Walking and Talking

This little girl has done so much growing up since her 1st birthday!  She started walking 10-12 steps at 13 months, and now she is a speedy little biped!

The uneven beach made her a little more wobbly than usual, but she loved having the wide open space to explore her newly learned skill!

Madelyn also had a language EXPLOSION- here are the words she is saying now:

up, hi, bye, go, no, moo, neigh, baa, apple, help (today she even said helper), mama, dada, ball, duck, hot, hat, ack (for quack)

She also makes the "oo-oo" sound for monkey, makes the elephant sound, says her version of "meow" for cat, and roars like a dino!

Happy 4th of July!!

Mugu Beach

There are some moments that I wish I could bottle up and keep forever.  Playing at the beach today with my beautiful family was definitely one of them. 



My beach babies




Zoe and Darryl busy building sand castles.




Chilly girl=snuggle time for Mommy!



Maddie loved having a wide open beach to run around on!

The Numbers

2 kids

2 parents (only one on the way back-yikes!)

1 convertible car seat

1 booster seat
1 umbrella stroller

3 carry-on backpacks

4 suitcases

8 hours flight time

3,000 miles

Being back on the East Coast for the first time in 15 months and seeing all our families- totally worth it!

** Details and pictures coming soon!**

Preschool Graduation

Good-bye Preschool...

Here I come, Kindergarten!!

Itsy Bitsy Dinosaur

May had...

Three birthdays
Mother's Day
Two cookouts
One day at California Adventure
One weekend in San Diego


What does all this mean?  It's been a wonderful and busy month, but also a lot of opportunities for making bad eating choices.  While I have enjoyed the multiple birthday cakes, burgers, hot dogs, and pizzas, all good things must come to an end.  June is time to get back on track.

Please send motivating thoughts my way...