A Night Out!

Daddy was later at school tonight then we were originally planning on. So to save Mom's sanity, away to the mall we went.


They have this awesome enclosed FREE play area, for kids just this tall or shorter. The only requirement: socks. (you better believe I have 2 extra pairs of socks in my purse all the time, just in case). Above Eve is riding the butterfly.


Adia in the hollow log. Although all the toys look like hard shiny plastic they are actually soft and squishy so they are extra small kid friendly.


Getting ready to go down the tree slide together. Getting them to wait for me to snap a picture was a joke.


Eve loved riding her buddy, the turtle. You can also see the bunny behind them, he's a good friend of theirs too.


Adia stopping to smell the giant flowers... and then she proceeded to go around and smell ever surface in the play area, silly girl. It was late so we had the place to our selves. It was great to get out and spend time with my girls.
- Angelica Oler

Dinner and Dancing

For the Gma and Gpa who are too far away to enjoy this first hand. We love you! And hope this helps at least a little bit with the distance.

We miss you, and hope it's not too long before we can see you guys again.
- Angelica Oler

Morgan Man!

I may be picking a fight with all the other aunts this little cutie has but I just have to say...


I'm so his favorite.

- Angelica Oler

What a Day!

Yesterday was my 24th birthday and as a bonus it was also a national holiday so I got to celebrate my birthday by spending the entire day with my amazing husband and two adorable daughters.
First thing in the morning I had an appointment but right after that I showered and got ready for the day.


We went to Winger's for lunch, one of my many favorites. I always find it a big plus when I don't have to clean up the lunch mess my kids make. Surprisingly they only left a few ranch drips and a couple of drink dribbles for the clean up crew(sheesh why can't they be this clean at home)


After lunch we decided to see Tangled, but apparently that was everybody's idea as well since nearly everybody had the day off. It was booked solid til about 9 o'clock that night, we weren't interested in seeing a late movie.


So we headed to go to the University Mall for a nice walk and some window shopping. It too was busy but not too over crowded. Window shopping is really quite entertaining with toddlers who get super excited about even the promotional decorations in each window.


After the stroll through the mall we stopped at Baskin Robbins for some ice cream on our way home. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I have an awesome husband. He smiled through it all in spite of not feeling well and being over stressed with school.


Above is photo of Liliana and I per several requests.

We finished the night off by putting the little lovelies in bed and since Neil wasn't feeling much like eating dinner I ordered take out from Zuppa's and we watched Unstoppable, a movie based off of actual events(I definitely recommend).
Then Neil sang me Happy Birthday and we went to bed.
It was such a great day! I'm so grateful for the wonderful little family I have and for the fun memories made yesterday and everyday.

- Angelica Oler

My Hub

The man in my life is one of many talents.

He can figure out how to fix just about any electrical issue he might come up against.

He can make me smile if not laugh in any situation(even if it's entirely inappropriate).

He is an amazing father.

He can befriend anybody.

He has a beautiful voice.

He is an awesome musician...

Just to name a few

Tonight he pulled out his acoustic guitar and just jammed, and I sat on the couch and listened. Loving it. I think he thought I was recording the girls as the danced around and demanded more "dance" every time he stopped playing.

I love you Neil, I'm in awe of you everyday. I'm so completely lucky to be your wife. Thank you for being who you are.

- Angelica Oler

The Many Outfits of a Day

I don't know about anybody else's little girls but mine, mine get dressed, undressed, and dressed again several times a day.
I decided to take a few photos to catalog their many choices in wardrobe and accessories.


Eve: purse, diaper, boots(on the wrong feet)
Adi: diaper, one flip-flop, one sneaker


Adi: crazy mop hair, shirt, giant bib, empty packing tape roll, diaper, brown shoes(on the wrong feet)
Eve: spaghetti head, shirt, pull-up


Adi: pjs, giant bib
Eve: diaper, one sparkly cream slipper, and one mitten
Silly girls.

- Angelica Oler

Dancing!

I was reading somewhere about toddler development and what I should expect or encourage, etc for kids around 2 1/2 year old. One thing that stuck out very clearly to me was that around this age is when the artistic development starts to kick in. Coloring, painting, singing, dancing, etc.

My girls have always loved it when Daddy would dance around while holding them or they would ask me to sing to them. But until about a month they weren't very into it. Now they are trying to learn words to songs, asking to color, and spontaneously bursting into dance with one another. I LOVE it! This video features their buddy Finn who is the same age and a great friend they love to play with.

- Angelica Oler