So....... i know how bad i have been at blogging and every time i think to blog I know how far I have to go back and I give up before I even get started....well here it goes....
end of JULY....
So our family trip to California was simply amazing!!! I couldn't have asked for a better trip with all of my family. It was the first time my girls had been to California and just so excited to be around all my extended family and have them meet my little ladies.... Some highlights of the trip were:
Old Town My aunt Marsha and uncle Rudy had came down and we went to sea port village and walked around that was fun....we also went to Old Town and ate at an AWESOME mexican restaurant that i have gone since i was little. There are little ladies in the window making fresh tortillas and they love looking at my girls.....
Seaworld....we LOVE shamu!!! It was so fun being there i have not been there in so long and the girls LOVE animals so they had the best time.....My daddy got the girls their first pearls. My sister and my dad picked them out of the water just like i did when i was young. That will be a fun thing to share with them!
Another day activity was the San Diego Zoo. I had only been there once with my sister, cousin and aunt when i was younger so i was happy to get to go again. The bus tour around the whole park was awesome got to see everything! Had some snacks and were off to see the pandas. Julie and i were so looking forward to seeing them because we didnt have the opportunity to last time we had gone.... we were a little disappointed to find only 2 pandas that were asleep. One woke up for 2 mins as we watched him go to the bathroom....11 years for that??? but girls just loved it. Wish Hogle Zoo was as big!
BEACH days were lovely....we had the bay outside our back porch and the beach 5 mins walk away...the girls love the sand and made so many friends while playing in it. My aunt Marsha had got them some beach toys and we made things and played in the water. At the beach Cam was fearless when it came to the waves.....Layna like the water around her ankles but would freak out when the tide would go out....pretty fun to watch.....I can not believe how social my children are with strangers...at the beach a they talked to everyone especially men! haha but came would walk up to girls and take their food and almost their drinks....too funny
Camarella BBQ I was so excited for this. Not all my family had met my girls and I hadnt seen some of them in quite some time. I loved seeing all my dad's side of the family. When we get together you know one thing will be there and it will be amazing.....THE FOOD.... these Sicilians can COOk and i love it.....oh gosh it is just so good i can not describe to you!! played in the sand....boys played bocce ball... ate....family movies....lemon cake....my favorite and best memory of my grandma helen!! it was a great night
Paradise Point I bet you are sick of me saying all these things that remind me of being a kid but its true a lot of the trip did and Paradise Point Resort is some of the best memories ever....we used to get a room in the same spot year after year with the same pond and pool...it was great.... feeding the ducks is such a highlight....we bring bunny food a huge big bag to feed them....barefoot bar....all of it is so much fun...well it was my sisters 19th birthday and she really wanted to go over there.....went and fed the ducks, went and looked around barefoot bar, one of the girls threw their baby in the water...my dad had to fetch it out...lol and went to where we always stayed and took a reenactment picture...so cute.... we left there and went to the mall so Julie could go shopping....she found some cute stuff.... we went back to the house and took and hung out then went to a great authentic Italian res truant for dinner....i think Julie had a great birthday in Cali ....
We left San Diego and went and Spent the night in Upland at my aunt Marshas...... we went to the mexican restaurant she works at....it has the best chips and salsa....bean and cheese burritos....shirley temples....ok everything there is so good!!! beats any mexican place in utah for sure!!! we hung out that night and drove home the next day....WOW such a great vacation!!!
here are pics from our trip....click the link http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=107791&id=679971709&l=c5b1953d84
AUGUST
The end of the summer came really fast.... We hung out went to the park...did dinners with old friends....went to the pool.... just enjoyed each other before I started school and work. Trying to get all of the daycare and work schedule set and ready to go was a headache. It paid off though. On the 21st I went in and trained for my new job. I work for Dr. Steven Parkin at his dentist office. I am the receptionist and assist with various things. Had a lot to learn that Friday but the girl whos job I was replacing made a great Employee Handbook for me to go back to. I started the next week on the 25th. My boss was pretty impressed with me and liked caught on so quickly. I am pretty amazed that I have done so well and havent made too many mistakes...Tuesday was the worst day of all....I think I had forgotten my brain at home...I also started school the 26th of August. So far everything has gone pretty well with that. My first time down to the testing center was not too enjoyable but im learning....its a new school different ways of doing things.....
DAYCARE: Since I started working the girls have gone to their daycare out of a lady's home in Sandy. Her name is Peggy and the girls love to say her name. They have had a lot of fun and have lots of things to do and play with there. Some mornings are better than others when dropping them off but i found if i tell them to close the door to the room for me as im walking out they think its funny and dont cry. Little Layna has been a little clingy lately and a total mommies girl. Which breaks my heart some mornings when she REALLY doesnt want me to leave. They both are fine after 5 mins and off to play with something.
SEPTEMBER
A lot of school and work has been going on. Playing with my girls at home a lot. This last month they have turned into such little ladies. Its hilarous. Totally getting into the independent stage. Dressing themselves, brushing their own teeth, going down the stairs on their own....its pretty cute to watch. They also have started talking a lot more. These girls have talked so much in their own language together I was wondering when I would start hearing more human words. They are finally doing it....I come in to wake them up and ask where is their vitamin which I already have in my hand. lol My mom was watching them the other day while I was at school and they had gone to bed but had woken up and my mom went down and had put them in the same crib for a min and they were laying there and Layna lifted her head and Cam and took her hand and pushed Laynas head back down telling her "HEAD DOWN LAYNA." It would have been so funny to see.
I dont really know what else to blog about at the moment and this this is a novel like always so ill keep up with the blogs cause I hate having to do these catch up ones!!!
here is the album with summer pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=95432&id=679971709&l=0a853afcc6
