we LOVE hadley!

...and I know the girls are going to miss her so much when she moves away next month!

we love Ella!

we had another fantastic playdate with Ella and Jacob!

disneyland!

on the 19th of december we went to disneyland with some of our very best friends, the spainhowers. although disneyland was super crowded, it was an awesome trip. no one was choosy about what we did, the kids got along great and we had a really fun time...

anna was pretty much glued to charlotte the whole day

rylee and claire

there was a slow teacup and a fast one...I was really glad to be on the slow one ;)

visiting with goofy...such a change from the last time we met him...

not even at disneyland could they get away from their phones

december 13

December 9

our buddy Hadley :)

good friends are awesome :)

we were so very lucky to have our friends Anthony and Julie and their family here recently. On Fathers Day we went to the Santa Barbara Zoo and the beach with them. It was a wonderful day :)

I love these pictures of Rylee and Claire (or Care as she calls her when she asks to play with her every single day...Julie, you guys are still coming back in December, right?? :))

fun party day!

we went to a party today to celebrate our friends Mackenzie and Luke's birthdays. Thanks to their mama Jaimie for all the fun stuff. You know its a good party when the girls are covered in frosting and sno cone and they fall asleep as soon as we get home ;)

Happy birthday Kenz and Luke!

party at the park

thanks to our friend Lisa for planning the fun St Patricks Day party last week. The girls and I had a really great time, and I know that Anna loved the beads and Rylee loved all the snacks :)

my new look!

not for me (oh how I wish!) but for my blog :)
my friend Kristina made some changes for me and I am so excited! I have been looking to do something for a while to make changes here that I felt reflected the mood I was trying to portray on my blog and I think Kristina accomplished that!

Check out her blog :)

happy happy birthday Julie!

(I know this is a day late, but the wishes still mean the same thing)

I wanted to take a second to wish one of my dearest friends a very happy birthday. I hope your day yesterday was wonderful and your kids were good to you ;)

I have known Julie since I was 16. She and her husband Anthony are the ones that set Johnny and I up all those years ago.

Thank you Julie for being a wonderful friend and someone I can always count on! I only wish I could see you more! xoxo

lombardi ranch 2010

we went to the pumpkin patch with friends today. It was really windy and a bit cold, but it was just an excuse for me to dress the girls in their cute sweaters :) We had a great time!

birthday party for the bug

lots of pictures to come in this post :)

Rylee's birthday party was amazing. I am pretty sure that everyone that came had a wonderful time and most importantly, the birthday girl had an awesome time. In fact, as I write this post (Sunday morning, the day after)she is napping, and a morning nap is a rarity around here!

Here are some fun pictures of the day:

just a couple of my girl in her cute little birthday outfit :)

(thanks Jaimie for taking these, I love them!)

with big sis at the beginning of the "birthday cake extravaganza! daddy had to wash the baby girl off in the ocean

(picture of the day 7.17.10)

some of our friends that were at the party:

and of course, the cake: