Fall has arrived in the Central Valley

Here are some pictures from the first day of Fall weather for us. Overcast, slightly chilly, brisk breeze....definitely makes for happy girls playing outside. Now Mommy is set to get the most out of these days and has a Toys R Us trip planned to stock up on entertaining outside toys and activities for the girls. It makes it a lot easier to get caught up on the house chores that have been neglected due to the past months of morning sickness having the kiddos outside playing... Except, when I ask Nevaeh what she'd like for outdoors she still says a book or a puzzle. Hmmm.....

As you can see from the first picture, Taylor is an excellent climber, but not very happy when it comes to figuring out a way to get back down. :-)

Clovis Fest

My mom, Ally, and I took the girls to Clovis Fest, mostly because I've been feeling much better (Thank you Lord for anti-nausea meds!) and wanted some yummy fair-food. Taylor enjoyed the stroller ride and treats, Nevaeh loved the train ride with MaMa and PINK!!!!! elephant ride. In fact, when her rides were over we had quite the meltdown to deal with. This prepares us for the Big Fresno Fair....we now know we need to buy a family size packet of ride tickets! Maybe a trip to Disneyland is in store?!?!

Little girls are sooooo fun, especially when they are happy, full, and being entertained outside!

Nap vs. No nap

Can you guess which little girl listened to her mommy and took nice naps, and which little girl decided she wanted to stay up and play?!?!

These pictures were taken during an early dinner, well early for us, around 5:30. I guess that was as late as Nevaeh could make it before crashing in the middle of a bite. We've been battling naps which is not fun and frankly, I never, ever, ever thought my angel child would do this to me! But, here we are... The past few days have been good and she falls asleep on her own and goes to bed at a decent time, but she's also been eating everything in sight so we may have a little growth spurt on our hands. So, I'm not getting too comfortable with our schedule. I still see it being a challenging adjustment in the upcoming weeks. Prayers for a tired, pregnant mommy are welcome!!!

Snack time!

Nothing beats a comfy pillow, fishies, and yummy juice!

Nevaeh's First Day of Preschool

Nevaeh started preschool this August. What an adjustment! I think it was harder for Mommy to deal with "away" time than Nevaeh, but she comes home singing and talking about what she did in preschool so it makes it worth it. She has some new favorite songs, complete with body motions and hand movements that entertain us often!

All ready to go!

Pismo Trip

Here are so snapshots from our short but sweet trip to Pismo Beach. The girls had tons of fun on the sand and on the pier. It was so cute to watch them taking in their surroundings, especially Baby Tay, as she was finally aware of what was around her, and excited to see different things.

Little girls running around on the pier.
How happy!!!

Mommy and Girlies

Daddy and His Girls

Looking at the ocean. Nevaeh trying to catch up to Daddy after she stopped to get some shells.

Smiles.

Getting ready for crab at The Cracked Crab.

In our room

Happy First Birthday Baby Tay!!!

Sorry for the erratic, picture-blobs that my blogs have become. With a nearly-3-year-old not taking regular naps, I'm having a hard time finding time to do much on here, so when I do grab a minutes of quiet time, this is all I can produce.

Here are some pics from Taylor's First Birthday Party! It was quite the bash, if I say so myself. Tay was partied out by the time it came to her cake. She was ready to pass out! So, as you can see from the evidence we gathered, Nevaeh was there to help her finish off her birthday dessert. :-)

Kaleb gave Taylor a bath after her cake fiasco, since she was covered in sticky icing from head to toe.







I loooooove Taylor's shirt. It is a lion holding one finger up and underneath is says, "I'm this many." Too cute!











Sisters share, even their birthday cakes.

Family pic.

Taylor's cake to share with guests. I've baked a special cake for each of my kiddos for each birthday and then we buy a yummy Costco cake for everyone. I say it is because I want to do something special for my darlings, but really I just don't trust my baking skills enough to subject everyone to my cakes.

Tay eating lunch.

Taylor and her balloons, or "baboons" as Nevaeh calls them.