our last three disney days we have gone with mimi, met up with honey and jenna during their choir tour, and then met up with mimi again, along with jayme, doug, and cousin sydney!  this has all been over the last three weeks of course ;) i am amazed at how much easier disney can be with another adult to help out!  but, even on the days i am outnumbered, we have a great time.

a trip down to seal beach, a hike up bronson canyon to explore the caves and see the hollywood sign, jumping in puddles in the rain, the playground and selfies, and a way-overdue temple trip.  life has been good to us lately.

the la brea tar pits

just obsessed with this wall photo.

we had a great time with mimi and grandpa at the la brea tar pits a couple weeks ago!  the girls loved running around and looking at all the "dinosaurs" (according to hazel), although they were really ice-age animals, like the wooley mammoth, saber-tooth tigers, and a giant sloth? (see statue below.)

i live for these days.

a quick winter utah/idaho trip

there's nothing like snowmobiling in idaho in the winter.  or hanging out with family and eating delicious food.  john built a snow cave at the lake house, and hazel is definitely a thrill-seeker.  she begged to go on a snowmobiling ride every day.  cora was surprisingly easy - she is great at keeping herself entertained.  and it is clear that she is partial to grandpa and pop pop neff.  she is talking more and more and it's so sweet!

scoot scoot from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

some cute {some annoying} things the girls are into lately!

cora's favorite pastimes:

seeing how fast she can dump all the toys in the house out of their containers

throwing herself down on the ground when she doesn't get her way - often this also involves some kind of injury like her head smacking into the wall

reading books

delaying any outing by refusing to put on coat and shoes, and then when i finally do get shoes on her, taking them off multiple times before we get out the door

screaming at the top of her lungs when i tell her "no" to more fruit snacks

singing unintelligibly

looking at me, scrunching up her nose, and giggling

hazel's favorite pastimes:
planning out every second of each day
requesting 11 of everything.  11 chicken nuggets, 11 minutes until we get someplace, saying she is 11 years old
playing pretend.  especially going to "pretend disneyland"
scrubbing toilets - this is not a joke.  she really loves it and i'm going to try and keep it up forever and ever
reading books
avoiding eating the food i make for her
listening to blasting music in the car