Montebello Barnyard

We never knew there was a barnyard in Montebello! Its a small little barnyard but the girls had tons of fun! We went on the pony rides, a little train ride, visited the animals and the carousel too. There's a nice park too which is perfect for a picnic. There were plenty of trees for shade which was nice since it was in the upper 80's.. gotta love CA winters =) so glad we found this little spot

Heather was so excited to ride the pony again.. the first time the guy let the girls trot a bit, they giggled the whole time!! 

the smiles and giggles say it all

this cute little piggy was having fun but oh man did it stink!!!!! thankfully the rest of the barnyard didnt! 

we think these are alpaca's.. cute and soft

the cow cracked us up.. it kept mooing at Kev everytime he said something =) 

pretty little pony was very friendly

hello there...

dentist anyone? 

a couple of turtles 

the goose had  a LOT to say.. it was honking like crazy! 

a very nice lady shared some food w/ us and the girls (and animals) were very excited. 

this little guy snuck out to see the girls 

friendly little guy!

What a nice way to spend a day! We love finding new little places to check out

Royal Tea and Story Time...

A little girls dream tea party comes true.... tea with REAL princesses!! My friend Lisa found out they had a tea and story time with the Royal Court on Saturday and the girls just couldn't have been more excited! All the little ones dressed up as royals and the Queen and Princesses each read a princess story and then it was time for tea and crafts. Our little princesses learned how to do the perfect princess waive and of course the importance of helping others and always wearing your most beautiful smile. 

our little princess with our favorite Prince Charming 

Heather was waiting for the princesses and didn't want to turn around for the pic =) 

Zoe and Makalea were very practicing their princesses smiles  

Princesses meet the Princesses =) 

The girls realized that there were more princesses than just Disney princesses and were so excited to me them. They made crowns and wands too. It was a great afternoon! 

The Royal Court is very sweet and did a great job reading the stories and telling the girls about their adventures being princesses. 

off to a good start..

 The New Year is starting off great! Heather's bff turned 5 and we got to celebrate with all their friends and then we were invited to another friends ranch to play with the horses =) Heather LOVES horses but has never been to keen on riding.. well that all changed. We are so proud of our little one for facing the challenge like a champ! Our friend Laura's little one who is 3 has grown up around horses and showed H the ropes.. next thing you know they are both up on the horse and taking turns in the arena =)

having some fun while Daddy works on the truck 

they are both ready to go

Heather keeps her own tool box in one of the drawers in Kev's small tool box 

dont worry Daddy.. I got this one =) 

someone was patiently waiting for a treat

how low can you go? This was such a fun bday party!! Zoe and Heather went under the limbo stick together

the kids tried to pull Ryan (Zoe's dad) into the bouncy house

Here she is.. way up on top of Georgie girl. Georgie is an amazingly gentle loving horse

ready to go =) 

Eden and Heather off to find more animals on the ranch to play with 

Adventures are in full force for the new year! what a great way to start the new year