Under the sea

Maybe you noticed, but I never blogged about Taylor's preschool graduation. Mainly because she was terrified to be infront of a crowd and had to be carried around by Mrs. Cami to get her "diploma." But she redeemed herself this morning at her kindergarten performance. It went really well and she did a great job reading her hermit crab poem. She sang all the songs and looked adorable in her pirate costume, since she had no desire at all to dress like a hula girl. After the show, I took her and Corinne for pizza and bought her a little treat for being so brave.

Wes and I were SO proud of her! She volunteered to read her part in this program, and that's huge for her. Can't wait to see what else this little chickadee does.

Really crappy video from my phone, and I didn't want to get up close and freak her out, but it's something. =)

Pea Shelling Time

I read somewhere that women used to enjoy something called pea-shelling time. This was WAY back in the day when you couldn't just run to Ralph's and buy a can of peas. (I would not have lasted a day in that era.)

Women would bring their peas to someone's home and they'd sit around, de-shelling peas while their kids ran around. This sounds like a snooze fest to the rest of us, but it was the original girl's night out! Chances are, this was the one time during the week these women had a chance to sit down at all.

They'd do whatever you do to deshell peas- and they'd talk. Probably about the same stuff girls talk about now-a-days. About their husbands, kids, in-laws, bodies...I'm sure it was a bit different, but I think the overall vibe and camaraderie was probably much like it is when I hang out with my girlfriends now.

And I'm so thankful for my girlfriends and the recent pea-shelling time I've had with them, minus the peas. What would I do without them? There have been days when I've felt down and out or just plain tired, and all it takes is a little girl talk while the kids play at the park to recharge my batteries. I admire all of them for different reason. They're funny, smart, compassionate...and in comparison to some of my girlfriends, I'm not so weird. =)

I'm pretty lucky.

Palm Springs weekend was awesome, and Wes earned 1 million husband points for a.) renting me a car for the weekend b.) Taking Taylor to her first ever soccer practice c.) Taking the kids to Magic Mountain and d.) Not calling me once. I actually had to call him to check up on things. I owe him, big time. And for those who are wondering what I did in those 48 glorious hours...nothing. Well, not NOTHING nothing. I just did whatever I felt like. Ihung around by the pool, got in the pool, out of the pool, back in the pool....ate something, took a nap, chatted with the girls. It was heavenly. I won't lie. I wasn't ready to leave one bit.

Karaoke- Be amazed at our pristine vocals and sassy choreography!

Had a bow making party with some girlfriends and I made these little clips. No pictures of those actual girlfriends (though I love them dearly.) Maybe next time. Corinne and Tay are pretty cute, though.

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Dueling divas

Corinne saw my last post. I had no idea that she had memorized Taylor's poem too, until she started reciting it this morning to my dad. So she insisted I take some video of her too. Enjoy!

I'm a hermit crab!

Taylor was given her first oral presentation assignment in kindergarten last week. She had to choose from a bunch of sea-life poems, memorize it, and recite it to her class with hand movements. I immediately thought we were in trouble. Ms. Tay has had "issues" in the past with performing in front of others, but she did great and I'm so proud of her! She got a perfect score and mentioned that she really enjoyed it. The little girl who refused to walk down the aisle at her preschool graduation may have just turned over a new leaf!

I begged her to do it for the camera. Told her Grandpa The Great wanted to see it, so she obliged- sort of.

Untitled from Nikki Pollard on Vimeo.

I love my camera

Here's how we kicked off September.My gorgeous girl at the beach. She's been fantastic, lately. She's always been fantastic, but I've really seen her mature even in the two weeks she's been at school.Corinne. She's two. Need I say more. She smiles and laughs, even when we go to the beach and the weather is freezing.

Amazing sunset tonight......

Rainbow in our backyard this afternoon

Taylor and Corinne begged daddy for these hats at Ventur Harbor. He's such a sucker. They sure are cute in them, though.

Taylor helped daddy and our friends build a pretty awesome sand castle.

Having some much needed play time with friends from kindergarten, after school on Friday. Both kids deserved a treat.

Corinne is back in gymnastics and ELATED! She doesn't want me to help her with anything, and she LOVES the zip line.

No idea why, but the bath has been where these girls laugh hysterically every night.