Fresh Angeles: March 2011

The Grass is Greener

For those of you who look at other's peoples' lives and think the Grass Is Greener...

We love Target. We shop there at least once a week. But it's usually more like 3-4 times. It's one of the places in this town that is open past 10pm. Our local store is open til 11pm, Thank God! And you know how my child doesn't sleep and all. So after the mall closes, if Kaia is still wide awake (happens more often than not) we hop on over to Target, and do some shopping, playing, browsing, hanging out.

My daughter loves the place with the big bullseye, almost as much as me. Except during any holiday season, then she loves it more then me. She is really getting into doing some shopping of her own. She likes to tell me what to put in the cart, what to take out of the cart, etc.

She was having a blast the other night. She picked out her own Easter basket. Then she proceeded to fill the basket with all sorts of different candy and toys that appealed to her. Let me say, she picked quite a nice selection. But that wasn't all, according to her all of the bunnies and duckies were "hungry" and she was just the one to feed them. She lined them up, (her fav thing to do) and gave each of them their own easter treat. And I think they were happy...

Wordless Wednesday: Family

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

Here's a collage I made of the family... Just being us!

All Tangled Up

This weekend we got our Disney fix by attending a SPECIAL EVENT that The Disney Store put on. It was all about Rapunzel, because the new movie Tangled comes out on DVD today! In case you were wondering we pre-ordered our copy and got free lithographs and a bag. Whoo-Hoo!

They had stations set up all over the store, with different activities for the little ones to partake in. They each got a sun flag that would be filled up with stickers after they completed each activity. The first up was coloring a Rapunzel sheet and finding Pascal on a page.

The next area had a whole Tangled Memory Game, that each child got to play. Pick a pair of the characters from the movie, and once they made a match, or two they got another sticker. Kaia just kept picking up different cards & handing them to the worker, who played along beautifully.

The last station had the Wanted sign of Flynn Rider, where the kids got to play soft darts trying to hit him in the nose, and then they received their last sticker. (Looks like they finally got his nose right!)

When they filled their Sunshine Flag up, they then went to the last station, where they were handed a personalized Certificate (see below). The Disney Store worker stood up on a ladder announcing "Ladies and Gentleman please join me in welcoming Princess Kaia into the Royal Tangled Court..." or something of that nature. And then everyone clapped... Yay!

Let me just say how happy my daughter felt at that moment. She had such a look of pride on her face, because she completed all of her tasks and got a reward. Disney knows how to make a kid feel special. She liked it so much in fact, that she wanted to go do all of the steps again.

And you know what... They let her!

I'd like to thank all of the Disney Employees at the at the store in Sherman Oaks Westfield Mall.

They were very patient and kind with my daughter and all of the kids, the day was a big hit. It was a lot of fun, we're looking forward to the next one -
Minnie's Masquerade Party on 4/8 & 4/9.

If I may quote Rapunzel on behalf of my daughter, "BEST DAY EVER."

Wordless Wednesday: Close Up

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

During the week, I don't get to spend much time with my girl. As a full time working mom (in the entertainment industry) I leave early and come home late. So during the weekends I love spending my time just being with her. Sitting next to her on the couch, talking, laughing, playing. I grab my camera & try to take as many shots as possible, and for me the closer the better. Kids grow up so fast and every time I turn around, she looks a little more like a kid, and a little less like a baby. It's definitely bittersweet, but everything as a parent seems to be...

Going Green: Plant a Row for the Hungry

Today we're going GREEN in honor of the holiday!

My stepmom has always liked to garden. In the city where she lives now, he shares a space of land with some neighbors in her community. They are all a part of this campaign called Plant A Row for the Hungry. They grow their own produce in their gardens, keep some and give away the rest.

It was started to "encourage gardeners to grow a little extra and donate the produce to local soup kitchens and food pantries serving the homeless and hungry in their local communities"

by the Garden Writer's Association.

Recently we all went as a family to tend to the garden. It was definitely a highlight for me. Spending time with one another, while giving back was a really good feeling. Not to mention the kids loved it!

My girl served as the head of the hose aka "The Water Queen." It was three generations working together for others. I am proud of my parents for doing something so selfless. And I'm thankful to them for letting us participate.

If you have a GREEN Thumb, or know someone who does, please let them know about this invaluable program, where they can "Harvest Hope" for the hungry.

Wordless Wednesday: Surprise

You never know what you're going to find, when you have kids.
Random things in random places...
When I found this surprise, I couldn't help but to smile.

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

I hope your week is filled with the kind of surprises that make you smile too.