Disneyland Trip 2012

We wore grandma & grandpa out, I think.  But we needed them!  We spent three days in Disneyland, then another day at Lego Land and another at the beach.  Connor got Hand Foot Mouth. Real bad. Nasty stuff.  He looked like he was inflicted with The Plague.  We didn't ride too many of the big kid rides, the boys weren't really interested, and I was with-child.  The boys said they liked Lego Land better.  Sacrilige.  I'm a DLand girl all the way.

Conquest

To date, this is the largest fish caught by a member of our family.
Strawberry Lake, Bear Lake Cutthroat, 20 inches, caught by Andrew

Baby. Due December 1st!

Please admire the cuteness inside my belly. The heartbeat was found and I'm ready to celebrate! 8 1/2 weeks.

Easter with the Fam

Wheeler Farm

We've been here many times, it never gets old for these boys. It's a special place.

Wheeler Farm

Don't wear new shoes in Vegas.

My mom fell backwards and crushed her elbow.  She was wearing her new red shoes, walking the strip in Vegas with her friends from work.  Those are pins in her arm. 

Saturday Mornings

A typical Saturday morning:

Andrew as "The Fern"

I so enjoy watching Andrew in plays. This year, he was a fern.

Connor @ 18 months

Connor isn't much of a talker. He can pretty much grunt and squeal his way into getting us to do his bidding. But his two most very favorite words are NO and Josh. No doubt, he hears those two words the most. He is a cuddler and his favorite person to cuddle with is definitely his dad.

Saint George & Zion

We spent the weekend with our family in Saint George and then we spent a couple of days at Zion National Park. Tyler's parents were very generous and let us stay at their vacation home in Saint George. It was nice to get away. The boys were good little hikers at Zion and the trails were perfect for their age. Not too many pictures of Connor - he was in the stroller most of the time. We motivated the boys to keep going by promising to find a fun "spiderman" wall to climb on. Most of the picture show them doing their Spidey poses. These pictures don't do the park justice. Such a beautiful, breathtaking place.

Side note:  We didn't start the vacation off on the right foot exactly.  When we got to Saint George, we went with the family to go out to eat.  We were following Larry, and of course, he got a little lost. I guess the turning in circles made Joshy queasy because he got sick.  Oreo cookies are NOT fun to clean up, by the way.  On our way back to the vacation house to get him cleaned up, Randy hit a curb and we got a flat tire.  I just busted out laughing because it was just too horrible to do anything else.  We were close enough to the house, so I walked the kids back to the house and Randy had the tire fixed (roadside service is our best friend).  Can you imagine little Joshy all covered in puke during the walk back to the house?  Poor pitiful thing.  But after that, our vacation was smooth sailing. 

Emerald Pools







Riverside Walk/The Narrows/Temple of Sinawa

Weeping Rock

 

Joshy drinking the water falling from the Weeping Rock

Canyon Overlook

More Pics from the drive...

Preschool

Makayla, Josh, Ava, Mackenzie

Birthday #34

My wedding dress is hanging up in a spare closet in Randy's parents' house. When we visited to celebrate my birthday, I thought it would be fun to see if the dress still fit. The buttons didn't quiiiite button all the way in the back, the middle was much more "fitted" than it was when I was 22, but I was extremely satisfied that after 12 years and three babies, it fit pretty darn good!

One Bad Apple

I bet these guys had so much fun making this. I love the Electric Company and this is my favorite clip:

Steps

Connor is 16 months old today and he has officially taken his first steps! He's been flirting with the idea for a few days, but today he finally went for it. My mom got him a walker for Christmas and he's been walking with that thing back and forth - it's too cute!