Trip to San Francisco

We rode our bikes across the Golden Gate Bridge, it was super windy and really fun!
Pier 39

The Kids loved the beach

Crazy Hat

Both of my kids have loved this hat/ball. It is pretty crazy!

Piggy tales

These are Bethany's first piggy tales. I have to sit her on the bathroom counter and let her play with the water and toothbrushes to keep her entertained, but she does pretty good.

The kids were having so much fun together playing ring around the rosie. It is always nice to see them playing well together.

7th anniversary

I am really late at posting on out blog. These are pictures from our anniversary trip to West Yellowstone. We spent the first day Cross Country skiing on the rendevous trails. It was so much fun.
The second day we snowmobiled into Old Faithful. We were gone all day and stopped frequently to see wildlife and hotpots and stuff. We saw buffalo, lots of Elk, 2 Bald Eagles, and cyote.

New Year's Day

This was Alex's first time sledding by himself on a saucer. We thought he wouldn't like it, but he loved it and wanted to go again. He said "It was a bumpy ride!"

I took this picture of Chris with Bethany and Beau. I absolutely love the background!

What a fun group

Christmas

New Christmas outfits

This is the digger from Grandma Lisa and Grandpa Gary. It is a pretty fun toy!

We had a great Christmas! This was the first year that Alex actually new what was going on. He asked Santa for a nice green dragon because he loves the movie Pete's Dragon. He also got a work bench and tools. Bethany got a kitchen. They have both had a lot of fun with all their new toys.

Digger Cake

Would you ever guess what kind of cake Alex requested for his birthday cake? Of course a DIGGER! So here is the cake I made.

Alex's 3rd Birthday Party

We had a great time for Alex's birthday party. We had it at Bouncin off the walls. It is a place full of blow up slides and obstacle courses. All the kids had a great time, but I think the adults had just as much fun. On his birthday I made a digger cake that Alex thought was pretty cool. He got a lot of cool presents and we still have Christmas coming up. I am not sure where we are going to put everything. Thanks to everyone who came and made it a fun party!

More Disneyland

Bethany was like a kid in a candy shop, but it was a shop full of stuffed animals. She walked around grabbing every animal she could and gave them each a love. Uncle Todd followed her around picking them up and putting them away.

Two Little Toads!

Newport Beach

Newport Beach was beautiful. It was a little chilly, but that didn't stop Bethany. She would have dived right in if we had let her. She squealed with delight as the water rushed up over her toes. Alex liked it too, but was surprising more timid. He was pretty happy digging in the sand though. However, both of their favorite parts were chasing the seagulls. I wish I had caught a video of that.

Disneyland

Alex had a bad habit of licking everything at Disneyland. That included the railings and chains and everything that people put their hands all over. We told him he couldn't lick those things, but he could lick a lollipop. The next day we let him choose any lollipop and he is no dumb kid. He went for the biggest lollipop in the store!

Bethany loved this ride. She was screaming while we waited for it to start and people thought I was torturing her by making her go on the ride, but all she wanted was for the ride to start and as soon as it did, her screams of frustration turned to squeals of joy!

We did a lot of this!

Meeting Mickey Mouse

We had such a great time in Disneyland. Here are just a few pictures. The kids both loved the rides and we walked on most of them without a wait. November is a great time to go, especially during the middle of the week.

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell

Good Witch (Lucy), Dragonfly (Penny), Spider Witch (Marlee), Spider (Beau), Peter Pan (Alex), Tinkerbell (Bethany)

Alex and Bethany have had a lot of fun this year dressing up for Halloween. We have been to Red Butte Gardens twice in their costumes and to a couple different parties. Don't they make a great Peter Pan and Tinkerbell?

Family

This was our attempt at getting a family picture. I must say it is much more difficult with two kids.

Tagged

I've been tagged by Ashley The Rules: Answer the questions using only ONE WORD.
1. Where is your cell phone? Downstairs
2. Your significant other? Chris
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? Selfless
5. Your father? Ken
6. Your favorite thing? Mountains
7. Your dream last night? sleep
8 Your favorite drink? Propel
9. Your dream/goal? Europe
10. The room you’re in? Office
11. Your hobby? Sewing
12. Your fear? Accidents
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy
14. What you’re not? girlygirl
15. Muffins? Chocolate
16. One of your wish list items? Vacations
17. Where you grew up? Millcreek
18. The last thing you did? napped
19. What are you wearing? clothes
20. Favorite gadget? binky
21. Your pets? none
22. Your computer? fast
23.Your mood? content
24. Missing someone? Steenbliks
25. Your car? Outback
26. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
27. Favorite store? Smiths (they have a free playland for alex for 1 hour)
28. Like someone? friends
29. Your favorite color? tourquoise
30. When is the last time you laughed? morning
31. Last time you cried? weeks

Thanksgiving Point

We went down to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens for their $2 tuesdays in August. Alex had a lot of fun rolling down the grassy hills, but not so much fun posing for pictures. It was a beautiful day.