Goodbye Jane....Hello Laura

Ive finished reading all of Jane Austen works. I absolutely loved them!

Now Im onto Laura Bush's book, Spoken from the Heart.

Havens first "real" haircut

I have cut Havens hair myself once or twice, maybe even three times. But it was time for a real hair cut. The last time I cut it, it wasnt very even.

So off to see Nicole we went. Haven got to sit in Nicoles "Beauty" seat (as opposed to when Justus goes to the kid place and sits in the taxi or firetruck) and get beautiful. Haven ran right to her and into her arms.

Nicole straightened her hair and then gave her a nice trim to make her hair smooth and even.

Playland..... precursor to Disneyland

We have planned a trip for Disneyland. I am SOOOOO excited as it will be our first time taking the kids. Well, Justus has had an aversion to rides so I had the great scheme in mind to take him to Playland. Not only is Playland fun, it would be a low cost way to expose J to rides. Also, the bonus is you get to go to Storyland too. What fun!!!

So when I saw Groupon had deal tickets I immediately jumped on it. Thankfully, friend Ashley did as well and since today was supposed to be rather mild (95 instead of 105....and with a cool morning) we decided today was the day.

Justus LOVED it all and I was so happily surprised. Haven on the other hand wasnt quite as thrilled though she at least attempted most of the rides even if she wasnt thrilled by them.

At Playland....They rode the carousel multiple times.

The helicopters were fun. They even made theirs go up super high!!

Riding the cars was Justus favorite!

Haven on the roller coaster

Justus in the front row roller coaster
Train ride take 1...it ran out of gas
Train ride take 2...on our way to Storyland

At Storyland....of course the kids were not so much into hearing the stories as they were playing on all the play equipment.

Here we attempted to get a cute pic of all the kids, but as you can see....it didnt work out so well.
Haven loved the idea of being on the throne, even tho she was upset to even go into the castle.

Hopscotch....timeless classic.

Gymnastics

Haven started gymnastics today. When we first were signing her up she told me she didnt want to go. But then when I actually took her to watch a class she was all over it and couldnt wait to start. So today was week one.

There are only 2 other kids in her class so that works out well since she really has no idea of how to do anything. Kaleigh came with me today which was super helpful. The lesson is 45 minutes long and Justus and Sawyer have to just hang out while she does her thing. Both kids were good, which was nice.

I didnt get very many pics beacuse:

a) youre not supposed to have flash photography

b) I had to watch Sawyer and make sure he didnt fall off the bleachers

Here are the few I did happen to capture. Hopefully when Justus starts school Ill be able to get a few better ones.

Haven and her Cats

Haven is often a Kitty Cat. She pretends she is one and she loves the kitties that are apart of her life.

Meet them: Skittiley, Felix, Tom, Mother Cat and Haven.

Tasty Treat

The other night we went to Rite Aid for ice cream.

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Wild Water Adventures

This year we got season passes to Wild Water. I wasnt really sure how the kids would take to it. Justus can be a little cautious and Haven, tho not nearly as cautions, is not as sure of herself in the water. We usually go straight after swim lessons, so that gives Haven some extra encouragement. I thought it would be good for them also as we are planning a trip to Disneyland in the fall. I wanted to help Justus be more comfortable to go on rides and such. And I am so glad I did get the passes, cause they LOVE going! Justus is doing so good in his swimming and Haven is very comfortable and loves the water slides. We have only gone twice but I plan to keep going at least once a week. Here are some pictures from when we took a break and ate lunch.