tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208531922024-03-13T14:35:37.356-07:00Life With the Monleys"Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-60262096123756815432015-04-04T00:05:00.001-07:002015-04-04T00:09:20.862-07:00Serin turns 4!Serin turned four yesterday. She is becoming such a little big-kid now. Admittedly she has been treated like the baby in our family for way longer than Finn or Selah. She nursed longer, had a bottle longer, slept all the time, wanted to be held and carried and was not nearly as adventurous as the other two. And then, Callan was born. Instantly, Serin loved her new role as big sister. She has made it her #1 favorite pastime to be with Cal. She is truly the most helpful kid in the house with the baby. Although she can't really carry him around or even hold him much anymore, she always reports to me what he's up to if I can't see. She just loves him so much. She often refers to him as "somebody really special." She'll say, "Mom, there's somebody really special who just spit up." I love her big heart.<br />
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<li>Has become very attached to her heart blanky. </li>
<li>Loves Sierra the dog almost as much as she loves Cal.</li>
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<li>when I ask what she wants for snack or lunch she says "Mom can you just please give me all of the things that I like?</li>
<li>Likes to ride her bike with training wheels. </li>
<li>Is really funny when she gets all worked up telling one of her stories.</li>
<li>Graciously gave up her bed last month for Callan and moved into Selah's twin bed. </li>
<li>Loves gymnastics.</li>
<li>Won't wear jeans. Ever.</li>
<li>Loves pink and purple.</li>
<li>Can be the most stubborn kid in the family.</li>
<li>Does not really appreciate a lot of attention, but will talk your ear off if you get her alone.</li>
<li>Still working on her "Ls", Selah is still "See-ya"</li>
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We love you so much Seriny boo. We can't wait to see you grow and grow. xoxo <br />
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I need to have another baby. I already miss this one. I promise next time I'll pay more attention to each wrinkle and roll and hair and funny face. The newborn stage flies away too quickly. Callan is over 3 months old now and almost looks nothing like these photos. I love the little chubber chubs he is now of course, but this little sleepy guy in these photos was so precious. So light and wrinkly. He got down to 7lbs 11oz. Super tiny for my babies. Then back up to birth weight 2 weeks later, and growing at warp speed now. </div>
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Those first few days are a blur. My budding photographer friend Ali came over when Cal was one week old and took these great pictures. He was so sleepy, yet so hungry those first couple of weeks. School started for the kids when he was about 10 days old, so it was just me and Cal and Serin almost at the get go. People have been asking me how it's been with four. I tell them it's easier now than being really pregnant all summer with 3 kids at home. Now 2 are at school all day, one is in preschool 4 mornings a week and Cal and I have all this quality time! Quality time driving everyone around. </div>
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-3876980796111972732014-08-16T13:56:00.000-07:002014-08-22T13:56:49.861-07:00Two WeeksCallan is 2 weeks old today.I can't believe that two weeks ago we didn't even know WHO was in that big ol' belly of mine! I'm so happy to be carrying him in my arms now instead of my tummy. He got heavy at the end.<br />
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Callan is a dream baby so far. He eats a ton during the day. And sleeps almost all night long. I actually don't mind the middle of the night feedings. I'm kind of a night-owl. But for the past three nights Cal has slept right on through until morning! I know I should be celebrating him sleeping through the night. But I wake up several times just wondering if he's breathing sometimes!<br />
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Serendipitous fortune has smiled on the Monleys once again!
We are basking in the serenity of God’s love, rejoicing in the birth of our
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Callan is a Battle,
a Rock in ancient Gaelic. Cal Trask, Steinbeck's personification of how the
best in our nature struggles to triumph over the worst; Cal Ripken, Cal
Worthington, California.... Our Battle Rock has a lineage to uphold!<br />
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Someone familiar with Rock Battles is his other namesake- my brother Josh.
Scientist, musician, artist, engineer, Josh has got to be one of the best
uncles a kid could ever ask for. Our hope is that little Cal will embrace life with the same verve
and joy as the man who is his example.<br />
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So once again the bells are ringing in our home. The horns are sounding and the
fattened calf is glancing around nervously. We have a brand new Monley, a brand
new Summy, another branch on the woven grove of our family trees. We thank God
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-69207480550262519242014-07-01T22:01:00.000-07:002015-04-03T22:03:02.351-07:00Selah at 6What a year it has been for Selah in Kindergarten! She enjoyed every second of it. And she learned to read like a superstar! Every day Selah would come home talking about an experience in the Golden Poppy classroom, or who her new best best friend was. There was a "boyfriend" stage there for a while, but Nate shut that down right away. Sorry, Arron H. She's not old enough. You may call her in 11 years.<br />
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Selah had the best Kindergarten teacher a kid could ask for. Ms. Sierra was loving, kind, funny, silly, smart and she just <i>got</i> Selahbob. She knew how to keep Selah engaged and learning even though she was cruising through all the curriculum. Selah started researching different animals and writing her own books on them. Montessori seems to be a good fit for Selah right now.<br />
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At the end of June, Selah turned 6! At six years old Selah:<br />
~is a great swimmer. 2nd year on the swim team now, and has a good time with her friends there.<br />
~loves reading. Likes Amelia Bedelia and Magic Treehouse books.<br />
~writes little notes to people all the time. I keep many of them. Too many.<br />
~is always performing. She still hasn't developed any sort of stage fright or fear of embarrassment. I'm glad. I'm sure she'll be more guarded as she grows up, but for now I'm glad she doesn't really care what other people think, though sometimes that has its drawbacks too. :-)<br />
~Eats almost anything.<br />
~Loves to skateboard. Last year she rode my longboard 4 blocks to Finn's soccer practice twice a week. I can't run to keep up with her now.<br />
~She's the biggest goofball I know. Total ham. And I love it most of the time.<br />
~She loves to exercise and where exercise clothes.<br />
~She loves her friends Brynley, Sierra, Ayla and all of their siblings.<br />
~She is the best present-opener. It's always "exactly what I wanted!" and "my absolute favorite colors!"<br />
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<span id="goog_63378864"></span><span id="goog_63378865"></span><br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-75295472051790807992014-04-19T22:24:00.002-07:002014-04-19T22:25:23.205-07:00Monley table for 6 please!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-11480215876529966382013-11-09T19:28:00.001-08:002013-11-09T19:28:32.668-08:00Halloween 2013No theme this year. No group costume. Just a sad clown, a vampire and a purple ballerina. Sounds like three main characters of an awesome trilogy begging to be written! (Get right on that Nate.....)<br />
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-82658172502666576142013-08-09T09:32:00.001-07:002013-08-09T09:32:54.232-07:00SwimmersSwim team. It was a big decision. It was a big commitment. It was expensive. It was every day. It was four months long. Those Saturday swim meets were LONG and hot. There was lots of volunteering.<br />
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I sort of liked it long on top like this. If you're going for a hawk, might as well spike it up real high, right?</div>
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This may not seem like a big deal. But I have only given her 3 small 1-2 inch trims since birth. But the truth is, I barely ever styled her hair cute. We're always in such a rush, that she usually gets a messy pony tale. I'm glad it was her idea. It makes it so much easier to do a big change. So I measured her hair and made sure we had the 10 inches necessary to donate to <a href="http://www.locksoflove.org/donate.html">Locks of Love</a> and we took the plunge. <br />
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What happened to my baby? Where did she go? All I see now is this little bobbing head toddling around in dress-up high heels, toting 5 baby dolls and 3 purses and bossing everyone around. ;-)<br />
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At 2 years old, Serin.....<br />
*Loves baby dolls. She has her favorites. Right now it's "green baby", Baby Abby and Baby Esther. She is so motherly when them. It's adorable. <br />
*Has RECENTLY started an addiction to bottles. Yeah, the doctor didn't think that was a great idea when I told her yesterday. And I've been such a softy on this. So what. So what if she wants a bottle. It's milk. It's good for her. She brushes her teeth. Whatever. <br />
*While she may be regressing with the bottle, she s pretty well on her way to being done with diapers! Yay! She uses the potty at home almost exclusively, but it's a different story when we leave the house. She thinks the whole potty thing is really fun though. :-)<br />
*Loves being read to. Especially while sitting on the potty.<br />
*Smothers our dog daily with her love. They have a special bond that no one can break.<br />
*Has her own language that even I can't understand sometimes.<br />
*She gets the shaft when it comes to hair grooming. My fault. She often leaves the house looking like a shaggy sheep dog.<br />
*Doesn't really like to sing. So far. Finn and Selah were belting out their favorite tunes by 2. Not to compare but......I'm just wondering if she's going to fit in to our family. I'm kidding of course. Someone's got to be in the audience, right?<br />
*Has a strong will that comes out of no where sometimes.<br />
*Still sleeps like a champ in the car with all the noise around her.<br />
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We love our Serin. And we look forward to seeing her develop as a two year old! Our little Seriny Bird.<br />
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What is the best thing about turning 7? <span style="color: blue;">"I can walk right up to kids
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What is your favorite book? <span style="color: blue;">"The Phantom Tollbooth"</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">We love you Finnegan Jack. We love your awesome imagination, your funny inquisitive mind and your love for all things Star Wars. You are a special kid. </span> </span><br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-77370420400547194782012-11-16T11:21:00.001-08:002012-11-18T19:21:25.439-08:00We'll always have Ireland Almost 11 years ago, Nate and I were frolicking around London visiting his brother when we hopped on a cheap flight over to Ireland for a quick weekend. And there, on the cliffs of a tiny seaside village, he got down on one knee and we decided to do life together. We always said we should come back to that spot for our 10 year anniversary. So........we did!<br />
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Now, to leave the country for 9 days, in this place in our lives is complicated. We saved up. We enlisted family to watch all the kids, friends to feed the dog. Finn's school has this weird October week off every year so that was perfect. The week before we left, I was swimming in anxiety. I was very nervous to leave Serin at only 18 months old. I hadn't even left her for a whole night yet, and I was about to leave for over a week! But I knew she and all the kids would be in good hands. They were with my sister and her husband, Nate's parents and my parents, 3 nights each. The kids had their own adventure, as did all the adults watching them I'm sure. :-)<br />
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I loved seeing all the old structures, many of them thousands of years old.<br />
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This old structure is more than 2000 years old. This pole thing with the small hole in the middle, they say, was used in marriage ceremonies. People would touch thumbs through the hole and say their vows, and then - poof! -they were married!<br />
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Next stop, <span style="background: #fff;"><span style="left: -5px; position: relative;">the top reason for the trip Glencolumbkille!</span></span><br />
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I love this place. The peoples' accents are a little stronger, if they decide to break out of Gaelic and speak English to you, and the whole place seems like you've gone back a couple hundred years. We enjoyed a pint or two of Guinness with some fishermen at the local pub....discussing the US presidential election and the differences between Gaelic Football and rugby. <br />
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Back in 2001 Nate and I looked out the window from the hostel and saw this view and decided to hike up to it early in the morning. So naturally we decided to do the same this time.....but we are older and wiser and lazier now, so we cheated and drove as far as we could.<br />
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It was so surreal to be there. It seems so untouched. I doubt that anyone ever goes up there, even the locals. I just wanted to soak all of it up, like it would all disappear when we left, like Brigadoon. <br />
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After our blast from the past, we made our sad goodbye <span style="background: #fff;"><span style="left: -5px; position: relative;">Glencolumbkille</span></span>and made our way across the country to Dublin for the last couple days.<br />
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I've totally neglected this blog it seems. But here are my reasons: 1. My camera was totally on the fritz a lot of the summer. Not that I take awesome pictures, but it's fun to share something...anything with a visual. 2. I've been busier since school got out, babysitting my sister's kids, working at the gym, gardening and of course taking some vacations with the family, which let's be honest.... is a lot of work, but fun too. 3. I'm slowly moving away from my night-owl ways and getting up with the sun. I blog at night. So I need to find a new system to share my Monley moments with y'all and with my future self.<br />
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Here's an ultra-blog-entry to sum up the summer of 2012. It all started with a preschool graduation....<br />
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Then came that kindergarten graduation....<br />
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Then Nate started a new job! He is no longer the principal. But he does still work for the same charter school organization. Now he's the Director of the teacher residency program and a teaching coach for schools in the valley. Even though he travels a bit, we see him much much more often! He can work from home once in a while too! It's a great fit for him, and our family. :-) <br />
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With his new job came a busy summer where normally there is much more of a break for Nate, so in true Monley fashion, we crammed as much on the weekends as we could.<br />
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-90930513703122374582012-09-22T00:30:00.001-07:002012-09-22T00:30:32.381-07:00Introducing....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Selah's big day landed on a day when we were all at a cabin way way up in the mountains with friends. She has never been home on her birthday! But we celebrated with a big party just one week later. My camera was totally useless so I don't have much to show for the party. But that's okay. We had fun. Selah and all her friends had a blast.<br />
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Things I love about Selah the 4 year old:<br />
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*She's totally spunky.<br />
*She's the most gracious receiver of gifts. She opened gifts at her party in front of all the kids and parents and always gushed over how it was "her favorite EVER!" and she "LOVED it!"<br />
*She's a smart little cookie. She's well on her way to being an early reader, just out of her own efforts and desire. She's constantly writing letters and sounds out words. I totally didn't see that coming.<br />
*She CANNOT stop her body from moving and shaking when she hears any music, even in her carseat. And she shakes her hips like a hula dancer very well. I did NOT teach her that. But it is really cute. . <br />
*She's always game. She'll try anything new, play with anyone. She's just a good-timer. <br />
*She's a cuddler. I love it when she crawls into bed with us.<br />
*She's my artist. She and Granny Peg like to explore that together. <br />
*The little "hand-full" I had a year ago is less rebellious now, but still <i>passionate</i> about things.<br />
*She went to most of Finn's Sunday school classes since Nate taught it, and was the first kid to memorize and recite the Lord's Prayer. She always surprises me! <br />
*She's an awesome sister, always looking out for Serin, and always wanting to play with Finn.<br />
*She's super stoked for another year of preschool with Ms. Anita! <br />
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I'm excited for a another year with Selah at home with me before she's a big old kindergartener! <br />
We love you Selah-bob!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-29563792954297161632012-06-26T10:55:00.000-07:002012-06-26T10:55:28.439-07:00Just a typical day with the cousins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-73304399994951047702012-06-15T16:42:00.002-07:002012-06-15T23:45:19.722-07:00My little graduate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, that went fast. Only a few posts ago, I was preparing Finn for his first day of kindergarten. Now, he's done. I am so happy with our choice to have Finn go to Daddy's school. His teacher was amazing. They did do a lot of work (a little too much homework if you ask me) but they had a ton of fun too. The kinder teachers used songs or rhymes or hand motions with every lesson. With their good class behavior they earned points for dance parties or hot cocoa parties. He loved it! And Finn has come a LONG way! He could hardly hold a pencil correctly on the first day and could only write his name really....(this is his writing after the first couple weeks). <br />
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And this is his writing at the end of the year.....<br />
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And now he is reading at the middle of first grade level! But more importantly, he loves school and he loves to learn. And the love of learning is our goal, right? We are so proud of Finn.<br />
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We are so so so proud of you Finnegan Jack and all of your hard work! Now........let the summer fun begin!<br />
<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-19432425581315055852012-05-16T21:26:00.002-07:002012-05-16T21:26:45.813-07:00Happy Mother's DayI have the best job in the world.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This is our little Seriny-boo. She's already one and I can't believe it. She still seems very much like a baby to me, more so than Finn and Selah did at this age. (it's so hard not to compare them) But part of that is that she is still so mellow, that she just goes along for the ride and observes everything. She's just now starting to come out of her shell a bit more. She's a really content kid and a total snuggle-bug. <br />
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We celebrated her big day with a joint birthday party with cousin Muria who was visiting. It was a small gathering with the grandparents, and of course I forgot my camera!<br />
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Serin at age one:<br />
*Loves her Mama. Loves her Dada. Loves her Selahbob. And goes berzerk with excitement every morning when she sees her Finn.<br />
*Has taken a first step or two! But is still trying to master walking. She wants to practice with holding my one finger all the time. But still crawling everywhere or cruising along furniture.<br />
*Loves food. Sweet potatoes and oatmeal pancakes are her favs, and all fruit. Duh.<br />
*Says Dada if I ask her to say Mama. It always cracks the kids up on the way to school.<br />
*Is long and lean. She's still my wee-one comparatively and she tips the scales at 19 lbs. <br />
*She traded all that dark hair for another Monley toe head! <br />
*She can be so serious sometimes.<br />
*Still falls asleep a lot in the car, regardless of the nap schedule.<br />
*Is the wiggliest baby in the world during a diaper change.<br />
*Loves music. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love you so much, sweet sweet Serin. We can't wait to see how you grow up this next year. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09142768021407174635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20853192.post-83941757322162002362012-03-30T17:29:00.005-07:002012-03-30T21:26:51.015-07:00Spring Break 2012!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Spring Break 2012! We used the first half of the week to speed down I5 and spend some time with Tia Lina and Uncle Mark in Orange County. We got some awesome quality time with cousin Muira. She and Serin are only 6 days apart. Practically twinsies.<br />
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We made a quick stop through Santa Ana to see my great Aunt.<br />
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We almost didn't venture over to the...I don't remember what it was called. There was a big stage and lots of flowers and greenery...looked like Sherwood Forest or something. Anyway, we almost didn't go in, but on our way out of the park I suggested that we check it out because we hadn't done very many princessy things for Selah's sake. As we entered the arena there were only a few kids and parents there and lots of space to run and dance around. Then I saw this purple princess-type character (I still don't recognize her from anything.....Gosh I hope she actually worked for Disney!) just standing in the corner alone watching the kids. She caught Selah's eye. Selah started to tiptoe dancing her way over...a little unsure. Then the princess opened her arms up for a big hug invitation. It was the cutest little interaction. Then, determined to be more congenial with THIS princess, Selah ran over, stopped half way, and demonstrated a little full turn dance move for the purple lady. Trying to show the princess a thing or two I guess. Maybe she was auditioning to be a cast member. They chatted, compared sparkles and did a twinsie photo. It totally made Selah's day.<br />
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After our goodbyes to Mark and Lina we hopped right on the I5 for a long drive home, straight from Disneyland. We don't mind the night drives, we even look forward to it. Our secret is the always weird and pretty entertaining AM radio show Coast to Coast with George Nory. If you like hearing about crop circles, vampires and conspiracy theories, (or at least like to laugh at the crazy callers who talk about them) then tune in from 9pm-2am. It gets us through all those long drives to SB.<br />
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I'll end this post with a little clip of Selahbob enjoying some drumming entertainment at DL. Keep watching and you'll see her in all her dancing glory.<br />
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