Caleb's 3rd Birthday!

Mattie had a blast at Caleb's Bday party on Sunday! There was lots of shade and grass to play in....

And a super fun bounce house... Mattie literally jumped for like 30 minutes straight before she got tired enough to stop for lunch...

The birthday boy with his parents and sisters! Thanks for a great party Frys!

Happy Labor Day!

I think I just decided that Labor Day is one of my favorite holidays... It is always nice weather and perfect for being outdoors at the beach... so of course we went to the Long Beach Bay, which I think we did last year too!

Mattie (and I) really love the shallow water, as it is perfect for playing, whether you are a toddler or a grown-up.... We had a blast with the Orliczkys and a bunch of their friends with kids! The only downside--- coming home for a nap... Mattie just gets too whiney/cranky if we stay too long, so we had to hit the road around 2pm... wish we could have stayed all day!

What a lovely Saturday!

We headed to Balboa to get some relief from the inland heat that has continued for way too long... The water was pretty nasty around the peninsula, but Mattie didn't mind, and even insisted that we take off her bathing suit so she could really enjoy the cool water...

Lots of planes flew overhead, here is a cute shot of Mattie and Dada looking up at a jet full of passengers going to Hawaii or somewhere fabulous....

After nap the Gordys came over and the Mamas took the kids to the pool, then we all headed out to dinner across the street and dined Al fresco, as the weather became quite lovely!

Last trip to aquarium... for now....

I think I already posted a last trip to the aquarium a couple of weeks ago, but this time it is official, the passes expire tomorrow! Mattie was thrilled to be able to go ONE more time on Mama's day off work this week and have some fun with Sylvie. We even added to the adventure by going out to lunch after... then Mattie decided to pull Sylvie and Nadine back to the parking lot and it became a fun game (as you can see by everyone's smiles!)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We couldn't NOT go to Disneyland on Sadri's Bday! As a season pass holder, they will give you Disney dollars to spend worth a ticket if you go on your Bday, so we just HAD to go (I know, a real stretch for us, huh ;)

And Mattie ended up with her Halloween costume for this year! Thanks Daddy for spending your Disney dollars on me!
I have a feeling this Minnie dress will get lots of use, Mattie has already asked to wear it every day since she got it!

Late-night-Date-night With Mama

Mattie and I were finally able to make it to Disneyland (Cali Adventure) for the Electrical Parade. It was our 3rd attempt at seeing the show, and thank goodness we finally did it, as it ends in a few days! We got there early and hung out in A Bug's Land and had dinner before lining up to see the parade... The floats were awesome and everything I remembered from when I was younger... I was thrilled to share the experience with my little Mattie Bug!

Another new baby friend for Mattie!

Mattie finally got to meet Tatum's new baby brother, baby Ty. He is such a sweet little baby and was definitely worth the day trip to SD!

Of course, Mattie also fit in some fun dress up time with Tatum...

And there was lots of "oh, look at the baby" moments... can't wait to see him (them) again!