The last few weeks!

When I picked up my camera this afternoon, I realized I haven't taken a picture since we were in California!  I have been so bad!  But, I have been a little busy.  The Monday after we got back from our little vacation, Chandler came to stay with us during the day.  He's a baby and cute as ever but it took me a little bit to get back into newborn routines.  I felt like I almost should take on a case of post pardum depression along with it but then passed on the idea! I love to be able to enjoy this little guy every day! Tanner, Carter, & Hadley are absolutely in love with him too.  They find the need to check on him, help hold his bottle, give him endless kisses, sing him songs, and tell him stories. 

 Chandler and Carter.  This was during tummy time.  Chandler is not the biggest fan of tummy time and Carter likes to roll him over for me so he stops crying!

 3 boys with silly faces!

 Afternoon quiet time watching Lion King 1 1/2.

The brother cousins!

Here's to more pictures and more updates!

Disneyland!

We headed out west last week to sunny and warm and green and beautiful and I could go on and on and on, Southern California! Our mission-Disneyland for 6 days.  We did it too!  6 days, all day long at the happiest place on earth.  We had a fantastic time!  The week is a complete blur, my pictures are in no particular order at all.  All I know is we went on every ride and had a fantastic time!

We started off the trip with the most wonderful flights we have ever had!  The pilots let Tanner hang out in the cock pit, wear their hat, and try to fly the plane!

The kids do so well on airplanes, thank goodness! And, the flights were super short too! 

Carter on the Disneyland train!

The brothers with Jessie from Toy Story.

Tanner and Daddy on Big Thunder Mountain.

Disneyland!

Relaxing with lollipops!

Goofballs!

Me and Hadley on the carousel.

This always makes me cry!

Tea Cups!

Jedi!

Yummy Disneyland Churro!

California Disney!

The brothers with the map of Disneyland planning out the next day!

Getting ready for the Toy Story 3D ride.  It was one of my favorites!

Donald Duck!

The boys got 1st Visit to Disneyland buttons!

Dad and Sue came to meet us on Thursday and we all had a blast!

Disneyland makes this little girl tired!

Grandpa, Daddy, and Tanner all went on this crazy ride! 

Goofing off in the hotel room and putting on Daddy's clothes!

Friday night we went over to Dad and Sue's house for dinner with Stacy and Gabriel and their kids.  We had a blast!  The food was delicious, Stacy made me a birthday cake and everyone sang.  It was fun!

Tanner and Gabriel playing football!

Hut Hut Hike

Hadley!

One of the newer additions to the family-baby Jake!  He's a total cutie!

This cake was made from scratch and was pure heaven! Thanks Stacy!

I do have to say that this was the first time in about 13 years i have been back to Southern California for an extended period of time.  I loved it.  I had forgotten all the wonderful things that are down there.  I actually got a little homesick when we returned back to Idaho.  It was a weird feeling. 

The brothers cuddled as they slept together in the hotel.  It was adorable!

Hadley would crash each night as well!

Heading back to Idaho.  We can't wait to visit again, Southern California!

Message to the Kids

As you 3 kids grow up, the most important things you can do is to be kind, loving, and truthful. Try very hard to be these things to everyone. Smile, laugh, love, have lots of friends, enjoy your family. We love each of you more than anything in this world and want the greatest and best things for the 3 of you.

Here is something to think about;

A wise man once told his grandson

"My son there are two wolves battling inside us all.

One is evil. It is anger, jealously, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego.

The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth.

The boy thought about this for a moment and asked

"Grandfather which wolf wins?" 

 The old man quietly replied "The one you feed."

Feed the good in your life.

Be a best friend.
Tell the truth.
Over use I love you.
Go to work.
Do your best.
Don't out smart your common sense.
Never let your praying knees get lazy.And love like crazy. 

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

M-I-C, See ya real soon, K-E-Y, Why? Because we love you! M-O-U-S-E! We are getting ready for a trip to Disneyland! I can hardly sleep at night because of my excitement! We will be staying at the Embassy Suites so thankfully the kids will have their own bedroom.  It sounds like pure heaven at this hotel too! The one trick to this trip will be packing, we usually stay in condo's when we travel and so we pack really light; so this will be our first trip without laundry facilities.  Hmmmmm...... I still plan on packing light...

We decided that since we are their for a whole week, we might as well get the 6-day park hopper pass to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure.  So, this means we will be at Disneyland everyday for 6 days straight! Too much fun! I have never been to Disneyland for more than 1 day at a time so 6 days in a row is going to be amazing! Dad and Sue are going to come down Thursday and spend the day with us so that will be a total ball!

The weather down south is low 80's high 70's and no rain in the forecast! Should be a great trip! We are ready to leave reality for a little while and hang out in the happiest place on earth!

Fun Times

I've been a little tied up with preschool fundraiser planning and so I've tried to keep the kids busy with silly little games!

 They decorated an Amazon.com box in the garage, my car also got decorated as well with blue sharpie, and rode around the house in their new rocket!

 Happy Haddie!

 A Minute to Win It! Seeing how many balloons they can keep up in the air.  Not sure why the brothers don't have pants on......

 Pantless Minute to win it!

 Carter must have gotten cold.....

 When you got it, flaunt it!

I love love love our preschool but I cannot wait until this fundraiser is over and we are on the plane bound for Disneyland!