Labor Day weekend 2011

We had such a fun long Labor Day weekend and it all revolved around the kiddies of course! We had 2 trips to Underwood Family Farms, a trip to our favorite park, a day at the Malibu Chili Cook-off, and of course swam in our pool! We cherished every moment with the kids and loved spending the extra time with them:)In the morning Phia always asks "Mommy, is this a work day?" and it was so fun to see her eyes light up 3 days in a row when I said "NO"!! My favorite new milestone of Sophia's(it actually happened at the beginning of summer but I forgot to document)...she can go potty allllll by herself!!! And she prefers it by saying "please close the door, I need my privacy". She goes, wipes, and washes her hands all by herself:) As for Presto, mommy's VERY favorite word he says is "open" which sounds like "bupa". Sophia's word for open was "opie"(much closer to the actual word ha!). Presto has his own little language and we love it: "lelos" is cheerios and Woody(don't ask) and "la" is trash and "mey" is lemon, "waho" is waffle:) Too cute! Here are some of our favorite pictures from the weekend:

Snack time(Presto was clearly fascinated with his swim diapie!!)!



Presto had a very important phone call to make:)

Mommy and her monkeys!


Family shot(courtesy of Leyla)

Park time:)


Sophia is so brave and loves to climb(and Presto is following in her footsteps!)




This slide is HUGE and Presto couldn't get enough:)

Our "baby" is becoming such a big girl!!

This is Presto's "I dunno" face!

"Nonno's Fair" as Sophia calls it, was a blast! Nonno drove Phia around the grounds in the golf cart...she loved it!

PRESTO our happy boy enjoyed the festivities. This was the first year he could really enjoy the rides and he didn't bat an eye!



Wait Presto the ride isn't quite over!!

Me: 32 weeks preggy, Kell: 15 weeks preggy. Soooo fun being preggy with my BFF!!



Nonno works so hard each year to put on this event, we are all so proud of him!! We saw soooo many celebs this year and the paparazzi were swarming all around the gates. Tori, Dean, and family were enjoying the band and we saw Pink eating chili and riding the kiddie rides:)

Auntie Kelly enjoying some chili!

Auntie Kelly and Emma(being silly)

Last year, when Sophia was just 2 I went with her on this roller coaster at least 5x. It's soooo fun and soooo fast and she LOVES it! Presto was too little but next year I bet he'll be all over it!

The girls were so giddy before getting on the coaster:)

Baby #3's nursery update

Here is his bedding!! We both fell in love with the bright colors. We have the nursery painted(sage) and the closet is built. We're waiting on the carpenter to install the closet doors and build the custom "built-ins" and we can finally start decorating(mommy's favorite part!). I ordered his bedding this week and he'll have Phia's crib since she will now have her very own "princess" bed(pictures to come!) Even though the new baby have lots of hand me downs from Presto, we want him to have some of his own things as well OF COURSE!! Mommy(and Nana) can't resist buying new clothes:)

Sunday fun!

We had Auntie Kelly and Rob over for a swim and dinner on Sunday. The kids "attacked" Rob, they figured he needed to get ready for their baby due in Feb:) They had a blast climbing all over him. We ate yummy food and headed to the pool! We then enjoyed some yummy carrot cake(Presto was in heaven). We love having them back in California and try and spend as much time with them as possible:)



Nana joined in on the Sunday fun!

Rob jumped in and swam with Phia while mommy and Auntie Kelly chatted:) Presto only lasts 15 minutes in the pool so Daddy took him back home! Phia is so brave and jumps off in the deep end by herself. Scares mommy!!

Phia enjoying a chocolate treat after swimming:)

Presto was super excited about his carrot cake!


Having a little boy is so fun. Presto is so adventurous! He especially loves exploring the backyard!

Phia's first day of preschool(revisited!!)

Sophia officially started preschool at St. Peter Claver which is our Church preschool and the Church she was baptized in. She has to wear a uniform(unbelievable for pre-pre school) but she looks adorable and she's so proud to wear it. We bought her a monogrammed lunch box and thermos and I'm pretty sure carrying those to school was her highlight! She shed zero tears and in fact basically ran in the room and barely looked back. We think she'll be very happy here. Our good friends The Petchenicks' twin boys are also in Phia's class so we'll be doing lots of voluteering and school events with them! We can't believe our little princess is growing up before our eyes but we couldn't be more proud:)
The school is very strict on hand washing and the kids have to wash their hands before they enter the room. When Phia got home yesterday she went to the bathroom and washed her hands and said "i washed my hands two times to get all the spiders and ants off". What??? Not sure what they're telling them at school but it's working LOL:)

Standing in line to "wash the spiders and ants" off her hands!

She got right to "work" when she walked in the door(after washing hands of course)!


So happy Phia already has friends in her class!!

Mommy and Daddy are so proud of our princess:)

Brady and Blake's "Cars" 3rd birthday party!

Phia had been talking about this party all week. She was so excited and the party did not disappoint. Ally and Jason went all out and their "Cars" theme was a huge success!! Ally was so creative, making cars out of milky way and m&m's and car tires out of chocolate donuts! Phia loved the cake and cupcakes and all the yummy candy and loved "helping" the boys open their presents!!





The kids took a break from the festivities to hang out in the play room!


Birthday boys!

Quote of the week and school orientation!

Sophia says such cleaver things each day and we forget most of them but this week's was too awesome to not document. Here is the conversation b/w Phia and Leyla:

Leyla: Eat your peas they'll make you grow tall
Phia: I don't want to eat them b/c mommy told me she wants me to stay little forever

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! Nice try Miss Phia Lillian!! Love how she made the association though:)

We had parent orientation on Tuesday this week and the kids orientation today. Phia asked anyone who would come up to her "do you want to help me?" or "do you want to play with me?". Needless to say we think she's going to do just fine. We LOVE her new schools so far and the best part is our good friends twin boys will be in her class! We'll post lots of pictures of her in her uniform but today she decided to put on a "white wedding dress" from the closet of dress up clothes in her classroom!