We're back in Nashville!

And we are back... it was an adventure for sure and we almost stayed 1 more day in California! I had booked us super early flights because I didn't want us to have a long lay over in Dallas and I didn't want to get home late either. Well our flight was scheduled for take off at 6:05 am and my parents live about 2 hours from the airport, so we needed to leave by 2. Yea that didn't happen. We actually didn't even wake up until 3! We rushed out the door. I even went in my yoga pants, which is hilarious because on the way out there I wore high heels and was all dressed up. I never go out in public in my yoga pants! LOL. My sister would have been so proud of me for the casual effort I had made. We finally got out the door at 3:30 and we barely made our flight. We got stuck checking in our luggage and we were seriously delayed by our boarding passes because we had trouble checking in our little Addison. Scott had to get out of the security line twice to try and get it corrected which just delayed us even more! Then when it is finally our turn to go through the security check an entire flight crew cuts into our line. They apologized and told us they were sorry that there were so many of them and I looked at them and said 'its OK, we pretty much have already missed our flight.' We did make it but we were one of the last people to board. Our seats were not together... we had 2 seats together and then another aisle seat about 4 rows behind us. We asked the woman in the seat in our row if she minded moving and she said yes she did mind and chose not to move. So I sat with the girls and Scott was a few rows back. It was hard to be on my own but luckily Charlie played on the xoom and Addison took a nap. I'm not exactly sure when but it was over an hour and half into the flight both girls were hungry and Scott had their food. I tried to get his attention but I couldn't. A women in front of me heard me tell Charlie that daddy had her snacks, so she offered to go get them from Scott. As I was describing him to her the woman next to me snapped that she would just move and went back and told Scott, 'go! Your wife needs toys and crap!' It was hilarious! I was grateful. It was a lot nicer to travel together. After we got to Dallas and checked in for the next portion of our flight our seats were changed so we could sit together and that was awesome. It was nice to not have to worry about that anymore. The airport was fun of course, we made the most of our hour. Charlie and I walked around and ordered our lunch. Addison went potty and got herself situated and it was good downtime for mommy and daddy to chill and not be restricted to the tight quarters of the airplane.
The rest of the flight was great. Both girls slept the entire way and it was a nice smooth flight. All of our luggage made it back, well mine was missing handles but at least the bag made it. LOL! Ernie picked us up and when we got home Janette was waiting for a us with warm pizza. That was perfect because we were so hungry... she even thought to turn our heater on so the house wasn't freezing. It was a cold day too. Nashville welcomed us in style with freezing rain... of course in true Tennessee Spring time it was a nice 75 degrees 2 days later. In fact today it was a beautiful day and I wore a super cute short sleeve dress and wasn't cold at all. The sun was shining and the sky was clear. The trees are in bloom and the hills are green again. The blooms are simply beautiful and full of vibrant pinks and purples, very serene and honestly lovely. However on my way home tonight it started raining as a soon as I walked out of the building...

Too cute!!

She really didn't want to wear her hat!
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'Everyone is calling me Princess today!'

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Addison on Finding Nemo!

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The best seat in the house!

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Maryam and Charlie Mae, Disneyland March 2011

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Disneyland!

We of course had to go to Disneyland on our California trip... and we had a blast. We all had a great time. Jennifer, Brett, Maryam, Jax, Scott, Charlie, Addison and myself went and we all really enjoyed ourselves. It was so fun to take Charlie again now that she is a little older. First she wanted to go on Finding Nemo, which we all thought was so funny because she use to be scared of that ride because of the fact that it takes her under water. She really enjoyed it and I of course got really excited when she needed to hold my hand. Addison really enjoyed it too. I got some great pictures of her looking out the submarine window. She is at the age where she is just looking all around and trying to figure out what is going on. Next we went to Fantasyland where the girls wanted to go on Pinochio and the carousel. What a blast. Addison did really well again and was just amazed by all the colors, lights and sounds. She was just looking around in amazement. Charlie was just too funny. She of course asked me if Pinochio was real, and how did they make the fairy appear out of no where?
Next we went to lunch where I decided to tell Charlie Mae that if she ate her lunch she could have anything else she wanted! Well she did!!! She enjoyed cotton candy, churros, popcorn and rice crispy treats... the kid walked around with junk food in her right hand. It was so funny to watch her walk, because she barley was paying attention as she was so focused on eating he junk. She even had some of her Auntie Jennifer's pickle, which I find disgusting that she would share by the way. All this junk food, was a nightmare at about 12:30 in the morning when Charlie woke up throwing up in bed. It was awful. She puked about 5 times that night. I had to give her a shower and change the sheets. It was crazy. I felt so bad for her. Her little belly hurt so bad. Luckily it only lasted about 12 hours and she was fine. I felt so guilty. I usually don't let her eat junk food and her snacks are usually banana's or apples. I tried at Disneyland to get her some grapes, but I was outvoted. Oh well. She had a blast. They both got some new ear hats. Addison didn't really wear hers for too long, but Charlie wore hers for most of the day. Charlie wanted to get a pirate ears hat, but she couldn't find one to fit her. She was blessed with her mother's small head. When she asked me if she could have it, I told her yes, but she had to wear it. She looked at me and pointed her finger and said "ok, but only at Disneyland Mom!" Hahaha! That made me laugh so hard because you have to wonder what all those people do with those dumb hats they buy? It is so crazy to see all the people walking around in Disney clothes. I'm wondering if there is a "people of disneyland freaks" website! Haha!

First sleep over!

Charlie Mae spent the night with Maryam at Auntie Jennifer's tonight... This is her 1st time! We are all so excited for her. They are in sleeping bags and will have a big day tomorrow because we are all heading to Disneyland. Jennifer said they painted their nails and they went right to sleep. We all had such a long day. After our hike we went out to dinner and then came back to Yaya's for birthday cake! Mom made her lemon and jello cake. It was delicious. We all enjoyed it. Then the girls had baths and put their pj's on and headed over to Auntie Jennifer's. Tomorrow we will head on over and go to Disneyland! We are all excited!
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Joshua Tree National Park

Today we went on an awesome hike to the National Park... the weather was beautiful and the skies were as clear as they could be. It was an incredible view and the girls had so much fun. We went for a hike that was a little over a mile. We walked to Barker Damn and then around to make a nice loop. Afterwards we went to Skull Rock where we all climbed on giant boulders. Scott carried Addison on his back in a travel pack and Brett carried Jax the same way. I was so proud of Charlie Mae and Maryam, they did an amazing job and walked/ran the whole way. Charlie fell a couple times staying true to her silly off balance self, but that's OK. She didn't get hurt and just had a few slips. I on the other hand took a dive and have a nasty bruise on both knees and thighs. All and all we had a great time and it was apretty awesome day. I forget how beautiful the desert is. There was so much to see and the colors were amazing. The girls had so much fun playing together and just spending time together. Its going to be hard to leave for sure... I don't even want to think about it. Jennifer has more pictures on her camera so I'll add more soon, here are a few good ones in the mean time.

Our trip to the pier...

Today we spent the day in Orange County and went to see the ocean. Charlie Mae got a kick of walking out on the pier and really wanted to play in the sand. We told her it was too cold of course but she had fun watching the surfers. The waves were pretty high and there were several surfers out. All and all we had a fun day.

We're in San Juan Capistrano

Addison is hanging out with with her Uncle Nat and opening her birthday gift... it is so nice to see everyone.

Cousins!

So happy to be together again!!
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We made it!

Maryam, Charlie and Addison!! We were met at the airport by Auntie Karen, Auntie Kathy, Yaya, Auntie Jennifer and Maryam... They started screaming as soon as they saw us and Charlie Mae ran to her Yaya! It was the cutest happiest greeting ever!
We survived the plane ride and both girls did pretty good. Addison went back and forth between me and Scott and Charlie played on the XOOM. Charlie only napped for 20 minutes so we'll see how this will play out. For now we are off to lunch!
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Leaving Texas

We are on our way.  It was a quick layover in Texas and it went pretty smooth. We were able to stretch and the girls were able to walk around. Addison even took care of her business and this mommy and daddy are very happy about the timing on that. Haha!  The plane is really comfortable and we are anticipating a smooth flight. We are waiting for Charlie Mae to fall asleep... she was awake for the first flight and is fading fast.

This is going to be an awesome trip.