State Fair 2009

On Tuesday (Kid's Day), we headed out to (what we thought) our one day at the State Fair. The girls got to ride some rides, Caitlin checked out the farm animals, and mommy got to have a delicious Zucchini Weiney (A zucchini with a hot dog in the center and dipped in corn dog batter) mmmmm!

Delilah and Mommy checking out county exhibits.

Mommy and the older girls went on the Giant Wheel (the biggest fair ferris wheel)

Daddy sucked it up so that the girls could go on the tilt-a-whirl

The girls on the swings

Daddy and his girls in front of an exhibit mocking our governor (the Terminator)

Mikayla and Daddy

So after our long afternoon at the fair on Tuesday, we thought we were done, but a friend of ours gave us some unlimited ride wristbands and 2 free admissions to the fair so we HAD to go again! :-) (plus we had an extra one that I won off of Facebook). As we were walking into the fair, a lady offered us one of her tickets since her husband couldn't come - so we got all of us in for free. The girls had a blast riding every ride they could. They even went on some crazy spinning ride that I would have never went on (well maybe as a kid).

Caitlin on the carousel with Daddy and her sisters.

Big foot!!!

There was some wacky stuff at the fair this year... including walking peas.

The girls in front of the big candy mountain.

Delilah wasn't happy with the "smaller" swings... she had to go on the BIG swings (and as you see, Mikayla didn't!)

Caitlin's first pony ride and she LOVED it!

The owner of the fair rides bought a bunch of Neverland Ranch rides.

This is one that the girls are on...

The canoe ride the girls were forced to ride so Caitlin could go - but they loved it anyway.

Mikayla and Caitlin on the canoe.

The worm rollercoaster

The cool kite ride

This was the ride I would not have gone on... it spins in one area and the whole thing spins around and goes up and down and just way too much stuff going on! But the girls loved it.

A more calm ride - the helicopter

Riding the Lakers car.

The big slide - Mikayla takes the lead

We had a complete blast at the fair - we can't wait till next year!!

Labor Day Weekend 2009

We could not complain about the weather this Labor Day weekend - it was GORGEOUS!! In the high 80's! No sweltering heat like in the past. It is supposed to heat up this week but hopefully the girls will be feeling better so they can enjoy the pool for a couple more weeks before it is "closed" till next year.

We had a wonderful family Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, we went to the park and hung out around the house (playing Wii, board games, outside fun). Sunday, after church, we planned on going to the State Fair one more time but as we were driving up, the parking lot was packed and cars were line up out on the street to get in. We decided to pass and go on Monday - the last day of the fair. So we headed to Old Sacramento to Gold Rush days. It was packed there but parking was easy and the girls loved looking at boats along the river.

We arrived at the fair right when they opened and the girls got to ride at least 10 rides before lines even started to form. It was very nice, not crowded at all. When we were finally leaving, around 2 pm, it was becoming more crowded but still not even that bad. We probably would've stayed around longer but Caitlin was getting tired so off to get our free Chick-fil-a sandwich we went! :-)

Girls cooling off with Otter Pops

Caitlin with her best friend (sometimes Popcorn will disagree with you but she loves Caitlin too!)

Caitlin in the hair chair (where the girls get their hair done)

Caitlin checking out the girls' sleeping arrangements.

Lilah giving Caitlin a ticklefest before bedtime

On Friday night, the girls camped out in the playroom. They actually slept very good!

Mommy and her baby girl

Girls playing Mario Kart during Caitlin's nap

Part of the Gold Rush Days

Caitlin checking out the Sacramento River (Tower bridge in the background)

We watched as a real cannonball was prepared and shot. Very cool for Daddy and I but the girls thought it was too loud.

First Day of Kindergarten

Today was one of the hardest days for me. I couldn't sleep all night - tossin' and turnin'. But it ended up being a wonderful day. It was through God's miracles that we got to this point and I ended up filling up with tears as I said good-bye to them not because I was going to miss them (which I did) but because I feel so thankful they are growing up and becoming little ladies. Anyway, they both had a wonderful first day of school although Mikayla is exhausted and says it is too long (from 8:30 - 2 PM). They will get use to it.

Daddy and his Kindergarteners (Mikayla loves her lunch bag)

Mikayla, in front of the school (which the montessori is "leasing" from the district)

Delilah in front of the school

All of us - so proud of the girls

The girls welcome sign on the classroom

Caitlin was truly sad to have the girls leave her.

But she got over it as soon as we got home and played on the swingset.

When we went to pick them up, we caught them taking pictures - here are the kindergarteners and their one teacher.

And here is the entire class (Kindergarteners and 1st graders) and both teachers.

My inseparable pair

Mikayla showing off her card she found in her lunch bag.

Delilah showing off her card she found in her lunch bag.

As soon as we picked them up, we whisked them off to Big Spoon Yogurt for a first day of school treat.

And then home they came to make a big splash in the pool (here - Mikayla)

Now Delilah's turn.

I definitely can say it will be a long year - but hopefully after the first month or two - they will be used to the routine and the length of day.

Our Neighbor's Birthday

It was our neighbor's birthday so we went down with a cake and some flowers and her biggest gift - the girls. She loves watching them run in her backyard and play.

Caitlin lookin' as cute as a button.

Delilah playing on the rope swing.

Delilah, Ms. Fran (birthday girl), and Mikayla

Mikayla with the sun hitting her perfectly!

The girls - their last night before Kindergarten

Trip to the Pt. Reyes

My initial hope was to wake up, get everyone ready and head out the door for a 2-hour drive to the beach where we could hang out for couple of hours then go check out the lighthouse. Well, we woke up and headed out the door and realized - we have a flat tire. Went to get that fixed and got on the road at 11:30 am. Still I was thinking - oh cool, we will be there by 1:30. Still no luck! Got stuck in horrible traffic all the way till we got off of the 80 and split off towards Santa Rosa/101 area. Finally we got to the beach at 3:30 pm. The girls still had a blast but I was bummed cause we couldn't go see the lighthouse. The fog had already rolled in on the cliff where Pt. Reyes lighthouse was but it was beautiful at the beach so we just hung out there for a while (until I "saved" Caitlin from being swept out to sea and dropped my camera in the water doing so)!