Snuggle Bug !

Each day when we are at home for an extended period of time, I hear a sweet little voice call out to me "Mom, come snuggle me on the couch". She is such a sweet little love bug and I cherish these moments !

Favorite Family Fun !

So we enjoyed our favorite park so much that we had to share the fun with Jake too. We headed there after church today and it made for a really great sabbath day. I felt that it was actually more spiritually appropriate for us to do rather than staying home and having my children end up watching TV. It was such a great family day and made us feel warm and fuzzy as parents to be enjoying our children as they do what they do best... play !

My Favorite Park !

I took the girls to the park today. It is a park that has been around for awhile but that we have rarely been to. We have so many parks here in Moorpark that I have not felt the need to branch out much. Well that has changed ! I have made a personal resolution to go out of my way to find parks that fufill both of my childrens needs. Madison needs parks that have tons of open space and highly accessible equipment. She loves to swing and so it helps to have special swings that accomodate her 7 year old body with support and seat belts. Brooklyn on the other hand can access any type of playground but being the social butterfly that she is, she wants to go where other kids are around that she can play with. My needs are pretty simple, give me a park that is enclosed or tucked away from the street where my kids can roam safely and I'm happy.
Well today I revisited that kind of park. It fits all of our needs! It is called a sensory park. It is only a 10 minute drive away and has provided us hours of fun and stress free playtime. I took the girls out with Flora ( my right hand gal ) and we enjoyed a nice picnic lunch and hours of exploration. There is also a club house there and so there is always a birthday party going on (which means more kiddos to come play when the party is over ). I think I may even have Brooklyns 4th birthday party held there come November.

The Handyman Can

Jake has found the inner handyman ! He replaced all of our bathroom sinks today . After 5 years of rusting sinks ( they were the originals )we are left to think, why did we not try this earlier ? Oh well, they look great and we appreciate them all the more ! Thanks Honey ! My "honey-do" list should keep you perfecting those skills all year long.

Belated Christmas Present to Us !

If you have seen our couches in the other posts, then you know we are overdue for these ! What a difference new couches make . :0)

Merry Christmas !?

Christmas this year did not quite go as planned ! Christmas Eve we spent here just our little family of four. We actually ordered some takeout and opened our one gift of whatelse ? New PJs ! Then we put the girls down as usual and popped in a the movie Church Ball ( afterall we have had it since last xmas and have not seen it). Well that lasted all of 30 minutes ( do not recommend it) and then we opted to watch the traditional christmas favorites on TV. Chevy Chases Christmas Vacation always satisfies.
Then christmas day we woke up at 8 am and began opening presents. Brooklyn was VERY excited for her new Loving Famiy doll house and all of the accesories that we added. Madison has enjoyed her TV/ DVD player and her Anatex Wire Maze that we got for her bedroom wall to add to the entertainment in her room.
Then after opening presents we were gearing to go to Nana and Papis in Irvine when we got the call. Turns out my mom , dad and sister had all gotten some form of the flu. Needless to say, we stayed home and enjoyed a low key christmas day. The girls did not seem to mind since they had their new toys to distract them.

Christmas Rush !

So today I took the girls on an outing to the mall with a mission in mind... pictures with Santa ! It is a Christmas tradition that I missed out on last year. I got the backpack ready and headed out into the madness. I was expecting the worst being so close to christmas but planned as best I could. I think someone up above felt pitty on me because I scored in every area. For starters I got a quick and convenient parking space right off the bat. I didn't even need to look for handicapped parking ! Then when we went in to get in line for pictures with Santa there was only 2 people ahead of me ! This kind of luck just does not happen to me ! Then to top it all off I had two other ladies to help me keep the kiddos happy. One of them being Madisons behavioral respite gal, Flora ( love her ) and the other being a sweet gal named Ann Jannette whom is from the respite company as well. They were my angels in the process helping me to achieve a huge goal . I even got the chance to get in a little shopping time too while the girls played in the kids play area. I just have to say I was pinching myself the whole way home. There are definately angels among us!