Archive for August, 2009

Ventura County Fair

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

It’s August and that means it’s fair time.  We were excited to take Grace and Cole to the fair for some crazy fair food and to see lots of stinky farm animals. After a quick bite we took the kids to the petting zoo.  I thought Grace would have enjoyed petting the cute cuddly animals.  […]

Two Birthday Parties in One Day

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Grace gets invited to quite a few birthday parties now that she is in preschool.  And for some reason, Mommy insists on going to all of them.  I just love watching Grace have fun with her classmates.  This particular weekend was also Aunt Cara’s MBA graduation so Daddy went to that while I took the kids to the first of […]

Starfish and Clams

Friday, August 14th, 2009

To go along with the Under the Sea theme of crafts the week before, Grace and I made some glittery starfish and clams. Gather up all your supplies and cut out the shape you want to glitter. Add glue. Sprinkle glitter. Give it a good shake. Glittery starfish. For the clams, cut out two cups […]

Forts

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Kids love forts.  Grace especially loves them to hide, play peek-a-boo, or just to relax and cuddle.  She wanted to show Cole how cool they were. With Daddy’s help, they built their fort.  Cole thinks this is pretty awesome. Daddy adds the finishing touches with the roof. Cole is playing peek-a-boo with sister. There she […]