Leah is 3!

Leah turned THREE on March 21! I still can't believe that my little princess is three years old...that's just crazy talk! I feel like it was just yesterday that she was just born and I was holding her in my arms. I miss those days, but at the same time I am so enjoying the stage that Leah is in right now. She is such a fun, loving, caring, happy, funny, etc... little girl. She adds a lot of spice to our life, and we love her for it :).

Here's a recap of Leah's birthday... We spent most of Leah's birthday at home because we had just gotten home from California the nigth before. I had so much to do around the house, but I definitely made sure that I made time for the Birthday Girl. For breakfast, Leah chose to have...wait for it...Lucky Charms! She was beyond thrilled that I let her have her favorite cereal in a "big girl" bowl! Oh, the joy of being three!

I love Leah's long lashes. I took this during the afternoon...during one of her costume changes :). I think she changed her outfit close to 5 times today! For dinner, Leah chose to go to our favorite restaurant...Texas Roadhouse! She was so, SO happy and dancing around in the booth the entire time. She even shared her bowl of ice cream with Noah...what a sweetie! Opening some of her presents... Noah gave her a GeoTrax car...boy, oh boy, was she happy to have her very own car! Plus it was PINK...BONUS!

PARTY TIME!

Leah requested a PINK Birthday Party...so I made sure that we had lots and LOTS of pink. She was definitely happy about all the decorations.

Oh...the treats turned out good too :). The joy of blowing out THREE candles! Cute Connor having fun! Isaac was so good being passed around...he seriously loves anyone who holds him :). Leah loved opening her gifts...and she was so sweet to everyone a hug when she opened their gift. Doug and I gave her a darling little dollhouse, but I don't have a picture of her opening it. I'll have to post some pictures of it later...it really is so cute and she adores it! She got a cute scooter that she is in love with! Pinata... We love our sweet Leah to the moon and back. Happy Birthday, Princess!!!

California ~ 2011

California is definitely our favorite vacation spot! We **LOVE** California...that's for sure!

This trip was extra fun because my mom decided to join us, and we are SO glad that she came along. I think that she was a bit nervous about going on a road trip, especially when three kids are involved, but I think that we convinced her that it really wasn't *that* bad. The kids were so, SO good in the car...the only hard part was listening to Noah ask EVERY.FIVE.MINUTES if we were there yet! It was ridiculous, but, I guess I kind of expected it. The good news is that we did make it without any major meltdowns!


Leah won the prize for best road-tripper. She was a total tramp. I think I did pretty well too...I mean, sitting in the back of the car with the kids for 10 hours...I deserve some credit :).
The main destination for this trip was to go to...wait for it...DISNEYLAND! We just love visiting The Happiest Place on Earth! One of the reasons for going on this trip was that Leah was turning three soon...so we decided that we just *had* to go so that we didn't have to pay for her! Good reason, right?! Noah's birthday is also coming up, so this was a great way for us to celebrate both of their special days :).

Our first day was absolutely beautiful! The kids were beyond excited to *finally* be at Disneyland...waiting three whole days was just way too long for them. We jumped right into the fun and started to go on any ride that we could. We were glad that Leah was a bit taller so that she was able to go on more rides with us. She was excited about it too!

Mom was ready to go! Let the fun begin!
Our first ride was Autopia...
Then we took them on the Matterhorn...Leah was a bit nervous, but she ended up loving it!
Bug's Land was a hit, but the show was NOT! We had fun getting a picture in our 3D glasses...I mean, look how cute Isaac looks! BUT, the fun was diminished once the show started. Leah and Isaac were terrified...I had forgotten how loud it was. We ended up being *that* annoying family with the screaming kids who had to leave early...
When Doug was taking Noah on Space Mountain, which he LOVED, Mom and I took Leah on the Carousel. Leah's all about the very happy rides!
She LOVED Dumbo too! I mean, who doesn't?
Day TWO was St. Patrick's Day! I made sure that we all wore our green :).

Family picture with Mickey! I wasn't planning on getting this picture...but Mickey was just walking out when we walked into the park! Score! We only had to wait like 5 minutes to see him, thank goodness!

Ah...how cute is this!
Noah and I in jail in Toon Town.
And, Leah and Isaac's favorite ride, by FAR, was It's a Small World. Oh my goodness...they LOVED this ride so much! I couldn't get that dang song out of my head for the rest of the trip! Ha!
Day THREE was our "relaxing" day, so we decided to head down to the beach in Newport. It was a bit windy and cold, so we didn't stay too long, but we stayed long enough to have a good time :). The kids loved walking on the sand and putting their feet in the water...man, I love the beach!








Day FOUR was our last day at Disneyland. We started the day off by taking Leah to see the Princesses! Noah was just thrilled about waiting to see them...can you tell?
Leah really didn't know what to expect...she was a little shy, but she was sure happy when it was all done and she could look at the pictures of her with...

Ariel...
Belle...
and Tiana...

It was a bit chilly on our last day, but that didn't matter to these two. They were definitely so happy and made the best of our last day.
Waiting in line to go on the Haunted Mansion.
Cute brown eyed boy! Love that boy!
Doug absolutely LOVES this tire ride...me...not so much. So, Doug took Noah on it with him...can you see Noah holding on for dear life in the red hat? I think this was one of Noah's favorite ride.
It was a wonderful trip, and we look forward to going back again...soon! The kids were so incredibely good and had such a wonderful time. I am so glad that my mom was able to come along on this vacation with us...we had so much fun with her and I know that the kids love having her there with us. She was also such a wonderful help with the kids...thank you, mom, for that! This was definitely a trip to remember!

Raspberries

This cute little guy has discovered how to blow raspberries...and he is constantly sharing his new talent with us. It's actually pretty funny to watch...his facial expressions crack me up! Man, I LOVE having a baby around...I mean, look at that face!

Afternoon Stroll

The weather today is just lovely, so we definitely had to go outside and enjoy it.

After lunch, I got everyone ready {which took about 30 minutes after getting socks on, shoes on, jackets on, going potty (twice!), getting snacks...oh my!} and we were off! Noah and Leah rode their bikes, while I pushed little Isaac in his stroller. Isaac has been so, SO, sick this past month, and I really think that he needed to get some air. I think that he really enjoyed this little outing, as did Noah and Leah. I have been waiting for a day like today for a long time...I hope that we have a lot more, and soon :).

Ready to go...Leah was very anxious to get going {notice her up ahead}.
Isaac was very mellow this afternoon...I think he's still in the process of getting back to his *normal* self. His little nose has an owie from being chapped...so sad.
Noah got ahead of Leah, and Leah wasn't having it...she'd run into him at full speed whenever he stopped. I thought it was pretty funny to watch...Leah really knows how to push Noah's buttons! She knows how to push all of our buttons, for that matter!
We ended up riding/walking around for a good hour...it was absolutely wonderful!
Leah got warm towards the end and abandonded her jacket. She dressed herself today...she looks like a little hippie with all of that color and flowers! And those sunglasses...love it! She's definitely a girl!