Santa Barbara

Yesterday we drove down to Santa Barbara to meet up with some of The Man's family and have lunch.  It was gorgeous there.  My mother-in-law snapped this picture with her new phone.  I'm posting it because my kids are so darn cute, but I wish I could completely photoshop myself out of it.

I Love My Neighbors

I've been wanting to get the kids a little play kitchen for a while, but when birthdays and Christmas come around, it always takes a back seat to other toys and games. My procrastination paid off. Last night, my neighbors decided their super cute play kitchen was taking up too much space in their garage. So they gave it to us!

I love this so much! I have a better place to store all the play food and dishes the Girl got for Christmas. The Boy puts a tealite candle in the bottom of the oven to use as his heating element. They have hardly stopped playing with it since it got here.

From the Phone

Poor Girl. Most the pictures I take of her are on my not-so-smart 1.3 megapixel camera phone. Rarely do they get sent to the computer. Here are some from the last few months.

 She loves wearing my sunglasses.

On her beanbag throne.

With her nursery leader at church. She loves her so much she rarely sits with us during Sacrament meeting anymore.

 This was taken at Larry King's house.  My sister-in-law had her wedding reception there.

A Couple More Firsts

Some fun firsts happened this week. Last night the Girl used the little potty for the first time by herself. (Is it ok to post pictures like this???) I haven't really entertained potty training her yet. I guess we'll do that pretty soon.

She also now has her hair just long enough to put it in cute little pony tails.

He Turned Six!

The Boy turned six. I can't believe it. Since he had a basketball game on the morning of his birthday and we were in charge of bringing the after game snack, I decided to make it a little party. Party bags and cupcakes for his friends. It was great!

After that we came home and opened presents. He made out big with some money and a few other gifts. We went out and had ice cream later, too. He chose boxed mac n' cheese for dinner of all things. Happy Birthday, Boy. We love you!