I discovered how to get the kids to eat breakfast

Homemade waffles and whip cream on top. What's not to love?

The implications are staggering

Thanks to Jamie for pointing out the old ball and chain.

Gymnastics! Dylan insists on wearing this ballet outfit every week - she's a little stud!

run girls run !! dylan is in princess heels, by the way.

quick stop at the petting zoo on the way home from camping...

a day in the life of a 4 year old. click on image to read...

they love a party with face painting !

Our front sidewalk and some translations

We have been writing on the sidewalk in front of our house as of late. School's back in session, so we get a lot of kids back and forth and found this awesome tribute in chalk from a stray piece our kids had left the night before. I translated it on my iphone this morning on our walk to school and it said, "Pure Fart".Honestly, my gut says, pure feet. Because pedo is kind of latin for feet, as I was trying to explain to Jamie this morning while I cut his fingernails.

When I got home I translated it on freetranslations.com and it said, "pure I ask". Pure Fart makes me laugh a bit more, needless to say feeds my inner child's ability to continually laugh at fart jokes - (my kids too)

What does your translator say? Thank god I don't rely on my online translators for conversations with spanish speaking natives. I rely solely on my inability to conjugate verbs, speak coherently in the same tense, and stammering.

What does this say to you? Please leave a comment.

dress up! (thanks for the pictures, lisa. sorry i cut out your cute kids but wasn't sure you wanted them on our blog!)

Today at Cha Cha Chicken

http://samolive.net/cha-cha-chicken-is-chaching-best-bets-for-the-beach

this is about 1/8 of what came up from our garden. and our juicer is broken so this should be fun trying to eat all of these.

while trying to get out the door for soccer (we have never been on time) J&D had an impromptu tea party with apple sauce, raisins and wheat thins

Jamie's preschool class hit the Santa Monica Aquarium at the pier.

Jamie & Owen...


Our little leader volunteered for the teacher...



Lunch and fun at the beach following the aquarium...

Jamie graduates from Guppies and just plays on the last day

Pat Benatar Gots Nothing on Dylan - Except maybe a Haircut

Yes, she and Pat have a love for one another. Just check out her hair. You'll understand.

DEAR DYLAN,
THIS IS WHY YOUR HAIR IS NOW SHORT...


YOUR BIG BROTHER...YES, THIS FEISTY & HANDSOME FOUR YEAR OLD

AT 6:45AM, CUT YOUR HAIR IN WHAT SEEMED TO BE EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE. AND IT WAS CONFUSING TO YOUR TIRED MOMMY & DADDY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF HAIR TO BEGIN WITH - YET THERE WAS HAIR EVERYWHERE



YOU WERE THRILLED AND PROUD WITH THE LOPSIDED RESULTS

SO WE WERE, TOO.

THAT NIGHT WE TOOK YOU TO FLOYD'S WHERE THE HAIR STYLIST WITH A PIERCED TOUNGE & PINK HAIR EVENED IT UP AND TOOK YOU FROM THE CAROL BRADY SHAG TO THE ROCKIN' PAT BENETAR!

YOU LOOKED FABULOUS...SEE BELOW!!!

diva in the making...

park = fun

Happy Birthday America!

Santa Monica Parade for the Fourth of July, 2009. Yes, we made everything. Because we are just that awesome.

Enjoy.

fireworks in santa monica last weekend