California Here We Come!

I love going to California.  There is just something special about being near the beautiful ocean and the beach.  We loved spending time at the beach with my family.  After a day out playing we decided to eat at Joe's Crab Shack.  Brad started dancing with the waiters/waitresses so everyone joined in dancing the night away during our dinner.  The kids were a little shy about going up until they saw Brad strutting his amazing dance moves.  I got some fun pictures of the cousins enjoying every second that they had together.

Disneyland 2012

We had so much fun meeting up with my family in California...Melanie & Asher, Dad, Heather, Bob, Brayden, Colby, & Lily.  The kids loved going to Disneyland together.  I think that their favorite ride was Space Mountain.  The kids participated in the Jedi Training Camp show...all were chosen but Colby so Marley was so sweet to go over to Colby and tell him to take her place.  One of the staff noticed and told Marley to come too.  I think that was my highlight along with seeing all of the cousins and our family together.  When I see my kids love each other and others my heart melts and of course I get teary eyed.  It was a magical day! 

Knott's Berry Farm

When we drove to California to meet up with my family for a vacation we first stopped at Knott's Berry Farm.  We surprised the kids and drove straight there to spend the day together.  The kids enjoyed going on the large rollercoasters.  They have little fear, which is exactly opposite of me!  The park wasn't busy so the kids enjoyed going on ride after ride.  It was such a fun day together!

Halloween 2012

This year Marley decided that she wanted to be a nerd and Miles decided that he wanted to be the scary scream ghost for Halloween.  We enjoyed carving pumpkins, decorating our house, dressing up, trick-or-treating, and going to Halloween church and family parties.  Gotta love Halloween!

 

Stinky Feet

Miles has the smelliest feet of anybody that I know.  We have tried everything to help him with his foot ordor problem.  Brad bought him a special foot bath to soak his feet at night.  After it stopped working from excessive use, I began seeing all three...Brad, Marley, and Miles lined up sitting with their feet in the bathtub together.  I haven't taken a picture of that yet, but it such a cute sight to see.

Fall Break Cabin Trip

We headed to the cabin for a few days at the end of fall break. We left on Marley's birthday and she was surprised with a cute birthday sign waiting for her.  The kids made brownies...Marley's request instead of cake and we had ice cream to celebrate.  We enjoyed spending time with family, taking a hike, going on a picnic, a ride on the ski lift, fishing, scaring the kids in the graveyard with our monster mash music, going spotlighting for elk and finding a skunk instead, feeding horses and a llama, playing games, and time in the spa.  It's so refreshing to get away to the mountains!