Disneyland

Juli and I put on the girl's custom made Mickey ears. We had to get a photo!

Getting ready for the nightly parade. Olivia rushed out there to boogie with the characters. The kids said it was one of the highlights of the whole trip, besides Kaleb's birthday, of course!

We were able to catch a lot of characters in Cal Grand Adventure to get autographs. The kids rushed from one to another, getting signatures and photos. The lines weren't too bad and each character was very nice and accomodating! Pluto was the funniest. He kept playing tug-of-war with Kaleb's book and sealed it with a slobery kiss!

The kids had the most wonderful time in the pool. We would hit the park and then head to the pool mid-day and then back to the park. They played tag, motor boat, you name it! We had such a great time and even were able to get a little tan.

Olivia and I at tha Autopia. Can I say...lame ride? After waiting for about 25ish minutes it was a really boring ride, although I know that she isn't anywhere near getting her lisence! She was banging into the curb left and right before she realized that she would let me drive....thank goodness!!

Blake and I on the matterhorn. He loved this ride. It was the first more adventurous ride we did. It's hard to remember Disneyland when I was a kid, so this was all that much more fun...is that correct grammar? Oh well! You get the point.

Here are the kids in front of the hotel fountain. When we first got there we told them it was the swimming pool, surprising enough they were excited! Guess excitement was just in the air while we were there.
We had a wonderful time making memories together! The kids got a long very well, considering we were together non-stop for 5 whole days and nights. Olivia nd Blake had their first airplane ride there and thought that was pretty cool. Bless Blake's heart, he thought in order to land we had to put on a parachute and jump out of the plane. I had the hardest time not laughing when he asked me about it and he said he was a little scared. I would've been really scared if that was the case...how'd I get all of our suitcases strapped on my back without plummeting to the ground? Overall we had the most wonderful vacation...no, we are just ready for summer and planning others!

Sledding up at Hoodoo with Kennedy, Kaleb and Aunt Juli. We had so much fun together racing down the autobaun! The best part was the hot chocolate after a great day in the snow!

Cupcakes with the Cousins

The cousins.....making, eating, and licking cupcakes!!



The girls; Olivia, Emma and KEnnedy. They have so much fun together!



Kaleb and Blake enjoying time together while making and eating cupcakes!!

Christmas 2008!

The kids played and played outside after the party in the beautiful falling snow!! They had snowball fights in their dresses and loved every minute of it!


"Santa" came to visit and bring some Christmas cheer. He brought each child a gift and let the magic begin! To see Santa and Christmas in the eyes of a child is the mose precious gift!


There aren't any two sweeter (and messier) kids in this world!! They were enjoying a drumstick that Aunt Jen brought to the party! Yum!!


Hollie, Peyton and Jenny enjoying their friendship!


Friends and family having a nice time at the party in the new place.


Olivia was a shining star in her Christmas program! She loved being in front of the audience.

The Christmas Party!!

We had a lot of fun welcoming family and friends to our home. Olivia and Blake helped me decorate the house and Christmas tree. We had a wonderful time! Our friends and some family came over to help us celebrate the arrival of "Santa". He came with bells-a-ringing and left on his sleigh. He brought gifts for the kids to open and enjoy! We always have such a wonderful time hanging out with our friends and reminiscing about the year. Thanks for everyone for making this past year a blessing!! And, most of all thanks for all of your support and love!

The Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy finally came and visited Olivia. She left an outfit that Olivia had been admiring and some Andrew Jackson dollar coins, 6 of them! I don't remember the tooth fairy being so generous to me when I was loosing teeth...it makes me want to yank out some of mine to see what kind of loot I can get. I thought the economy was bad, I guess not for her! It was cute, Olivia left a note for her with her little special box she made. The tooth fairy left a note answering her questions. She wanted to know what she does with all of the teeth and what she wears, stuff like that. It was really sweet to see her spell out each word and she put a lot of thought into it. Wow is she growing up quickly. Here are the pics of Aunt Juli trying to yank it out!

The Pumpkin Patch and Halloween....finally!

Finally! Here are the photos from the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins! Where does the time go? It's now Thanksgiving and I'm just remembering Halloween...oh well. We had a great time at our friend's Grant and Vickie's for Halloween night. Good food, good friends and a lot of laughter and scares!!