Pumpkin patch and Halloween costumes

I've caught up with keeping the blog up to date, yay!! Aliyah turned 9 months on October 8th. She has figured out how to crawl this month and is so happy to be mobile!! My favorite sight is when we set her down in her room and go turn the bath water on and then turn around to see that happy little face coming around the corner to the bathroom! She loves her bath, yogurt, playing with her big sister, being outdoors, and her Daddy...

this month she said "Da-Da"- her first word

Here are some pictures at the Banducci Pumpkin Patch we visited this fall. Caelyn had fun picking out her very own pumpkin and riding in the cart!

Halloween 2011 - My mom helped me make the girls costumes, and J got some great pictures

my little baby birds!

October 31, 2011

We decided that it would be fun to go trick-or-treating with our good friends the Hayes! Their daughter Josie is 5 weeks younger than Caelyn and they have been friends since their birth. :) Caelyn loves getting to play with Josie at church, when we get together as families, we were driving in the car last week and Caelyn picked up her play cell phone and said "Josie, hello Josie, you playing, Josie, Josie...I can't hear you..." (must have been a dead zone ;)). We've decided that it will be a yearly tradition to go trick-or-treating together. The girls were adorable, it was so fun to hear them say trick-or-treat at the doors and carry their little pails down the street. Candace got some great pictures and I thought I'd share some...

They got lots of good treats to share, Caelyn was excited about the red sucker...it looked like a balloon to her!

Fresno Zoo and Ventura Beach (pictures from August and September)

We drove up to Fresno to pick up Jason on his way back from Centrifuge so that we could take the girls to the Fresno Zoo. It was really warm but fun to go see the animals. Caelyn really enjoyed going to the zoo in San Diego and she enjoyed seeing the animals again in Fresno...the giraffe is still her favorite!

The Fresno Zoo has an orangoutang and he came right up to the fence for us to see him. The hand picture shows how big an average orangoutang's hand is, then Daddy's hand and little Caelyn's hand!! It was fun to see all of God's creations, we love taking the girls to the zoo.

Uncle Greg had a business trip to Ventura, so we got to go and hang out with Auntie Alyssa and Naomi and enjoy the beach! We had a really fun time spending time with them and enjoying some time away! Looking forward to vacationing, possibly even camping with them in the future! While we were there we had the beach to ourselves, it was beautiful. Caelyn is feeling better about getting sand in her toes although she is apprehensive of getting dirty. Best thing I discovered on pinterest is that baby powder takes sand right off!!

We all loaded into our car to get around Ventura, Uncle Greg and J as pilot and co-pilot, Auntie Alyssa with the two babies, and me and Caelyn in the back seat (which was really fun to be back there with her :))

We flew a kite and Caelyn and Daddy built their first sand castle, which was still there when we went back for a walk along the beach after dinner...Caelyn was happy to show Uncle G!

fun times...I love my husband, my girls and my sister and her family and spending time together is one of my favorite things to do!!

Caelyn turns 2!!

On August 3, 2011 Caelyn turned 2!! So yes these pictures are WAY overdue I know it's November and I am just now posting pictures of August but what can I say...we were suppose to go to camp the week of Caelyn's birthday with J, but it was the fullest week of camp and we weren't able to go because of limited space. So my mom and I took the girls to Morro Bay to celebrate Caelyn's birthday and had a lot of fun! Here are some pictures of the festivities celebrating her wonderful life...

love love love her

Pictures from her birthday party where we celebrated with friends and family, it was a watermelon themed party.

yummy cupcake

August 2, 2011- Family dinner and banana cake to celebrate before we headed to the beach in the morning

Morro Bay with Grammie Pammie and my favorite girlies

digging in the sand with Grandma

Aliyah's first trip to the ocean...and she LOVED the cold cold water, so much so that her sister who isn't sure what she thinks of the ocean decided that she'd try to feel the water between her toes too!

I cannot believe that she is already two years old! What a wonderful two years it has been. She is joy and sunshine in our home! I love to hear her laugh and sing, she is full of personality and is not afraid to engage any stranger in conversation. What a treasure she is!!