The weather has been horribly gloomy, keeping us from enjoying the outdoors as much as we'd like to. Sunsplash season passes in hand, we're ready for some heat and sunshine!
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| My mom and Julie on a camel at The Living Desert |
For spring break, my parents took us to Palm Springs for some R&R. It was perfect! The kids played in the private hot tub (we turned the temp down so it was cool like a pool) and in the 5+ other pools at the resort. Julie loved the water slide and Jaycee was happy as a clam in the baby pool next to it. We played catch in the yard, took walks, played ping pong by the pool, and had some yummy dinners (bonus I didn't have to cook them or clean up after!). We went to The Living Desert, a zoo with desert animals, a butterfly garden, endangered species breeding program, and train.
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| enjoying Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream sandwiches :) |
Memorial Day weekend, we surprised the kiddos with a trip to Disneyland. Tonya's good friends were getting married that weekend in San Diego, so it was a perfect excuse for some Mickey time - 4 days worth! Jaycee did so much better than I expected and the crowd wasn't too bad either. She went on the Jungle Cruise, Small World, Alice in Wonderland, Story-time boat, Astro Blasters, the new Ariel ride, the Haunted Mansion, the train, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Tonya and I took turns going on the fun rides and the older two went on just about everything! We got to see the new parade the first time it went through Disneyland. It was so much fun and we look forward to the next trip now that we found the all-you-can-eat BBQ behind Big Thunder!
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| on the train |
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| playing in the water at Bug's World |
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| waiting for the parade |
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| at the Princess Promenade after the performance |
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| Getting on the carousel. Jaycee wasn't having it! |
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| She really liked Princess Tiana! |
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| Jessie & Jack summer 2010 |
Jessica has completed her junior year and has started summer school to make up the English snaffoo sophomore year. She has also accepted a summer job babysitting my good friend's son 3 days a week. They had a blast last summer and she really likes the money!
Julie is finishing her last week of 1st grade. She is so sad to say good-bye to 1st grade and her beloved teacher. She will be attending princess and art camps this summer, as well as CCD classes for First Communion. She and Jess are going camping with their best friends (sisters the same ages as them!) in July. Her top 2 front teeth have been hanging by a thread for weeks now. There will be a big hole soon!
Jaycee is now 8 months old already. Time is flying! She is crawling, playing with toys, jabbering (I swear she says mom!), and standing up while holding on to furniture. She imitates sounds and laughs at her sisters, especially when they are in trouble - she finds it hilarious! She is less clingy now and likes to explore on her own for a bt. She eats everything within reach and is finally sleeping more than half an hour at a time. She is still in "stranger danger" mode and doesn't like to be held by anyone outside immediate family. She'll grow out of it! She was Baptized on Mother's Day at my mom's church (where Julie was Baptized). She wore Jessie's Baptism dress, bonnet, and bloomers. So glad I saved those!
Jaycee is now 8 months old already. Time is flying! She is crawling, playing with toys, jabbering (I swear she says mom!), and standing up while holding on to furniture. She imitates sounds and laughs at her sisters, especially when they are in trouble - she finds it hilarious! She is less clingy now and likes to explore on her own for a bt. She eats everything within reach and is finally sleeping more than half an hour at a time. She is still in "stranger danger" mode and doesn't like to be held by anyone outside immediate family. She'll grow out of it! She was Baptized on Mother's Day at my mom's church (where Julie was Baptized). She wore Jessie's Baptism dress, bonnet, and bloomers. So glad I saved those! 
