NO KIDS ALLOWED!!!

My mom and me!!!!!

I have been wanting to go somewhere with my mom to take a little trip without babies or men to bug us. We Didn't know what to do but we new we wanted to get away and maybe do some hiking. We left friday morning and drove, ate and really enjoyed one anothers company. We found a random hotel and stayed. The next day we went to The Big Basin, mountains outside of Santa Cruz. We did a 3 mile hike that took us to a small water fall. Even though it was short it still was so beautiful and peaceful. After our hike we got great Rite Aid ice cream and walked around Santa Cruz. It was a short weekend but we had fun.

IS IT EVER TO EARLY.....

ELLA GETS HER FIRST PEDICURE!!!

Ella got to go with mommy to get her nails or as she says her "koenails" done. At first she was hesitant but after she saw mommy relaxing in the big comfy, vibrating, feet soaking chair she decided she wanted to do it. She didn't get the full spa treatment but she got her "koenails" painted and they put a cute flower on her toes, she loved it.

I HAVE A KINDERGARTENER

CLAYTONS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL...

It's official I have a kindergartener. I can't believe he is old enough but sometimes we have to let go. He was really excited to go and he had a great first day. He said, "It's like preschool but some kids don't know the rules and they got a time out. Don't they know the rules???" He loved it and he has a really great teacher. He also has 5 other kids from our church in his class so he is happy to know some kids already.

ps i may not be on as often do to the demise of my laptop, i'm waiting for my dear husband to buy me a new one.

To water park or not???

The Island Water Park...

All summer i have had an internal debate to take the kids to the water park or not. My friend Brooke asked if I wanted to go and she would help me watch the kids. I asked my mom to watch Cade so I would be at least one child short and Brooke and I would be man to man defense. We ended up having so much fun and I would totally recommend going. After the day Ella was wiped out and fell asleep in the car, it was really funny.

Ice Skating

Robert shows his skills ice skating...

So we tried to do a family outing by going to the ice rink. The place is where Robert used to live (ghetto) jk, so he showed us his mad skills. Ella tried to go but didn't last long, i mean she lasted 2 seconds and said the skates were to tight and she wanted a hot chocolate, who can blame the girl. So Clayton kept going he loved it. He fell a few times but wants to go back.

Don't ever try to find gloves in July it is impossible, they have adult gardening gloves on.

Ella two seconds of fun!!

Cade always has fun as long as there is a good bottle close by.

A Month Of Celebrations...

July= Party....

This month has been full of fun and excitement. July started off by a great fourth of july party, then I had my birthday which i will not be talking that much about. The day after my birthday we threw Cade a birthday party (a week early but i was in a wedding on his actual birthday). His party had 35 people there and we had a great bbq swim party with family and great friends. He fell asleep half way threw but he lasted longer than i thought he would. It was a great day and I can not believe he is already one.

Like I said before I was in a wedding and obviously when you say wedding of course that come with a lot of partys. I was the Matron of Honor so it was a whirlwind of fun. Last month I threw my friend Brooke a bridal shower but a few weeks ago her sister in law hosted a bachelorette fparty, then her family cameinto town and so we had another bachelorette party/ shower. it was so much fun.

So obviously there was a wedding, a big so much fun, dance all night wedding. The day started at 7 am with us getting our hair and makeup done. We took lots of pictures and then the ceremony. (Side note my friend Brooke is one of the most creative, fun loving and entertaining person i know) The reason I mention this is because for the last six months we had choreographed and practiced a whole routine for the bridal party to do at the reception, but as fun as this was it wasn't enough so Brooke decided she wanted the bridesmaids to walk into the ceremony to the song "Then he kissed her" and we did a special walk/choreographed dance down the isle. It was so much fun. The whole day was great and Brooke and her husband Raymond are so happy and I was so excited to be apart of this fun day.

4th of July Festivities!!!

Fun Fourth!!

so we had a great, fun but long fourth of july. We started out for a breakfast with our ward, the breakfast burritos were really good. Then we went straight over to my parents house where we had a bbq with my aunt and my cousins family, and we all went swimming.

My mom and I had a watermelon carving contest, of course mine won.

After Robert did snakes with the kids then the cousins left.

We then went back to the backyard and started a fire to make Smores.

Those are always good. When it got dark we did fireworks even though my kids were all scared. We had a lot of fun and it was fun to remember what fourth of july is all about.