it's a BOY!

Our family grew by 4 paws!

That’s right, as if we didn't have enough going on already, we adopted a puppy dog :)! Our neighbor volunteers at many different shelters and when she found out that we were interested in adopting in the future she began sending emails with potential bff’s galore.

She told us about a really special pup she had her eye on and for some reason she thought he’d be perfect for us. We saw a picture and fell in love. Well when the day came around that he was available to adopt, another family came in and swooped him up. I was bummed but was glad there was already a family who wanted to love him too. A week later she stopped by and told us that they took him back because they were unaware they couldn't have pets where they lived. We said we’d take him and two days later she was on our doorstep with him. He’s so precious I can’t stand it!

His stats:

Mastiff/pitbull mix…that we know of

About 2 months old

HUGE paws ;)

And weighed 25lbs when he got his first set of shots

He’s gonna be a big boy :D

So here he is, Gus (Augustus) Arreguin 

Looking for a new BFF? Adopt a pet! We're strong believers in saving lives...go check out what's available near you at adoptapet.com or visit your local humane society :)

Happy Friday!

can't stop, won't stop.

This morning I woke up telling myself I wanted to lose 10 more pounds. I mean, of course I want lose that and more, but I decided I'm going to do it. There's a difference. I've now added my fitness pal tracker to the blog to keep me in check...let's do this!

By lunch I was pumped and ready to go, yes lunch. I liked the idea but wasn't ready to wake up in the AM haha. I felt like going and not stopping. Today I wanted to run. I was ready to run with Banana at lunch but needy co-workers got in the way :P. I easily could have kept working but I decided to just do it. I took a screenshot of the pic below and took off.

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I LOVED it! I've never done cross fit  so I don't know if that's what its really like, but it was intense and changed up my gym routine forever. I'm going to try to do this at least 3 times a week. Anyone else up for the challenge?

Now on to Turbo Fire when I get home :).

Back & Feeling Better Than Ever!

I'm back, I haven't had any desire to blog and have felt too busy to sit down and write. Well maybe there was too much to write about and I didn't know where to start. I'm going to try and catch up with home updates and family updates but first thing is first. You can't have a happy healthy home and family with out being healthy and happy yourself, right? Right. 

“Arriving at one goal is the starting point of another.”

Every year I have the same resolution, I’m going to get fit and be healthy this year, this is my year. And of course, I always slipped back into my bad habits.

I finally woke up. I was tired of wondering how I would look and feel had I stuck to eating right and exercising. I decided enough was enough and I was going to do it. No more wondering where I’d be at now had I just stuck to the plan. It takes time to transform physically and mentally (man it’s been a HUGE mental battle for me personally).

down 11 lbs and bloat I'm sure

I've stuck to it. I made no more excuses, packed my gym bag every day, looked at it and knew I’d have to go since it was already there. I got used to changing at lunch (which was an excuse before, I wouldn’t want to change in the middle of the day haha) and enjoying that warm uninterrupted shower after a good sweat. After a while it became a habit.

I think about this everyday, and it's true!
I'm now getting comments from strangers on the weight loss they see!

I started C25K (Couch to 5K) and that kept me going. It was kind of a personal game for me just trying to get to the next level. I’ve NEVER been a runner. Ask one of my best friends Val, she had me tryout for cross country in high school and I think I only made it a week, if that. Hah! I’ve now completed c25k and I’m continuing the program for a 10k. My first 5k is in August for my birthday…unless I get a bug to sign up for another one sooner. But I’m hoping by then I will be able to do the 5k painlessly.

I also challenged myself to a 30 day squat challenge (pic below), I made it to day 27. I pulled my hamstring and decided to stop there so I wouldn't ruin my running...I do see a big difference though since day one, sorry, not posting pics of my butt lol. I would admit I am kind of addicted to squats now. 

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I have 6 days left to my 30 day liver detox….details on that to follow. And I'm restarting Turbo Fire. I’m on a roll and I don’t plan on stopping now. I’m not too tired to play with the girls and I feel the side effects after eating unhealthy. Let's kick it into high gear! 

Please join me on my journey, cause it’s a journey, nothing is overnight. Well unless you have the big bucks for lipo ;). 

SOLD!

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poppin' bottles; keys; their new room; first things first, privacy! :)

We took the plunge and signed our lives away. Well for the next 30 years that is. To say that the last few weeks have been a little chaotic in our parts is an understatement. Buying a home is an emotional roller coaster I tell you!

Really quick, TWO things people don’t tell you when buying a home:

1.       Forget the time frame you’re told from day one in escrow

-          There are so many different people working on your folder (so to say) getting paper work back and forth, just one person can keep things from moving forward so it’s best not to get your hopes up…it’s a bonus if you close on your projected closing date.

2.       Once you sign the final loan docs you do not receive the keys seconds after

-          We were told that so many times we had our hopes up, come to find out the forms had to go back to the escrow office and then taken to the recording office so we could receive our keys (this is where that ONE person, of course, took their sweet time =|)

But once you do get the call to pick up your keys to your brand new home…it’s worth all the stress, sweat, getting your credit score up and tears. ;)

Family, friends and blogger-buddies, I introduce you to our new home…

Isn't she pretty?! :)

And so it begins...let's put those pins on my pinterest boards to work!

I'd also like to make a shout out to the amazing Melissa @ Melissa Rose Designs. Not only did she create my rad blog layout, she offered *free* signature lines to all of her Facebook fans as a thank you (see mine below)! She really is the best!! She's now extended the offer all of you as well! Click on the link above, like her on FB and you will be able to snag a rad signature line as well...the offer is only good till 1/15/13 so go now!

Christmas/NY 2012/13

There is SO much that has happened over this Christmas/New Year break. So much that I've been too overwhelmed to put it in writing. And frankly I haven't had the urge to post. Call it a rut, writing block, whatever you will. I'm going to call it living in the moment. I write when I have spare time, usually at work when I need a teeny break (hope the boss man never sees this lol). So I'm not in that routine to take time out at home and write a blog post. When I'm home, I'm home and living in the moment. Enjoying my family and me time. *kudos* to those who post regularly, I wish I did, but I don't. And I am OK with that. :) So here are a few lot of scenes from my vaycay...and a little news at the bottom. Please do expect a post on that soon ;). Sorry in advance for the picture overload.

Our tree; her favorite color; her cheesin'

J&V annual Christmas shindig; the new crew

Christmas Eve at Oma & Poppi's; babies everywhere! :)

Christmas morning

packing & our new stoop (ahhhhh!!)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

More to come on that last one, you better believe it!!!

-LL

Dancing Queen & Merry Wishes!

 For having her Folkorico recital on a weekday, everything was moving all too well. When we got to the auditorium we did have a few hiccups (i.e. thought I dropped her shoe at home and was going to send her on the stage in her dress and tennis) but nope, everything went as planned.

Their first dance was great...well they fumbled on the floor but they "danced" so cute! I had to stay in the front of the room to keep my photo op spot so I asked the hubbs and Nana Tula to run back and help with the costume change for the next dance. 

That's when the fun began. A few songs later, performed by the older girls, Tula said Vayda needed to go potty. I jumped up and went to the back of the auditorium to help her out. As I was walking back there the girls in her class were all in a line holding hands going to the front of the room, their dance was next. I couldn't see which was Vay because they all had HUGE sombreros on their head lol. I frantically looked at the hubbs asking where she was and he said the front of the line. Without thinking I went back to my spot and prayed that she wouldn't have an accident in the middle of the dance floor. The Cucaracha song came on...yes I said Cucaracha lol, and she wasn't there. We all shot looks at each other screaming with our eyes, WHERE IS VAYDA?!? I ran back to the back of the room and at that very second the teacher was running out of the bathroom asking if they found her mom. OMG she was in the potty lol! I ran in and could not help but laugh a little...I was waiting for something to happen. Thank God it wasn't on the dance floor in the middle of the auditorium!!

The moment I had her skirt back on and ready to go, the teach swooped in, picked her up and got her to the dance floor the moment their next song came on. It was classic. After little things like that it makes me breath more, enjoy every second and reminds me not to feel like everything has to be perfect. It's the little imperfections that make everything worth while. I began taking pictures and even face-timed my parents and Oma so they could see her last dance. Made my heart smile.

So from our home to yours:

I know she's going to kill me for this later, but how adorable does it get?! This is def going in the wedding slide show ;)
-LL

Speechless

There are no words for the devastation and harm done in CT. No words. Every time I think about that massacre I wish I could hug each and every one of the family members effected by it and sob with them. I cry every time I hear a new detail or see a picture of an innocent face that was lost. And then I think about the children that witnessed things their eyes should never have had to see and the innocence lost. The amount of heartache this has caused is too much too great. There is no way I can even begin to feel and imagine how those parents feel right now and forever more. All we can do is pray for them and appreciate what we do have every moment of our lives because you really never know what can happen. 

Thanking God everyday for my family and praying for those in pain. 

-LL

VnL House Hunt: Letter to the Underwriter

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Even though I share a lot on my blog, I’m actually a pretty private person, I never want to share too much. Especially house hunting I feel like if I share too much and things fall through I don’t want to look like a failure. But I’m writing this series to share our journey and possibly give insight to people who are beginning the journey/want to start their own journey and to look back one day on our own journey. I've also come to realize that it’s not us failing if things fall through, it’s just not the right one (I need to nail that in my head), the right one will come.

With that said, I’m going to let you in on a secret, we put an offer in on a house we LOVE. If this one is rejected the hubbs and I will be pretty bummed (to say the least). We are now waiting to hear if they accepted our offer. This stage of the game is not good for the heart. My heart won’t stop pounding, all I can think about is the house, what the seller is thinking, how we would decorate, when would escrow close, what if they say no and the list goes on and on. I feel like an elephant is sitting on top of my chest, but when I sit back and think about everything we’ve been doing to get to this point I smile, because you know what? I’m proud of the hubbs and I. We’re doing big kid things to set up a great thing for our little girls. Make sense? Am I rambling? I sure feel like it.

letter to the loan underwriter:

Along the way we were already approved for the loan amount we decided on day 1. The underwriting process was completed and that was that. After learning our way around the market, seeing house flippers come in left and right paying cash for homes on the spot and finding out that on every house we put an offer on so did at least 6 other families we went back to the drawing board. The hubbs and I reviewed our budget and decided we were good to go over what we originally planned to insure we get the house of our dreams and at least are able to offer enough to be on the top of the 6(ish) other offers. Since we had a loan approved already our lender advised that we write a letter to the underwriter explaining why we’re now asking for a higher loan. She said to make the letter personal and to the point. I didn’t know where to start so I went to Google of course lol. I really didn’t find too much. What I did find got the ball rolling and I went from there. I then sent it to my mom (thanks again Mama!) who proof read it, made a few tweaks, the hubbs and I signed it and off it went. We then got this response back from our lender a few hours later:

“Your letter is AWESOME!!!!  I already sent it to my manager and was advised you are qualified to purchase a home with a Sales Price up to [….].  WOW!!!!

So you are GOOD to go!!!!”

Ok I took out the amount number…remember me saying I like to keep some things private? They offered more than we even requested and more than we even want to spend, but that’s got to mean our letter worked :).

Below is a copy of our letter in case you or someone you know is looking for an example to write one of your own. I did take out our personal information but you get the gist. I hope this helps!

Date: 

To: Underwriting Dept.

From: [your name]

Re: Request to Increase Home Loan Amount

Dear Underwriting Team [if you know the underwriter’s name throw it in and make it personal!],

We are writing to request an increase on our home loan from [first amount approved for here] to [new amount you’re requesting]. Since becoming more familiar with the house market and reviewing our budget, we now see that we can afford a higher mortgage and the home of our dreams.We have both been very diligent at maintaining our good credit together [add personal examples with how you’re doing good with your credit].

Here I added a paragraph about our income and showed examples of the length of our jobs and pay increases. The more examples the better. 

We are in a position financially to finally become homeowners rather than renters. With our monthly expenses and our budget of [enter your new requested amount here] we are a responsible family and will undeniably make the monthly mortgage payments with ease. We are looking forward to living the American Dream of becoming homeowners [make it cheesy and pull on their heart strings!] and truly hope that you can see we are capable of living that dream. My family and I look forward to working together with you as our Mortgage Lender and would be pleased if you allowed this lifetime opportunity for us. If you would like a reference letters from our employer we would be happy to provide those as well.

Thank you for considering and replying to our request.

Sincerely,

Mr and Mrs. [your name] and Family

I hope this will help someone somewhere! 
-LL

Christmas Cheer!

'tis the season. Everything gets whip! 

This was my first ornament swap, but I think it was the best ever!! Like I've said before, I’m obsessed with Christmas and everything to do with Christmas! When I found out Erin at Living in Yellow and Jessah atDreaming of Dimples were holding a Christmas ornament swap I didn't have to think twice (go to their blogs to snoop on other ppls ornaments, I sure am).

A few weeks went by and I received an email from Jenn atBeyond the Stoop asking for my address to send me an ornament. I had completely forgot to check the list to see who I was assigned to and who received my name so when I got her email I was ecstatic and thankful she reminded me =P.

I was thrilled when I got the box in the mail, nothing is sweeter than getting snail mail. Check out the awesome ornaments she sent! I love these little guys, especially the little one’s top hat :). Thanks a ton Jenn! They will add some fun cheer to our tree (once we have the time to get one…hint hint hubbs) and I know the girls will love them! For now, they are chillen’ on the garland above the fireplace.

I was assigned to Tricia over at B’more Girly. Just reading her blog I could feel the positive and fun energy she gives off and I knew I wanted to send some fun and girly (of course J) ornaments. Snoop around her blog to get to know her and see what yours truly sent.

Right now she and her husband are going through a tough time, they lost their adorable dog Cayman. So sorry for your loss!

I’ll leave you with a little Christmas Cheer from our casa to yours.

awaiting more Christmas cards to hang...

My latest fave find from Cost Plus World Market (obsessed with that store), festive birdie clips! 

I moved the table for a minuet and our little monkey used it to her advantage....being a great mama I offered her coffee lol. 

-LL

Her first school pics!!

I have what feels like, a million things going on right now. I had projects thrown at me at work, house hunting is NOT my friend right now (let alone our Realtor, but that's another post) and projects that need to get done on the side. Yesterday was a pretty crappy day...till I came home to these beauties. Vayda's preschool pictures! I'd say her first picture day went waaaay better than all of mine combined haha.

@momabirdlibby on Instagram

What a way to whip my day around, right? I freaking love that little smile! Today is trying to go the same direction as yesterday so I'm going to keep starring at those pictures ;). 

Also, did you have a chance to check out my sister's etsy?! Her french press covers a selling really well! :) 

visit her shop now :) 

Happy hump day!

-LL

Our weekend in pics & MARGEE SLIM!

Turkey Day Outfits!

I hope everyone had the best long Thanksgiving weekend ever! I definitely enjoyed the break, it was MUCH needed. One thing I will say though, the people who came up with Cyber Monday knew EXACTLY what they were doing. Having a desk job on cyber Monday is not ok. Just saying. Anyone want to boast about your best cyber deals so far? Please share, I love hearing about great finds! :) 

pre and post Thanksgiving

 3 pies made in our jammies (pants optional for the girls haha) and the cutest/most entertaining table cloth from the MIL! 

post turkey @ Knott's Berry Farm!

 Surprise Knotts day with family!

****Exciting Announcement**** 

My sister, Rita, finally opened an Etsy Shop! I say finally because everything she makes is amazing and I’m not just saying that because we’re related, she is stuffed with talent! So go now, check out her shop it’s called Margee Slim. It’s the first of many different products she will be providing…right Ritz? And if you’re a coffee lover like we are or you know one, you will LOVE these French press covers. They add so much character to your kitchen while keeping that coffee goodness warm (Rita, I kind of want them all). While you’re at it, check out her blog too! There you will see a glimpse of all of the amazing things she can do not to mention my pretty adorable nieces that model her work. So go now! 

-LL

Short Week & Giveaway Winner!

Hallelujah, we made it to the short Thanksgiving week! This weekend was ahh interesting. We are all still sick with this effing cold so the little we did do took a lot out of all of us. That's no fun. BUT we did put another offer in to a house, so cross your fingers we will hear back this week (today would be nice).

To keep myself occupied and hopefully off Redfin for a while, I'm going to focus on Thanksgiving. Our contributions this year are pies (my Oma's famous pecan pie is a must) and the Ham. If I have time I want to make some cranberry sauce. This Jezebel Cranberry sauce from the Reluctant Entertainer looks amazing.  Here's our weekend in pictures...minus the runny noses and snot tissues, you're welcome. ;)

dance, park day, 1st annual Friendsgiving & cookie making!

I would also like to announce the winner of my very first giveaway. Jordan Dunne the Starbucks money is yours!!! Thank you everyone that joined in the fun! I can't wait to host another giveaway. Jordan, expect an email shortly. :)

-LL

Friday's Letters

preschool 2012; age 4
Ready for her first picture day!

Vayda, I loved dropping your off at school yesterday and I hate that I can't do it everyday! Watching you interact with your friends was so fun. And hearing you announce to your friends that I'm your mama made me feel proud :). Well that's until you got up in their face and repeated it haha. love you baby!

Lori, Your obsession with shoes is growing like mad! I realize you LOVE shoes and you are worried when people are barefoot but this shoe craze is kind of crazy. But because I love you so, I will wear my one old flip flop you found, who knows where, all morning while I get ready for work and I will help you slide into my heels. But please stop fighting me when I go to take Vayda's old shoes off your feet (which are too big for you still) to put some on that fit you. love you darling!

Hubbs, Thank you for the fancy honey last night! I seriously thought about eating that whole honey comb. This cold sucks, but thanks for taking care of your 'ol lady ;). love you muchoooo!

New blog friends, Welcome to IELM and thanks for following!!! I love new faces and I can't wait to explore your blogs as well!

so fresh and so clean clean

New haircut, (yes, you get a letter too) I think I love you! I needed a cut SO bad. With that 3 almost 4 inches gone my head feels much lighter. I think we are going to work.

Don't forget to enter the Starbucks card giveaway!! Only 1 day left! 

Have a great weekend everyone!!

-LL

TGIHumpDay!

I’m a mess today. Woke up late and I feel like I’m coming down with a cold. Throat is burning, fighting an earache and I'm pretty sure I look how I feel. Most days my hair is pulled back because I only have enough time to care about it for the few seconds it takes me to form a bun/pony tail/braid. Today I’m wearing it half down and it’s hardly combed…I must be feeling super crappy today.

Apparently, when you embrace messy hair you can pull it off. i.e. see below.  

Mr. Burrito man at the taco shop seemed to think my hair looked just fine haha. Thanks for that rose napkin guy! Now back to my cube to push through the last half of my day. Warm tea & hunny (& honey) here I come. ;)

-LL

can we move fwd please?

“Mama, I’m all ready to go. I have everything I need.”

Maybe she is a girly girl after all? Lol. Is it bad to wish your kid has to wear glasses because she looks so darn cute in them? Ok, I guess it is bad. But how freaking cute does she look?!

Last night I came home to yet another mess. Our apartment has now had 9, yes NINE, leaky pipes/roof. That means nine times out of the 2 ½ years we've lived there, there have been open holes in either the wall or ceiling to fix them. 9 times I have had to clean our stuff off because of their mess. And 8 out of the 9 times it took them 3 weeks or more to fix the problems and patch things up (surprisingly this last one took only 1 weekend, wow). I've had enough. I told our landlord last night that I did not want their “fix it crew” to come back tomorrow (now today) to change the wood out from under the sink. I told her I didn't want to clean up after that and they can revamp the whole place if/when we eventually move. She then said, so you’re moving now? No! If we had a place to go I would have left a loooong time ago. I was a little emotional I’ll give you that. And she’s not the one to blame so I can’t be hard on her. Her boss is the worst apartment manager EVER. It could possibly be because she’s preoccupied with her affair. Oops. Anyway, I am grateful for this apartment, despite the leaks it’s been good for us. Quite honestly it’s kind of spoiled us. Since we’re looking at older homes our bedrooms and bathrooms now are much bigger than any homes we've looked at =\. Womp. Point of this rant? Please PRAY we find a home soon.

-LL

p.s. don’t forget about the Starbucks giveaway! Only 4 days left to enter J. 

blog face-lift & 1st giveaway...ever!

Monday Monday Monday

Well there are going to be some exciting changes around here! Nope, no house yet. But the bloggie-blog is getting a much needed face-lift! Back in September I purchased a fun new banner and button design from the talented Jess Craig over at irocksowhat. Definitely go check out her work, she does some fun stuff! Then I was strolling through livinginyellow (daily read for sure) and Erin was having a fun giveaway by Melissa Rose Designs. Not thinking I would win (but crossing my fingers) I WON! WHAT?! I love giveaways and to win one is that much sweeter lol. I was then in a dilemma...I just bought a banner what to do?! I saw the premade blog I won was valid till April so I was going to wait a while till I used it, but seriously who would wait? I was stoked! I asked Melissa if we could combine the two and being as amazeballs as she is, she said yes! :D

So soon enough (hopefully today) you will all get to see my new blog design! So excited to shareJ. Thank you SO much Jess for the awesome mug design and Melissa for the amazing and much needed layout!!! 

And because I'm super excited to share my giveaway win with all of you, I’m going to have my first ever giveaway here. Pay it forward, right?! It’s not huge, but if you’re a coffee junkie like I am, you'll appreciate this one…

a Rafflecopter giveaway

VnL House Hunt: Rejection.

TGIF! Seriously. This week has been such an emotional roller coaster. I just realized "emo" is from emotional. lol slow much? =|. 

Anyway, I wrote the post below on Tuesday morning. It's super sappy but exactly how I felt that morning. People don't kid around when they say that house hunting is not simple and you really do need patience when looking. Gotta work on my patience.

11/6/12

They said, don’t get attached.

             Don’t look with your heart.

             Don’t take it personal, they said.

How?! How are you not supposed to get attached when you’re almost 100% positive you just put an offer on your dream home? You sat there decorating it for hours in your head and imagined your kids playing in that beautifully landscaped yard. How are you supposed to take the rejection of your offer when you see the sale pending sign and you know it’s not for you. That sale is not yours and that’s how it’s going to be.

I did everything they told me not to do. This heartache hurts. All I can hope for is that our real dream home is still out there and we will meet it soon. Till then I will have to do my best and be positive while we’re looking. Not sure if my heart can handle this much rejection L. 

        I'm happy to say we have turned a new leaf. We have found a few homes that have spiked our interest since Tuesday (the market moves freakishly fast on this side). Nothing I can comment to as far as thee home, but at least we can see that there are other homes out there and when it's meant to be it will happen. I also feel like I've become a little cold and stone faced since the first offer fell through. Crazy to say, but I think I needed that. I needed to go through that process at least once (praying it was our first and only) to experience it and know...yep, you really can't lead with your heart till you get that key in your hand. This is me positive till the next rejection haha. 

-LL

Past house hunt posts: 

VnL House Hunt: So it Begins! 
VnL House Hunt: Bargain-Basement Shopping 

The Big Kid turned FOUR!

A HUGE happy birthday to our 

Vayda Marie!!

Seriously, where does the time go? I feel like I just had her yesterday :(. 

Following our bite-sized Halloween, we woke up Thursday morning at the crack of dawn to spend a magical day at the happiest place on earth. Why the crack of dawn? It was Thursday so we needed to beat AM traffic to LA. Annnnnd we picked Thursday so we could avoid the big DL crowds. I packed our bags (I wish I could say they were already packed, but I lagged), packed the girls and off we went, the four of us plus Nana Tula. Vayda knew we had talked about going to Disneyland for her bday but we never said that was the day and it was the day before her bday that we went so we hadn't made a big deal about it. 

Sidenote: Yes, we live in Southern CA and no we do not go to DL on a regular basis. We may get passes in the future when they are more aware of things but at the moment the hubbs and I enjoy going for special occasions. We also want them to truly appreciate those special days when we do go. Let's also all agree, DL is effing expensive!!! lol 

On our way up the hubbs decided to tell Vayda we were going camping. I think that's what made our ride up so entertaining. There were long conversations going back and forth about camping and how she just wanted to go back home. It was hilarious. Once we got to the Disney lot and got out she was suuuper excited. Our whole day was great, short lines and tons of fun. It was the first time I've seen her boast about her birthday too, it was adorable! Someone said it was their bday too and she had to correct them, "no, it's my birthday." haha..so far 4 is so fun! 

This was Lori's first time to DL and that was a whole other excitement. We were joking before hand that she was going to have a blast because there is music and food. That's all our little chunkers needs to have a good time ;).

after each ride she would do the sign for "more". too cute!

We spent the night at the parentals, woke up to celebrate on her actual birthday with a traditional pancake & ice cream breakfast (these were my FAVE growing up). They played a little and then we hopped back on the road to SD. 

I guess we were in the celebrating mood (Hubbs would prob give me a sideways look and point to me) so we went to see Wreck it Ralph that night...even though we were all beat. That movie so fun btw, def a go see.

The next day she had her folkorico dance class and a last minuet birthday dinner at Fuddruckers with family and friends...by this time hubbs' sideways face has angry eyes. haha jk! He wanted to celebrate just as much ;). 

Sunday we relaxed and Vayda went to Legoland with her Nana & Tia. Talk about poooped! I never want to celebrate that much again ahha we were all exhausted but it was so well worth it. I only hoped that she would feel special on her birthday and man did she ever. :)

Seriously exausted reading this lol. that's it for a year! =P Happy birthday Vay! 

-LL