More summertime fun!

This has been the best summer.  Phia and Presto are in Summer school from 8:30-12:30 everyday so we always have a fun activity planned for the afternoon.  Lots of playdates, swimming, backyard water play, movies, and mall trips mixed with trips to the doctor and dentist for the kiddos of course! The best part is that I've been home to enjoy all these activities with the kiddies.  The weather has been perfect...mid to high eighties every day.  Just warm enough to enjoy being outside without melting!!

Phia's big 5 year appt.  She weighed in at 40lbs exactly!!

No cavities!

She looks so teeny tiny:)

Presto comes into our bed sometimes in the morning(shhh don't tell the others) and hangs out with babes and mama

Olivia's 8 weeks stats...sorta

OK so Olivia's 8 week appointment was actually at 9 weeks 2 days so her stats are a bit off.  She weighed in at 13lbs exactly which put her in the 90th percentile so she's quite healthy and we love it!  She's honestly the best baby ever.  So so sweet.  For the past week or so she's been sleeping like a champ.  Wakes up once for a quick snack and goes right back down.  We can take her anywhere with us and she is so quiet and calm we almost forget she's there(almost of course!).  She's let us enjoy many date nights and days at the pool.  Such a sweetheart...we cannot get enough!  She loves cuddling, ceiling fans, and kisses from her brothers and sister:)  She also has a giant dimple on her left cheek which adds to her charm...

Ojai weekend...

We had an adult weekend away with good friends from college! We spent 2 nights in Ojai with Olivia who was such a good girl for us.  She let mommy visit with her girlfriends at the pool for hours on end and let us both enjoy long dinners at night with all our friends.  She even slept super long each night! We wouldn't never had such a great time if she wasn't such a great baby!!

Sophia's 5th birthday...

Phia had 4 birthday celebrations this year so we're pretty sure she felt her 5th birthday was a special milestone:)  Her first celebration was actually in June with her classroom at school.  Her second celebration was in her summer school classroom  on her actual birthday where Nana delivered her flowers and we brought in ice-cream cones for the class.  The teacher also made her a number 5 necklace.  Third celebration was at our neighborhood pool the evening of her birthday.  Nana baked cupcakes and we provided food for everyone.  Yesterday was her "big" party and we celebrated this year at Scooter's Jungle and we hired a Rapunzel to come in and entertain the kids.  Phia was in awe and the princess painted all the kids faces, played games with them, sang songs, made balloon animals, and sang Phia a special song during cake cutting and presented her with a crown "straight from Disneyland".  We still cannot believe she's 5.  As her school principal says, "she's an old soul" and she really is.  She's 5 going on 25! She's the leader of her siblings and the light of our family.  She still has an amazing memory(even better than mommy!!).  She's become quite the little artist this summer and no longer "scribble scrabbles" as she calls it. Oh and Nana and Nonno got her an ipad mini for her birthday this year which she has not put down since she got it!
FRIDAY NIGHT POOL PARTY:

She loves Aurora and one of our  neighbors got her a big ole doll!

Hello I'm 5 and have my own ipad mini

 PARTY AT SCOOTER'S JUNGLE: