My Saturday Swim

The scene of the "incident":

The victim:The casualty:

On Saturday the girls and I were feeding my in-laws koi and Mayce went in with the food. I don't understand how she lost her balance but in she went! I was standing right next to her so I got to her quickly but it was scary none the less. She went under and made no attempt to do anything! She just floated there face down. When I pulled her out she didn't gag or cough, nothing! Completely unfazed! We showered off and she was on her way. We had a long talk about how she should have been scared but I don't know how much sunk in. However, I am mourning the loss of my favorite flip flops! And Mayce is not allowed outside without supervision.

Congratulations Tommy & Kelsey

My sister Kelsey had her first child at 12:32am MST on July 17th (the same birthday as her grandma!). Her name is Maya and she was 7 lbs. 12 oz and 21 inches long. What a petite little girl! Everything went smoothly and my sister called it easy. That's amazing for a first! Everyone is doing great. Here's some pictures:

(I have no idea why I can't turn this, sorry!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
Sorry this is back dated, but I did want to publicly tell you I love you and what a great mom you are! You're the best!

THE FIRST PLAY
So we had our first "official" play on Friday. The girls did their own costumes, hair, and make-up. It was originally about a princess (Mayce) who needed to find a prince so the queen (Payton) with the help of the fairy god-mother (Fallyn) had a ball to find a prince. Well, after so much preparation, and Mayce not having had a nap that day, the princess was not in the mood to act. So the play was re-worked for the queen to find a king. The following pictures are the cast photos, enjoy:

Payton Corbridge as The Queen

Fallyn Corbridge as The Fairy God-Mother

(those are some sad wings, looks like it's time to replace them)

Mayce Corbridge as The Princess

(doing her scary face - why? I don't know!)

And this is me, the audience. Apparently just the fact that I was there wasn't enough. Payton said I had to dress up too, and this is what she gave me. Nice!

I love so much that my girls do this now. I tortured my siblings, neighborhood kids, and all the parents for years putting on recitals. It is such a rite of passage and it's fun that they are at this age. It keeps getting better and better! I love them so much!!

4th of JULY

We had a wonderful relaxing holiday weekend. Dave had Friday off so he and the big girls went boating with his brother, sisters, and their husbands. This has been such a hectic summer so far that this was the first time the boat's been out this year. The girls loved it and everyone who could swim and wasn't pregnant was able to wakeboard. They went to the river so I wasn't too crushed to stay home with Mayce. We ran some errands and met up with everyone back at Dave's parents. That night we set off $20 worth of fireworks, which let me tell you - that does not buy you much, and the kids were disappointed in the smallness of them. Saturday we headed back to Dave's parents where we went swimming and ate food. At nightfall we went down to Cal Expo to watch on the sidewalk. (Some day we'll pay to go in.) The big girls loved seeing all the fireworks but Mayce kept her head down and said they scare her. She's just looking for attention! We finished to weekend going to church with Dave's family and eating some more. It was a great weekend!

Most Current Drama

So, about 3 weeks ago I was brushing Payton's teeth and noticed a new tooth had broke through and was coming in right behind her baby teeth. It's neighbor was not far behind. So naturally I started freaking out. I called the dentist who said this happens all the time. To who? This is the first case of human shark teeth that I have come into contact with. They told me since she wasn't in any pain we could come in the next week. Her baby teeth were not even close to being loose and so at that appointment we scheduled another appointment to have them taken out. I had given her the pre-med just in case they did it that day so she was ready. She was not happy to have to wait 3 more weeks to get the cold hard cash for the teeth. Monday was finally the day of the procedure. She did so well, her dentist uses nitrous and has a moving playing on the ceiling so Payton didn't have a care in the world. She's been on soft foods, which is so much fun because she's a picky eater anyway but bananas and pancakes it is!

Here is the moment she had been waiting for. She received $1 per tooth and a note from the tooth fairy telling her, "Congratulations Payton! You were so brave at the dentist. Love, The Tooth Fairy." The fact that the tooth fairy knew her name blew her away. Payton wanted to know how the tooth fairy knew she had been to the dentist. I told her that the tooth fairy knows all when it comes to the happenings of the dental world. That satisfied her and since she can read now will expand no further about the tooth fairy.

Miss Mayce had a fun birthday party Saturday night. It was at The Little Gym and she had so much fun! The woman who does my hair (Her name is Kathy Holden and she just purchased a salon called Seven on Washington Blvd. in Roseville, she's amazing!) gave us a bunch of leotards that her daughters used to wear. Most are Payton and Fallyn's sizes but there was one small enough for Mayce. She loved it! I think looking good totally added to her ability to do somersaults. She had a blast!

Here she is doing one of the tasks the organizers had them do. She did a fun little pose at the end each time. I think she realized she was only one of two girls there at the party and just wanted to put forth that little extra effort! And please ignore my lame mom whoo-hoo!

Speaking of Mayce . . .

Look who has hair long enough for full pig tails! Yea! My hair options for her have just been added a new dimension. She loved them, she's been touching them all day.

COOLING OFF! (and rambling)
This pool has been kicking around our garage forever so this week I filled it up for the girls. It's perfect for Mayce and great for the big girls too. Our backyard is shaded in the late afternoon so it's nice not to have to put the sunblock on. We can just walk outside and cool off. Mayce was actually in bed this time because she is sick, again! The Motrin is finally working though so she's in much better spirits today. Yesterday all she wanted to do was sleep on me. A 2 1/2 year old with a fever gives off a whole lot of body heat, let me tell you! I was wrinkled and sweaty! Because of this we were not able to make our field trip to Modesto. I had to do so much bribing to avoid a melt down with Payton and Fallyn. Dave's parents have purchased a business in Modesto so Dave's been down there all week. The first couple of days he had commuted but last night he stayed down there and we were going to join him for the night. So I think we're headed there this afternoon for just a quick trip. I love the innocence of children because going to Modesto is all they can talk about. I love them!


END OF SCHOOL
Payton's school does an end of year carnival that was a lot of fun. Tons of people were there but that was a good thing. Dave was out of town so it was a girl's night. And it was also before this current heat up so it was nice outside! We played games, went on a train ride, had Payton's face painted, and went on the inflatable toys. They could have stayed forever. Next year we'll have to go earlier and I'll need to take backup.

SOFTBALL

Payton played softball and had a lot of fun this year. We had a great fundamental coach and Payton was hitting the ball from a pitch (most of the time) by the end of the year. Her team was named the Bluebirds and the girls were so cute. I was even reunited with a friend from high school who's daughter was on the team too. She enjoyed it and wants to play again next year. She and Fallyn will be able to play on the same team next year. That will be nice!

REVIEW
part III

Fallyn graduated from Pre-School on May 26th. She attended Play With Me Preschool and loved every second of it. She met such good friends and learned so much! We'll miss Miss Becky but it won't be long (one more year) until Mayce will be heading off to pre-school. Ahh!

REVIEW
part II

Memorial Day Weekend
We went to Redding to spend the weekend with our wonderful friends who we miss so much! Saturday we went to Turtle Bay which I think is a state park with animals and nature stuff. (that description left much to be desired!) It's right there at their world famous Sundial Bridge. We BBQ'ed with friends on Sunday and the men took the kids swimming at the hotel while the ladies lunched Monday. It was a good weekend. Oh - except for the part where Mayce had her 2nd worst tantrum Friday night. The stress of it was compounded because we were in a hotel but seriously I almost drove home that first night because she was freaking out. Ahhhh!

There was a lego display and I thought it was only appropriate for Payton to take a picture with the heart! My little "heart baby".

Happy Birthday Fallyn!
My Fallyn turned 5 on May 21st. So we had another party and another Webkinz (thank goodness!) The three weeks between their birthdays was very long with Fallyn drooling over Payton's webkinz. Yea, issues resolved. More cake and more family. We love having everyone so close!

Zoo Field Trip
On Monday 5/18 Fallyn, Mayce, and I went to the Sacramento Zoo on a field trip with Fallyn's pre-school. We had lots of fun and were there early so we got to see the Lyons and tigers. The girls had a blast!

Happy Birthday Payton!
April 29th was Payton's 6th birthday. We had fun with friends and family. Her cousin Owen gave her a Webkinz. We are now hip and with it!

REVIEW
part I

Disneyland

In mid-April we went to Disneyland with Dave's parents and his brother's family. Our girls loved spending so much time with their cousin and enjoyed their first visit to see Mickey. We could have spent several more days there but felt lucky to have the two we did! With SO many pictures here are a few highlights:

Dallas

Dave and I had the chance to go to a Nascar Race in Dallas the weekend following my birthday. We had "hot" pit passes which allowed us to go pretty much go wherever we wanted. We were truly spoiled because we also had a golf cart to take us where we wanted to go and we watched the race on the top floor of a condo (which was nicer than our house.) It was a weekend full of racing. Our driver won the Nationwide Race so we were in the winner's circle and had our picture taken with Kyle Busch.