Happy Easter!

Cute sisters in their Easter dresses! I love Easter dresses but I decided next year I need one too. I always get the girls all dressed up and then go pick some old ensemble from my wardrobe. I won't buy a matching dress with them but Easter seems like a great excuse for something new and cute!
The girls woke up to cute Easter baskets ( which I did not photograph of course.) Later in the afternoon after church Jason took the garbage out and luckily he spotted the Easter bunny just leaving our little grass area. He came in and told the girls and they ran out to find that the Easter bunny had left them lots of little eggs with surprises in them. They were so excited. Emily just kept asking Jason where exactly he saw the bunny and which way it went. She really wanted to go track him down

Emily also sang with the primary in Sacrament for the first time. She loved it and did a great job!

Heard in Primary:(so I didn't hear it but her primary teacher told me) They were talking about Jesus and His sacrifice for us and they asked the kids: "If someone you loved was in danger, would you sacrifice your life for them." Emily raised her hand and said "If maybe my mom and dad weren't paying attention (I sure hope not) and Lauren fell in the pool, I jump in and get her."

I love the pure love and charity children!! If only we were all that way! Hope you all had a happy Easter!

Spring Break!

Last week was Emily's spring break and instead of staying home and finding something to do everyday, I took to opportunity to drive up to my sister's in Sacramento. I was pretty nervous to do the 7 hour drive with the girls by myself but it actually turned out really great. The girls were amazing in the car and we made it both ways safely. At my sister's, Emily was in heaven. She loved playing with her cousins. Three of them are older than her but they were so sweet to play with her and include her in everything. She couldn't get enough! Lauren pretty much spent the week following the big kids and playing with new toys. The first day we were there we threw all 7 kids in the car and drove into the San Francisco zoo. It was a great zoo and the kids had really fun time. We couldn't get close to see the chimpanzees because they were agitated. It was weird, there were zoo workers all around their habitat keeping people from going too close. My sister asked what they do when they're agitated and the worker said they throw things. We stayed a safe distance away. My girls really loved the gorillas and the bears but most of all loved being with cousins. Thanks to my sister's husband, she and I even got to go out to dinner and Target (where else would we go when we get time to ourselves) one night. We had a great time, it was hard to leave but we had a daddy at home that we missed.

Point Vicente

Jason had Friday off after his parents left so we took the opportunity to take the girls up the Point Vicente in Palos Verdes and see if we could spot any gray whales. I think we were a little late in the migration season and it was a pretty windy day, so we didn't have any success in the gray whale department but it was beautiful. We visited the little museum they have there and the girls got their fill of fish, whales and dolphins (all models of course.)

This was the closest we got to seeing any whales. Better luck next year!

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit!

Jason's parents were able to come this last week for a fun visit. After going to preschool with Emily on Tuesday, the we took them to Disneyland for 2 days. We had a great time. I can't tell you how nice it was to have extra hands at Disneyland. Jason and I weren't quite sure what to do with ourselves. The girls loved having grandma and grandpa there and were so excited to show them all of our favorites. We had great weather and it wasn't terribly crowded, which made for an awesome visit. The time seemed to fly by but we had a wonderful time with grandma and grandpa and we can't wait to see them again.

A long, fun day!

One Crazy Month!

Sorry for the overload of pics, but I thought I'd blog what we've been doing over the last month, minus a lot of things that fill our time but I don't take pictures of. My parents came to visit in San Diego in the middle of February. We were able to go down and spend a weekend with them. It was fun to have the come. They came from freezing cold Seattle to enjoy our warm So Cal weather. Unfortunately for them, it was a little chilly but we still had a great time. We made it out to Pt. Loma to see the lighthouse and take in the gorgeous views. Although it looks sunny and warm, it was actually quite chilly.

My sister's family came down on the tail end of my parent's visit and stayed the rest of the week. We were able to spend a day at Disneyland with them. Emily and Lauren had a blast spending the day with cousins. Now everytime we go they ask if the cousins are coming too. So sad!

The end of February was consumed by saying goodbye to one apartment....

and finding new hiding spots in our new apartment. We are finally feeling moved in, thankfully. Thanks to all those that helped with our move!
Lauren's 2nd birthday.
Emily had her last day of dance and we got to go in and watch her showcase all her new moves. It was fun. She has especially loved tap. I think it's just because it makes more noise.

Happy Birthday Lauren!!

So I know I've been a pretty bad blogger lately, with moving and everything but I didn't want to pass up the chance to recognize Lauren's birthday. She turned 2 on Monday and is pretty excited about that. I took her to Disneyland during the day. They gave her a little Happy Birthday pin and then on each ride, the ride attendants would wish her Happy Birthday. It was too cute. She was so excited to have other people know it was her day, she told everyone 'thank you' when they wished her Happy Birthday. I can hardly believe she is 2. It's crazy that she's not a baby anymore. She is a funny kid. So different from Emily is so many ways, yet desperately tries to be just like her. She's my little 'opposites' girl, a Dr. Jekyl/Mr Hyde. She is such a dirty kid, always dirty face and shirt, yet she's constantly asking to wash her hands. She'll walk by Emily and reach out and knock her on the head, yet there's no one in the world she adores more. She has to do everything on her own, I mean everything, but she won't go to nursery by herself. She is stubborn but also so quick to say 'sorry' and give hugs. She is so friendly, says 'hi' to anyone that will listen but don't get too close to her things, she's protective. She is sweet yet defiant at times. She runs everywhere, with her tongue out. She wants so bad to be bigger, but she still wants her cuddles and kisses (I love that!!). Oh, I could go on forever. She keeps us entertained that's for sure.....We love you Lauren!!!

We're Moving.....YEAH!

Ok, for those of you outside the state, sorry, we're still staying in Los Angeles and for those of you in the ward, yes, we're still in the ward. We are moving though, just to a new apartment (and when I say new, I mean new to us, nothing's new in L.A.) We found a cute little 2 bedroom apartment, within our current ward and we signed on it last week. We are pretty excited. The girls are super excited to have their own room and Jason and I are super, super excited to have our own room. I know most people think we're pretty crazy for staying in a 1 bedroom for this long but I think our patience paid off. Our new place is about the same size as our current place just with two bedrooms and it has two major bonuses. It's the same rent we are paying now and it has a GARAGE. Are you kidding? It's almost like having our own home ( I know, not quite but still exciting.) And we can more easily have overnight visitors, so plan you trip to Disneyland everyone. Anyway, we are really happy with it. It will be a busy February. Fortunately, our new manager is letting us slowly move into our new place and we don't have to be out of our current place until the end of February. We are taking the chance to paint and update a few things in the new place. It's so fun to have a home improvement project. I will be sending out some change of address cards later this month (probably by email). I think I have most people's email but if you don't think I do, leave me a comment with your address or email me at jason.polson@gmail.com.

America's Next Top Model?

Result of a 3 year olds moments alone with the camera!!

That's Fierce!

Winter Swimming!

Deb and Allen heated up the jacuzzi for the kids and they had a great winter swimming session. A few of them, crazy ones, even braved the very cold big pool.

A little backfire with the gun!

Family Fun!

On New Year's Eve, went to K1 Speedway with my sister's and families and went race car driving. So I was kindof a skeptic, not so sure about driving little cars 45mph around an indoor track. I was so wrong. This was one of the most fun activities we've done in a long time. We did a series of races, the first practice, the second qualifing and the third was an actual serious race, complete with trophies. We had a blast. Jason was super good, placing in 2nd (his trophy is proudly displayed in our home.) I took a little bit to catch on, had a few little accidents but in the end I did pretty well too. Despite a few spinouts and run-ins we all walked away whole and healthy, with some very fun memories.
Can't say much for the less-fashionable hoodies worn under the helmet, but I guess they do they job.

Jason, ready to go.

The complete look!