Valentines Day 2012

My two sweethearts:









Hubby and I went to dinner and a movie (The Vow...amazing). Crazy to think this was our 11th Valentines day together!

rainy day fun

a few weeks ago we had some "weather" and the twins always love the opportunity to splash in puddles!

Disneyland trio (me and my peas)

I take the twins to Disneyland by myself all the time these days and we all love it! I took them once last year, shortly after they turned 2 and it was so much freaking work and by the end of the day I decided I would never do it again!!! Well, I got a wild hair last month and decided to give it another go (almost exactly a year after the first try) and it was awesome!
2-3 is a big difference! They listened so much better and can do a lot more for themselves which helps. I've taken then a few more times since and it's a blast. Don't get me wrong, going to a theme park alone with twins is an insane amount of work but I like the super mom feeling it gives me...from the packing up, driving, walking all over the park (we cover a lot of ground, my calvs are always so sore by night), waiting in lines with two 3 year olds), all the restroom breaks (sometimes we have to get out of line and bee line it to the closest one!) and the getting them all ready for naps in the car and doing every single moment of it alone, with NO help....wow, I'm tired just thinking about it :) It's a fun way to kill a few hours, makes the day go quicker and plus, I love seeing their faces when they wake up in the morning and I tell them were going :)

family time

Family time is our favorite an we cherish it! Weather we are doing something extra special or fun, or just lounging around the house, being together is our top priority and we treasure it. On Monday we headed out for some kite flying and had a ball!

a favorite morning

As I often say... usually the best times, most cherished memories and most precious moments come from unplanned agendas. Being a stay at home mommy, my days are usually pretty open and unplanned (aside from the twins eating/napping schedule). We usually spend the first part of the day at a park (I like to rotate going to all the local parks) or the local beaches. Well, last week one day, I woke up and realized we were out of coffee (this mommy can not proceed to the rest of the day w/o my beloved coffee) but boy was I in luck...I had a coupon for a free Starbucks! I headed off to the closest drive through starbucks and instead of backtracking 20 min to go to one of our usual park I decided to keep driving and go to one of my fav cities, a place I just love being, a change of pace for the peas. We had so much fun and I soaked up every moment of their laughter as they ran from the waves, threw sea weed into the water and chased each other with the biggest smiles on their faces. We all loved the adventurous tone of the morning!

lately (in pictures)