The Graduate

Well, I guess she is one step closer to the ever dreaded college. She has officially graduated from preschool...with cap and all!

Fisheye Fotis

Camping

We went camping this weekend and got a super humongous tent for the whole family to enjoy. We've only had small compact, lightweight tents in the past, but since we're doing car camping these days, I figured we should go for the gusto and get a 4 sleeper, that's 6 feet tall to boot. It's so crazy to me to be able to stand up all the way INSIDE my tent. We had a good time. The weather was perfect, the campsite was right next to the running creek, and everyone slept pretty well. I think we'll be making a few more trips up this summer to escape the 100 degree weather we're already seeing!

Sacked Out

Lola fell asleep on our way to Sedona this past weekend.

College

Madeline graduates from preschool this week and will enter kindergarten next year. We were discussing what comes after kinder, after 1st grade, after 2nd grade, etc. So we get to 12th and Mads asks what comes after 12th grade and I tell her college. "What's college?" she asks. I talk it up, "College is when you get to move away from home, live on your own, with your friends, and study whatever you want." She simply states she doesn't want to go to college. Every day since this initial conversation, Madeline has told me that she DOES NOT want to go to college. She never wants to move out of the house, away from Jeff and me. I think she might change her mind one day, but then again, I've obviously given her a lot of anxiety over the subject.

NAMES ACCORDING TO LOLA

Before dessert tonight, we were asking Lola to tell us her name. "Lola. Lola Arianna Foti." And Madeline? "Madeline Isabella Foti." Mommy's name? "Dara. Dara Mamacita" Daddy's name? "Jeffrey Daddy Foti"

I want beer

Today Jeff had a beer in the pool and Lola asked for some beer. Jeff gave her a sip, but there wasn't much left in the bottle and no beer reached Lola's little mouth. Jeff took his bottle back and Lola demands, "I want beer...not for pretend!" So Jeff gives her a real sip and she wants more.

Butterfly Pavillion

This past weekend we went to our Botanical Garden and got to see an exhibit with 1500 butterflies. Madeline was in heaven and Lola enjoyed herself as well.

The Swimmer

Both girls love to be in the pool, but Lola asks to swim all day long. She's jumping in and soon we'll take her floaties off and let her swim for real.

Sweet

Cousins

Celebration

Boots

La Senorita

Madeline love to pick our hibiscus flowers. We'll have only a few on the bushes, but she loves to grab them. She wanted a picture taken with it in her hair (which she was psyched to have put it in all by herself) and then she did this curtsy pose.

Bath Towels

The girls got new bath towels...appropriately Madeline got a duck and Lola got an Elephant.