Paisley's 4th Birthday Party

Paisley celebrated her 4th Birthday with a party at Pump It Up. She was certain that is where she wanted to have it, so it made it easy for us. She wanted a rainbow cake and was so excited to jump with all her friends. 

She loved her cake and all the colors. 

I wasn't sure I could pull it off, but loved how it turned out. 

Paisley and some of her special friends celebrating at Pump It Up

Tyler and Roman must have gone down the slide 100 times

Her favorite part of the whole party was being able to sit in the "special chair" while everyone sang Happy Birthday to her. 

Her rainbow party favors. She loved putting these together with me. 

She couldn't wait to open up her gifts. 

On Paisley's actual birthday we celebrated with ice cream cake that she got to pick out. Of course, she went with one of her favorites Oreos. 

We also went out to lunch at Lazy Dog, her favorite. 

Happy Birthday Paisley! 

What a special week we had celebrating you turning 4. 

Roman's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Roman...how can you be starting Kindergarten? I was so excited for you since I knew you were ready and I was hopeful that it was all going to be good. You were so excited for it to begin and had been asking me for the past 6 months when does it start. We did a countdown chain and about 2 days before I could tell you were getting a little anxious. The night before you told me, "Maybe I can miss the 1st day." I assured you that it was going to be fun and you would be making some wonderful new friends. You were so lucky to have gotten a good, experienced teacher with some of your friends in your class. I hoped and prayed that your 1st day would be full of smiles and happiness. 

Ready to Go! 

August 25, 2014

Mrs. Cuneo

Excited to walk to school! Love our 5 minute walk across the street. After living next to Valle Verde for the last 9 years, we finally were able to enjoy our quick commute to school. I can't tell you how much I love living walking distance to school. It is the very best! 

Daddy even took the morning off to join us. This made Roman feel so special. 

Valle Verde...here we come! 

His Cubby

His class had a scavenger hunt and then some reading time with the parents. I chose The Kissing Hand to read. Little did I know it was all about kindergarten. Tough not to cry when reading it with my big boy. 

Mrs. Cuneo greeting the class. Such a cute group of kids. 

The teacher called each student and then the parents left. Roman looked at us and smiled. It is all I could have hoped for. My little guy was happy! Nothing made me more full of joy. Looking back on the journey we have been thru all came together at this moment. My once timid and anxious little boy that had such a hard time with any transition had become mature and full of confidence. It is all you can hope for as a parent. To see him happy was all that I needed. I wasn't sad to leave him, but so proud to see him thriving.  

At pick-up he was happy and full of smiles. We are so proud of you Roman and can't wait to experience this new journey. We love you our big boy. 

Our end of summer trip

One last escape to Lake Tahoe the week before school started was the perfect way to end our summer. We stayed at Squaw Creek which was relaxing and fun. We are always reminded how lucky we are to live so close to such beauty. 

Love Squaw Creek! Waterslides, restaurants, poolside cocktails and breathtaking scenery. 

What more could you ask for on vacation?

The kids must have gone down this waterslide 100 times. Jay and I went down a few times too. 

So proud of Paisley this summer. She became a little fish and became so confident in swimming. 

Cheers! Loved being able to get some good dinners. 

The lake

This boy loved playing with the rocks, sand and floating around. 

Paisley and I went kayaking

Jay and Roman went paddle boarding 

Our hotel even had smores. Doesn't get much better than that. 

We realized this is the right way to end each summer. Loved being able to spend quality time with my little family and just be together before school and schedules begun.  

4th of July

Always a favorite holiday in our neighborhood. The kids were so excited this year to decorate their bikes. I let go of all creative rights and let them go for it. They had so much fun, so it was great. 

She loved helping me get ready for our annual pre-parade party. 

We always love hosting our pre-parade party to kick off the day. Loved seeing all the kids running wild in the backyard before getting on their bikes. 

Love these 2 girls. We were the caboose of the parade

Loved being at the pool. Lots of fun games for the kids. 

Roman even participated in the 6 and Under raft face. 

This girl was happy as can be with her snow cone

The Rohrlicks hosted an evening party that was awesome. Always so fun for the kids with the sparklers and fireworks show. 

Go Paisley! 

SO thankful for these 2 friends. Couldn't have survived the summer without them. 

Newport Beach Vacation

We loved our summer getaway to Newport Beach. It was so fun to travel with our friends, The Bucklews and the kids had a blast. The beach, Disneyland and fun with friends...can't get much better than that. Here are some of my favorite memories

The condo we stayed in was steps to the beach. 

Our Bathing Beauty

Roman loved boogie boarding

Best Buds

Our generous host, Dan and his new baby Victoria. 

Newport Pier

Family Bike Ride

These are not as easy as they look. Quite the workout for the adults. 

Off to Disneyland!

Our little Monsters

The girls meeting Cinderella, while the boys went on rides

We were so excited to have the Freas family with us for a day

We ended our vacation in San Diego at the pool

Cheers! Until next time Southern California

We loved seeing our Coronado family for dinner