DISNEYLAND 2012

So this time last week, we were in the happiest place on Earth! Disney was our last day of the Cali trip. Definitely early March is the time to go. It's not open as long, and lines are not too bad. It was a full day, but a lot of fun!

The one arm family pic.

Star Tours was our first "must do" ride.

Cutter losing some steam.



You gotta get the overpriced toy!


He even took over Cutter's.


All I gotta say is bring on Spring Break, so we can REST!
After Vegas and California, these kids are done!

Ahhhh....the beach life!

We're going back to Cali...Cali...Cali...

That's right, it's that time of year, and we just got back from our pre-spring break Cali trip. It was about this time last year, that we went and crashed Collin's parents vacay, and stayed at their timeshare with them. It was fun last year, and FUN this year! We are already on thin ice with abscences at school, but thought, let's live dangerously, and we took 2 days off school. Shhhhhh, I think we now have 16 abscences this year racked up for Cutter. You only live once!

The 4 of us started in Mission Beach two days early. We hit our favorite breakfast joint, searched for sea lions, chilled by the pool, played by the bay, fed the ducks, and hit the park. The weather was simply divine!

THE MISSION

SEA LIONS & LA JOLLA

POOL TIME

Our friend Bailey got to come swim.




THE DUCKS



SOME PARK FUN





BROTHERS BY THE BAY


Oh how we love us some Mission Beach!

Next Stop...Carlsbad.

SNOW DAY

Christian had snow day this past Wed. and he LOVED it!
Despite a few snowball meltdowns, snow day ROCKED!

Pardon the crop job, please...other school kids are not to be photographed, so I had to make do.

ABC's

Ok, so I am really lagging on my posts. I think it's part laziness, and part losing my creative juices. Since the whole goal of this blog is to have something my kids can look back at, I think it's time I kick it in gear...and get CREATIVE!

Now, part of this is that Collin is out of town, which means I can't sleep, so I have been doing some blog lurking. I found an idea to use the letters of the alphabet to describe our family. This way Cutter and Christian can see what we were all about at this time.

So, without further ado...here's the ABC's of us!

A...ASU...can't decide if we should love them or leave them?!
B...BOYS...I LOVE that I am surrounded by BOYS! I always said I was a boy mom, and was I ever right!


C...CHRISTIANITY...that is our faith. We are Christians, and hope to raise our kids in a home that teaches them to love God.
D...DAD...Collin could not be a better dad, and these boys are blessed to have him as a role model and hero.
E...ETHICON ENDOSURGERY...best job ever! LOVE how it let's Collin be flexible at times so he can be involved in school activities! I know I have said it before...but it can't be said enough...THANK YOU COLLIN for working hard and being such a good provider! I so appreciate all you do!


F...FUN...we do try to have some now and then!
G...GOD...has blessed us immensely!
H...HAPPY...I pray for good ol' happy kids.
I...ILLNESS...lately I feel like we have had a lot of sickness. UGH!
J...JESUS...God's son...kids gotta know about Him.
K...KODA...the family dog.
L...LOVE...my hope is that my children always know they are loved and feel loved.
M...MOM...ME...perfect! HA...I will always be grateful I got to be a stay at home mom.
N...NO...need to say less, and yes more!
O...OPPOSITES...Cutter and Christian.


P...POTTY...I am always cleaning up after it's used...boys + potty = GROSS!
Q...QUESTIONS...you never know what your kids are going to ask, but you can only hope your answer is good.
R...RESTAURANTS...we eat out too much, and that is making Cutter an anti-home eater. He thinks food only tastes good if it's from a restaurant.
S...SPORTS...if Collin has his way, the boys will be trying everything until they find their gift. Not going to lie, but Christian might have the upper hand in this category. :)
T...TIME OUT...this is how we discipline right now...might need to rethink it.
U...UPTIGHT...so funny how I am this when it comes to germs! I have boys for crying out loud!
V...VACATIONS...Cutter and Christian are some good little travelers!


W...WORRY...can't help it but I do. Ultimately, God is in control, which makes my worrying a lot less.
X...X-RAY...thankfully we've only had one. I expect Christian to rack up a few. :)
Y...YEARS...they are flying by fast. I swear these kids were just babies!
Z...ZILCH...I got nothing!

That's it...next time won't you sing with me!