time flies too fast!

spring has been in bloom since sometime around march in las vegas.

after a horrid february, march was filled with more bipolar weather.

we're at the very end of april now, and it looks like it's going to stick to the beaming hot sun type of weather. i don't even recall any april showers this year..

 

here's a recap of what's been up!

^^billie blowin' them air kisses at the spring flowers^^

^^penelope had her 3rd birthday. she asked for ice cream, so i got her cake-fetti ice cream, topped with a sparkling # '3'. she really enjoyed it. she had a party thrown for her at her nana's the following weekend, and i didn't take pictures :( i was too busy having a good time with family!^^

 

^^spent one really warm afternoon at the park with some good friends for a mini shoot and some play time. hubby here showed penelope how fun dandelions are! we also let them get soaked in a play fountain. it was all fun and great until penelope discovered a tiny bug crawl around on her hand in the car on the way home. i've never seen/heard her freak out like that. i've been catching bugs lately to show her how harmless they actually are. ^^

 

 

^^went blonde^^

^^then fucsia. it's a lighter pink now, since it's semi permanent. but i have been having so much fun sporting this hair! not sure i would ever do it again, but it's fun for now :)^^

^^penelope shot her first commercial for a local springs preserve's dia del niño promo^^

^^my handsome matt also had a birthday.^^

^^it was #nationalsiblingsday a couple weeks back^^

^billie. talking so much lately. she also follows her big sis evvveerryywhhere. and anything penelope gets, billie has to make sure we get it for her too. they're competive, already. a lot of times it scares me, how fast they're growing up.^^

^^been playing with decorating my nails^^

 

^^had a day at the pool with some girlfriends. this night ended up being a sloppy one, ha!^^

 

so those are some highlights of march-april this year. may should be pretty chill month for us. a bff is coming in from dc, so i'm looking forward to some more girl time! and i'm definitely going to squeeze in more pool time!

 

*all photos taken on instagram.

halloween 2011



what a happy halloween we had! and most definitely busy for me. it started with a baby halloween party. all invited parents were to bring treats, so i made cookie pops and did the fun project (with the help of my brothers and father) of decorating. it was actually the first time i had decorated cookies, and i'm pretty proud of how good (visually and taste wise) they came out. the party was great, with babies and toddlers running around in their cute little costumes. billie was quiet and calm, penelope was giving us the run around until we gave up, and i enjoyed my time chit chatting and enjoying the delicious treats (i'm not sure who made that delicious guacamole verde sauce, but i cannot stop thinking about how much i wish i was snacking on it right now). on the actual day of halloween, we visited penelope and billie's cousin reese's grandfather's neighborhood. (trying saying that 3x fast. ha) this neighborhood was perfect. it was just like the movies. it reminded me of the trick or treating scene in hocus pocus. mobs of kids everywhere! flashback to when i was trick or treating in my old neighboods, i'd feel like i was the only kid (with maybe 4 others) asking for candy inthe most eerily kid empty neighborhood. it was penelope's first time and she was a little nervous. she went to only one door by herself (momma and dada very close behind) and said 'thank you' to everyone. everyone was so sweet, and the houses were fantastically decorated.. the kids only had to energy to go through two neighborhoods and it was back home, kids happily in bed, and the mommas and poppas legs up relaxing. it couldn't have been better. let's just hope thanksgiving isn't as crazy and hectic as it usually is! we'll see..