A Happy Ending

"A Happy Ending" refers to the end of our spring break last week.  We finished our vacation with a few days in Palm Springs with our favorite 2 year old, Owen, oh.... and his parents!  When I wrote no boys allowed as my blog heading, I should have said, "except dad and Owen," because he's such a big part of our lives, and the girls love him like a little brother.  He brings an element to our home that's definitely missing here.... a rough & tough, I'm all boy, watch out element.  Sometimes, I think the girls should wear helmets when they play with him, but somehow, they keep up with him, especially Morgan!

Anyway, our time in PS was beautiful and a blast, and a great blessing to us.  Here are some classic pool shots, because nothing says vacation like time spent at the pool!

In No Particular Order...

Spring Break has been making me sooooo happy, for sooooo many reasons. Here are a few:

Token Easter Sunday picture: Here are the girls at church on Sunday,

dressed in some of Mimi's newest creations. My mom has had the same

sewing machine for 30 years, and finally, she broke down, and got a new

one. No joke, it's called the Project Runway machine, and it has re-inspired

my mom to sew again, and guess who benefits from that? Her only 4 grand-

children, of course. So far, she's made them 12 dresses. Thank you Tim

Gunn for bringing sewing back into fashion, and saving me a WHOLE lotta

money!

Here's Maylin & her friend, Ella at a little egg hunt we

had out here in Somis. They're 2 peas in a pod!
Wait, who's that in the middle? Cousin Abby from Washington?

Her family escaped to Cali for some sunshine during their spring break,

and we got to see them for dinner, on their way to Palm Springs! So fun,

Dan still thinks that oldest brother of his is the coolest. I don't think

younger siblings ever stop looking up to their older ones.

Morgan, looking funny.
Oh and speaking of siblings..... here's a rare photo op of my brother and I! I would like to say that he looks up to me, but when he and I were

brainstorming what to get our sister for her birthday, he was extremely

disdainful of my old lady taste. I think he actually thinks he's cooler than

I am.
Our trip to Visalia, March 30th for Mimi AND Papa's

birthday.... weird that we got presents for their birthday,

but I'm not complaining!
And last, but not least, here's the baby of the family, looking deceptively angelic. She's so cute, she's so fun, she so does not take our discipline seriously. It's like she knows we're not really that upset. She'll probably end up robbing banks some day, and when she demands that the teller give her all the money, she'll smile, and point to her dimples. Mothers

warn your sons, check the birth order of the person you're going to marry. If

they are the youngest in their family.... run, run for your life!

Smarty Pants

Lorelei came home today, and asked with the sly smile of a 2nd grader, "Hey mom, are you smart?"

"Yes I am." I replied ever so humbly.

"Then spell it," Lorelei smiled.

" I - T "

"Wow, mom you are smart, how did you know that one?"

Yeah, that's right kid, just remember, us moms are smarter than the average bear. We know why you're telling on us ( 'cuz you put ants in our pants & made us do the boogie dance). We know what happens if we "cut the pickle," (tickle, tickle, tickle), and yes, I know what happens when you put your hand under your armpit, and squeeze your other arm into your side. We're just that smart.