (she’s my idol!) and they are so perfect! Each kit comes with a folder and several pre-designed scrapbook pages for each year. They have included everything…journaling prompts for your child (favorite subject, my teacher, etc.), a place for their 8×10 school picture, their report card and tons of other info. your child will want to remember. Each folder and page is punched on the side so you can add it to your traditional scrapbooks, or buy a binder just for “school day” stuff. I’m so in love with these! I’m all about having an organized system! :) You can read more info. about these kits on Becky’s blog (one I stalk daily!). Click here if you’re interested! Like I said I don’t know if they are all sold out or not, but even if they are, they may bring them back because I know they have been really popular with moms. I wanted one for each of my kids so I ordered four of them (not that I think I’ll have four kids…I’ll be lucky to get to three since Kenny thinks we’re done) just in case! :)

xoxo, Erin
Ellie and Addison

Summer’s here!

Oh I love summer! Sunshine, swimming pools, the beach, longer days, BBQ’s at the park and no more fighting with my girls each morning to get them out of dresses and into colder weather clothes. Life just got a little more fun and a whole lot easier!!!

xoxo, Erin
Addison

Happy Birthday Addison!

My baby turned two today. I should probably be sad that she isn’t a baby anymore, but I have to be honest and say…YES YES YES!!!! I’m so happy to be done with the baby stage! I LOVE the two’s! BRING ON THE TWO’S! Two’s aren’t terrible to me – they’re the best. I love this toddler stage for so many reasons. Aside from the obvious reason (more independent which means a little less dependent on me 24-7) I also love the communication. I love it when they start talking. Addison uses more words every day and hearing her talk is so dang cute! She is also starting to play really well with Ellie and it is so fun watching them “pretend” together. Addison is my curly headed firecracker and she has added so much to our family. She is a feisty little one and can be a bit stubborn at times, but is also extremely cuddly and sweet. She loves her blankie, hugs, reading books, climbing, dresses (she has to put one on the second she wakes up each morning and then it’s a fight to get her dressed in anything else) fruit snacks, pasta, “wa wa falls” (water falls) and playing with her sister “la la.” I don’t remember when she started calling Ellie “la la” but it stuck and she still calls her that even though I think she could pronounce the name correctly now. Every morning she wakes up and starts calling us all from her crib…”Mommy, Da Da, La La…Mommy, Da Da, La La.” Best alarm I’ve ever had.
Happy Birthday Addison – we love you so much!


What a fun mess the cake was! Her smile made all the mopping after worth it! I was just happy we ended up with a cake. When I went to pick it up at our local grocery store (sorry – NOT one of those moms who spends hours icing amazing homemade birthday cakes) I had both of the girls with me. I picked up the cake at the deli and put the box in the cart. The girls were standing next to the cart and as I turned to thank the lady who made the cake, they both hopped on the same side of the cart and tipped the whole shopping cart on top of them. Of course they both started BAWLING so I flipped up the cart and made sure they were ok. They were just scared – no bones broken. Then I see the cake. The once beautiful cake that is now smeared all over the place. Just as I was starting to count slowly in my head (a little something I do daily to keep from losing it with my lovely children) the cake lady came to my rescue – helped me clean up the mess and re-made the birthday cake. Funny thing is that this felt like a typical trip to the grocery store with my girls. We never make it out of that store without some sort of catastrophe!

Last weekend we went to Chuck E. Cheese with some friends and while we were there I decided that it was Addison’s official birthday “party.” I thought about throwing her a party this year, but just couldn’t justify the stress on my end when I know she doesn’t know the difference anyway! The girls had a blast at “Addison’s party at Chuck E. Cheese.”

Addie kept hugging Barney!

Ellie and her cute friend Maddison

So I thought I only had TWO kids at Chuck E. Cheese, but it turns out I had three…


Game on! Dads and toddlers in a mean game of air hockey…
(dads were taking this WAY too seriously!)

Love my girls!


xoxo, Erin

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