Happy Father's Day!

Danni decorated a card, her shirt, and her face for Father's Day!

I have amazing cake decorating techniques!

Squirting frosting isn't as easy as it looks!

Danni made a cake too!

We visited Daddy's Daddy for Father's Day.  Danni even cooperated for a photo op!

Happy Father's Day!!  Danni and I made Daddy cards and decorated cakes at our Albertson's kids' workshop!!  We were also very well-behaved for our trip to Long Beach to spend the day with Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Robert!  We let Daddy take a nap in the afternoon, and then we took him to dinner!!  We love our Daddy!!  (And our Papa and Grandpa Robert!)  :)

Playing in the park!!

Maybe this year will be un-beastly!

Tearing into her presents!

This one was bigger than she is!

Baby!!!

She didn't care for our singing!

Blowing her candles out!

She loves her cake!

A pink smile of approval from the birthday princess!

Danni celebrated her second birthday with a day of fun!  We spent the morning playing in the park, then hit Carl's Junior for some lunch.  We played with Danni's birthday babies and accessories for awhile before heading out to dinner.  The birthday girl requested pancakes!!  :)  Hopefully, she will be as easy to please ALL year long!  :)

That's a whole lot of baby!!!

The birthday girl shared everyone's drinks!

I played music with the forks.  Thankfully, the restaurant was so loud, no one heard it!

She was serious about forking the soda up...

Danni tried to force a smile for a pic with Mommy!

Blowing out her candle...

She didn't mess around and dug RIGHT in to her sundae!

I got an Oreo sundae!  Yum!

We started Danni's birthday celebrations with lunch at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour in Mission Viejo.  Mommy and Uncle Paul used to go to Farrell's when they were kids, so they thought that we might enjoy all of the noise, chaos, and ICE CREAM that made them a favorite birthday place!  Danni and I had a great time, although next time, I think I want to skip lunch and go right to the sundae-eating part!  I had the yummiest Oreo sundae ever!  Mmmm!!  Happy Birthday, Danni!

Legolanding!!

Ready to rock the park!

Striking a pose with Gracie!

Danni loved being silly with the big kids!

Sliding down the tunnel slide!

Making lego towers while Mommy & Daddy waited in line!

Daddy is skeptical of my drifing skills!

He has nothing to worry about!

Helicopter pilot!

Danni was actually tall enough to ride some of the rides!  She loved the copters!

Holding hands with Gracie!

I helped pull Daddy and I to the top of the tall tower!

When we let go of the rope and fell, I laughed like crazy!

Danni loved the little train!

Peek-a-boo!

Drifing!

No Beasting today!

I was surprised when the button made water squirt out of the giant lego!

Danni loved the splash zone!

Water slider!

Splashdown!!

Summer vacation means that we get to have all kinds of family fun!!!  Gracie and her daddy joined us for a day of fun at Legoland.  The day started out a little cold and gloomy, but by the end of our trip, the sun came out and steamed things up, so we were able to finish our trip with some quality time in the splash zone!!  Danni and I had sooo much fun that we both fell asleep in the car on the way home...  a first!!  Something tells me this might make Mommy and Daddy want to take us back to Legoland soon!!  :)

Speckle got into this basket by himself!

That's one content kitty!

Snuggle brothers!

They came with us to Vegas!

Speckle likes to give nose kisses!

Speckle and Sparkle are growing sooo fast!  I've really been enjoying their company -- and so far, they're not running when I enter the room, so they must be enjoying mine too!  They took their first road trip to Vegas and were pretty well-behaved!!  I love my didis!!

Miss Amanda is my new girlfriend.

Working on kickers...

... and keeping my legs straight!

The Beast was not happy that she was confined to the kiddie pool while I learned...

I've learned not to mind having my face in the water!

She Beast-faced through her entire lesson... but she cooperated!  :)

Now that I'm four and REALLY good about following directions and minding, Mommy and Daddy decided to start up swimming lessons again!  One of Mommy's former students, Miss Amanda, is doing private lessons in her pool, so Danni and I signed right up!!  I love Miss Amanda and have decided to add her as one of my girlfriends.  Danni has been a little slower to warm up.... but she is kicking and blowing bubbles in the water... hard to do with a Beast face, but she manages!  :)