Disneyland

The kids are on track break for the month of December so we decided to take the chance and go to Disneyland! The kids had so much fun and they went on every ride....we waited only 10 minutes on a couple of rides.

Family picture on the tea cups.

Mom and Presley on the tea cup ride.

Highlight of the trip for the girls was meeting Ariel! They love her!

Marly's first time on Matterhorn!

The kids met Mrs. Claus.

We went with our cousins and we had so much fun!!

Halloween!

Our Halloween this year was great...perfect weather at 80 degrees and NO WIND! Couldn't have asked for a better day.

We visited Grandma-Great, Grandpa-Great and saw some cousins. We then went to Aunt Vicki's house for our annual Halloween dinner of pizza and cookies. Saw our cousins there too and Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt. Then, off to trick or treat in the neighborhood and Grandma and Grandpa Mendenhall came to see us too! Now, what do we do with ALL THE CANDY???

All 4 ready to go into the neighborhood for candy!!

Griffen

Storm Shadow from G.I. Joe

(everyone thought he was a mummy which he didn't like)

Marly

Strawberry Shortcake

(this picture doesn't do it justice...she was so cute and everyone else thought so too!!)

Presley

Ariel - The Little Mermaid

(could she be anything else? No way!)

Jagger

Spider-Man

(the cutest little spider-man there ever was! check out those muscles!)

The kids got way too much candy after dropping it off at the house several times when their buckets were full. Now, we just need Aunt T to clean our teeth before they rot!!! :)

Jagger is 2!

Little man turned 2 today! I can't believe it! He is getting SO BIG!!

He blew out the candles on his cupcake ice cream cone without burning himself! He tried to grab the fire last year!

We had a pinata to celebrate with our cousins, Brent, Ashley, and Haley! (Thank you for celebrating with us - we had so much fun!)

Pinata broke and we all grabbed the candy! Jagger got the most candy!!!

Here is my favorite picture of the day that I think captures his sweet personality! He loves to laugh and giggle and definitely tell you what's on his mind. He also loves to get into EVERYTHING!! It might drive me crazy sometimes, but I wouldn't trade the little guy for anything. Happy Birthday Jagger! We Love You!

End of Summer Lake Trip

Another summer has come to an end and we enjoyed probably our last time at the lake this year. We had a great time with Grandpa Terry and Grandma Vyonne. We did some wakeboarding, tubing, knee boarding, but don't have too many pictures because the camera died! Maybe next time! Here are a couple...

Dad wakeboarding. Mom missed all the height that he got, but this will have to do!!

Picture of Presley on the boat. She actually went tubing for the first time on this trip (of course the camera was dead and no pictures)! Way to go Presley!!! She is getting braver everytime we go!

Griffen, Marly, and Jagger swimming around the boat with Grandpa! Thanks for going with us...we had a great time!

Can I Really Get Mad?

Even though they get out 13 games and spread everything in the boxes ALL OVER THE FLOOR (3 were 3 different monopoly games), AND take donut holes and crumble them up and smash them into the carpet and all over the kitchen floor while I am cleaning up the games, AND crush up pringles chips and spread them throughout the carpet and floor with the donuts, CAN I REALLY GET MAD AT THESE 2 CUTE FACES?

Of course not! About 2 minutes after I got mad at them for making such a mess, I found them in my room laying down and hugging each other...all of the madness just went away! These 2 kids are BEST FRIENDS and really do play well together. I love being able to share this time with them, even if they do things that make me crazy!

Dallas Cowboys Stadium!

Ryan and I flew down to Dallas, TX for the BYU vs Oklahoma football game on September 5th. Wait...Ryan at a BYU game? Yes, that is right. Our good friends were able to get tickets to the game and we went with them (Ryan couldn't resist a reason to go see the new stadium). Ryan had a great time golfing for 2 days and I enjoyed the malls with my friend for 2 days. Enough damage done that we don't need pictures to prove it!

Cowboys Stadium at night. It is really a beautiful stadium.

Ryan in BYU blue at the football game. No Oklahoma shirt for him....we were in a BYU suite so that wasn't allowed. This is a picture from the suite. Can't complain about the view from the suite and the 3 tvs inside.

This is a picture of the HUGE screen inside the stadium that hangs above the football field from the 20 yard line to the other 20 yard line. This picture doesn't do it justice because it is RIDICULOUS! It is so clear we could see the sweat dripping from the QBs face.

This is a little better picture of the screen. They are huge!

First Day of School!

Monday, August 24, was the first day of school! Everyone picked out their outfits the night before and got ready for school (even Presley, even though her preschool starts next week). To my surprise, Marly and Griffen both slept in! I thought for sure they would be up at the crack of dawn!!

Here is my big 2ND GRADER...

can't believe he is getting so big!

When did this sweet face...

get big enough to be in KINDERGARTEN!

They both had really good first days! Marly really enjoys her teacher and being at school ALL DAY (we'll see how long that lasts!)! Griffen said school was boring and that he wasn't excited. (I think he was glad to be back but didn't want to admit it!)

Of course, Presley and Jagger couldn't be left out of the first day of school pictures!

The Beach!

My parents rented a beach house in Oceanside, California, this month.  So, we tagged along and had some good times!

Dad and Jagger strolling along the beach.

Jagger's first trip to the beach.  He didn't quite know what to expect at first, but quickly figured out that sand goes EVERYWHERE and it is SO MUCH FUN!

Marly on the beach!

Griffen playing frisbee on the beach.

Presley on the beach.  She doesn't like to get too dirty, so the beach was kind of tricky for her!

Presley and Jagger getting buried in the sand.  They loved it!

Jagger figuring out the beach!  Sand everywhere - check.  Scare mom by running in the ocean - check.

Griffen riding a wave on the boogie board!  His first time and he did so good!

Grandma, Jagger and Presley sitting on the patio of the beach house.

Most of the kids in the bike that Grandpa found and rented.  We had so much fun in it!

It was a great vacation and we all had fun!  Thanks again Mom and Dad for everything!

Sea World

A trip to San Diego wouldn't have been complete without going to Sea World!  I definitely recommend going to Sea World at night because that is when the trainers swim with the animals!

Of course we had to see Shamu!

Griffen touching and feeding the dolphins!

Marly touching and feeding the dolphins!  We later saw the dolphin show.

Jagger picking up the starfish, which is NOT allowed!  I don't think they ever want to see this little guy again.  All he wanted to do was pick them up and throw them.  If the starfish comes out of the water, it can't breathe.  Not a good thing and the workers weren't wanting to "bend" this rule.....

Presley touching the starfish!  She loved this!

Griffen, Mom, and Jagger on the tea cup ride at Sea World!

Grandpa, Marly, and Presley on the tea cup ride!

Mom and Jagger on the Elmo Flying Fish ride!  He loved all the rides!

Presley and Grandpa on Elmo's Flying Fish ride!

The Dolphins at night!  We had such a good time!  Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Knotts Berry Farm

We also went to Knotts Berry Farm while in California.  We love it Camp Snoopy!  It is perfect for our kids and they can ALL go on the rides!

Snoopy, Marly, Mom, Jagger and Presley.

(Dad and Griffen were riding a "real" roller coaster, Ghost Rider)

Jagger and Presley riding the airplane ride.  This was Jagger's first ride by himself and he did so good.  I was a bit nervous that he would get out of the seat belt, but he didn't!

Griffen riding the car ride.

Dad and Jagger in the cars.

Griffen and Jagger on the Log Peeler.

Marly and Presley on the Log Peeler.

Marly, Griffen, Mom, and Presley riding the roller coaster in Camp Snoopy!  Presley loved it!

Marly, Presley, and Griffen loving Air Mail!  We had such a good time!  Thanks Mom and Dad!