SAN DIEGO (part 1)

San Diego 2011 was FAB! Four families, 9 kids, condos on the beach! Is there a better way to spend the week?! I think not!

I wasn't sure how to break down the week, so decided to start with some beach pics. Most of our days were spent on the beach, with kids racing the waves, and playing in the sand. Out of 7 days we had about 3 really sunny days. It was nice, but I L-O-V-E me those San Diego overcast days!

Some of our crew.
(Our place is the yellow building.)

There's nothing like being able to watch the kids w/out getting in the sand.


OH, THE SAND!!!


3 out of 4 girls
Note to self: the brown girl+hat=shadow.


Collin got in on some beach volleyball.


Our San Diego friends came to play with us!
Bailey and Mackenzie


OOPS...let's not forget the water.


Gotta love the beach!!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY...

To one cool dad!

We LOVE you!!!

Just a little teaser....

WE'RE BACK...

and San Diego was AWESOME!!!

11 Days Later...

We are doing it again...the tooth thing, that is.

After we put the kids to bed last night, Cutter comes back out with a bloody mouth. He said he thought his tooth was much looser. REALLY....what were you doing in bed besides not going to sleep?! He must have been doing some serious tooth wiggling! Christian was asleep,
so we got to work on getting his tooth out.

This is his nervous drawing.
He worked on it in between pulling tries.


Let's take this project to the bathroom, please?!



IT'S OUT!!!


Cutter got another 4 quarters from the good ol' tooth fairy!
His grand total is a whopping $1.50!
(He spent 50 cents from his first go around on a Snickers.)

Dentist appt. on Wed., looking forward to what they have to say about new tooth coming in.

It's SUMMER!!!

We started the first day of summer off right and hit the pool.

Yep...summer has begun.

LOTS HAPPENING....

FIRST...as of 9:45 this morning...

Cutter is no longer a kindergartner!!!

He's FREE!!!

Mrs. Khan & Cutter....LOVED HER!!!


NEXT...last night Cutter and I hit the Diamond Canyon 8th grade promotion.
My 2nd grade class was graduating!
How old does that make me feel?!

He says this is his "I love you" face.


I loved having Cutter there because this was the class that I had when I was pregnant with him. It almost felt like we had come full circle.
I mean, some of my 2nd graders have even become my babysitters!

All of these girls were at Cutter's baby shower.


Oh the memories!!!

Which now leads to a BIG memory...

After the promotion, we came home & hit the bathroom.


Cutter had a tooth that he just had to get out!


The last resort...the big pull!



Check out the new smile!


The tooth fairy came, and Cutter was happy with the 4 quarters she left.
(Whew...cuz he did tell me that she leaves 10 bucks!)

That's the happenings here!

BRING ON SUMMER!!!

Music in May

Last night we utilized the happenings of Anthem. After 8 years in this place, my friend Paige, finally got us to partake in an activity, that is not of the carnvial type. Music in May was the event...which is when different bands play in the park, during the month of May. Luckily, we hit it when it was old school R & B night! It was a good way to spend a Friday night in Anthem!

The kids ran amuck.


Cutter took some time to just chill.


UNTIL...he could not let go of wanting to go on the playground.
This is his uncooperative face.


Christian was crazy...thank you Stanley Family
for putting up with him!


His craziness+soda+snacks+candy+ rough housing= PUKE!

That's when we called it a night.
Hopefullly, Paige is still my friend?! :)