Catch up Time

California Trip September 24th-October 3rd
We had such a good time on this trip. We started off by going to Ventura to Aunt Lauri and Uncle Jamie's house. They are so fun and great entertainers. Thanks guys!
We also went to the beach, Disneyland, Lego Land (2 times) and Brandon even got to take me to dinner without kids. Thanks to Lynn and Richard for coming with to help with the kids. The Timeshare ended up being a hit.
Here are a bunch of pictures for our memories.

Bunny on the grass at the timeshare

Lego Sponge bob with kids

Brandon's favorite ride at Lego Land

Welcome to Lego Land

Duncan's favorite part of Lego Land playing with toys

Watch out!!! James got his drivers Licence

So did Dantzel!

Longest boat ride of my life. I think it almost put me into labor. We had to hit every bumper there was.

Dantzel's favorite ride at Lego Land. She LOVES roller coasters!!!

Getting ready to go on the first ride at Lego Land

Minnie Mouse and the gang

Trying not to be shy

we finally found Mickey Mouse

Rocket ride (even the blind lady with the dog got to ride this one)

Welcome to Disneyland

right before we headed home. My cute Dantzel girl

Fun slide at the timeshare/pool

having fun at the beach (James was soaked even though it was freezing!)

Dunk and Dad

Having fun in the sand

catching sand crabs with uncle Jamie

James totally love this! So did Dantzel

Building a sand Castle. We had all the kids around watching. Jamie is so fun!

Loving the beach

Warm sand feels so good

If you made it through all this, then I'm very impressed!

Salt Lake pre Christmas trip

We made a fast trip to Salt Lake before Christmas. We made some great memories. 2 Christmas parties down in 2 days. Parties can be exhausting! :)

Grandma Park with my kids. As you can see they all LOVE her to pieces!Terry and Paulette's Dogs were a hit with my kids!

Richard playing with Dantzel and James

Dantzel opening her presents

Duncan with his Monkey!
Uncle Shawn helping James open his helicopter.James and his toys

The adults did a White Elephant exchange and this is what Stephen opened. Matt even stole it from him. As you can see we all had a great time laughing and just having a good time.I ♥ this picture because, Kaven is already trying to take Duncan's binky!
We went and visiting Dallas and Tim while we were their. It is always so fun to get the cousins together. Kaven and Duncan are going to be best buds all their lives.
Cute Emery girl posing for my new camera!
Playing Mario cart...Brandon's face is AWESOME!!! Uncle Shawn helping Dantzel

Stay tune for more Christmas photos coming very soon...

Annabella fun

We took another mini vacation to Annabella. We always have so much fun with cousins. I always enjoy learning new things from Jodi and Chris.
They just added a new member to their family. Thumper the PONY! My kids had a blast riding him bare back. The cart was a hit as well. THANKS for a AWESOME time Nielson family.

I love love love the end of this video. Makes me laugh out loud!

Chris had the pony all ready for a cart ride when we arrived! :)

Dantzel being brave!

Isn't it pretty there!

Riding double
Popcorn popping on the trampoline!
Dantzel loves cabbage! Heston was trying to be like her. so cute!

Camping and more camping

We spent the first week and a half in August camping. It was a lot of fun and work. We made some great memories. Lets just say we were happy to be home. I think we loaded and unloaded the expedition about 55 times. This is no joke! I think we are finally back into our routine.

Our first trip was with the Hills family. All my siblings get together every year on the mountain. It is amazing how much the kids grow up in just 1 year.

We then headed for SLC. We got to Grandma parks house in time for yummy tacos and a nice shower. We were so dirty from camping with my family.

Then, we headed for camping in style. We went with Grandma and Grandpa Rice in the nice motor-home. We even slept inside. This made it easier for me since Duncan is still so small.

Thanks again for everyone who was a part of our memory making summer camping trip. :)