California

The beginning of June we headed to California.  Maylee was going to turn 3 in a few days, so you guessed it... we headed to Disneyland!  We had to take advantage of her being free.  What a great trip.  We arrived at Scott and Annette's on Wednesday night and stayed until Saturday.  We visited the greatest place on earth on Thursday and this picture proves it!!

Is that not hilarious?!  Cute little girl was actually afraid of the castle.  She didn't want to go in.  After a little pep talk, she cheered up and was good to go... until the scary pirate ride... Peter Pan!

(You can't go to Disneyland without a Dumbo pic!)

(Maylee loved the Jungle Cruise!)

I've decided some people live and breathe Disneyland.  It must be in their blood.  Don't get me wrong- we had a good time at Disneyland.  It was a lot of fun!  Maylee had fun, especially with her cousins: Anna, Aimee, Nathan, and Ryan- but we probably won't go back for a couple more years.  We'll let her be a little older to enjoy it more (and not be scared of the pirates and the dark rides, which most rides are!) because it costs a pretty penny to go.

On Friday, we went to the beach.  Talk about fun, relaxing, and FREE!  Can't beat that!  Yay!  Maylee enjoyed the beach more than Disneyland... we will remember that next time. :)

I'm so happy we made the trip!  Thanks Scott and Annette for letting us crash your house.  We had a great time! 

Princess on Ice

The beginning of April, Disney's Princess on Ice came to AZ.  With so many little girlies in the family we couldn't pass up the opportunity to get all dressed up and hit the town.  It was such a fun night.  We saw a lot of princesses and a lot of pink!  Perfect combo.

We started our girls night out at Pei Wei for some dinner.  After we grabbed a bite to eat, off we went for the show.  Us women are spoiled... our sweet husbands normally drive to the events we go to downtown so driving to this was a little bit of an adventure.  Not only was the ice show going on but the D-backs opening game as well.  It was crazy, but we survived.

I must say, I was quite impressed with the show.  Definitely entertaining.  Maylee even lasted until the end (but by the end she was ready to go home), although she did have a few snacks to help keep her entertained.  :)

Thanks Jeff for watching Brooklyn.  We had a great time chillin' with the girls!

The month of March...

I have been horrible about blogging lately.  I have started a new approach- Project Life.  Love it.  I've been taking pictures EVERY SINGLE DAY (for the most part) and have been so busy keeping up on it, that this blog has been neglected.  So it is time to get a recap for the month of March.  

We spent a lot of time-

-going to Toddler Time at the library.  So much fun.  A little crazy with all the kiddos, but Maylee liked hearing the stories and doing the songs.  I occasionally knew some of the songs from my teaching days.  :)

-playing OUTSIDE!  Our friends on the street would come over to play outside in the afternoon, right after naps and right before dinner.  Talk about PERFECT WEATHER!  You know, there is something about chillin' in the front yard that is just not the same as chillin' in the backyard- I love that I see neighbors come and go, some friends, some only acquaintances, and some I'm sorry to say I don't even know.  So it was so nice to get outside and see them, even if all I did was wave.

-taking trips to the zoo.

-playing, playing, and playing some more in the playhouse (which I have a new love for- it has provided hours upon hours of entertainment for these two!)

-oh- and more playing outside!

-letting the imagination soar.  Does it get any better than this???? :)

bring on the ice cream!

Maylee has slowly been trying more and more dairy.  We started with cheese crackers- check.  Then to cheese- check.  The next step was ice cream... not the soy stuff, but the real deal- um... I think we can say check!!

I don't think there was a drop left!

Daddy Daughter Date!

Cutest picture EVER!  I LOVE that Maylee wrapped her little fingers around Jeff and got real close.  She was so excited for her DATE with DADDY!

Chick-fil-a put on a Daddy- Daughter Date Night, so I took it upon myself to sign them up.  We talked about it for days before the big day, getting Maylee all excited.  The big night arrived and I dropped the two off (and Brooklyn and I went shopping!)

Jeff said Chick-fil-a had tablecloths and flowers on the tables.  They ordered their food and then the food was brought out to them.  They even had a man playing the violin!  I don't know how long the dinner part lasted because I'm sure Maylee was eying the play place!  And to top it off, after dinner, milkshakes were on Chick-fil-a--- Maylee's FIRST milkshake since she got over her milk allergy.  Cute little girl took a sip, then said, "This is kind-of yummy!"  Yea for milkshakes and YEA for a fun daddy-daughter date night!

the binkie bug

The Binkie Bug found our house!  He knew Maylee was such a big girl, so he didn't think she would mind if he snacked on her binkie.  Poor girl found her binkie with a little piece missing one night and from then on, the binkie became smaller and smaller until there was nothing left but the hard plastic part.  Maylee couldn't believe her binkie was "broken" at first and wanted it fixed, but all within a week she went from needing it to sleep- to it being gone.  She did great!  What a big girl.  The binkie bug left a little present the night he finished off the binkie.  A new "big girl" present.  That is Maylee's happy face.  Way to be so big Maylee!

Museum of Natural History

 panning for the shiny nuggets!

 digging for bones

Another playdate.  Maylee has been pretty intrigued with dinosaurs lately.  Not sure why.  Maybe that silly Dino Dan show on Nick Jr.  Ahhh, the influence of television.  So when we went to pick up the tickets at the library, she couldn't wait to go.  She was excited to go to the 'dinosaur museum' with Halle and Cailin and said that she would hold Halle's hand and help her to not be scared.

The girlies had a good time.  There was a lot to do since a little classroom on the bottom floor was open.  Lucky us!  They had all sorts of fun things to do- science activities, dinosaur rubbings, fishing...  Then we headed outside to pan for some gold.  It made me think of Jeff's new favorite show, Alaska Gold Rush.  I felt like I knew what to do just from watching those episodes every Friday night. ;) (Yet another influence of t.v., yikes!  Good thing we are canceling our cable soon! :)

We then went to a bakery and got a little variety of treats.  Yes that is Maylee with a cookie about the size of her head.  And yes, she thought she could eat it all by herself.  That is my girl!  Unfortunately for her, I made her share with me and then we took a cookie home for daddy.