Tangled

You think Rapunzel had a hard time combing her hair? Take a look at what Dillon managed to do in about 45 seconds when no one was looking:

It was worse than it looks!

I'm not sure how she managed to so thoroughly tangle up her hair in this comb, but we almost resorted to cutting it out. Craig slowly and painfully extracted it but only with lots of screaming. Here's the after shot:

Again, it was worse than it looks!

Oh, Dillon!

Can You Spot the Class Pet?

Remember last year when Dillon took the class pet, Clifford, home for the weekend? This year there is a new class pet named Spot. We had quite a few adventures with Spot over Dillon's birthday weekend, including losing him at the zoo, which made me freak out a little bit. Luckily, we found him relaxing in the coffee shop.

Hiding amongst all Dillon's bday presents.

Quinn babysat Spot while Dillon was in ballet.

Clara is also in Dillon's kindergarten class.

Reading "The Poky Little Puppy."

Spot went with us to the nail salon too!

After a frantic search at the zoo, we found him safe and sound!

Dillon also wanted to go to the playground for her birthday. Here's a short video of Quinn and Craig horsing around. It doesn't have anything to do with Spot. It's just funny. [Song is "Under the Sea" by Sebastian the Crab.]

Dillon's PJ Bday

To celebrate turning the big 0-6, Dillon wanted to have a big pajama party. And when I say big...let me tell you it was total chaos! Which means I don't have a whole lot of photos. But everyone had a good time. Dillon even hosted her first sleepover with Millie.

There was a waffle bar for "brinner."

Preschool pals on the hammock.

The cake weighed about 7 lbs.

Dillon and Luna in princess PJ dress-up mode.

"The morning after" with sweet Millie.

The whole family had matching PJs.

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Taken 9/4/2017

Peltzer Farm Pumpkins + Josh Turns One

It never fails...each October we begin our embrace of all things fall with a sweltering hot trip to a pumpkin patch. Only this year we also celebrated sweet Josh's first trip around the sun too.

Dillon and buddy J.D.

Birthday cupcake face.

Quinn and Dillon with the Winstead clan.

They might be the same height soon!

Pony rides!

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More art! More schoolwork!

Modeled after Kandinsky's "Circles in a Circle."

Dillon's watercolor octopus.

Quinn's handprint bunny.

Minimalist flower from Quinn.

Dillon left me a note in her lunchbox:
"I love the lunch. Yum Yum."

Writing a story about birthdays.

When Dillon grows up, she wants to be a hairstylist.

Quinn gets crafty with yellow paint. Or is it mustard???

California Babies

Our girls love the beach, like the true California babies they are.

With preschool pal Natalia.

Why are these crackers so gritty?

Where'd my legs go?

Zeus is also a California baby!

Dog beach sunset.

Running from waves.

Sisterly love.

Hi Ho Hi Ho a-Hiking We Will Go

More snaps from our hikes around Mission Trails...

First hike around Kumeyaay Lake.

Zeus got to come too!

Funny faces.

Hiking with Lolly.

Strolling across the bridge.

Victorious after a steep hill.

First Day Hooray!

As quickly as summer vacation came, it went and Dillon is off to kindergarten. She has the same teacher as she had for TK and seems to be having lots of fun. Her reading, writing and math skills are excellent and she's also taking choir and jr. engineering. Here's to another great year!

A fresh haircut and a new dress!

Sunglasses...she loves to accessorize!

Quinn and Goggy wanted to be in the picture too.

Meeting up with preschool pals Luna and Kiersten, plus Nolan.

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Taken 8/6/2017