butterfly grove...

miles, maisy, my mom, nana and myself headed to grover beach to check out the monarch butterflies. we had been before, but it was in march, and we missed them. but today, there were a bunch. one of the docents told us there were about 10,000. i got a few pictures, i wish i had my bigger lens to get closer, but you get the idea. the weather was perfect. we followed a path that took us right to the beach. gorgeous! there was a little handmade swing in one of the dunes heading to the beach. perfect for maisy. we had an amazing day.

grandad love...

maisy fell in love with her grandad as soon as she saw him at the airport. she runs around the house yelling "d-dad, d-dad"  and wants to be held by him all the time. maisy is so glad to have her "mimi" (grammy) and ern-dad here, and i love watching the interaction between them all.

they still love bath time...

first pic taken in november of 2008. maisy was 8 months old and miles was 4. second picture was taken today. maisy 21 months, miles is 5.
what a difference a year makes.

2009 in review

january- we spent most of the month in MA with my family. the kids had fun in the snow, ice skating and hanging out with cousin aidan.

february- maisy got 2 teeth, worked really hard at walking and enjoyed "talking" on the phone.

march- maisy turned "1" we had a fun cupcake themed birthday at papa and sam sam's. grammy and grandad were here to celebrate as well. maisy also got her ears pierced.

april- miles had fun at his easter egg hunt at waller park,    and we enjoyed a yummy easter brunch at the santa maria inn with nana.

may- miles moved into a big boy car seat, stuck a purple bead up his nose and did his last preschool homework packet. we also spent some fun time in newport beach. oh and "uncle" corey came to visit.

june- miles learned had to ride a two wheeler, and he graduated from preschool. maisy is a great little walker.

july- we spent 3 weeks in massachusetts. we did so many things, tall ships, storyland, red sox games and tons of swimming.

august- miles turned "5".  we had an awesome pirate themed birthday party in our backyard. and miles started kindergarten.

september- miles and maisy started swimming lessons, miles started tap dancing and got student of the month. the whole family enjoyed a visit to the lake.

october- another fun halloween... miles was commander fox and maisy was a cute ladybug. we also made our annual trip to avila farm for pumpkins.

november- miles and maisy started gymnastics, miles participated in a sleep study, maisy got her 1st haircut and miles had an awesome thanksgiving feast at school. miles also played rookie basketball at the Y.

december- MERRY CHRISTMAS! we did sooo much christmas related this month. david is still working his a@@ off. we miss him and can't wait for this job to be over.  I hope next year is even better than this year... happy 2010!!!

so excited...

look what i got today... i was so surprised when my doorbell rang and mr. fedex left this at my door. for all my scrapbooking friends, you get this excitement. for my non-scrapping friends, this is my new picture-a-day kit. i'll try to share pages as i go. obviously these are my 01/02/10 POTD.

here i go again...

i'm going to give this a try again. wish me luck!

Happy New Year

for our first day of 2010, we spent most of the day hanging out at lake san antonio. the weather in santa maria was overcast, but at the lake it was beautiful. david took the kids out on the boat to go fishing, while the rest of us hung out around the campfire. i called david and he came by and took me and my mom for a quick ride around the lake.  we had yummy hamburgers cooked on the fire, the kids played monopoly in the motor home while the grownup's sat around the fire telling funny stories. it was the perfect way to start the new year.