Pink Eye

Ever tried giving eye drops to a 4 year old?

'nuff said...

Yes, I know...

it's been F-O-R-E-V-E-R since I last posted!! One day it's November and all of a sudden its almost the end of MARCH!! Ach!!

We had a fantastic and busy holiday season...Reno with my family and then Chris' parents came for Christmas. We said goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012 with good friends and we sailed through January and February without causing too much damage only to slam into March with Chris' and Sarah's birthdays on the 6th!

I cannot BELIEVE that our precious little surprise miracle is now a full-fledged FOUR YEAR OLD!! It seems like just yesterday that she came into our lives, 22 days early (on her daddy's birthday). Everyday with her is such a blessing...she is definitely a gift from God!

We love you baby girl! (and yes, you'll always be my "baby" - even though you tell me you're a "big girl")

Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Elf on the Shelf

We got Sarah an Elf on the Shelf yesterday! We read her the story last night and after some serious thought, she decided to name him Belly Button! (After we talked her out of Santa Claus...).

She seemed to understand the concept but when it was time for bed, she didn't want him to go anywhere...

I thinks he figured if she held on to him while sleeping, he wouldn't be able to go tell Santa how she did that day?

Anyway, she awoke this morning to find Belly Button and Jessie watching TV together!

Our Christmas Tree

And me trying to be "artistic" with my new camera!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

What glorious 4 day weekend we've had!! We started off with our 2nd annual trip to Disneyland on Thanksgiving Day! It wasn't too crowded, hot or cold. It was just perfect...it didn't even rain! Yay!! Sarah got to meet all of the princesses (except Jasmine) at lunch (at Ariels' Grotto in California Adventure) and then she also got to meet Woody, Jessie and Buzz! Oh, and Santa!! I think she was most excited to meet Jessie! We stayed to watch the parade that night and left soon thereafter. It had been a long day and had gotten cold. Sarah feel asleep on the way home (and slept for 12 hours!! Woot!) so Chris and I took care of some Black Friday shopping that evening from comfort of our warm bed! No early morning shopping for us!! We spent the rest of the weekend doing some shopping (after all of the crowds), finishing up the Christmas tree and a lot of relaxing! A great weekend!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Miss Sarah...or I should say Princess Sarah dressed up as Belle for Halloween this year!! I think she looks pretty amazing!!! She and Daddy went trick or treating while I stayed home and passed out candy to the neighborhood kids.

Ready to go!!

After hitting the houses on the block...

Check out my haul!!

Bay Area Trip

A few weeks ago we went to the Bay Area to say good-bye to some really good friends who moved across country. While it was sad knowing that it would be the last time we'd see them for awhile, we loved the time we spent together and thoroughly enjoyed watching our girls play together!

There was some serious pumpkin decorating!

Some funny face painting!

Playing with friends!

Eating some yummy food!

Dressed in Halloween costumes with Amelia!

Aren't our princesses BEAUTIFUL?!?!

We'll miss you guys!! Can't wait until the next time we see you!!!