The Happy Birthday Song...

Happy Birthday Lizzie...

Here are some pictures from Lizzie's actual birthday day. We had cupcakes from Yummy Cupcakes in Burbank, sang the birthday song and of course opened presents. We tried to hookup Heidi's laptop so we could video chat with Ben's parents, but we couldn't get it to work... kinda ended up being a one way video session. But at least now we figured out how to do it next time - thank you Skype (mom... do you have a webcam for your computer, I can't remember). I can't believe she's four years old, she's getting so big way too fast! Happy birthday my big, little girl!

Somebody's up way past their bedtime... she's about to pass out right on the table!

The cool cash register Auntie Heidi got from her store.

Circus Vargus...

Auntie Heidi took us all to the circus the Friday after Lizzie's birthday. It was a very spur of the moment decision, but I've very glad all of us girls decided to go. My last circus experience was over 10 years ago in Seattle when we attended Barnum and Bailey's (sp?) at the Seattle Center and I remember it being a very strange experience. The circus we went to, Circus Vargus, was great for the girls. It was in our local mall parking lot, so as you can imagine it was not that big. There where no crazy circus animals, but there were horses, dogs and even a couple cats (yes, house cats) that preformed and did tricks. And there was a ton of other stuff like trampoline artists, a magician, fly trapeze performers, dirt bike stuntmen and of course a clown. I was impressed that it completely held both Abby and Lizzie attention for the whole 2 hours. It did help that Abby was more than a little preoccupied with consuming a whole bag of popcorn all by herself. Thanks Heidi, it was a lot of fun!

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Travel Town...

A couple of weeks ago the girls and I (with our mom's group) went down to Griffith Park to visit Travel Town. A little outdoor dedicated area to all things train. It was a lot of fun and it was really neat to see and wander around some really old actual trains. Lizzie of course had a blast... she does anywhere we go, such my little adventurer. We even took a little train around the park/museum, all the kids thoroughly enjoyed that.

Lizzie and "her girls"

Enjoying the little train ride

Ben's New Game...

Here's a sneak peak at what Ben (and everyone else over at Insomniac) has been working on over the last year. Set to come out this fall... of course! As far as in-game stuff, I won't be very good at telling you what Ben has had his hands on, I believe the big, purple and orange rider guys and the bombers are solely his, but when I get to see some more of his stuff I'll definitely let you all know. Enjoy!

Playdate Fun...

Sometime this last week, or maybe it was the week before last... I really don't remember, this month has been such a whirlwind it's been hard to focus, sorry. Well, sometime within the last month :) we all went over to Ruth's house for a playdate. It was wonderfully sunny and her place was absolutely perfect for playing outside with all the chalk and sprinklers and stuff, plus I believe she's one of the few people I know who actually have a clean enough garage to hang out in and be in the shade while all the kids ran around, like the crazy kids they are. And yes... my kids happen to be the ghetto children on the street. I totally forgot their swimsuits, so they were in all their undie glory! :) Thanks Ruth for such a great afternoon.

Sisters...

It seems that the older these two get the better and better they get along... minus the newly added swiping of each others stuff, but I guess that's one of the things siblings do best right?! It's been a lot of fun to see my girls become affectionate towards one another (wasn't always the case, especially when Abby was really little) but Lizzie's realizing that her sister can also be a playmate... hallelujah, how I have waited for these days! :) Here's some of their love fest...

Nothing like poking someone in the ear to show your love!