Chloe's graduation!

My baby niece graduated from pre K today! She is such a cutie and such a smart little girl, she is going to do awesome in Kindergarten. She goes to the same school as Layla but the one in Palm Springs so it was back to Doral Resort we went to for her commencement. She did so well dancing and performing in front of everyone but my nephew Jaydan is the one that really surprised me! He was the only one in his class that actually danced! I am such a proud aunt of my two little ones, they are the best! Layla had fun and was dancing to all the songs too.

My shining star!

So today I found out that Layla was performing at her school's graduation. Her class was going to do 3 dances and they needed her there. I had no idea that she was even doing anything for it but of course I had to see her dance. The whole school had to dress up as cowboys, well, Layla had no cowboy clothes so the best I could do was a plaid dress and pigtails. The performance was at Doral Resort in Cathedral City so I was in a major rush once I found out that we had to be there. We got there just on time and my mom and I dropped Layla off with her class and teacher where she immediately started dancing and playing with her friends. We went to sit down and realized there were no empty seats. The whole place was full! We ended up having to stand in the back and running up to the front to take pictures when Layla was up. I was a nervous wreck the whole time before Layla went on (and, of course, her class were the last ones to perform). I thought for sure once she saw me she would start crying and not do anything! Boy, was I wrong! She was so excited to see me and as soon as the music came on she went wild! She started singing and she knew all three dances so great and was the best one in her class (I'm not just saying that either, she really was)! She was the one that everyone else looked at when they couldn't remember the moves. I was so proud of her, she really surprised me and after this performance, she will be going to ballet in the fall. I am just so amazed and proud of her!

Wordless Wednesday

Layla's new "school" phrases

Since Layla's been in school, she has learned a few new phrases. LOL
"Na na na na na, you can't get me!"
"1, 2, 3! You're not listening to me!"
"Well, well, well, look at that!"

Strawberry picking

Today was such a fun day! We went with Grandma and Grandpa to Tanaka Farms in Irvine for some strawberry picking. It was so much fun and Layla had such a great time. On our way there we stopped at Denny's to eat breakfast. Layla got alien pancakes and then stole a menu for the rest of the car ride. Once we got to Tanaka Farms we had just missed the first wagon ride so we had to wait an hour or so before the next one. Layla picked a few strawberries while we waited and had fun beating up Grandpa and then it was time for us to get on the wagon and go on our tour. While on the tour we got to try lettuce, beans, cilantro, onions, carrots, and corn before we reached our final strawberry destination. Layla tried everything except the onion but I think her favorite was the carrot, she ate the whole thing and wanted mine after hers was gone. Once we reached the strawberries, we went to town. Layla did great at picking them but instead of putting them in her basket, she ate all of them. She had fun running up and down the rows and was sad when it was time to go. We had a great time though and will probably go back again when it's watermelon picking time! :)

Ever wonder what a sleeping watermelon looks like?

No more pictures until she's 5!

Today I went to have Layla's 3 year pictures taken (yes, I know I'm 3 months late) and they were a disaster! She was all excited to go and take them but once we got there she turned into a major grouch and refused to let go of my leg. We tried everything to get her to smile and then I decided we needed a break and went to go get some french fries. She cheered up for a whole 5 minutes and as soon as we were back in the studio, she turned into her mean self. I was so disappointed. I haven't had her pictures taken since she was a year old so I really needed some updated ones. After a couple of tries I totally gave up. After looking at the pictures that were taken there were only 3 that were ok. Oh well, I guess we'll try again in a couple of years.