Tuesday, January 25, 2011

A Princess for a Day

Before Violet was born I was determined not to allow too much commercialism (i.e. princesses) into our day to day lives. I really thought I could handle this, come on how hard could it be?

Slowly, they crept in.

It was minimal at first, just a few books that had some references to fairy tales (and always started off "in a far away land") and then Violet really took notice, anywhere there were princesses the world stopped at that moment for her. I finally threw up my arms and decided to let her enjoy this time, and make a valid attempt to not have our house overloaded with princess gear and attire. 

So when the opportunity came up to attend a "Princess Lunch" at Disneyland... well I couldn't refuse... right?  her excitement is pretty apparent in every photo.  She was so thrilled to see each and every princess.





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Monday, January 24, 2011

Disneyland

Violet made her second trip to Disneyland last week. This time was more memorable than before.
I love this photo of her, and as you can imagine there are many more to come!
Be patient!
There are over 300 photos of our weekend in California....

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Oregon Coast

We spent our New Year's weekend on the Oregon coast, at Rockaway beach. It's a rare occasion to visit the beach with a drop of rain or wind. It was very cold (but warmer than Portland!) so we had a great time enjoying the beach - all bundled up!



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2011

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Happy New Year

They thought they were ringing in the new year (we failed to tell them it was only 7pm).
Happy New Year!



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A day at the Beach

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