Trained!!!!

So it's official. Lauren in potty trained. Minus the first two days, she has been amazing. We started two weeks ago today and by that Wednesday she was an old pro and hasn't had an accident since. I've been a little reluctant to claim victory only because Lauren has the personality that might decide she prefers diapers and well.... she'll just go back. But so far, so good. I think we're safe. And, I have to say that it is amazing not to be changing diapers!!! Yeah for me and yeah for Lauren!

Playing catch-up!!

I realize that when I post, I usually overload post. Sorry. Eventually I want to download my blog to a book so I don't want to miss things, even if it's late. So after our crazy month, I had to get caught up. It seems we have our first quiet week in a long time, so I though I'd take advantage and get caught up. But lest we get bored, we have decided to potty train Lauren this week. Wish us luck. My niece Liz was potty training her little girl last week and we figured it was about time for Lauren too. Thanks for the inspiration. Plus, I want to get it done before we start into pre-school for Emily. I figure it's best while we're home most of the time. We'll keep you posted, hopefully it's all success from here.

Crazy Lauren!!

The picture says it all!!!!

L.D.S. Night at the Dodgers!

Since we've lived in L.A., we always try to go to L.D.S. night at the Dodgers. It's a fun (and cheap) way to take the girls to a baseball game. This year was extra special since we got to take Grandma Hall, Steve & Maria, and Liz, Travis & Kaitlyn. We also got to sit by Justin, Kim & Brody! I can't say I saw much of the game but it's great people watching. We left in the seventh inning with tired kids. Turns out the Dodgers won in the 9th with a walkoff homerun. Maybe next year we'll make it all the way through.

Brody and Lauren grubbin' on popcorn.

We ended up with no picture of Liz and Travis. Bummer!!

A Visit from Grandma!!

For the past week, my mom has been here to visit. Although I can't tell you exactly what we did, we had a great time. She was amazing. She played with the girls so I could get a lot of apartment stuff done. The girls loved every minute of it, in fact we are having withdrawals as we speak. We did get down to Deborah's for a day of swimming and jumping. We went to several parks, a birthday party, a Dodger game and of course squeezed in a good chick flick! Thanks mom for all the help. We definately loved having you.

Grandma and the girls overlooking L.A.

A Celebrity!!!!

So, we've lived in Los Angeles for over 4 years now and I've yet to ever see anyone famous. Maybe I don't get out enough. Well, when we went to pick up my mom and the airport, I finally did it. I spotted Maria Sharapova. For those of you who don't know, she's one of the best women's tennis players in the world. I was actually a little excited because I love tennis and watch it whenever I can. Anyway, I wouldn't take my picture with her but Jason took this cute picture of her and the girls.

Go Navy!!!

Last Saturday, right before Grandma Hall came in town, we went down to Seal Beach to go on a naval destroyer. This brings back memories for me, my dad used to always take us to see military displays when they came in town. I was so excited for the girls to get a chance to see one up close. Unfortunatley, it was free, which made it crazy crowded. They did have other military vehicles and the girls got to climb up in some of them. We stood in line for the naval destroyer for about a hour but quickly realized we probably had another 2 to wait before we would get on. We were with Jen & Tyson and Kristy & Tom and with five kids between us, we came to the conclusion that the outside of the boat was all we would see that day. Still, a really fun experience.

Water Fun!!

Right after we got back from Idaho, we went down to Jen's and went to a cute splash pad in Westminster! It was super crowded due to safety day in the park but the kids had a great time. It was really little kid friendly which I loved, plus it was free. Always a bonus. We'll definately visit there again!