Family Adventure!

Daniel had a weekend day off which is my cue for family day planning. I love adventuring out with our family of 4. 

The girls LOVE picnics! Every time I mention picnics they squeal with excitement.

Look how she propped up her feet on her daddy. Cute.

Unfortunately by the time we actually started our walk, it was midday and really, really hot. Charlotte was tired and wasn't having it. She cried and screamed our whole walk down to the river we were trying to find. I was so stressed out because I knew I was asking too much from her. It was so hot and she was tired but we kept on. I was hoping after she got to the river she'd cool down and be okay.

Morgan was intrigued by this horse we saw during our walk. It was a Fresno State student on the horse. I loved their matching red.

We finally found the river after what felt like hours of Charlotte being hysterical. It was awful. I lost my patience with her which is odd since I was actually not mad at her, I more felt so guilty that she was so upset.

Morgan was so excited when she saw the river! We found a perfect shady spot that was cool. I was so proud of our Morgan because on our hike to the river we walked in this rough grassy area and Morgan got cut really bad by a barbed wire fence. She was bleeding a decent amount and she didn't even react. Normally the smallest boo boo sends her over the deep end so to see her calmly handle a big cut with blood streaming from it was wonderful! I honestly think she knew that we were all struggling with Charlotte being so upset and there being nothing we could do about it at the moment so she toughed it out for us. Thank you my sweet Morgan. Thank you.

Morgan jumped right in and immediately starting having the time of her life! 

Poor little Charlotte sprawled out on a blanket I brought to calm down. After she had time to recoup, she was happy again.

See!

What is this silly child doing? 

We found these along the river's edge. I'm actually not sure what they are. At first I thought raspberry because they're red but I actually think they were blackberries because the softer ones were black.

I didn't realize that we were actually going to be able to swim. I thought we were only going to walk over some rocks in water and maybe get our feet wet so I didn't dress correctly. I didn't let my lack of swimsuit stop me though. I still got in and swam with my girls. 

All in all we had an amazing day! It really felt like a little family adventure. I feel like these types of outings are the ones I remember most as a child.

Playing Outside!

The girls enjoyed some outdoor play during our long Memorial Day Weekend.

I didn't feel like blowing up their actual pools so I got creative instead. The girls of course still had a blast! Our grass is yellow because we're only allowed to water once a week due to California's drought.

They talked me into at least blowing up this one.

 After a solid 3 hours of them being fully entertained by our makeshift pools outside, we made homemade pizza!

They got to pick what toppings they wanted on their half of the pizza. They split one and Daniel and I split one.

I have to say that it was delicious! It was as good as any pizza you can get at a pizza place! I'm craving some right now.

Sweet Moments!

I think it was Memorial Day weekend when we enjoyed a trip to our library and the grocery store together. It was just one of those relaxed easy days. 

While at the library the girls enjoy playing in the garden area in front of the building. They initiated the play and I just sat back relaxed and watched them be kids.

At the grocery store Morgan marked off the items on my list as I put them in the cart.

 Ohhh samples! 

For Mother's Day, Morgan brought home this gorgeous tile of her hand print. I think I loved how it was wrapped even more. It was wrapped how I imagine they wrapped presents back in what I refer to as the Laura Ingalls Wilder days. 

 She said I was perfect (prfickt)! 

Ensue tears now!

 I still smile when I see their toys set up sweetly after their play time. The bear on the unicorn horn made me chuckle.

I caught Charlotte on our bed watching tv the other day in the sweetest position.

 I was able to take pictures of her undisturbed because she's oblivious to everything else while she watches tv.

The little hands cupped around her cheeks propped up on her elbows was just too much for me.

The girls helped me pick out plants for our garden a couple of months back.

 Charlotte did "homework" while Morgan did hers.

Back when Nana and Papa visited a few months ago, they went to watch the girls do gymnastics.

I love the pictures below so much that I literally couldn't pick which one to post. So I posted them all.

 I love having family visit and seeing them kicked back enjoying themselves and their time together.

Morgan asked to make a fruit salad the other day. She did it all herself and it turned out great! I'm not going to lie, one of the many reasons I let the girls help in the kitchen is I look forward to help in this area sooner than later. My boss at work had two daughters who ended up loving to work in the kitchen. One was the cook and one was the baker. They were making gourmet meals by the time they were teenagers. Sign me up! One can hope, right?