Celebrating at The Happiest Place on Earth

Steve's birthday fell on a Saturday this year; so we thought it would be fun for the three of us to go Disneyland again- especially since Lexie is able to appreciate it so much more now.

Look... Lexie's channeling Grumpy Dwarf

What a difference eight months make. Look here and then below

And then look here and below

ToonTown... easily the most popular "land" in D-Land.

See what I mean...

Goofy... intimidating?! naaaah

We caught Mickey filming "Steamboat Willie."

Loving Goofy's piano. Could it be that Lexie actually has a penchant for musical instruments?

One thing's for sure... she has a penchant for water

Meeting Gepetto and Pluto right before the Celebration parade

We saw this same parade last time, but we were alot closer this time around

Unfortunately, we couldn't avail ourselves of Disney's previous promo, which ended on December 31, 2009; but I was able to score a discount at work on 2fer tickets. Since neither Steve nor I had ever been to California Adventure before, we thought it might be kind of fun to check it out.

First time for everything... California Adventure!

Pixar Parade

Dinner at the Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney. (We had had the audacity to try the Blue Bayou earlier in the day, but they weren't taking walk-ins)

Clearly, a little Someone was enjoying the Jazz ensemble

She was so exhausted at this point, but fought to stay awake because she didn't want to miss a thing

This is what she waited up to see

Leaving the park in great spirits

Deserted now

I think I can speak for Steve when I say we had a fun birthday celebration for him.

Happy Birthday, LoLo

May you have many more happy birthdays to come! xoxo

A Birthday and a First

January 20th is Mom's birthday. But since it landed on a Wednesday, Mom thought it best to have her celebratory dinner the following Sunday.



As always, the kids provided the entertainment





as well as some assistance opening presents



As for the "first" in the blog title, it's this.... (drum roll, please)

Lexie's first HAIRCUT



No, it wasn't planned, but yes, I am pleased with the results

Here's how it went down:
While I was at Church, Lexie's Daddy got scissor happy and decided to trim her bangs with these.

And here's his handiwork.



The longer I gazed at my newly shorn baby, the more I laughed in horror because this is what I was picturing. Yes, a mullet.

Anyway, upon seeing her, I issued an SOS to Cindi to rectify - Please! - this situation. Stat.

Whereupon this took place:



Lexie sat long enough - with enough distractions- for Cindi to work her magic



Despite her initial protestations, once her Auntie Cindi was done, Lexie was back to doing what she does best... making a mess playing.



and more playing much to every one's delight



Happy birthday, Mom! May you have many more happy & healthy ones to come. Love you.

A Look Back at our Holiday Season Pt. 4

Capping an end to the holiday season was more time well spent with family and friends.

Here's Lexie with GrandMom & GrandDad

If it's not obvious from the pictures, Lexie loves the outdoors





And she loves the mall, too (uh-oh, are we in trouble?!)

This was one of the presents Lexie got for Christmas

but it paled in comparison to these

Notice the ubiquitous shopping bag

I also met up with one of my bestest friends in the world. We met for lunch on her too short of a visit home (yes, LA = her home) from Austin. With all the catching up we had to do (hadn't seen each other since July), I completely forgot to whip out my camera for our obligatory photo. But since I forgot, here's her in her best bridesmaid pose at my wedding.

**Lexie wants to thank you very much again, Auntie Chau, for her gift. Baby Gap is her (and Mommy's) favorite store.