Sunday, May 29, 2011

All Daddy's Hard Work!

Without a doubt, our Dada has been working his butt off for the last 3 years and 2 months achieving a long awaited and deserved accomplishment: his Bachelor's degree in Accountancy!!!

We are so incredibly grateful for everything he does for our family everyday and we are so proud of him for all his hard work.

There were so many nights with Daddy doing his online classes locked in the computer room, so many weekends filled with nothing but work, homework, and tests. . . We are all glad that his dedication and diligence paid off!

He wanted nothing more than to achieve his goal for his kiddos. I commend him for managing to get this work all done with a house full of craziness and noise, and too many crying, whining interruptions to count. I can honestly say that if anyone deserves this degree, it is Josh. I wonder if they'll put a little asterisk next to his name on his diploma showing that he managed to get this done while having a busy, growing family. If anything, it proves that he is able to multi-task like no other, somehow meet deadlines, and keep up a very high GPA at the same time. Josh is a modest person and doesn't like to compliment himself, but he DESERVES this and all the compliments that go along with it! He is a wonderful person, an excellent father, and the best husband a woman could ask for!

We are SO PROUD OF YOU!
We all love you very much!
Love,
Your house full of girls (and the little boy on his way)



Legoland!

We finally ventured out to Legoland! It was teacher appreciation day, so Mum and I went to Legoland with the girls while Dada worked on a final and homework (our last family sacrifice for this degree!). We couldn't believe how baby/toddler friendly it was! Legoland is built for little ones. It was nice that Jayden was finally able to participate in everything too! Here are a few pics from our very fun day.












Sunday, May 15, 2011

Jaycee's Preschool Picnic

Jaycee's preschool had a family picnic this weekend. We went with Mum, Pa, and Davida. Jayden had a blast! All she wants to do is stay and play whenever Jaycee is dropped off at preschool, so this was Jayden's dream come true!




Jayden and Pa can never seem to smile at the same time. At least they both have goofy faces on at the same time!



Jayden couldn't believe all the "balls" at the school. She kept yelling "ball" and grabbed as many as she could (two of them that is). She was a happy camper with those!





Carlsbad Flower Fields

Strike a pose! Here is Jayden watching some TV after her shower. She was casually leaning back, taking it all in. Too cute!




We went to the Carlsbad Flower Fields the first Sunday of May with Oma Sue. The weather was PERFECT (sunny, breezy, 80ish degrees, at the beach). The flowers were beautiful and my kiddos loved being outside. After the flower fields we walked around the outlet. Jaycee picked out tons of "size 3" clothes at Gymboree for preschool. She is quite the little shopper. She kept asking, "Mama, can I get this? It's a 3!". She has good taste, so how could I say no. We left with some very cute items. We had an appetite after shopping, so we headed to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch. Very good! We got to see a sea lion swimming in the dock, and the girls played at the beach for a little while. . . That is until Jayden got knocked over by a wave. She was such a trooper! She was flat on her back, covered in COLD ocean water, and she never cried once. Dada had to take her back to the car to undress her, wipe off the sand as much as possible, and get her little body warmed back up. That certainly cut our beach trip a little shorter than expected. (We decided to go back to Joe's for Mother's Day lunch and a little visit to the beach to play in the sand. That worked out a little better!)





And here's Jayden in her mess of toys, sitting in her toy box, while her big sister is at preschool. Jayden loves to climb, including into the toy box!

Easter 2011

Yes, Easter was almost one month ago, but better late than never, right? It was a colder Easter than years past with even a few sprinkles in the morning. We have a great time coloring our eggs, and Opa Colin and Oma Mary (our family from Spain) even got to participate for the first time ever! As you will see, Tay Tay was there too, getting in the way of good pictures like always! Jaycee and Jayden had a great day. Jaycee was most interested in eating as much candy as humanly possible before even looking for additional eggs. Jayden was content with throwing the empty plastic eggs because "balls" are her favorite item right now. She loves to scream the word and she loves to throw anything resembling a ball as hard and as far as she can.