4th of July

The 4th of July was a lot of fun. We were down in San Clemente for the day. We went to a ward pancake breakfast. It is a tradition that has been going on in the SC2 ward for years; I grew up going to pancake breakfasts every 4th of July so it was a lot of fun going this year. The food was great and the kids put on a little bike parade. They had so much fun. The beach was really foggy that day so we went swimming in our neighbor's pool, then later we went to see fireworks at the pier.M loved riding around and being pushed by Steve and Jessie.  It is so cute she can say both of their names now.

C monster loving the parade.


In the afternoon, before we went swimming, Miss B. was playing in her car, she got in and out of it about 100 times.

Shaping

JB finished shaping my fish today.  Now all we need to do is paint it.  I am so excited, and I can't wait to ride it.

Nap Time

CJ did not want to take a nap.  So I told him he could "rest" out on the lounge chair.  I said if he got up off the chair he would have to go into his bed.  He had the best nap in Mimi and Poppy's back yard.

The River Family Vacation

We drove out to the River late Monday night.  We were so happy to arrive.  The weather has been great.  Only 105 to 107, and when we are playing in the 78 degree water it feels perfect. We love to come up here and spend time as a family.  We have been swimming, sleeping, stand up paddling, wave-running, and wake surfing.  This weekend all the guy cousins came up for a weekend trip.  JB has had so much fun golfing, watching movies, shooting the potato gun, and wake-surfing behind Barrett's boat with all the boys. 

Here is a picture of CJ playing on the patio with his boats. 
Here's Daddy with the kids, and the yummy home-made pizza.
Loving the pizza!
Mommy and the kids.
Playing on the surfboard.
Happy boys.

There was a beautiful sunset Tuesday night, M looked so cute on the dock in her new swimsuit, I had to snap a couple shots.


JB and one of the fish he caught. This bass was huge, about 20 inches. We looked online to see how old he was, and learned that he was probably close to 15 years old.


The boys club next door.

Sweet Little Guy

We love this little guy so much.  He's growing up so fast.  Here are some cute things he has said lately: 

The other morning when I asked him what he wanted to eat and he said, "Mommy, do you have any pancakes on hand?" 

During sacrament meeting, before he ate the bread, he said, "I love this bread.  This is Jesus' bread." 

This morning, while cuddling with JB, "Daddy, I love you, you're my best friend."

I love how he can express himself so well.  He has the sweetest, funniest, most outgoing personality. I can never stay mad at him because he always makes me laugh when he flashes his great big smile and sparkling blue eyes.
 

Here is a pic of CJ and Daddy about to paddle out at Sano.

Heat Wave

This morning we went to 9th street and played and surfed.  After naps we were still so hot and had to do something about it.  So we played in the sprinklers in the backyard.

We filled up buckets with water for the kiddies to play in with their boats and sand toys.  We wish we had a pool.

Here is a funny video of CJ falling out of the bucket, and cute little sis blowing bubbles.

Go Angels

We went to Mormon Night at Angels stadium Friday night with my parents and JB's parents.  We were up in the nose bleeds, but it was still a ton of fun with all of our friends and family there.

The view from our seats.
Trying cotton candy for the first time.  She LOVED it and wanted more.  Grandma Jaycie was not too happy about that.
CJ loved the fireworks, 
M was not so sure.
Then Tuesday night we went to the Angels game again.  This time we had seats right behind home plate.  It was amazing.  We went with JB's parents and had a great time.

This is how close we were.  It was so cool to see all of our favorite players.  This is Vladimir Guerrero up at bat.

This is when the Angels scored 2 points.  It was very exciting.  I never thought I would hear those  words coming out of my mouth.

The Angels won that night.  It was a great game.

18 Months Old

I can't believe my baby girl is 18 months old! Time flies by so fast. I remember how excited I was when she was born. She was so beautiful. All the nurses said she was such a pretty baby.

Check out those lips!
Here she is with her new Little Einstein Red Rocket ride-on toy.  I bought it for her "half" birthday.

I just took her in for her 18 month well check.  She weighs 21 pounds 8 ounces, and is 30 inches tall.  She is in the 10th percentile for both weight and height.  Last well check she was in the 5th percentile so she is catching up!  I love my little girl.


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Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day Honey.  You are the best!  Thanks for giving me two amazing kids.

Love you Daddy!

Swimming

I took Miss B over to Amber's pool for some mother-daughter swim time.  We had such a blast playing in the water together.

Cheese!

Here is Miss B saying "up" to me, she is also saying "scooties" as she scoots along the edge of the pool.

Out to Lunch

Today we had a really fun day at the park with our friends Amber and Saxon. We went to the park off Garfield and Sea Point. We had the park to ourselves, and there were tractors digging in the field next to us. After the park we went out to lunch at Mickey D's. Miss B loves the grilled chicken wrap, and CJ loves the Yogurt and fruit.