Monday, December 27, 2010

Christmas 2010

Christmas morning went well in our new little home. It was nice waking up and having a big tree with too many presents under it. The girls had a blast, and we had fun watching them.

Dada was excited for his gift, the Mangroomer! We love you Daddy!



Jayden was so excited every time she opened a present.

So excited she had to hold it in the air to show off! Too cute!


We wanted to get as many family pictures in as we could once we got to Mum and Pa's house on Christmas day. Yes, that is Jaycee wearing yet another princess outfit, tiara and wand included.



Jaycee missed out on some of the family pics because Mum took her back to the house. The mist was trying to come in to create rain, and it got cold fast!






Jayden's photo session was so much fun. She couldn't stop smiling. Once she noticed the pool was so close by, she started to try to get in so that quickly ended our time in the pool chair.





Dada also got a hedger so that he could do some much needed yard work. He was quite happy with this gift as you can tell. (The posing was HIS idea :)

That rose bush sticking out in the picture is no longer sticking out at all. Great job cutting everything to shreds Daddy!

Cannolis and Christmas Eve

We may not be Italians by blood, but we did discover cannolis this year thanks to Costco. Jaycee and Jayden love the little desserts and ate many of them this holiday season.

Here are a few pictures from decorating the tree, to trying on Christmas Eve presents!



Jayden ate too many of these cannolis!



Jaycee could not have been any happier with her Belle outfit from Beauty and the Beast.


Another cannoli eater.


Jayden taking a rest before crawling over for ever more presents.

One of Jaycee's other favorite items: the 2.5 foot tall Belle cut out. She loves having her in her bedroom!


Sunday, December 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Jayden Rylee!

Our little baby turns one today!
She is adorable, kind, and happy.
She has brought so much happiness and fun to our little family.

We love you Jayden Rylee!





Saturday, November 27, 2010

Disneyland and Turkey Day

Jaycee and Jayden got to go to Disneyland! The weather was great, the lines were long, and the people were everywhere. All in all, the girls had a wonderful experience. And, Jaycee's life was made when she got to meet Belle in person!



Could this kid's smile get any bigger?!


So Jaycee's conversation with Belle went like this:
B: I like your sweater. Do you like horses?
J: Yes. Mum has lots of horses at her house.
Jaycee looks down at her hands.
J: I don't have any nail polish on. I like the color brown.

Poor Jaycee, she had so many thoughts running through her head she couldn't get them all out. She was absolutely mortified that her nails were painted when she saw how elaborate Belle's outfit was. Too cute!



Jaycee doesn't know much about Jasmine, but Belle told her that Jasmine was her best friend. Jaycee accepted her just fine after that.


Jaycee's face painting experience at the princess castle.


Since Jaycee never could find the Beast and Belle after the parade, the Beast got her a present. She opened her present in the car and could not believe her eyes. A Belle jewelry box, with a Belle necklace inside. The Beast sure does have great taste!


If this face isn't happiness, I don't know what is!


Dada baked some chocolate chip cookies for Mama. Looks like Jayden got a hold of one. She devoured them!


Just a few pictures from our Turkey Day. Lots of good food, and tired babies at the end of the day.


Jayden looks like a cartoon character in this picture!


Jayden and Tay Tay hanging out by the sand box.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Jayden's sickness/Elephant visit

Poor baby Jayden! She finally got over a four day long fever. She got her regular hepatitis B shot on Friday, then the fever broke out after that. Saturday through Monday was not nice at our house! She cried, her teeth hurt her, she couldn't nap or sleep well at night. . . The list goes on and on. She is finally showing signs of happiness. We sure did miss our nice baby!


Here are some pictures from last weekend. Mum's equine vet had a get-together and there was an elephant. She was so nice! She was 43 years old and was a regular on movies and commercials. Her name was Ty and she was very well kept. I am usually against having animals like this, but if you have to see one in captivity, you'd want to see one like her. She had a perfect body, was having fun in the water, and was free from chains. It was crazy to be so close to an elephant without any barriers. Not like the zoo at all! She was so incredibly tall, the pictures give her no justice. Jaycee thought she was funny and especially liked it when she bathed herself with her trunk.





Sunday, November 07, 2010

Happy Halloween

We had a nice Halloween. Jayden celebrated as being a monkey. Jaycee picked out costume months ago. . . A great white shark. She was determined to be that shark, even though the costume scared her when it got here. All went well and the girls got tons of candy.




We know monkeys belong in trees. . .


Apparently great white sharks do too!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Long time, no post. . .

Here is Jaycee Lynn passed out of the couch after a long day of fun. She's so peaceful when she sleeps.


This is the hand-picked outfit for making "mud pies" according to Jaycee. It was about 90 degrees outside when she wore this. Apparently weather does not matter, it's all about the fashion.


We took our annual trip to Tom's Farm to get our pumpkins. Here are some of the cute pictures from our day.

Jaycee was a bit timid with the feathered friends. I don't blame her.






Jaycee's day spa treatment was the face painting. She was VERY relaxed during the entire process.



And, we capped the day off with a fun ride on the carousel. She loves riding on it so much, she cried when we had to leave. Poor baby. . .