Father's Day...

Since we were a thousand miles away from our Daddy on Father's Day we had to celebrate with him in spirit by doing all the things that he would want to do. 

They ate sugar cereal for breakfast (fruit loops)...

 They licked the whipped cream frosting off the beaters...

Hazel skipped out of church after sacrament meeting to make sure she got a nap in...

 Bailey ate a big piece of cake while she was dressed up like Cinderella...

And then she changed up her costume to Po, the big red teletubbie...

 While Hazel sported Tinkerbell...

His only true gift was the return of his wallet that he had lost in the airport in Italy like 7 years ago with everything completely in tact. Apparently this boy's mother found the wallet in Italy and brought it home with her with the intention of returning it to Sam. She got sick, forgot about it, and it sat in a drawer in their home for the past few years. The boy found it, tracked Sam down through facebook and then mailed it back to him. How crazy is that?

Happy Father's day to the best Daddy to our two little girls! We love you even though we were far apart.

Another Lazy Day...

Since this used to be her bed, Dana happens to be a pro at building forts on it. She used her master talent to show Bailey and Hazel how to as well.

 Bailey also had a blast in the spa. She freaked out at first because it was too hot (my girls and their craziness with temperature), but came around quick.

 Hazel on the other hand wanted nothing to do with water and screamed bloody murder to make sure everyone knew it.

Rex

Hazel was obsessed with Rex. She followed him around like a little puppy our entire visit. She would poke him, pull his tail, grab his face, lay on him, give him hugs and kisses and laugh like she was the funniest person in the world.

Despite her love, we are still never getting a dog.

Lost Treasures

Honey of course spoiled the girls and grabbed some bubbles on her trip to kohls. Bailey was a pro at blowing them with the big bubble wand.

 It is amazing how much happiness a little soap and water can bring.

 Or an old Rugrats umbrella.

 Honey told her she could take it home, and she most definitely took her up on that. Now all we need is a little bit of rain.

And lastly, Hazel out pounding a glass of milk with her favorite pal, Uncle David before bed time. 

Name

With a little coaching Bails can write her name...

Way to go smarty pants.

Early Birds...

My California alarm clocks were consistent at 630 am. This meant they were almost always up and ready for Rex's early morning walk.

 They were also up and ready to do their chores when they returned home. 

Such a hard life these two lead.

Fruit Ninjas

Honey and Papa picked us up from the airport and we were back to Thousand Oaks in no time. The girls didn't waste any time raiding Papa's backyard full of fruit trees. Hazel wandered over to the clementine tree and happily picked one. Then she proceeded to take a bite out of the peel, got a grossed out look on her face, spit the peel out and then chucked the orange across the yard. 

 I had to show her how to peel it and then she happily gobbled the whole thing down and probably a few more later that day.

 Bailey grabbed a bowl and raced out to pick the blackberries off of the vine. She was so happy.

 She did this pose all by herself when I asked her to smile. I'm not really sure who to blame for it...Sam, Rachel, Robby....who knows?

 And yes, that is delicious seaweed in the backround. I think it lasted a few more hours once my girls got there.

The happy reunion.

 So thrilled to be the center of attention.

 And queen of her Dora puzzles that she left last time she was in town. 

 Both of them were like kids in a candy store. They had so much energy we couldn't even get them to take naps on day 1.