Sea World

We had the chance to take a family trip to Sea World for less that $25- of course we couldn't pass this up. The girls had fun. We thought Kennedy would enjoy the shows more, but she didn't really pay attention. Her favorite part was the Sesame street play area, minus meeting Elmo in person...she gets scared of things like that. Harley, on the other hand loved every thing (surprising, right?...she is always happy). She loved watching all of the fish. I think she would love to sit in front of an aquarium all day. She has such a love for animals. It is so sweet and I keep trying to convince Jordan that we need to get a puppy or kitten. He likes to remind me I am allergic. Any way, Harley was really excited to see Elmo and Zoe, she even got a kiss from them! It was a fun day and on top of that Kennedy was diaper free and did not have any accidents. I think it is safe to say, this girl is potty trained!! Sometimes it is stressful to take the girls out somewhere, but it is worth it for the smiles we get from them! I really love my little family and I want it to keep growing.

Before and After

I thought I would post some pictures of our room since we just had a small makeover and I love how it turned out. The first two are the before...not so pretty. Jordan and I made the headboard. I was fun staining it with him. We got new bedding and new curtains. It's awesome making our house into our home.

Happy 1st Birthday, Harley!!

I love her so much! This beauty joined our family on February 13th 2011. I can't believe she is already a year old. She has been such a blessing to us. Her sweet little spirit makes our home happy because she is always happy. Even though she is teeny tiny she has such a big personality and is always doing something silly. She love her big sister, Kennedy and I like to think of her as my little buddy. This girl can eat! Seriously, she loves food. She is always on the move... now that she can walk. I call her Harley Bean the walking machine! She has been a little mover for as long as I can remember. She started rolling at three months old; I 'd set her down and she'd be across the room. We used to call her our little ninja. She loves music and loves to dance. We have been noticing that she tries to sing nursery songs with Kennedy. I am so proud of her. She will do many great things in her life. I know she will always have this sweet spirit about her. She is my little bean bean. ( I have been calling her bean since before she was born...it just works) Happy Birthday,Harley! I LOVE you!

smoothies and rainboots

I've been making a lot of smoothies lately and the girls love them. I even made one with a lot of spinach and they couldn't get enough of it. I had to take some pictures because i think they look so cute drinking them.

Rainboots: Every time Kennedy wants to go outside, I tell her she has to go get shoes and she ALWAYS come downstairs with her boots. Funny thing is, I love these shoes too. I remember when I bought them. It was the night of the senior-dinner/dance (12th grade). I needed a little sweater for my dress, so I stopped by Old Navy. Even back then I always shopped clearance. I happened to find these cute little rain boots for a $1.97! I knew I'd be a mom one day, so I snatched them up! I love seeing them on my girl. I tell her she needs pants to go outside, but that gets lost when she's looking for her shoes I guess.

I am in love with these pictures of Harley. She is such a little beauty. Look at those eyes! She has loved being outside lately. I caught her in mid-walk. She can walk, she has done it plenty of times and is doing it more and more, but she knows she can get to where she wants faster if she crawls.

Harley's firsts

All of Harley's first holidays have been this year. Since I really hate our camera and there are a few people in my family that take good pictures and have better cameras, I don't usually take any with ours. Here's what I do have.

Crafts

I've been trying to be more "crafty" lately, Pinterest helps although I find myself getting annoyed when I think I came up with something on my own and then I see it on there. Oh well, nobody is original, right? Here are a few things I have made recently.

I really suck at doing layouts for the blog, so let me explain the pictures in order.

Gift card box- covered a gift card holder with contact paper, then made a flower for it

The girl's Christmas tree ribbon shirts- these were so easy to make a so cute!

Yarn wreath- made this one for my sister and her husband for Christmas. This is the third one I have made. I love how they look.

Dry erase board, One for the girls room and one for Jordan and I . Sorry the pictures are terrible. We really need a new camera!

Halloween, a Birthday and a trip up the coast

We have been busy, very busy. Halloween was great this year. Kennedy loved trick-or-treating and is now an expert. She turned two on November 3rd and we celebrated my taking her to a kids museum in Temecula. We were the only ones there and it was a little over her head, so it was kind of disappointing. She had a monster-themed birthday party that turned out great! It was a lot of fun. Then, last weekend my family took a trip to Solvang. It was a cute little place, but there wasn't much to do there. My favorite part of the trip was the drive there. I have never seen these parts of California and it was so pretty. First it was all farmland, then the coast, then a drive through the mountains. I made me kind of like California again. Kind of.