Twirly Skirts and a CCR jam session!

We did a little house work the other night. We are a family that likes to whistle while we work...you know, a spoon-full of sugar and what not. So, we turned up the Creedence Clearwater Revival. Emily loved it! She is starting to develop her own style in regards to music and dance. She just so happened to get a HUGE kick out of CCR...and decided to let the music move her! I think she might have inherited Corey's fantastic sense of rhythm..LOL!

Here's just a small taste of the magic...Enjoy, I know I did!

*CAUTION* This one might make you dizzy!

November in San Diego..

can only mean one thing...BEACH TIME!!!! I love the beach in November. No crowds, no scavenging sea gulls, and best of all...I am under no obligation to go into the water. For all of you not familiar with the Pacific...IT'S REALLY REALLY COLD! I'm not even a big fan in the summer. However, now that I have kids, I must fulfill my H2O duties weather permitting. Sigh!



It was a blustery 65 degrees today, so we bundled up the kidlets in their sweatpants and t-shirts (ha ha to all of you freezing your buns off today!) and headed out.

Sam found her shadow to be fascinating

Samantha...doing her thing.

This kid knows how to relax.

Emily getting down to business!

Typically Corey and I take turns "fetching" water for sand castles. In the winter time however, it comes down to a frantic game of "rock-paper-scissors" to decide who the unfortunate party is.

Corey turns out to have Jedi-like skills...

...and unfortunately...I lost. Emily tried to be brave an go with me...

..but the second those waves came, she booked it...completely abandoning her poor mother.

Yay Mommy! Queen of the Castles!

The Navy Boys were out flying today. They were a little loud (as jet fighters should be) and Corey taught Emily how to plug her ears!

Surprisingly they fly very fast so these were the best photos I could get. They were doing some pretty interesting fly-bys.

Samantha Playing Possum!

See Ya later!

The Trouble with Popsicles...

...is that they are cold. The girls were thrilled the other day, when I decided to let them have Popsicles after lunch. Emily, being the true professional, devoured hers on top of the slide...away from little sister's grabby fingers. Samantha, being the Popsicle novice that she is, had a slightly harder time.
Now, I tried to explain to her that Popsicles where best held by the stick. But, in being determined to do things her own way, Sam decided the best way to hold her Popsicle was by the..well, Popsicle. This resulted in some major crying and blubbering on Sam's part. She wanted to eat the Popsicle more then anything but the pain that resulted from her tiny frozen fingers was almost too much for her to bear. Sad, I know.
Being the loving and nurturing mother that I am, I decided that this would be a good time to snap some photos.

Samantha and "the Popsicle" before things got ugly.




After she had thrown herself, and the Popsicle on the ground...

My little mess...of tears and grape Popsicle!

What kind of a mother would I be if I didn't capture these moments...

Till next time!

Disclaimer: No children, small fingers or Popsicles where permanently harmed in the posting of this blog.