San Diego Part 4

I promise this is the last of the never ending post.

Sunday we said Goodbye to Coronado. Before heading home we

stopped at the Church's Mormon Battalion Museum.

It was so neat definitely a must see. I love the way they tell the story through a few members of the battalion

it made it come to life. I can't wait to go back again.

At the end they take your group picture and then you get to go outside and pan for gold

build with bricks and pump water.

It was a great time. I am so glad that we were able to go and do this together.

If you are ever in San Diego it is free and it will not disappoint!!!

San Diego Part 3

Saturday we spent the day on Coronado Island. It was nice to hang out and relax. First up was to rent bikes! I have wanted to rent these bikes for a long time. The boys were a little sad that they couldn't do the pedals. Maybe in a few years. Luckily we had Leslie and Patrice to help us pedal. It was exhausting.


After the bike ride we had lunch and then headed down to the pool. The pool was SO warm it was heavenly. We stayed for many many hours. Noah and Sawyer are doing so great with swimming Ryder HATES the water and refuses to get in.

We then went to a yummy burger place and walked around the Hotel Del. The boys LOVED playing in the sand, the sand is so soft and fine by the hotel.


This is the view from our room. It was absolutely beautiful. Especially at night when you could see down town San Diego.

We ended the night at our favorite Moo Time. So yummy. It was a great fun day! And we were exhausted by the time we got back to the rooms.

San Diego Part 2

Friday morning we went to the San Diego Zoo. We met Aunt Heidi, Taylee and David.

It was a great day. The boys LOVED the zoo. We researched some animals before

we went down there so we were excited to see some of the great animals they have.

These are in reverse order but hey:

This was at the Polar Bear Plunge. The boys loved

playing in the helicopter.

Lions were all Noah could talk about. Sawyer and Ryder kept
calling them Lion King. It was very cute.
Here is the only family picture we got that day.....



Noah was very excited to see the leopard. It kept following him back and forth
up against the glass.

Posing with baby Kaitlyn. Ryder was in a mood all day

he was not happy to share with her.

Sawyer relaxing at the polar bear plunge.....

Ryder LOVED the animals. Especially the Elephants. They have done such

a great job with the exhibit. Definitely worth the walking!

The kids had fun posing on every single statue that they could find.

The little boys loved the foot massager and tried to get daddy to put
quarters in one every time they found one.

David, Noah and Taylee's turn

Group shot minus Papa Rich, me and Ryder (who was throwing a hideous fit)

It was a fun day. We took the boys back to the pool

and wore them out big time. That night we left Leslie

with the boys and went out to dinner with all the adults.

It was fun to go out and have adult conversation and celebrate

Rich and Jody's anniversary!

San Diego Weekend Part One

We left Thursday afternoon for an extended weekend in San Diego with The Heaton/Trapp crew. First up on the agenda was the Dodger Padres Game. Petco park is such a cool

baseball park. I loved the city all in the background. I seriously LOVE San Diego.

We were completely outfitted for the big game! Thanks to Old Navy and Target. The

boys even got there first dodger hats.

The boys refused to give me a decent group shot!

Grandma Jody spent a lot of time of the phone making sure everything was perfect for our weekend. We were so lucky she called about seating. We were in the nice shade the entire time.

The highlight for Jeff and the boys was the foul ball Jeff caught! The boys were so excited!!!

The boys got a little restless after 2+ hours in the car and then the game. Luckily Ryder and Sawyer conked out on us in the 8th inning. The perfect cat nap.
It was a fun game even the Dodgers lost. It was worth it to check out the park.

I love day games. They are by far my favorite.

Now that we finally got to a baseball game it finally feels like summer!!!

More of our trip to come! But probably not for a few days.....the BIG move is upon us!

A day for Baby K

The last few weekends have been great. All about family activities.

Last weekend Rob and Shannon baptized our niece Kaitlyn.

The boys love holding baby K any chance they get.

She was a little slippery in her beautiful dress that

was made from Shannon's wedding dress.

Such an awesome idea.

I can't get enough of her either. Any chance I get I snatch her

up. Nothing like holding a baby especially a girl baby!!

Proud parents......

I didn't get a group shot on my camera I will have to steal
one from Jeff's mom and post it. It was nice to be there
with Baby K on her special day.

I was very proud of the boys especially since they
were the only kids there that day. They were very patient
they were rewarded with ice cream for there efforts.

After the Baptism we were sitting outside waiting to say goodbye.

We had a little photo shoot. The boys had fun taking pictures
with my big camera that I NEVER let them touch.

Noah's turn with the camera......Not too bad....

Noah is such a cutie. He is so handsome and tan. I can't believe he is 5!!!

Build a Bear

Poor Sawyer with the move and all that is going on he has been feeling a little left out. I decided to take him on a little date. He saw a commercial for build and bear and was begging me to take him. Since they were having a great sale I decided that it would be a great thing to do with him. He picked the music in the car and was soaking up all the attention.


He picked out a Teddy Bear. His favorite part of course is the air bath and brushing.
He decided to dress the bear in a Jedi outfit. He was so excited about the whole thing. Afterwards he wanted to walk around the mall and get a smoothie. He doesn't get my attention much but when he does he is very specific about what he wants!


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Alive......Barely.

2 weeks until moving day.....

at least someone is sleeping.....

3 years ago this was SO much easier

I HATE MOVING!!

We are excited to have MUCH more space.

I am looking forward to not having to go outside to do laundry,

a big backyard and getting everything organized

I DO NOT handle the chaos of moving well. I snap at people

mainly my children and husband. Luckily we are in the home stretch!

WAHOOO