California Trip

We had the best time in the beautiful state of California! We've been home for 2 weeks now and I am finally getting back into the swing of things. It's more like the "new swing of things" being in out new house! ;) I wanted to share some pictures and show you all the exciting thing we did on our trip.

Here is Mags playing peek-a-boo with my new hat. She is so funny playing this, and it makes her laugh every time she plays it.

This place was so awesome. This "beach club" was in my in-laws neighborhood. It was a pool, but it had sand like a beach to play it. I'm not sure if I had more fun or Maggie Claire did playing in the sand!

We went to a couple of places where there were petting zoos and this lama{I think that's what it was} was just looking at MC and it kept doing its lips funny! It actually never scared her, she just kept looking at it like "what is this thing?!?!?!"

sweet mags swinging in the swing. Look at her precious sandals!

MC petting a goat at the petting zoo. This goat had weird eyes!

mimi sherry helped her not be scared of any of the animals, because you know this mama is not an animal lover!

We went on a little train ride too, Mags sat with mimi and papa. They had the best time with her, we were so sad to leave!

OK, yall! Maggie Claire road a real pony! This was the most precious thing ever and she loved it! She didn't even hold on the entire time- my brave girl! She really had no idea she was even on a pony! I was so paranoid the entire time she was going to fall off- as you can see my hand in the picture right behind her, as Mimi Sherry walked the pony. The pony's name was Dan. how cute! Afterward when we were taking pictures, she was so proud of herself. We got it on video too. It is the cutest thing! You can watch the video on youtube here!

Nothing says California like going to in-n-out burger! I'm not a burger gal, but it was delicious!

Mike and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary while we were in California! We went on a date that included riding a ferris wheel, shopping, and eating at the cheesecake factory. We had a great time, and I got to wear my newest favorite dress I bought at ross for $12.99! :)

it was a perfect night with my love!

Of course we went to the beach while we were there. The famous, Laguna Beach! We came here on our honeymoon and it was so neat to come back and enjoy it 3 years later as a family of 3. We also went to Balboa Island one day and that was fun too!

Mimi & Papa had Maggie Claire lots of toys and fun things to do at their house including this adorable fun hippo pool that she absolutely loved!

mags with her glamorous mimi sherry!

Looking forward to coming back again! Luckily, I have some really great in-laws who have a beautiful place for us to stay, so vacationing to California will be a regular event for us! We really did love it, and most of all we loved visiting them!!!

it's been a while...

Well, it's been 2 weeks since I've blogged! We've been super crazy around here, ya know moving into our house, trying to get settled in, Mike was at youth summer camp, and we just got back from a week vacationing in California with my wonderful inlaws. Saying we were a little busy would be an understatement! hehe. Well, here are some fun things that I've been wanting to blog about... I started this post before we left for California, but I never finished it... enjoy! :)

My new beach hat! I have been wanting one of these big floppy straw hats for a while, and when this one was on sale at a beach shop in CA, I snatched it right up! I love it! :) This was on our anniversary, August 3rd, after we hung out at laguna beach for some fun in the sun.

This little summertime baby is just like her mama, she loves popsicles! In the afternoons, I've been taking her outside to play in her baby pool and I let her share a popsicle with me. She loves loves loves it! She also turned 10 months this week! gasp... she is growing up too fast! :)

Since she turned 10 months old, I began planning her 1st birthday party! It's going to be cupcake/polkadot/zebra theme... and it's going to be FUN! I got these adorable cupcakes in the mail last week as a taste tester for Mags party! They are from Anita's Sweets & Treats and they are too cute! On top of all the cuteness, they are so delicious! You should go check her out here!

Along with decorating our new house, we went to Ikea while we were in CA to check out some things we want to get for our house like a desk/workspace for me, a tv stand for our tv that we haven't even bought yet, and I found this adorable laptop support that I want to get! The closest Ikea to us is in Charlotte, so we have to plan a day to go there and shop, hopefully sometime soon!

garden flag- since becoming a homeowner a little over 2 weeks ago, I am on a buying frenzy. I love getting little things for my house. I've been really wanting a cute garden flag. They had a huge selection at the craft store the other day, but nothing really stuck out to me to buy. So I started searching online. How cute is this one? The tutorial is over at the vintage qwen. She seriously does the cutest stuff and has inspired me to possibly make a garden flag!

iced animal cookies- you know I love me some target. well, when these pop up in the dollar section, you know I get some! hehe. Mike was out of town the week before we went to CA and I was just sitting in bed on my computer eating them! bad habit- good thing he's not gone very often! ;) Speaking of Target... I had no idea there were Targets with starbucks in them?!?!?! When we were in California, I walked into Target and HELLO! There was a starbucks! Apparently this is normal for some people, but not in Charleston! I have to drive out of the way to get to a drive through starbucks. Life would be easier if I didn't have to get Maggie Claire out of the car to go to starbucks, but when it's attached to our favorite store.... AMAZING! :)

where dreams come true!

Our Disney trip was so much fun! It really was a special time taking Maggie Claire to Magic Kingdom for the first time! When we take her back in a few years {I'm hoping next year, but Mike thinks that is a bit ridiculous} I know it will be even more fun because she will be into it so much more! She was such a trooper while we were there. What was fun was that she was able to do most of the rides!

Oh, I just loved these balloons. I wanted to get one for Maggie Claire, but there would have been no room in our car for it! lol

Family picture in front of the castle

Mags with her grandma sherry in front of the monsters, Inc. laugh floor. Maggie Claire made it on the big screen during that show for being a "cute baby!"

Here we all are {minus me, the photographer} on the monorail!

Welcome to Magic Kingdom!

All of the girls in front of the princess castle

Family picture when we first got there On Main Street USA going towards the castle!

This is Maggie Claire in the Baby Care Center on a changing table, it is a nice place available to change diapers, feed, and take a rest from the heat!

First family trip to Magic Kingdom! In front of the castle & the mickey landscape!

Enjoying the dreams come true parade!!!

That concludes our fun trip to the Magic Kingdom!

I am already looking forward to going back again {hopefully sooner than later} and enjoying it again with Maggie Claire and our little family! This trip was such a blessing to us from Mike's parents, enjoying lots of time with them while we were all in Florida! We are going to California in a little over a month to enjoy time with them at their new house! I love family get togethers!

florida trip in tweets

I thought it would be neat to post all my tweets and phone pictures for a timeline of our fun and too short florida trip this week! :) Enjoy!

Day 1:

Lunch time! Eating some of mommy's salad at McDonald's:

Mommy in th backseat w/sippy cup & puffs keeping her happy #3morehours

Sleeping baby toes! :)

Mags is sleeping in the back so I'm whispering to @mikesur so I wont to wake her, he responds with hand motions! haha! #dontwakethebaby

We made it to Orlando and started out with dinner at UNOs! #vacation

Day 2:

We just went through the gates at Disney and we already have a sleeping baby! #disneyvacay

Maggie Claire made it on the screen on the monsters inc. Laugh floor for being a cute baby! Yay! #magickingdom

The place where dreams come true!

too much fun for this sleeping beauty! #magickingdom

We tried going in the exit to avoid lines, but they caught us. #disneywhammy

Tea party time {girls only} #magickingdom

I'm so proud of little MC! Went all day at magic kingdom with no meltdowns and only 30 min of sleep! #gonnacrashhard

RT @SherrySurratt This might be the face of too much Mickey magic

Day 3:

Mickey Mouse Hangover

Teaching papa how to use a foot on the ipad

Minnie eating some puffs & enjoying some time with Mimi!

So fun to keep driving by this place!

Best seat at the rainforest cafe beside the aquarium! what what!

Our time visiting the mice and princesses have come to an end. We'll be back! ;)

Day 4: on the way home!

New headband from forever 21, So fun! :)

Being patient... are we home yet mommy?

More pictures from my camera will come soon- I haven't even uploaded them to my computer yet! Have a great weekend! :)

here we go!

We are heading to Florida this week to go on vacation with Mike's parents and sister from California! We are so so so excited to see them! We are meeting them in Orlando, and you know what that means.... we are going to a Disney park one day! :)

As you can tell Maggie Claire is excited...

I ran across this $5 minnie mouse tank on sale at babies-R-us this week when I was shopping for a baby shower present for one of my friends and I couldn't resist! Plus I still had gift cards left from when Maggie Claire was born, so now she has a super cute shirt to wear! Oh yes, and I made her little minnie mouse clippie she has in her hair...

No worries... you guys will be hearing all about our vacation when we get back! Have a great weekend!