We are in paradise...

Getting SUPER excited over PINK pineapple (so excited that we forget how to open our eyes... bless her cute heart!)

playing in grandma and grandpas backyard... (this is really their backyard!)

playing old hawaiian games...

being transformed into sand mermaids...

Making new friends...

building princess sand castles...

watching the waves...

chasing away unwanted friends...

learning new tricks...

eating fresh pineapple...

bailing ourselves out of jail...

and we are enjoying EVERY SECOND of it!

I don't want to come home!

Easter Weekend

Saturday we headed to the local park for the annual easter egg hunt. It was CRAZY but the kids had fun!
Kaile with her basket!

Koa was in heaven! He just loved carrying around his basket!

Later that afternoon we headed over to our nieces preschool party and the kids go to meet the easter bunny! Kaile was a little freaked out so this is the best shot we could get!

We headed home and decided to dye our eggs... instead we dyed the kids! Glenn accidently dyed Koa (and the kitchen floor) blue and while we were cleaning that up Kaile dyed herself and my ottoman yellow! Hopefully next year turns our a little better...

Koa with a few presents from the easter bunny!

Koas loot! The bunny brought him a bunch of mickey stuff (hes obsessed with mickey lately), some new spring/summer clothes and board shorts for our trip to hawaii (we are going to Hawaii in 2 weeks), a toy motorcycle (his fav), a mini skateboard, and a few other goodies!

Kaile was all smiles!

Kailes loot! Kaile got new jammies, some new clothes and bathing suits, flip flops, minnie stuff, jasmine figurines, The Princess and the Frog and a few other goodies!

Happy Easter!

"Kaile Taylor Swift"

Kaile LOVES Taylor Swift and she even asked me to call her "Kaile Taylor Swift." She is too funny!

Happy Valentines Day Jodi!

This picture was a few days after our first valentines day together. I remember I was so exited to finally have a girlfriend on valentines day that I dragged my best friend and sister our to the mall to help me pick something out. They couldn't believe that I was willing to spend the last of my tiny paycheck on a present when I still had a week and a half till payday. But I did and haven't regretted it since. Happy Valentines Day Babe!

Koa the Lawnmower and Kaile the Ballerina!

Santa got Koa this totally awesome lawnmower for Christmas and today he put it to good use!
He was SO proud to be mowing the lawn with daddy and I was DYING over how cute he was trying to keep up with his dad!

Kaile started ballet today and she was SO excited! She was thrilled to go shopping alone with mommy to buy her new ballet slippers and tap shoes. I LOVED seeing her get so excited! Glenn wanted to go with us... he said there was NO WAY he was missing his babys first dance class! When Kaile was nervous Glenn totally went into the studio and DANCED WITH HER! All of the other moms about DIED! They were so goo-goo gaa-gaa over a dad dancing with his daughter. My heart totally melted! He is seriously the BEST DAD EVER! He will do anything for his kids... he doesn't have too much pride to bust a few ballet and tap moves and I love him even more because of it!

Isn't she a doll?!?!

Road trip!

Last weekend we took a little road trip to Northern California to visit with family and celebrate Calleighs 3rd birthday! (my cousins daughter)

The kids did SOO great in the car! They painted, watched movies... and made cheesy faces for the camera...
Poor Kaile got sick and was throwing up in the car but she was still such a good girl and just rested and painted when she felt up to it... I just love her!

Koa looked so cute napping with his leg up! The kids were SO happy when they were able to get out of the car and play!

they built forts...

and PARTIED!

All before heading back home in the CRAZIEST storm ever! The drive back home SUCKED but we had such a fun weekend!

Rain, Rain, GO AWAY!

Are we in like Seattle or is this Southern California we live in?!? Cause SERIOUSLY I am confused! I about had a mini panic attack yesterday when I looked out of the kitchen doors and saw Lake Elsinore on the patio! Luckily my, handy dandy, hubby came to the rescue... trashbag and all! We have drains on the patio that he opened and "wahhhlah" the water was GONE!