my yogi

she made up her own yoga pose..
she calls it the apple tree pose..
you start here...
then fall to the floor like an apple would fall from the tree..



like here..
she had her first yoga class at the ymca and decided to "strike a pose" for the class..
all the kids loved it and soon there were apples falling everywhere..
i wonder if it will catch on?
:0)

she can't resist..

she wants to save for a watch..
but if this ice cream man keeps coming by it is not going to happen..
like mother like daughter..

it's more than just the mary janes..

she is wearings socks! gasp!
she is wearing skirts! gasp!
she is wearing sweaters! gasp!
she reads book after book..
she is potty trained..
she sleeps in a big girl bed..
she can say just about anything..
she listens..
she plays by herself..
she sings all day long..
she went on her first big girl playdate/babysit
(thank you thank you thank you nikki w for that)
it's bittersweet..
ahh!
gotta go! she just fell in the rosebushes!
i guess i will still have my moments..

she saw it first

so we are all 4 in the car and chloe says "look, look waaainbow"

we all turn to see where she is looking and right before our eyes.. a giant rainbow!

talk about stopping to smell the roses..

we would of all missed it wasn't for little chloe..

we all need to take a lesson out of her book..

we saw another one 15 minutes later..

that HAS to be a better than good sign..

happy friday!

here is the ticket..

to potty training..
or maybe everything?
if you want someone to do something, i am convinced these little gems outta do it!
little, round, colorful, dots of gold.. on a stick..
skittles didn't work..
m&m's for sure didn't work..
but these little lollipops from trader joe's????
these little "suckers" have had chloe peeing in the potty for the last 2 days straight..
without an accident...
music to my ears.."mama??peeee peeee then pop?"

breakfast of champions..

lots of books for them..
lots of coffee for me..

those boys..

"seriously mommy..today at lunch there were 2 boys on each side of me and they were NOT talking nice. they were saying the more you pee, the more you eat and just not talking nice! it was so annoying i couldn't even finish my lunch! i asked to be excused and it was just So annoying!"

is she 15 or 5??
seriously.. i can't tell..
does anyone remember this fish costume from when she was 1??
if not..
here..

:)

private blog.

so i decided to make the blog private. i have been going back and forth for awhile and i just think i will feel a bit more at ease..
out of respect for my girls ecspecially when they are old enough to say to me ..
"mmoooooommmmm, i can't believe you said that"..
now i know who i invited to read and i know everything is safe from weirdos! :0)
i am planning on making this blog into a book as a keepsake for the girls and it really is a journal so we never forget these amazing, crazy, wonderful times.
thank you so much for reading and i get so happy when i hear my friends and family comment on how they love reading the blog..
(my grandma ecspecially)
it really inspires me to keep it up! so really..
thanks for being here!
xo-
fawn

what was his favorite thing about his birthday?

was it the fresh squeezed orange juice makena was ecstatic to make??

was it his breakfast in bed? these were the best eggs yet i have "fried"..
and yes, he ate 1lb of bacon!

was it not having to wash the car this weekend??

by the looks on the girls faces, i think the drive through was up there with disneyland...

really? i mean, makena looks like she is in love...

was it playing minature golf for the first time as a family?

was it teaching makena how to hold the golf club?

was it watching chloe squeal in delight and run after every ball once it went rolling..

was it seeing this shirtless man playing one hole behind us the ENTIRE time?

was it when the girls made the last hole and didn't get their ball back, they shoved their clubs in the hole too?

was it the chocolate cake with mint ice cream?

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

I love You!

she graduated..

to a toddler bed..
chloe is now sleeping here..
(thank you to the lovely nicole b. and her thoughtfulness..)
and should i mention she is juuuusst about potty trained too..
is there a pause button somewhere i can push?
anyone??
is there??

i dream of yellow and sequins

i have been dreaming of a owning a yellow vespa for quite some time..
and now i am dreaming of owning this vintage green sequin jacket...
when i came across this pic on my daily sartorialist fix this morning, my heart skipped a beat..

hobo baby

i turned the corner to find my little newly bobbed hair, chocolate face hobo girl trying to make a call carrying a vintage bag o' tricks and rocking a sassy pink hat..

100th post!!

my little fashionista is a lover of vintage heels too!!
she flipped out when she came across these in my closet..
i am totally loooooving that...

ps- this is post #100! thanks for sticking around :)

2 more and i am done..

just a couple more outfits and i am done..

it is just so fun dressing the girls.. well, makena anyway..

chloe is still in her SAME 5 dresses only phase..

i did figure out that the dresses MUST twirl or they are out, never to be worn again..

good to know next time we attempt to buy her some new "pretties"..

makena is getting pretty good at the skateboard, she practices in the garage..

2nd time is a charm

remember here??
well, we got our new vial of larvae for our butterflies a week ago and i switched them out without anyone knowing.. sneaky huh??
so these new guys were way more active, climbed to the top, hung for a couple days and formed their chrysalis..yay!
we transfered them yesterday to this mesh cage and pinned them to the top. if you click on the picture, you can get a real close up.. it is a hard shell they form.. so cool.
so..in 7-10 days we should have our butterflies to set free!! :)