Pumpkins

Ryan decided to grow pumpkins this year out in our backyard. He planted them and put some miracle grow on them. This is what he picked on Saturday. They were huge. Its taken Avi 4 days to cut through the biggest one. They aren't very pretty. He said he should have gone out there and rotated them so they weren't so lopsided. Next year hopefully they will be nice and round.

Laney's New Boots

I bought Laney some new boots yesterday and when I got out of the shower I saw them laying in Avi's room. I went in there to pick them up to put them away and I saw that Laney had colored all over them with a purple marker. I went downstairs and asked her why she did it and she said I don't know. I said I am mad at you for doing this, what do you say, and she said thank you and I said no you need to say I'm sorry and she said, its ok. I thought that was so funny. She says the funniest things. Shes so sweet, its hard to get mad at her.

Disneyland 2008

Year of A Million Dreams

For those of you who don't know, Disneyland has a promotion that runs through the end of the year called Year of A Million Dreams. They randomly choose people around Disneyland and hand out prizes. The biggest daily prize they hand out is a nights stay in the Disney Dream Suite. My nephew Tyler was lucky enough to win this prize. They have a third party that tells the Disney Dream Team where to go to find the winners everyday. Tyler was just getting on California Screamin when they saw him. They walked him back to his family and told them all what they had won. Tyler's family got to stay in the Disney Dream Suite which is located right above the Pirate's of the Caribbean, they got dinner at the Blue Bayou which they took all of us too, they gave us all a Dream Fast Pass, and we all got to be in the parade at the end of the night. It was so fun that this happened when all of us could be together. My sister Julie was so excited. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm so glad we were all there to share it together.




This is the parlor area of the suite right when you walk in



This is a view from the patio overlooking New Orleans Square




This is my family in the parade



This is me and the kids on the patio over looking Tom Sawyer's Island



Another view from the patio




This is the master bath




Another view of the parlor




This is the courtyard in the middle of the suite




This is my nephew Tyler and Dad Pete




This is one of the room's in the suite.



View of the Suite from below




This is the sign they hung on the side of the car in the parade

Newport Beach

We got to spend some time at the beach on our vacation. The kids loved playing in the sand and running around in the water. It was the perfect day for the ocean. It was super hot and the water was super cold. Its so calming to just lay there in the sand and listen to the waves. We wish we could live right on the water.

Cedar City

On our way down to California we stopped in Cedar City for the night to see our friends Billy and Angela from Arizona. Avi & Laney love Ryan & Sierra and were so excited to see them. It was a short visit but we are glad we got to spend some time with them. We wished we lived closer, its fun to see the girls together.

Laney's Birthday

We had Laney's Birthday party before we left on our vacation. We had a pinata that I filled with carrots instead of candy (which I thought was funny, but the kids didn't) and we had my gourmet cupcakes. All the cousins and neighbors were able to make it. Laney had a great party. She wasn't really interested in opening her presents. She doesn't like a whole lot of attention, she gets shy. She is so sweet and cute and we love her so much!!