Pretty In Pink

We had photos taken at JC Penney's two weeks ago and I must say they turned out pretty cute.. in the past, we've had horrible experiences with it being super hot, and Maddie not cooperating for the photographer.. this time I gave her a sucker and all was good!

(That and farting noises behind the photographer.)

I sent packages today so all the grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles should be getting them shortly.

Don't forget, if you click on the photo it will appear larger, then you can copy it to your desktop and print them at home.












We bought the newly released DVD of Tangled yesterday... Along with the BluRay came this cute Pascal (the chameleon). It may be Syrah's lost twin, no?



Here are some of the cards I made using my friend Sarah's Cricut.. so cute.. if only there were more hours in the day to get more crafts done! lol



Matt's birthday is coming up on the 4th.. This weekend I'm tackling the chore making a birthday cake and actually having it look nice.... wish me luck!

Target Trip

Look what I got today at Target for $4.84! (Plus a $2 off one Revlon tool coupon and one $5/2 Revlon tools to use on my next visit (that's 3 more free products)

You too can get this deal.. visit the coupons area at Target.com and under Beauty you'll find a manufacturer coupon for $2/1 Revlon Beauty Tool. (This can be used at any store that sells that product)... Target has lots of nail files and clippers, etc for under $2 making them FREE! But wait, it gets better... you'll get a Catalina (those coupons that the cashier hands you with your receipt) for another $2/1 product and $5/2.. The first time I did this deal the other day, I received 2 of each coupon.. I went back today to buy more nail files, and the same thing happened... sooo I went back around to get more free tools and just ended up paying tax on all my goodies. I'm not sure when these coupons will end but until they do, what a great deal for very little work.. I plan on packaging a few things together to use for gift baskets.. would be super cute paired with a bottle of nail polish.

Target also has Circo baby/toddler socks on sale for $1. On the Target Site under baby they have a $1/1 coupon for baby accessory.. You can always print two coupons from these sites by hitting the back arrow after the first coupon prints.. We have two computers so I was able to print four coupons... then to my surprise, the cashier handed me a catalina for another $1/1 Circo Accessory. It only happened once so no continuing that deal. (for some reason my order was at $0 before I was able to use my two sock coupons on the first transaction so I used them on the second one.)

I don't have any photos of yesterday's trip but I got two pairs of socks, and four Revlon files/tweezers/buffers for just the cost of tax! Woohoo

Happy Target Shopping

ps Mom, this works in other states too so print out those coupons and head out to Target!

Fillmore Train & Fish Hatchery

Today our Horizon Hills Class had a field trip... a ride on the Fillmore Train over to a fish hatchery.. I've never seen one before and I must say it's pretty cool! It was a great opportunity to hang with Sarah and her daughter Isabella.. I swear we didn't coordinate their outfits.

Here are some highlght photos:

On the way there.. can you believe Isabella was moving when I shot this. Couldn't have been more perfect timing!


The fishies LOVED their fish food!


I have a million shots from this angle! :)


This is the proper fish-feeding stance... in case you were wondering. Bend at the knees and release!


Isabella and Maddie with their teacher, Mrs. Kandy


They had cranes and some other ducks on the other side of a fence/cage that surrounded the area. It smelled a bit like fish there so they must have been in heaven.. or not.. they were after all, on the wrong side of the fence!


Maddie showing us her "cheese"


Maddie was practicing taking photos of Bella


Isabella and mommy looking at photos of our trip... on the train ride back


Miss Bella practicing her poses.. she's a natural cutie!


We had the girls sit on the tracks for some fun photos




No cute girls were harmed during the taking of these photos (no, that is NOT a speeding train headed our way)


Lunch afterwards at Margaret's Cocina. The girls loved the beans, rice, and of course the chips!


Fun day for us... lucky too.. all the other trips this week have been postponed because of the rainy weather. We had beautiful blue skies!

Rain Rain

We had a CRAZY storm come through town yesterday.. check out this Trader Joe's parking lot... 4.91" of rain.. wow!

Hope it isn't raining tomorrow.. we have a field trip on the Fillmore train to a fish hatchery!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A wee little leprechaun heard we had a rainbow at our house today!

Inspired by Maddie's 2nd birthday cake, we made some cupcakes to celebrate my upcoming birthday and St. Patty's Day all in one. (excuse the lame frosting.. needed to feed our hungry leprechaun her promised dessert and didn't have time to whip up homemade.



He didn't find any gold but we know he was here because he left some green pee pee in the potty! (I spared you a photo of that.)






Yesterday we had a MOMS Club meeting at the park with two crafts.. one was gluing Froot Loops onto a rainbow (teaches kids to match colors while getting hopped up on sugar). The second was to paint a brown beard, staple on a hat and insert leprechaun.


Hope your day was filled with green beer and rainbow cupcakes!

Moorpark College Teaching Zoo

We had a really fun time at the Moorpark College Zoo on Sunday. If you haven't check it out yet, you should. America's Teaching Zoo is open every weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. (Admission is $5 for Adults, $4 for Children & Seniors)

You could easily go through the animal exhibits in an hour but the students that are working there, are really great about explaining the animal behaviors and answering questions you might have. One girl explained how you have to kill a pigeon with your bare hands to pass through the program. Apparently many of the animals eat pigeons and even some of the monkeys ate the wings.. gross.. lol We did note there were no pigeons in the area, or flying overhead.. they must have heard the news!

We enjoyed seeing all the animals, real and not so real!




Our little fairy can fly!


My two winged beauties!

Love Me Some Daylight Savings

Today was the first time in two and a half years that I've slept in until 8:00... thank you Daylight Savings! (yes, I do know I actually "lost" an hour but it's all relative.) Now ask me tomorrow if I still love it after trying to get Miss Maddie to sleep tonight. :)

I haven't blogged because we've been having fun with my in-laws!

Friday we spent the day at Disneyland. It was fun once again to see the magic through a two year old's eyes.


Grandma Lena, Papa, and Auntie Alyx joined us this time




A trip to Disneyland wouldn't be complete without a visit to Maddie's beloved Tinkerbell (and Vidia)


Maddie picked out a Princess Tiana doll to add to her collection


At the end of the day, we were ALL pooped!


Princess Grandma!


Today we're off to the Moorpark Zoo!

Free Episencial Full Size Product

WOW, that was fast! Their site was overwhelmed and they took down the free offer.. hope mine comes in the mail.

Ok, I know.. enough of the advertising. This is a FAMILY blog but this one I think you'll like. I found this product when doing a search for Eric Carle (Hungry Caterpillar) images for an upcoming project. I had never heard of Episencial products but when I saw this link for a free full size product I checked into it more.

All you need to do is watch this video and fill out a short form and they'll send you a full size container of Protective Face Balm.. it's all natural and great for babies and little kids. I HATE the thought of rubbing all those chemicals to "protect" my little one.

So, click on the link, watch the 15 minute video and if you don't want your free product, you can give it to me. :)