97* = Backyard Fun!

With the temperature at 97* today we knew we couldn't just sit around at home and sweat so when Heather emailed about some backyard fun we were all over it! Slip-n-slide, kiddie pool, water guns, and snow cones... it was the perfect way to spend the afternoon!

Thanks for the invite... let's do it again soon!

Yearly Appointments

Jake and Georgie had their yearly doctor appoinments today. They both were really well behaved and did a great job!

At 5, Jacob is 44 inches tall and 44 pounds. (75th for weight and 60th for height)
At 3, Georgia is 38 inches tall and 40 pounds. (still off the charts for both!)

Poor Jakey though, he had to get a couple of shots and a tb test to be ready for kindergarten. He was very nervous, but when the time came Daddy held him tight and he was a brave boy! Now... he's all ready to go!

Fire station Fun!

Jacob's preschool class had a field trip to the fire station today. He enjoyed it very much. Georgie enjoyed making herself part of the class too. After learning all about the gear the firemen wear, seeing where they sleep & eat, and touring the fire station Ms. Jan arranged to meet at the park nearby for some fun!

{georgie loved that too!}

Birthday at Disneyland

When Georgie woke up this morning we had one last present time, she opened her gifts from Mommy & Daddy.
Her #3 shirt made by Mommy
Opening her new baby doll bed
and her Princess autograph book
and Silverlicious to add to her Pinkalicious book collection

Then, at Georgie's request we spent her birthday at Disneyland. It was a different kind of Disney day because today was all about Georgie and her getting to meet the princesses and ride the rides she wanted to. We started off with the brand new Disney Junior Stage Show and then... it was time to meet princesses and she was very excited! (Although her face doesn't show it in the pictures...)

She met Ariel (her favorite) and Belle

and Princess Tiana and watched a few others dance on stage

and then they got to meet them too!

Georgia and Norah loved talking with Snow White...

Naomi did not.

And last, but not least, they met Cinderella.
It was exhausting waiting to meet all those princesses!

Then we went over to Pixie Hollow. While we waited with Georgia to meet the pixies, Jake went with Kyle & his family to ride Buzzlightyear... he very much welcomed the change in scenery from all the princesses!

And then it was our turn in Pixie Hollow...
Georgia met Rosetta

and Vidia and Tinker Bell.

Then we all finally made our way to Small World.
These two girls were so cute together all day.
I love that they have each other and are such good friends!

After Small World and dinner we all headed back to California Adventure to ride Toy Story!

{Andrew, Georgie, Norah, Tommy, Jacob & Naomi, Kyle}
It had been a very long, but fun, day!

Happy Birthday Georgie Girl!
We hope you had a perfect princess day at Disneyland!

Three... going on thirteen

Georgie girl is three!

It's hard to believe she's only three.

It feels like she's been here just as long as Jacob has. Sometimes I wonder what the three of us ever did before she came along. She has brought so much joy, fun, love, frustration, and spunk to our family. We love every little thing about her!

From the moment she was born she had her voice, she let her opinion be known, and she has not lost that trait one little bit. She is a force to be reckoned with. The girl is strong and determined and set in her ways and not afraid to let you know when she doesn't agree with you. Its a characteristic that can be maddening as her mother, but one that I hope takes her far in this life. The girl is gonna get whatever she wants outta this life. Our role is to direct her on the right path. How grateful I am for her sweet, determined spirit.

Georgie loves to play with her baby dolls. She is a tender little mommy to them and spends quite a bit of time nursing them on a daily basis. None of them have names, but her love for them is apparent in how gently she cares for them (because the girl isn't gentle with anything!).

She loves to read books and be read to, but if no one will read to her she'll make up her own story with the pictures and every story starts with "One day...". We laugh every time we hear her say it because the inflection in her voice is just so darn cute.

She loves to hear the story of her birth also. Lately it has been my "secret weapon" to getting her to sleep at night when she's wanting to fight and scream and yell. If I start to whisper Georgie's Story in her ear she calms down and quickly falls to sleep. It's changed everything about bed time!

Georgia Ann loves to talk. She is our little chatter box! She talks and talks and talks to whoever is listening or not listening as is the case most of the time. She tells the funniest stories and says the silliest things just to get others to laugh.

We are so blessed to have our sweet Georgie Girl in our lives and we love her so very much!

{newborn Georgie Girl}

{1st birthday .... 2nd birthday}

Time for some T-ball

This afternoon we headed over to the park to pay for Jacob's t-ball season. While we were there the kids were running around on the baseball field playing imaginary ball. Off to the side was a dad & son practicing hitting off the tee. It didn't take long for my kids to be sitting in the dugout, right in front the the duo, watching in awe. Eventually the dad asked if they wanted a turn... they were both so excited!

Jake did really well, but the real star was our Georgie Girl! Maybe the girl will take after her momma & Papa D. and the Doolittle family and be a ball player.... she's already got the skills.

(It's gonna break her little heart when she figures out that she doesn't get to play right along side Jacob and instead gets to watch from the stands...)