tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49749347904397297512024-03-13T07:27:41.937-07:00Making TimeMaking Time.....My weekly diary as a full time working mother who always finds the time to be a once in awhile party goer, occasional night clubber, all around wine and Diner, swank cocktail party frequenter, and a lover of all things from the mid century.Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-4977647327526960882013-06-24T09:43:00.001-07:002013-06-24T10:08:32.608-07:00Girls gone Wine Tasting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Every year a I like to get a group of gals together and organize a fun trip to Solvang every year for wine tasting. Every year it gets bigger and bigger. First time it was 2 girls, than 3 than 5 this time it was 9! I must say as well...thee funnest group of gals!!</div>
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We all decided to meet up at noon at the Solvang visitors center which ended up meeting at Lucas & Lewellen in the members section of the tasting room. We all immediately started wine tasting and chatting. Kara and Karen surprised all of us girls with a very fun girls gone Wine tasting goodie bags. The bags contained all the wine tasting necessities such as a bottled water, advil, a hand folding fan, wine glass with charm, wine off spray, chocolate and other fun tidbits! We were all so surprised and excited we got hushed by the pourer. We left afterwards and checked in the room , dropped off our luggage and all caravan to Los Olivo's and had Lunch and tasted there.</div>
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Afterwards we headed back to Solvang and walked around to various tasting rooms and than back to the hotel for some Hot Tubing and More wine drinking. By nightfall we were all wined out and headed for real cocktails..the night went long but it was full of fun!</div>
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This is the second day we were there. I did not take any pictures of the first night cause I was just having too much fun. Here we all are before heading out to breakfast after drinking Mimosa's and Wine in the room. From left to right Robin,Maria,Loryn,Karen,Kara,Mary,Vicki,Me,Jennifer<br />
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Girls Gossiping...hahaha NEVER<br />
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Everywhere we went everyone always asked what the occasion was..and there was some goods ones, such as all girl punk rock band! At breakfast once again we were asked what the occasion was and Kara quickly replies it's Karens 27th birthday!!! ( which really wasn't) and after our meal and after we all forgot about the whole it's Karen's 27th birthday..the staff comes in signing Happy Birthday with brownie and all which we were more than delighted to jump in and sing along..it was pretty hysterical!!<br />
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After breakfast Kara and Karen headed back home and the rest of us gals headed to make two more wine tasting spots before going home. Jen is a member at Presidio in Solvang so we had to go there to take advantage of the free tastings. Everything I had there was really good. I mean almost everyone signed up to the club that day. We than went over to Lincourt ( pictured above) What a lovely place.<br />
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We got our tastings in the Barrel room and every thing was so delicious that we tried. Robin ended up joining!! Afterwards we relaxed on the grounds and took Photos. I love this one of Jen just hanging out on the wine barrels.<br />
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The Grass was so nice and cool and relaxing<br />
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So was the cement pathway<br />
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Playing in the vineyards!<br />
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Before we hit the road we decided to go eat ..and did a little hanging out with Jason Segal!!<br />
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And as us fun group of gals headed back home..The sky shed a tear..until next time I bid you adieuIrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-15561061213199627022013-06-21T11:29:00.000-07:002013-06-21T11:29:20.832-07:00October 2013 all rolle dup in one<strong>Getting back to catching up from where I left off..here are some fun things we did in October 2012</strong><br />
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<strong>We did our annual Knott's Halloween Haunt trip with the Usual gang that we do every year. We always start off by having a drink in the hotel rooms</strong></div>
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<strong>Than we head out to Amber waves and enjoy the spooky decor and have Halloween themed cocktails and apps. This particular drink had my brother Gasp</strong></div>
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<strong>See the ingredients.....Afterwards we headed back to the room for drinks and music </strong></div>
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<strong>Than into the Park for more fun and drinking and getting scared</strong></div>
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<strong>Somehow towards the end of the night we all got split up..Gabe, Myself, and Toni and my bro luckily were all together and pretty intoxicated that we thought it would be a FANTASTIC idea to ride on bigfoot rapids like 8 times in a row...we were drenched!</strong></div>
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<strong>This was my dry side</strong></div>
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<strong>End of the night and ready for bed</strong></div>
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<strong>We did a lot of trips to Disneyland in October as well with the kids..they had a blast with this halloween shindig </strong></div>
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<strong>Candy corn Cotton candy..YUM</strong></div>
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<strong>We went to a few parties such as this fun Kids Pumpkin Carving party</strong></div>
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<strong>We got a new member to the family...Our show cat CASH..he is purebred Bengal. I took him in as a rescue.</strong></div>
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<strong>Ava helped me back Heep loads of cupcakes and other goodies for the neighborhood kids</strong></div>
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<strong>and we ate lots of treats too!!</strong></div>
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<strong>Thelma came with me to the Queen Mary Haunt since I get free tickets from my brother every year when he works there scaring people.</strong></div>
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<strong>Maria and Greg hosted a fun evening with treats and cocktails such as this ghoulish poison apple punch and than we all headed to the Haunted Hayride</strong></div>
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<strong>And more trips to Disneyland to see the Franken weenie exhibit</strong></div>
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<strong>Always a blast at Disneyland</strong></div>
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<strong>Parker wanted to be a DARK evil guy thing..My brother helped throw this together...I thought it came out pretty well for a home made costume</strong></div>
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<strong>and of course after a Million different costumes Ava has been wearing all month long here was her real one hand made by me! A little red devil!!</strong></div>
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<strong>It was a pretty GREAT October!</strong></div>
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<strong>I guess I have a Lot Of catching up to do So I guess I will start off with what we did in the end of September 2012...Starting with the LA County Fair</strong><br />
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<strong>It is tradition for me to go to the LA county fair every year. We didn't go in 2011 but we did manage to make it out 2012. We started off by checking some of the exhibits. I love looking at the arts and crafts. I really like checkout out the table displays!</strong></div>
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<strong>They had a very cool rock n roll exhibit. VERY COOL and even better a cool little record and classic candy shop in it as well! There was ALL kinds of fun musical activities for the kids to do. Parker bailed as soon as we walked in exploring.</strong></div>
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<strong>Ava made a B Line to the BIG step on Piano keyboard.</strong><br />
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<strong>I tried getting this photo but with the kids in it too...yeah too much fun stuff to do than to pose with this background that they have NO idea what it is..</strong><br />
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<strong>However Parker did want to catch a wave on some slick vinyl</strong><br />
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<strong>Some cool displays of old stereo units...hey ...I think we had the bottom console in the 70's</strong><br />
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<strong>and this looks awfully like my first boombox I got for Christmas one year...</strong><br />
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<strong>Ah yes...thee ol 8 track. I don't know how people collect these still...Vinyl will always be a classic but 8 tracks..go figure</strong><br />
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<strong>We stopped at the store to check out some of the vinyl and fun novelty items. We got Parker a pair of white 80's shades that light up, and Ava a Astro pop. I got some Violet mints.</strong><br />
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<strong>Gabe snuck in a little bottle of Honey Jack Daniels from the night before and we poured ourselves a glass and added some frozen lemonade to them...it was Perfect!</strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>After walking around a bit we headed to the petting zoo. The kids love animals.</strong><br />
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<strong>See this face...it is the I love this animal so much I want to squeeze it to death look..sometimes she just gets this crazy grinding her teeth face with our dog and cats too.</strong><br />
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<strong>Where Parker is more of a gentle soul who calmly pets each animal</strong><br />
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<strong>Ava loves ponies so much...I cannot Wait to get her started in Equestrian sports</strong><br />
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<strong>She did NOT want to get off</strong><br />
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<strong>They had this make believe princess and knight area where we let the kids play for awhile.</strong><br />
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<strong>I stayed with Ava in the princess area </strong><br />
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<strong>But soon Ava rather been a knight fighting Parker</strong><br />
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<strong>How cool...two story carousal</strong><br />
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<strong>After lots of walking around and checking out the scene we were ready to eat! Oh look a skinny bar!! I did not go though.</strong><br />
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<strong>My favorite spot...The train city!! </strong><br />
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<strong>The kids could just sit here for HOURS watching the cars go by.</strong><br />
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<strong>Than it was off for more play time ...Ava was trying to juggle</strong><br />
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<strong>and Parker too..</strong><br />
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<strong>Too much fun for this bunch</strong><br />
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<strong>OO a flea circus...we got a kick outta that!</strong><br />
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<strong>Gabe and I headed off to the garden area where we did a little wine tasting and checked out the beautiful ponds and flower arrangements.</strong><br />
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<strong>The kids went on some rides and played some games too</strong><br />
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<strong>Ava LOVES roller Coasters!!</strong><br />
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<strong>And once the rides were done they shared a funnel cake </strong><br />
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<strong>We were pretty spent and finally headed on the long ride home. I cannot wait for this years!</strong><br />
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<strong>This past Saturday we celebrated the Amazing Sofie's first Birthday. </strong><br />
<strong>Her celebration was a TRUE celebration of life..her life. Sofie when she was a much smaller infant had a very traumatizing seizure that lead to the discovery that she would need a very serious brain surgery which the chances of survival or no neurological problems were slim. With lots of people pulling together for her and her parents right by her side along the way she was stead fast at becoming a real Miracle. She recovered very well and is continuing to become stronger everyday. We are very thankful she is still here with us and is blossoming into a beautiful young lady.</strong><br />
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<strong>The theme was circus and what a performance my cousin Amber did creating this experience. It may have to be in one of the most beautifully decorated and well thought out parties I have ever been to! Of course it would though my cousin is a very talented arteest!!</strong></div>
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<strong>Ah ..perfect start to how pretty much the rest of the Junk food frenzy began. First thing you see when you walk into this incredible circus was the Candy table. Ava must have felt like she just walked in the Willy Wonka factory! Rock candy pop was the first thing to touch her lips. </strong></div>
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<strong>It is very hard for me as well to resist the sweet sweet call of a scrumptious cupcake beckoning me with that come hither aroma of creamy fluffy cake and rich whipped frosting..mmmmm. So floated over to the cupcake stand I did...right pass the old soda table. There was lots of treats, candy, cupcakes, snow cones and popcorn! As well as great food veggie and beef burgers, hot dogs with all the fixin's and AMAZING pasta salad (which I should have took some home) and fresh fruit.</strong><br />
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<strong>Everyone enjoying all the delicious fare and drinking beers and Blue Hawaiians. It was nice having so much for the kids to do that the grown ups could actually have some nice convo time.</strong><br />
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<strong>The Photo Op stop and Games too!</strong><br />
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<strong>Giselle and I thought it was a must we take a photo in this...Is it very VERY strange that I totally look like my dad in this??</strong><br />
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<strong>I just LOVE the pinwheels in the background that were placed about the party! I took a couple home to hangin Ava's room!!</strong><br />
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<strong>And good ol Uncle Michael Burns making Balloon Animals for everyone! It was actually quite hysterical and I don't think he even made this dog one..I think Giselle did it for him.</strong><br />
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<strong>and we simply can not forget about the pony...Oh the pony..Ava loved it!!</strong><br />
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<strong>Birthday girl!! Time to sing Happy Birthday</strong><br />
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<strong>Red Velvet cake..Gabe said it was Delicious..I didn't have any ...I got my calories from wine that day.</strong><br />
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<strong>She tasted it and Shared it and luckily did not get too dirty.</strong><br />
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<strong>What a fun birthday. Happy Birthday Sofie and may you have a long lifetime full of them!</strong><br />
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<strong>So a couple of weeks ago the kids were invited to Ian's 8 year Angry Birds Party. Now Ian is a little boy who lived upstairs from us at our old apartment on Coronado in Long Beach. We watched him grow from Birth which really does not seem that long ago. Parker grew up with Ian's big brother Alec who is only 6 months younger than Parker. It is so great that we still keep contact with them.</strong></div>
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<strong>Ian having Happy Birthday sung to him</strong><br />
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<strong>Dolcy did not have a number 8 candle but being the school teacher she is figured hey 6 + 2 is 8...that'll do just fine.</strong><br />
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<strong>Blowing out the candles...Ava seems to be in a daze..</strong><br />
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<strong>Parker and Alec basically were just laid up in the house playing video games..had no interest in the kids party going on downstairs. Ava made some friends and played in the Bounce house all afternoon.</strong><br />
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<strong>It was nice to tire them out</strong><br />
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<strong>Pinata Time!! </strong><br />
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<strong>Ava not tooo sure about this...</strong><br />
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<strong>Lots of candy for everyone!! Afterwards was time for presents...Ian loves his Custom rapid fire Nerf Gun we got him.</strong><br />
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Super cute Pinata !<br />
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She even had a boombox of princess songs and did arts and crafts<br />
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Cupcakes!!<br />
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She also did Face painting<br />
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Ava's Purple Lady Bug Tat!<br />
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Singing Happy Birthday<br />
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Birthday girl!<br />
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Parker got a tat too hahaha get it<br />
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Before we left we walked over to the train and put Parker and Ava on it<br />
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They had a grrrreat time!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-34431997734343951652012-08-30T09:13:00.000-07:002012-08-30T09:13:46.090-07:00Ava's 4th Disney Dance Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We did not throw a birthday party for Ava this year. We thought when she turns 5 next year that is when we will have another special milestone celebration for her with a group of friends. This year we decided to take her just Disney California Adventure for a little bit.</div>
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Her morning started off by getting out of bed to find a living room table full of presents and balloons<br />
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Of course she wanted to start opening her presents up right away<br />
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Every time she would open one she would say OH WOW!! THANK YOU!! I have some pretty funny video of it. She got a lot of Minnie Mouse stuff ...SHE LOVES Minnie Mouse! She also Loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse..it is her Favorite show! After presents Gabe made us Mickey Mouse Pancakes than it was off to the park.</div>
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We always park at the Toy Story lot when we go to Disneyland. On the shuttle everyone sang Happy Birthday to Ava...man I really wish I would have video taped that..the look on her face was priceless!<br />
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As soon as we got in we got her a very special Birthday Button to wear. She is so funny too...she could not leave the house with out her clutch and wanted to wear her new Minnie Mouse Heels. She actually wore them all day too!<br />
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After a few rides we took her for a Birthday Banana Split at Ghiradelli! <br />
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Parker Had the Chocolate Shake<br />
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Then we did MORE rides until it was time for "her" Dance Party<br />
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We also did the Bug's Life movie<br />
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Ava Actually wore her 3D glasses for the first time and watched the movie which FREAKED her out on some scenes...she was on my lap and hiding her face in my shoulders..just for a couple parts and than she was laughing and enjoying the show..afterwards she said WOW That was FUN...but when I asked her want to see it again she swiftly responded a firm NO!<br />
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Afterwards we headed to the Disney Dance Party Where Ava danced and danced with several Disney Characters...it is basically a dance club for kids...she was in PURE heaven..<br />
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We told her it was her Birthday Dance Party!<br />
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I could tell after a while she was ready for a nap and Gabe had to go to work anyway so off home we went. Where I made her a special dinner and we watched tv and called it a early night since the park worn us out. All in All a fun day for her and Us!</div>
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A couple days later my gal friend Thelma and Toni came over for some wine and surprised Ava by coming in with a lit ice cream birthday cake and singing Happy Birthday to her. She was so surprised and excited. Thelma also brought her a pretty nice gift bag full of adorable clothes! That cake too by the way was pretty damn delicious!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-62288517732139085392012-08-29T14:51:00.001-07:002012-08-29T14:51:51.818-07:00Tiki O ..Sat Night...Till next year..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A group of us headed over to the waffle House and had a nice breakfast to start the day<br />
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Once we got back we mixed up some drinks in the room and headed right back to the pool..people were already putting their seats up for the afternoon entertainment<br />
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We had a much bugger crowd of friends on Saturday joining us in the pool and drank LOTS <br />
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This guy was walking around all weekend with a stack of boxes that read death laser parts ...he was asking everyone if they knew where Dr. X was......<br />
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My cell photo of the stage from our room<br />
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There was also a car show and this year they had scooters!<br />
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Get Smart!<br />
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On our way back to the room to get ready for Dinner Thee Swank Bastards were playing<br />
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Smokin Tiki...they have a new one every year!<br />
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Off to dinner which I did not get photos of but we went to a old style Steak House called Albies. It was equipped with Piano bar and we got to hang out with the lounge lizards for a bit. We drank lots of wine and sang some Sinatra and Tom Jones...it was pretty funny actually ..really wish I had my camera<br />
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We did manage to miss out on the Elevator bar though ...<br />
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LOL Josh made these and hung them all through the elevator of our friend eating a hamburger while drunk the previous night...it was pretty funny<br />
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Gabe and I out and About. I had a wonderful cape and dress but it ripped at dinner...I guess I ate too much...:(<br />
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Kinda looks like Gabe<br />
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We watched the burlesque show as well. I did not care for the dancers to much on Saturday night and it was all crammed into one tiny room and you could not even see...They need to go back on a larger stage or at least make everyone sit<br />
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WHAT?!?! How did Gabe get backstage?? I swear he gets backstage everywhere<br />
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Double fisting<br />
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After the show a lot of people were hanging outside getting more drinks<br />
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and inside dancing to fun 60's tunes!<br />
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Then it was to more room parties with Bands and Burlesque dancers.<br />
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This particular burlesque dancer decided to step in a bucket and pour champagne all over herself...the nasty part was people were drinking the champagne afterwards out of the bucket...blechh..I was outta there<br />
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Talk to some friends along the way as we headed to more room parties<br />
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Oh I almost forgot..The Untouchables played earlier in the evening!!<br />
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We met up with our pals in the TIKI HELL room. It is pitch black dark with nothing but a Disco ball and red lights and hot as hell blaring 80's music! Last years Disco ball was blow fish ..this year it was a bomb<br />
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While we did lots of drinking and dancing and sweatin<br />
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Others were out at the pool...fully clothed....drinking lots of rum will do that to ya...<br />
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After Tiki Hell we headed back for a very casual quiet moment in Thee Swank Bastards room..Hiram had a little Jam session<br />
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Late late later on we headed to Kelly's room for a night cap..He is the bartender at Trader Sam's at the Disneyland Hotel so you know the drinks were good!<br />
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Lots of drunken shenanigans going on..it was finally time to bid everyone adieu and hit the sack since we were leaving the next day.<br />
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Sunday Morning Gabe and I could not pack up and leave until we had some private hot tub time. It was a nice time just the two of us reflecting on the weekend and sipping on a whole pitcher of bloody Mary's which we drank it all. I had a awesome buzz for the ride home which I took several naps.<br />
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I just love Tiki Oasis and I can not believe how quickly it went by. 4 days felt like 2 and it will feel like a lifetime until next year. <br />
Aloha Tiki Oasis ...see you next year!!!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-11455881853296407282012-08-27T08:31:00.001-07:002012-08-27T08:32:26.383-07:00Tiki Oasis 12: Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Friday morning we woke up to people partying in the pool and poolside exotica and spy music. Not too shabby. We slept in a bit ( we are on vacation after all) So by the time we were ready to eat it was close to lunch time.</div>
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We headed over to get some sushi rolls. We had them last year and they are pretty good. I like to get what they call the Pizza roll. It is like a cali roll but with tempura and cheese on it and baked. So delish!<br />
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Toni,Jen and Roland Met us as well for a bite! Of course I had a Mai Tai with my sushi!<br />
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Afterwards everyone got changed into their swimsuits,and Toni brought a cooler for of Honey Jack and Lemonade cocktail which REALLY hit the spot. Sluggo also brought over some homemade Sangria. Let the drinks flow and the poolside shenanigans take place!<br />
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Loryn came down with us and soon a bunch more of our friends followed!<br />
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Acting silly<br />
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Drew from Portland stopping by the table and making the rounds<br />
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So while a bunch of us were enjoying our cocktail buzz, the warm sunshine, the bands and Dj's playing tunes poolside, the fresh air and lots of laughter with our friends Old and new the music I noticed a lot of people coming by the pool area in trench coats...of course with the Spy theme going on I didn't really think to much about it..then POW...<br />
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The Music was louder and the Flash Mob Began! While we were in the pool ALL the people started dancing <br />
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They tore off their trenches and go go danced...Oh how we wished all of us inthe pool knew about this cause we would have TOTALLY flashed mobbed them back with some sycronized swimmimg moves...a little Austin Power-ish...It was pretty fun to watch especially when your intoxicated and already having the time of your life!<br />
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After HOURS in the pool we noticed the Sip and Shop was starting. Basically what the Sip and Shop is ..It is a group of all the floor suites at the Plaza and those are booked by stores and Galleries and they make them in to little store fronts for the attendees of tiki o to shop at. At 4 pm they set up Bars our side their shops and have specialty drinks created and you just get in line and pick up a cocktail in front of each store front ..all free...just tip your bartender. We went to one that had 2 specialty cocktails made with a Ginger beer. One was with fresh raspberries and the other was sorta like a mai tai. We got One of each and went back to the table double fisted. Very yummy cocktails. I wanted to check out the others but I knew we still had LOTS more drinking to do at the room parties happening.<br />
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Every Year at Tiki O you will always find a plethora of flyers posted in all the elevators of all the room parties! Here is a small portion...<br />
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and more....<br />
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The Hosts of the Ventiki Room Party ..the man with the Golden Tiki<br />
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Golden crime scene in the room<br />
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The Golden Tiki!<br />
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They had a fun photo op booth out on the patio with props...They than handed out the photos poolside Saturday afternoon. This is a photo of the Photo.<br />
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Lots of people...but we could not stay long..there were more room parties to attend...<br />
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I swear ...there is always a donkey show flyer up every year...for laughs...or so I hope...yipes!<br />
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We went into another room party where everyone spoke with a Russian accent and had their specialty cocktail offered which I think was good...by this time my taste buds were SO NUMB from all the damn booze I been consuming Don't really remember what it tasted like..We were all given mustaches to wear and robot boxes..a few of us noticed as well that we were bugged cause everyone found on their back or shoulder or purse there was a lady bug hard plastic sticker on them!<br />
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Robot Box !<br />
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Someone was out passing out cigars..Jen got one..There was another person out and about with a mini cooler passing out Rummy Bears as well.<br />
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We cruised around the hotel hitting up a few room parties <br />
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and found some friends along the way. I love Glen and Vanessa! I will have to visit them up in San Francisco very soon!<br />
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After the room parties we knew it was time to go back to the room wash up and get ready for the Night events. This was from our balcony. The bands were on stage performing. So much going on in the evening..entertainment on the big stage, dance party in the ballroom, Burlesque show in another ballroom and room parties filled with free drinks,bands and other entertainment whether it be dj's, dancing or burlesque acts!<br />
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Gabe and I were hungry so we headed to the hotel restaurant to grab a quick bite. Dana and Giselle!!<br />
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Waiting for my food and a night of spy tastic parties<br />
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Vicki and Dana. <br />
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When we were done eating it was back to the room parties...As you can see just on this one tiny small part the parties were going off!!<br />
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These gals had a jet pack drink dispenser..they gave Gabe and I a shot<br />
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Hanging in the Swank Bastards room party<br />
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Thee Swank Bastards!! After this we walked a round bit but I started getting bad heartburn and indigestion from eating my food too fast and was so TIRED so I went back to the room to crash out! I did make it almost to midnight! Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-5396600939563678952012-08-23T09:24:00.000-07:002012-08-23T09:24:04.742-07:00Tiki Oasis 2012- Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well another Insane weekend of pure fun has come and gone and already I and I'm sure everyone else that attended Tiki Oasis is already counting down the days for the next Tiki O. I seemed to have spent most of my time IN the pool this year and less time taking photos so with the few photos I took as well as stealing some photos from my friends I will be giving you the run down of this years vacation in San Diego for my most favorite event EVER TIKI OASIS!</div>
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Thursday we left around 11am. Jen and Roland ( first timers) and Toni (fist timer) all met up at my house around 10:30am. From there we all loaded up into Jen's Mini Van and made a quick couple pit stops for booze and snacks and headed down South. Jen and Roland and Toni were all staying at the Motel 6 next door which pretty much adjoins the Crowne Plaza where Gabe and I were registered and the main location of Tiki Oasis. We saw that Michael and Hiram were across the way hanging up their banner. Everyone with the pool and stage facing rooms usually decorate their balconies.<br />
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Gabe and I registered in and went to our room to unpack and freshen up and wait for our roommates Josh and Vicki to arrive. Josh and Vicki brought their tiki Bar which was a nice touch to our balcony.<br />
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A lot of people don't come til Friday but we always make it a point to be there Thursday so we can join the meet and greet at <a href="http://www.balihairestaurant.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: lime;">Bali Hai</span></strong></a>...which by the way is amazing! Check out the link!!<br />
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We went to the main lobby to purchase wristbands for the shuttle for the Bali Hai once everyone met up with us in our room. Tiki Oasis always welcomes everyone with a photo op set up in the lobby. Here Michael...let me get a photo of you!<br />
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on the way back to the room we saw a lot of crime scenes ( fyi this years theme was Spy)<br />
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I love how this crime scene even had the martini glass included LOL<br />
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Michael had to lay in them all<br />
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Us walking back to our room..Sluggo took this from another room..he met up with us with a BIG dispenser full of Sangria back at the room<br />
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and it was awesome that our Buddies from Portland Drew and Dana were staying right next door to us!<br />
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Back at the room we put on some tunes and had some drinks. First room party at the Purple Orchid room started at 3:30 so we headed there and had some EXTREMELY strong cocktails...however..no one got pictures of that room party.<br />
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Nice and Tipsy..now to get ready for tonight at the Bali Hai<br />
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We all got dressed and headed down to the lobby to catch a shuttle<br />
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and we all fit too!! Nothing funnier than having a bunch of drunks laughing and having shenanigans in the shuttle<br />
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As soon as we got to the hotel we went and picked up our tiki o wristbands at registration and went right in line to buy the Bali Hai infamous No Mixer all booze Mai tai.<br />
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There was a stage with lots of entertainment ( which I did not see cause we had dinner reservations at Bali Hai so we were inside eating) (no dinner photos :/)<br />
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After dinner it was time for another drink and mingling to exotic sounds<br />
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It was loads of fun and we were all pretty toasty by now. We all were pooped and ready for bed by this point.<br />
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We headed back or should I say Stumbled back to the front to get on the shuttle and head back to the hotel. Once we got back to the hotel we saw several peeps having more drinks at the sushi bar in the lobby. I could not drink anymore and really just wanted to go to bed..one thing I DID NOT want to do is be up late and get extra hammered and be hung over all weekend. Luckily it was a great nights sleep with No hang over.Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-24984794569730421662012-08-15T11:52:00.002-07:002012-08-15T11:52:19.920-07:00BYE BYE and ALOHA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a top secret missiom to attend ...See you all next week!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-70217737271076400612012-08-06T09:01:00.001-07:002012-08-06T09:15:38.265-07:00Glow in the Dark Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All the kid had to watch a safety video first. Everyone had on their Pj's and got glow in the dark necklaces.<br />
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Well...Parker wore his as a headband<br />
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In side was nice and cool and DARK! With only black lights, lazers and glow in the dark necklaces and Loud Music. The Kids were Having a BLAST!!<br />
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It was pretty hard to take pictures<br />
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Even Gabe and I went on a few of the Inflatables.<br />
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It was like a RAVE for kids<br />
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After about what seemed to be about 2 hours it was time for food!<br />
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The kids had Pizza but us adults had CHENS!<br />
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And of course the Fun Ninja Cake! The party favor boxes were filled with Asian treats and Ninja Paper stars and other fun stuff. My camera died so I could not get anymore photos. </div>
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Yesterday I took the kids and met up with Toni and Hilarie and her two children at Del Valle Park to watch Stone Soul. As soon as I got off work I packed up my big blanket,the kids and headed to pick up some snacks and off we went.</div>
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Ava had the best time hanging with Ali<br />
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He said he had a good time<br />
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Ava loved copying everything that Ali did but Ali did not like it so much<br />
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People were getting up and dancing<br />
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London was being such a good boy...where is that smile???<br />
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There it is!!<br />
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He got a little startled when the band started up again<br />
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Ava wanted to go dance so she dragged Parker out there with her but he would not dance with her back<br />
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Then they went and played some ball<br />
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Towards the end of the concert everyone was dancing!!<br />
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So glad to spend a nice warm summer evening listening to good music with a picnic and friends.Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-55779431269499256082012-08-01T15:40:00.002-07:002012-08-01T15:40:48.824-07:00Bye Bye small Club ..Hello Beautiful new BIG Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I cancelled my membership at Fitness 19 because I was waiting until the NEW 24 hour fitness Super Sport to open up and I was just told that it was opening August 11th. Anyway I joined 24 hour Fitness. <br />
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The new super sport is HUGE.The picture is Not of the new one I am talking about but looks almost identical to this one. It is THAT big. 2 stories!!<br />
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In the meantime until it opens I will be going to the 24 hour fitness Active location ALSO at the Lakewood mall. I went yesterday for the first time and of course AVA loved the kids room. I worked out with Toni. Tonight I am going back to get in the Yoga class.<br />
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So far I think I am totally addicted to going to the gym. I been walking around like Frankenstein the past few days so I know I am getting some good work outs in! I did 15 miles on the bike yesterday too in 30 min which is a new milestone...gonna try and beat that record.<br />
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<strong>Ava was sick pretty much all last week so we missed her Tuesday evening dance class...which bummed me out cause they were starting tap this week...However I was able to do a make up class this past Saturday. They did Ballet the first 30 minutes and than tap the last 30 minutes. She REALLY did great at the Tap! Now I cannot wait until they start doing jazz! </strong><br />
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<strong>I liked the Saturday class and the best part was Gabe got to come watch as well. </strong><br />
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<strong>Anyway here is a very quick video of Ava in action this past Saturday.</strong>Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-71915129832004440392012-07-27T07:42:00.002-07:002012-07-27T07:42:27.785-07:00I did it....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well ...I finally did it....I joined a Gym. They had a really great offer going on so I had to take advantage. I signed Ava up too for their kid care so she can come with when I go. My brother who now lives close by goes to this gym and got me to sign up so we can go together. This is a really small gym but always packed and has nice equipment and is CLOSE BY! They are currently building a HUGE new 24 Hour Fitness even closer to me which I am going to join once it is up and running but in the meantime I will do my workouts here. My health insurance also has a program that they will pay my gym monthly fees up to 25.00!<br />
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I did a good hour work out yesterday and I been counting calories like crazy the past couple weeks. I used to smoke every once in awhile but I am officially stopped since I am on my road to fit PLUS I want am doing the zombie run in October with some friends that I cannot flake out on! <br />
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I been working out at home but I get lazy and tend not to push myself as hard. Yesterday I had a GREAT workout and it beat me down just a little...I am not sore today but I know tomorrow I will be feeling it. I also spoke with a trainer there who gave me some advice and I am really considering doing the 8 week personal trainer program. He said he can get me to lose 20 lbs in 70 days. However I may fall out with the high intense 25 minute workout but he said in that 25 minutes twice a week I will burn 1000 calories each time...that is of course I don't DIE right there on the spot. <br />
Anyway...I am looking forward to spending my time after work at the gym and my weekend Mornings there as well. Wish me luck!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-56579494392135028592012-07-25T10:22:00.000-07:002012-07-25T10:22:13.003-07:00Palm Springs Pool Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This past weekend we went with the Rebollo family down to Palm Springs for a nice little family getaway.</div>
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Friday morning they arrived to our place and we all caravan over to the vacation home we were going to be staying at for the next 3 days! Ava was loving the big Windmills...she thought they were so funny and just laughed and pointed at them. <br />
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We got in the house and it was almost just as hot in the house as it was outside. I guess the AC had broke. We got a repair guy in right away to fix it. In the meantime we put our luggage to our rooms and filled up the fridge with our food made some cocktails and went right to the pool while the house cooled off. Roland had a PA system and had some tunes going on in the back. There was a table and chairs built into the pool and this very awesome trickling Hot tub. It was such a Beautiful salt water pool. My skin had a real treat the whole weekend. The water felt soft and conditioned and there was no damaging chlorine. <br />
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Ava had a blast floating around.<br />
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Parker had a blast too<br />
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The pool was cool yet warmer than usual<br />
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So refreshing<br />
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We sat back and drank some more<br />
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We also had a deck of water cards and played around with those. We sat in the pool seriously ALL DAY. It was so hot I had to put my camera away before it would melt in the sun. I had gotten out later in the evening and prepared enchiladas for dinner for everyone with some cheesy corn casserole stuff. Gabe ended up waking up in the morning and eating all the leftovers. Roland has some projection equipment so we sat in the pool at night , ate at the table and watched a movie. We went to bed I think around Midnight.<br />
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We slept in as late as we could. The ac was working great now so it was nice and cool. Gabe got up to go grab Ava's toys in the car and told me that the Road Runner was hanging outside...I of course had to jump outta bed and go try and grab a picture of him...I got him standing across the street and then with a flash he was gone...I discovered somehow he got on the rooftops and just saw him booking it away.<br />
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We started the morning off with Mimosa's and a big breakfast and then seriously drank ALL DAY in the pool. We had crackers and Cheese at the table, played some cards, Lounged on the rafts with our big slushy cups filled with a cocktail Jen made. We made it in the house for a little bit and crashed out for a nice afternoon nap. Gabe and the kids were still up playing scrabble in the house. Once I got up it was time for more drinking and pool time. (this picture is actually from Sunday...but it looked pretty much just like this)<br />
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After dinner we did some Lin chee Moi (spelling??) Shots. Jen had froze up some Ice Molded Shot glasses. We filled it up with some nice vodka and then had these limes to bite into that had this Japanese powder stuff called lin chee Moi Sounds like ( linky moy). The powder is savory yet sweet...it was delicious. Roland , Jen Gabe and I did a couple of these shots ..but quickly since the vodka makes the ice melt fast! The kids their treat was cake for dessert!<br />
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Gabe and I opened a bottle of wine and sat in the hot tub sipping on it and then Roland set up another movie for us all to watch. It is SO nice having a table and chairs built into your pool! While we sat and watched a movie with the kids Jen and her friend Thompson were in the kitchen prepping for a very special breakfast. Her friend Thompson was making French Toast Souffle! I guess it needs to sit over night before being cooked. After the movie I could barely keep my eyes open anymore so off to bed we all went.<br />
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The next morning we all slept in again ) I mean that is what vacation is all about right ...some good ol R&R) We got up and Jen's friend Thompson was coming over again with his two god sons and we all sat and had french toast souffle and more mimosa's! After breakfast and some clean up time it was back outside with the music and the pool.<br />
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When I went to the room to change into my bathing suit I peeked out my window to see if my road runners were out...Well Yes they were so Off outside I went chasing them like Wyle E Coyote to get a photo of them...they are fast little devils!<br />
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I could only get my picture from a distance but look how cute he is!<br />
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Anyway ...Back to the pool we all went. We still had a bottle of Jamerson to kill so Gabe , myself, Roland and Jennifer killed the whole bottle just by doing shots. Anyway the pool was packed with kids. Jen and Roland have two children Aria 10 and Liam 4, my two kids 3 and 11, and than Thompsons 2 boys which were about 9 or 10 and then Gabe's sister Cindy came down and brought her two 11 and 14. It was very festive out that's for sure. Anyway here are some fun pool photos and the fun water war that was going on.<br />
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Gabe and his sister Cindy<br />
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I guess the sun was in Parker's eyes.<br />
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When we finally got out of the pool we got all packed up to head home. It seems like we had the option to stay another night but I had to get to work. We left around 6 or 7 because we were trying to wait til it was cooler out before the long drive.<br />
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I wanted to stop and let Ava see the Dinosaurs as well. To bad we did not get to see them in the day. <br />
Well the trip went by way to quickly and we all came back with a nice tan!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-44362097470561372062012-07-19T10:04:00.001-07:002012-07-19T10:04:15.880-07:00Burgers and Ballet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a coupon for a Dinner for 2 adults and two children for 20.00! Of course we used that!<br />
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Ava...she loved it there...Parker played video games and kept refilling his drink with the awesome soda machine they had there. It was all digital and there was a TON of different choices!<br />
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I wanted to sit in the Beatles booth but someone was already there...so we sat in the Elvis booth.<br />
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Tuesday was Ava's second lesson. There are 16 children in Ava's 6pm class with her so they have 3 instructors that help.<br />
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I love that most of the girls in Ava's class are the same age as her. <br />
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They did some work in front of the mirror.<br />
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I was cracking up cause when they had all the girls sit down by the walled mirror Ava just sat there making faces in the mirror of course when all the other girls were paying attention to the instructor. She would squish her face up. than stick out her tongue, then pull her eyelids down, then open her mouth wide, than give a mean look in the mirror...it was so funny.<br />
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FINALLY she started to pay attention<br />
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Next week they start doing Tap...better get her tap shoes this weekend!!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-52213256615491034902012-07-18T11:06:00.002-07:002012-07-18T15:33:42.222-07:00Bye Bye Campground!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We ended up leaving Sunday back home and not staying the whole 3 nights since I had to be back at work Monday morning since I am taking the next Friday off to go to Palm Springs for another mini weekend away with the kids and friends. </div>
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Mary made some hot cocoa for the kids. Little Alex and Ava were enjoying it by the camp fire.<br />
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We made the rest of our eggs and Bacon and pancakes for breakfast.<br />
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Dirty Camping face<br />
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Evie and Ava were having fun playing with toy dinosaurs<br />
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They were making them communicate with each other..it was pretty funny watching them<br />
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Gabe and Parker<br />
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Our campsite<br />
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More view of our campsites. It was cool cause there were 4 different spots. We were at a group site. We had that little tent set up for the kids to play in.<br />
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The guys minus Guillermo who was not at the camp yet<br />
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The girls!<br />
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Evie was bummed that she was leaving<br />
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We left around 2:30 in the afternoon...the drive ahead was going to be a long one<br />
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It was so nice out that we drove with the convertible top down again<br />
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It was a nice and relaxing weekend. We are already talking about our trip for next year...looks like it will be in Yosemite or the Sequoias. Better get my bear repellent!</div>Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-9413821663618446332012-07-17T14:43:00.000-07:002012-07-17T14:58:42.661-07:00Saturday at the Campground<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We got up pretty early Saturday morning. Nothing like a million birds squawking in the tree above us and the sun shinning bright right through your tent to get you going.</div>
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Once we got showers the kids were fast to get out and play<br />
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While us adults made breakfast. We had eggs, Bacon and Pancakes<br />
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Some of the scenery...<br />
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Around the lunch hour we caravan to Julian to have a lunch and view some stores<br />
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Reminds me of Los Olivos in Santa Ynez<br />
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We stopped here at Buffalo Bills for lunch<br />
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Gabe was sitting with the kids telling knock knock jokes<br />
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After lunch we walked around<br />
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We found some old record store...Parker found this HUGE dandelion!<br />
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Inside the record store was this WELL...it freaked me out...i told Gabe do NOT let go of Ava's hand. This well is 50 ft deep.<br />
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We also stopped while in town and did some wine tasting!<br />
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Love how you can get your pie right at the window<br />
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Once we got back to camp I made a HUGE dispenser full of Sangria. All the guys sat around drinking Beers and Sangria and Hard Cider playing Horseshoes while us moms indulged in Sangria...lots and lots of Sangria! The kids Indulged in Smore's!<br />
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Once we were all nice and relaxed and it started to cool down we all headed for a hike<br />
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Vicki Parker and Evie!<br />
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We came across this fallen tree on the path that you had to climb through..<br />
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Gabe Carried Ava through it<br />
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Glad they had maps along the way!<br />
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These dead trees were everywhere...guess there was a fire some time ago here<br />
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More up hill action!<br />
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and More burned trees<br />
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We stopped at a flat top and waited for the rest of the group. Ava and Evie found a couple boulders to take a break on.<br />
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Gabe and Parker<br />
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We found another HUGE Dandelion along the way..Ava and Evie were both trying to blow it...it was big enough for two wishes! Ava could not keep a clean face all weekend!<br />
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Mary with Memo and Alli and Hilarie even hiked with little 2 month old London and Jesse had Alex in the backpack.<br />
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After we sat around for awhile it was getting close to dusk so we headed back to the camp site<br />
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One thing that was really cool was they had a astronomy group there with all their telescopes so Gabe and Parker went to look through them..they got to see Saturn and a bunch of other cool stars and moons!</div>
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I had a pretty great night sleep.</div>Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-90823073360320486322012-07-16T11:20:00.002-07:002012-07-16T11:20:33.944-07:00On the road again....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This past weekend we went with a group of friends and their children camping in Julian at William Heise County Park. We left Friday around 11:30 am ...</div>
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Ava packed up some toys she wanted to take with her. I did not let her take her lala loopsy dolls though cause I did not want them to get destroyed in the dirt<br />
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We took a very long scenic route to the campground. It was strange weather. Very hot and humid however it was raining...<br />
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Lots of curvy roads..<br />
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We stopped and put the top down on the convertible to drive through the rain<br />
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we never got wet in the rain ..it was dry before it would even hit us<br />
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The kids were laughing and having a blast driving through the rain<br />
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The clouds were getting heavier and heavier<br />
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Lots of strange businesses along the way in the middle of nowhere<br />
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Once we were at the campground it was about 4:30 pm and we were so busy setting up I did not take any pictures but at night when we all were cooking our dinners<br />
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We made some drinks and sat around the fire telling stories and having some laughs. It was such a warm night we didn't even have to use our sleeping bags or put up our tent cover. We literally slept under the stars. I was surprise how well I slept as well.Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-11289608209449060702012-07-12T12:09:00.001-07:002012-07-12T12:09:09.170-07:00Gone Camping!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's right...The McCaffrey's are off to the wilderness with Friends. Let the laughs and Sangria fill our souls! Let's just hope we don't get eaten alive by skeeters and Bears. See you all soon...that is is I don't OD on Smore's!Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-66706127707424508122012-07-11T10:23:00.002-07:002012-07-11T10:23:48.232-07:00Ballerina in the Making!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was Try Outs for Ava's Ballet classes. I am starting her off in the summer one day a week for 8 weeks courses...depending how she does and if she really gets the hang of it I will enroll her into the full on 2-3 times a week classes.</span></strong> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>She was REALLY excited to see all the other little girls her age in their ballerina outfits as well. I think Ava was one of the youngest ones there.</strong></span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> They did floor exercises first</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong> Than it was to the bars...All the parents had to sit in the seats behind the glass windows of the dance room so a lot of my pictures have reflections of other moms in the window taking pictures of their little girls as well.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>I believe it was a first time for ballet for most of the girls in this class...all the moms were laughing and excited to see the girls dancing and following instructions</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> Love this picture!!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> I could not hear what music they were playing ..pretty thick walls between us and them</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">When you could hear it it sounded like all the princess songs from Disney</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> Ava was probably one of the girls that could not grasp following directions all that well at first but I did see she was not the only one..a lot of the little girls would get distracted or even leave the room</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Looking at these pictures though you would think she got the hang of it pretty good...I had to hide and not let her see me to really get into it..here are some more pix...</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Watching the teachers assistant do some moves....</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong> Now to follow the teacher and do what she is doing...</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I cannot BELIEVE she was doing it!!!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong> I have to say though...they are pretty strict here..I guess it is that way in dance</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>This was a pretty big class..Like 20 girls</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>They stopped at the half hour mark to give the girls a water break</strong></span><br />
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<strong> <span style="font-size: large;">Than it was back for more dancing. They really got A Lot out of the hour. This was the final move ..she had to do a dance across the room with the teacher and at the end she got a hand stamp.</span></strong><br />
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<span id="goog_1860421755" style="font-size: large;"><strong>After class once we started to leave Ava than proceeded to tell me...Okay...Let's go to swimming school. I am thinking I am going to have to put her back into swimming class as well.</strong></span>Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466662335326720085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974934790439729751.post-8682189514661814742012-07-10T10:54:00.001-07:002012-08-30T09:16:01.260-07:00Nail Trend..I'm doing it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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