Coast Guard 2011

Entertaining themselves while waiting for the trolley

Daddy and the girls hanging at the beach

The girls

Reagan is so silly

Reagan's 1st pronto pup

Harper enjoying her ice cream cone on the boardwalk

The cousins

Reagan loving the Merry-Go-Round

Harper in the bounce pit

Reagan in the bounce pit

Reagan getting to pet a kangaroo

2 seconds before Harper dumped the snow cone

Reagan enjoying popcorn at the fair

Harper enjoying the ice cream at Ella's birthday party

Harper's 1st Chocolate Ice Cream Cone Results

It tasted good

Rainy day at Chuck E Cheese

Reagan on the pony at the fair



It was hot, rainy & humid during Coast Guard this year. We kept extremely busy. We went to a county fair, the zoo, the carnival, a birthday party, 2 parades, the beach, kids day, they went to their first beer tent and had a slumber party with Carson & Mckenna (cousins). Needless to say I was exhausted when we got home. We rented a home near downtown and walking distance to the beach. The house was slanted. The floors were on an incline and it took both girls sometime to walk straight. I don't know how many times they fell trying to get off the dining room chairs. Unfortunately the place didn't have central air only a couple individual units. It was a sticky but fun week and the girls had a blast. Click here for pics from our 1st week. Click here for pics from Coast Guard week

Summer in San Diego

Harper chasing bubbles

The princesses

Reagan ready to leave

Reagan laying out

The lions were taking naps out of the heat

Harper ignoring the splash park

Back in July it was HOT so we started venturing out to find all of the local splash parks. The girls found the ducks, dirt and playground equipment more exciting. Click here for more pics

How Dirty Can Kids Get......................

After an afternoon of mud and paint bubbles

Rolling around in the dirt

Daddy was supervising when Harper thought paint tasted good

This look is priceless

To show the scope of her paint job

These 2 run for mud puddles and anything that gets them flithy from head to toe.  Especially Harper.  The first pics are after I gave them both body baths outside because I wouldn't let them in.  We recently had bushes removed from our back yard (that were home to a big o lizard hence why I had them removed hoping he would move out).  Now there is dirt there and they love to roll around in it especially after being in the pool.  We went to the Wild Animal Park one day and they have a splash area there (the day I left my camera at home) and behind the splash area is a steep hill.  Harper saw some older kids running up the hill which was damp from sprinklers and she had to follow.  The hill was a tad bit slippery for Harper  and for Reagan.  They basically rolled down the hill through the mud.  Luckily I had a change of clothes.  Now there is a lot more laundry being done.=)

We spent our 4th of July in LA.  Surprisingly it was the best traffic ever going to and from.  I was stunned since it was a holiday weekend.  We went up to visit with some friends and went to a parade.  The people we met up with had a perfect sitting spot.  It was the spot were the parade turns down a street and they were like the barrier so the parade people knew where to turn. So they had the whole street behind them empty.  Harper took advantage and ran up and down the street she didn't see much of the parade.  After the parade we got stuck in a police checkpoint which took forever but we finally made it to the bbq.  Reagan and Harper now have a new boyfriend named Carson.  Harper climbed her first tree and ate ice cream from her toes.  Reagan just followed Carson around saying "Carson's so funny".  Reagan thinks everyone is funny or silly but she definitely took a liking to Carson.  

Since the 4th we having been playing in the backyard and visiting all kinds of new parks.  Enjoy the pictures click here

Yes the helmet is on backyards but at least likes to wear it

We had hat day were I took our basket of hats out to try them all on - Reagan liked the winter one

Reagan and Carson

Reagan after the red popsicle

Harper with the flag Daddy took from someone's yard

Reagan was knocked out after the parade

Enjoying ice cream cones at the zoo

I have no idea what Harper is doing here

Reagan looks like she came from outer space - the glasses make her look like an alien

Harper enjoying her dinner outside - Ham and rice their favorite

Reagan is Potty Trained!!!!

Yep Reagan is potty trained and it took a weekend.  Thanks to "super mom" at playgroup who said it worked with her daughter.  I took her "potty boot camp" method and it worked.  I just put Reagan in underwear and set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes for 2 days and she is potty trained.  Now she still has an oopsie at night probably 3-4 times during the week but I am surprised that we don't have more accidents.  It was an awful weekend and if it wasn't for Phil I would have quit within hours of starting. Phil and I definitely didn't get along that weekend but we survived and now have a little girl who can use the potty.  Phew - now we just have to get her on the big potty.  Harper likes to try and help me clean the potty.  Reagan is self sufficient and will go on her own and Harper will follow Reagan around.  For example the other night when I was making dinner Reagan went both "number 1 & 2" and Harper brought the potty to me.  The potty is rather heavy for Harper so she ends up dumping it on herself.  I think we are up to 3 times now that she has "assisted" in cleaning the potty.  Oh that Harper..........

Speaking of Harper she recently gave herself a black eye.  It was right after my previous blog about her standing on the back of the couch and jumping onto it and I think I mentioned that there hadn't been an accident yet.  Well now there has.  It was an instant black eye and it took like 3 days getter darker before it started to heal.  She hasn't learn her lesson and she continues to jump off the couch. She is going to be a stunt woman.  She has no fear.

Happy Father's Day
Enjoy the pics  click here

Harper's Shiner

Harper fell asleep like this

Another look at the shiner

Reagan using the potty

Harper thinks she is really funny