Bumps, Bruises, Summertime, & Giada...

School is officially out, and summer vaca has begun!  However the girls feel, the "summertime argue about everything under the sun war" has begun.  Why they feel the need to argue over every little thing, I'll never know.  Seriously, "Those are my shoes!"  Meanwhile they each have the EXACT same pair.  "That's MY pillow."  There are 6 other pillows on the bed, choose another. I don't remember fighting like that with my sister, maybe because she's 5 years younger.  Like any siblings, we fought, but not over silly things like that!!  Also I always got the, "You're older and should know better" lecture.  No fun.  I guess I just have to keep em busy so they stay out of trouble ;)

Speaking of trouble, we had our first encounter with the emergency room this month!  I don't know what it is about bedtime, but it seems that my kids become dehydrated and their bladders shrink to the size of a pea, because they just cannot get enough to drink, or have to pee every 10 minutes!  That was the case with Miss Cassie Marie, when she got up for the umpteenth time for a drink of water to quench that undeniable thirst... "I'm just sooo thirsty mom!!" (said with a scratchy throat... she better go into acting).   So I gave her a quick drink and sent her off to her room.  Instead of just walking in and going to bed, she decided to skip to her room and fumble on her own two feet sending her head first into her METAL bed frame.  The hubs and I both heard the "CLANG" and looked at each other waiting for the moment she would start screaming.  I run in there to see her sitting there with blood all over her face and her sister crying like it had happened to her.  You know how they say twins feel each others pain, I think it's very true!  Before I could even figure out what happened, I had thrown the girls in the car and was on my way to the ER.  Luckily, she hadn't cracked her head open, just a large lump the size of a golf ball had formed, and she needed only a liquid stitch to keep it closed. Now she's back to her usual self, but she still has a lump which the doc said would be there for up to a year!

About 2 weeks later

For my birthday, the big 26!! ;)  We had an awesome little party with family and friends.  I got a beautiful pink/turquoise bike, new pots and pans, and got to meet Giada de Laurentiis!  For those who don't know me all too well, she is my FAVORITE chef!! We got to talk to her and she signed my cookbooks for me! The girls brought little flowers for her because the were super excited to see her too. Now when I get a new cook book, they think we are going to go meet that chef! :)
















Next year is the last year the girls will be in Pre-K.  Unfortunately their birthday falls just after the cutoff for kindergarten so they'll have to wait one more year.  I LOVE the school they are at.  I wish it was an elementary school! However they both will have new teachers and classmates,  most of their friends will be in Kindergarten so they'll have to start all over.  Scarlly made sure I didn't miss any photo ops with her "boyfrans" ;)




Joseph and JR are 2 of her many "frans"  She just bats those lashes and those boys fall all over themselves!! Good lord are we in trouble when she's older!

Cassie is much too bossy for the boys in her class, she knows what she wants, and expects to get it without having to ask twice.  Good for you gal, you keep it that way ;) She instead opted for pictures with her best friend Kylie and her favorite teacher Ms. Kathy.  We will definitely miss them next year!





Well I think that pretty much gets us all caught up... For now ;) With these crazy gals, you never know whats going to happen next and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Catching up!

I cannot believe how long it's been!  Time really flies these days.  So much has happened since December!  The girls will be five soon and they think they are fifteen.  Way too smart for their own good.  School is out for the year in just a few days, I feel like it just started!  They have learned so much this year, I'm so thankful that they have wonderful teachers.

So far we've had a pretty good year!  January started off rough when my grandma had a stroke on New Years Eve, but luckily she pulled through and is back to normal!  In February my father-in-law came to visit and the girls had so much fun hanging out with their "Moşhu" which is Romanian for Grandpa.  While here he decided that he should move here, so he will be here at the end of this month to look for a place to live!

March was a great month!  We took our first family vacation, and took the girls to Disneyland for a week.  It was so much fun!

The girls could not believe their eyes, that all of their favorite Disney characters where there to meet and dance with them, and we really had an amazing time.  The girls were little dare devils and went on EVERY ride!! They LOVED Space Mountain.  I was so worried taking them on there but they begged to do it again and again.  Their favorite ride was Pirates of the Caribbean. Who doesn't like that ride!?  We were excited that we got to go to Goofy's Kitchen for dinner and have meet and greets with a lot of their favorite characters.

 Thankfully the weather was pretty nice the whole time we were there.  Only one day where it was dreary but hey, we're from Arizona, so a little rain is welcomed! 

Instead of flying we drove which was scary for me.  I HATE driving anywhere, car sickness is no fun.  Luckily with a bit of medicine, I did pretty well.  Poor Cassie had one little time where she got some motion sickness on the way there, but quickly got over it.  It could have just been the excitement of going to Disneyland!! We also caught it at a decent time.  We never had to wait more than 10 minutes for ride.  The girls were still pretty impatient.  They wanted to just do everything all at once.  After about the second day they figured out that you can't just cut in front of everyone.  You have to take turns! :)  Next we are hoping to go to Sea World.  *crosses fingers* ;)

April flew by like nobody's business, but we did happen to stop for a bit and take Easter pictures of the girls. I just can never have too many pictures of these girls!  I swear I'm running out of wall space. :)

I just wanna pinch their cheeks! ;) They have grown leaps and bounds this year! Everyday they develop more and more of their own personalities, and it's so cute.  Even when they are sassy, deep down I think it's cute.  I feel so blessed that I was given this life, to raise these two amazing girls with my best friend by my side. I cannot imagine my life any better.

Well its gettin late so this is it for now, but I shall see you on here a lot sooner next time, I promise ;) Hope all is going well in your neck of the woods!!