4-year-old pj party!

I can't believe she's 4!  She can't believe she's 4....she keeps telling others that she is 3.  The pajama party was a huge hit.  The girls loved it, and now Paige is asking for a similar party for her 9th birthday. 

 

 



 



The best part was the living room tent complete with twinkling lights.

 

 

The first thing they did was find the Barbies to bring into the tent

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast cupcakes...vanilla with blue frosting as requested by the 4 year old

(the bacon is fruit stripe gum,

the egg is a candy melt with an m&m in the center

the pancakes are fortune-like cookies from World Market

the syrup is real )

 

 

 

 

 Little miss here in the pink nightgown would have nothing to do with the sausage.

It all evened out.  The little one in the blue ate both portions gladly!

 

 

 

Beauty sleep masks... more entertaining than anything.

 

 

 

Fruit loop necklaces

(Don't they just look like they're engaged in the most girly conversation!)

 

 

 

 

Mom, please can we open the presents????

How can I say "no" to that cute face.

 

 

 

OOOOH!!!   Isn't it pretty!

 

 

 

Little miss in pink was so proud of the gift that she brought...how cute!

 

  

 I think little miss in blue wanted to take this one back home with her!

 

 

 

Fort kits for party favors.

 

 

We told her that the bacon on the cupcakes was real.  Ha!

No sausage or bacon for this little one.

 

 

 

 

 

mmmm...good!

 

 

 

The summer road trip continues....

From Idaho we venture on to California by way of Reno.   Remember when you were a kid and Circus Circus was the coolest place to stay on your way through.  Shane and I decided to revisit our childhood fantasies and take the kids there for a night to break up the drive....

Let me just say that the childhood memories did not compensate for this nights' stay.  The kids had a great time, but I think as you get older, your vision changes in more ways than one.  As kids, maybe we didn't notice how old the rooms were, how worn the paint and carpets were and how dirty the casinos were.  All we saw were lights, games and toys to be won.  I'm sorry, but I could not look past it this time around.  That will remain the kids' one and only visit to Circus Circus on my watch.

We pulled in to Cali on the 4th, just in time to swim and barbeque before heading to the park to watch fireworks and light a few of our own.

The next day we hopped on BART and found our way to good old San Fran.  We prepped the kids for a fabulous day on Alcatraz...

Tickets were sold out for 3 weeks!  We almost had tears, but they were held back with promises of Ghirardelli ice cream and chocolate.  It was such a nice day in the city, a bit chilly and perfect for walking, and walk we did.  We found ourselves on Market Street for a little shopping before hopping back on BART. 

We may have hopped on the wrong train on the way back.  We car hopped for a good hour before we were headed back in the right direction.  Our feet had taken all that they could by the time we reached the station where our car was parked.




We ended the trip with some good old fashioned family photos.  Always an adventure.  I think they turned out so nice!