At the hardware store looking at the nuts to fix the stroller.
I find the isle with the nuts i said I was looking for.
Ainsley says, “Mom, please don’t buy these nuts. I don’t think I will like them.”

Leaving the store about to walk home, it starts to rain.
I say “oh no, we are going to get all wet. I might have t call Daddy to pick us up.”
Ainsely “ Mom, Dad cannot pick you up! You are too big! Daddy can only pick me up.”

On the walk home she hops out of the stroller while we are on a busy street.
Me “Ainsley, get back in the stroller. We are on a busy street!”
Ainsley “ No we are not on a busy street Mom.”
Me “Yes we are Ainse, see all the cars.”
Ainsley “Yes, THEY are on the street, but WE are on the SIDEWALK!”

Lesson of the day  — Choose my words very carefully.

We enjoy the sunshine and beach year round.

We have great parks, storytimes and an awesome zoo.

The hardest part has been missing living near family and enjoying the many friendships we shared in San Jose.

New friends is something we’ve been praying for over the past year and I’m so happy and blessed that God has brought some fun friends into ourlives during this new year.

Storytime @ SB library. We made Cats. Ainsley named hers “Belle” Emmie named hers “Daddy”

it was a beautiful afternoon at the Beach!

Special treat for good listeners

we made edible peanutbuttter playdough too!

which turned into funny faces

these are our new “say cheese for the camera” smiles

It was time to get outta the house so Mom strapped on her new running shoes and we headed uphill to the park.

We enjoyed our favorite activity- The swings!!

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Ainsley informed me her hat was bothering her.

I needed to fix it and apparently this

is fixed.

then it was onto lunch

we brought the usual apple, carrots, cereal and our latest obsession, Edamame.

Emmie decided she needed to fit in some yoga after the long stroller ride home

then it was upstairs for a prolonged savasana in the crib.

We decided to take a trip  to our usual morning spots. First the library then to our local park on the coast. We were a little detoured with a a nature ride.  We checked out the snails. Raced the cars. and took in a little sun.

After the library we arrived at our Favorite park and ate our lunch among the sunshine the waves and friends.

Wow.. is anyone still out there? Anyways, lets forget that there’s no update for the last 11! months and move forward.

The girls have been down with a cold the last week or so which made for an uneventful Halloween. Unfortunately we missed out on all the parties but did manage to wander over to a few neighbors houses. The girls were very curious as to why they were being urged to grab candy from a bowl but once the concept caught on they were all for it. I was surprised that their favorite part of the night was passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters. Ainsley loved putting each piece in their bags and as the kids left both girls would hold their little arms out with a candy, yelling ” Mo.. Mooo  Moore..” It was too cute!