Peeps!!

Hanging with my PEEPS!!

Settling into our "new normal"......(only for 6 months)

So far our day has consisted of cupcakes, frosting and peeps!! Better hit the gym before my sugar high wears off.

Send off......

Sending Daddy (Deep Sea Diver) off with some new pictures........

My friend Amber does such a wonderful job capturing special moments.

Buckets of Sand

March 2010 Coronado ,CA
July 2008-Vasion Island , WA

What brings old friends together better than buckets of sand. We are so happy to have our long time friends living back in the states after being in Germany for the last 3 years.

Welcome home.....may we fill many more buckets with you !!

Aloha

Sarah started each morning with a song .......or 12

(from the patio of our cabin on the beach)

off to do some body surfing

Meeting some locals......Wow...now that is a "Noggin Topper"

The "Brown Family"

(special trip...my Mom got to come with us)

The Beach Family

Playing with old friends..........

right before a down pour.... so nice to see and play with old friends!!!

Cruising around looking for some local handmade treasures....

Wow....where does time go? We have been packing in lots of fun before my husband leaves on a 6 month deployment next week. We just got back from spending a week on the beach in Oahu.

Got back home and feel like I am still on vacation .....feel blessed to live where we live!!

Sleep-overs!!

Do you think they got any sleep?????

Sarah's new fun thing is to "toot" under the covers and have her sweet friend but her head under. Oh my gosh ...... it is time to get the Miss Manners book.

(AND NO SHE DID NOT GET IT FROM ME!!)

Pop over here too!!

We found her

Ahhhhhh can you hear angel music??

We FINALLY found Ariel!!!

She hangs out at the "Ariel Grotto"(silly us for not looking here first)......in California Adventure. For a little coin you can have a "pricey pancake" with her (so they say). Actually, you get a picture with her when you first walk in and "poof" she is gone again. She doesn't make the rounds of the tables like the other royals. It was worth doing once but if you think you are going to get Ariel face time.....don't get your hopes up. Sarah was happy but this Mama thought we would at least get to have a small conversation with her......oh well.

I am really pushing having Snow White be our new favorite......

she seems to be around a little more......

and spends time talking to the "mini princesses".

Princess Etiquette

We surprised Sarah with a 2 day trip to Disney. She didn't know where she was until we ended up at the park doors on Sunday morning. She was so thrilled. The first day we basically hung out at "the castle" and "It's a Small World" ride......(kind of a freaky ride after 4 times). On our fourth and final time she yelled to her Daddy (from the little boat to the him waiting on the sidewalk)

"I want to live in this ride"!!

I am not sure about "princess etiquette"

but Sarah expressed her frustration with Jasmine that she hadn't met Ariel yet.

Amazing work......

Sarah has really amazed me with her sand castle art.........

she keeps improving with each trip to the beach.

Okay, this one is hers........still a work of art. Sarah made tourists take pictures of her castle after they got done taking a picture of the elaborate castle. 5 different families have a picture of Sarah and her castle as a souvenir.

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Look what I made.......cute huh?

I took Val's class at Paper Tales a few Saturdays ago.

I officially have a new obsesson....felting!!

I am also the WINNER of the heart necklace from Lizzy B's....what a fun way to start the week!!

This is better

This is better....that last "guy-girl" was kind of creepy.

Tick-tock-tick-tock......only a few days left to get your sweetie a little sweet.

Really?

I am not here to judge but ..........

REALLY?


This gal (or guy) will eventually get a little older.......

the plug won't fit as snug anymore.........

and food will continually drip out of her chin.