Papa would be proud...

I was about six the first time my Grandpa took me up the canyon so fish (or catch guppies really) and I'm so glad that we are passing the love for fishing on to our kids! Tailor was so intrigued! She loved to learn about the hook, the weights, the bobble, and the best part was the rainbow bait! Millie could only watch for so long and then she was grabbing at the pole and winding the reel as well. We had so much fun! I can't wait to take them again! Doesn't she look like a pro??

Oh, A Camping we will go...

We decided this summer to head north 32 miles where the weather is 20 degrees cooler and take the kids on their first camping trip for a couple of days! They love loved it... and it wasn't so bad if I do say so myself... we got there, got set up, had our tasty foil dinners, and then the fun began... the loudest and brightest thunder storm I have every seen! Dave said, "Wow this is awesome" and Tailor replied, "Dad this is not awesome I wanna go home!" But we holed up in our tents and braved it out til the beautiful morning came! Tailor is in her jammies very proud she made it through the rain...

My mother never let me so there!...

You know those things when your growing up that when your mom says no you think... you know what! I'm gonna let my kids do that so there! Well, this was one of them... in Cali there is never hot rain, so growing up my mom always said "you'll get a cold" if you play in the rain, well heck when it's 95F out and pouring and your 3 year old is begging to play in the rain, why not huh? My mom always said no... so have at it Tailor! (Now if you ask to pierce your ears or use non washable markers... sorry the answer is NO... I'm not crazy!)

You know how I love the park....

MY little girls are crazy about the park!! Thank goodness we live within five mile walking distance from one! They love, (and heck so do I) when Dad get's up with them in the morning and takes them to the park.. what a good hubby he even took the camera this time!

All Aboard

Hey even though we have been tons, there is still always something new to do at Disneyland! Here we are aboard the Mark VII! This is the newest monorail at disney, and we got to sit in the "dome" Tailor was beside herself, and we had a fun round trip around the park!

Beach BABIES!!

What is summer without going to the beach at least once?? Grammie and Paqua have a time share in Dana point, that is literally 10 steps from the beach and so we decided to go for the day and play!
So... can I just say what a realization it was when I told Tailor that morning that we were going to the beach and she ran in the other room and told my mom... "Mee-Maw... we are going to HAWAII!!!" (oops, has this kid been to Hawaii about five too many times??)
We got to Dana Point and she was so freaked out at first! Tailor has never been to a beach with seaweed or cold water! I guess I better get them used to the southern california poor man's beach eh??

So for July 4th, we BBQ'd swam all day, and then went to see Dad at work! The best part about him working, EVERY year on July 4th is that we get to sneak on the roof of the Skywest headquarters and watch the fire works, it's now become a five year tradition, that has always been so fun!! This year I also decided to try to be creative and I tie-dyed fourth of July outfits for me and the girls!! So so fun....

Almost There!!!

So I got these little pic's of Millie before she realized she was standing! She's so close...

Happy Father's Day!

So after a couple batches of burned bacon and a smokey house, Tailor and I made Dad breakfast in bed. Eggs sunny side up, bacon (not burned), and tortillas w/ a side of super hot sauce! He would have preferred Eggs Benedict but the personal chef was attending singles ward... maybe next time Dad!

Happy Birthday to ME!

So who knew that when Kirby made "Singles Ward", he was married and had kids!! I didn't, but when we ran into him at Disneyland and chatted we got a bit of the low down! It was fun to see a mini-celeb on my birthday (even though by this time of the day I looked like serious crap!) and this time I actually got the guts to ask for a pic instead of stalking them for pics (refer back to the Nicole Ritchie blog)

A Fantasmic Day!

So another fun day at Disneyland... here's a tip if you want to buy a pass! 1-Go to Costco to get your Deluxe Disneyland pass. They will give you a fifty dollar gift card for Disneyland! 2-Go to Disneyland on your birthday. They will give you $69 because you have a pass and you went on your birthday. 3- Use your $50 gift card and your $69 birthday fun card and up grade for free to Premium!

Millie's first ride on the Merry-go-round!

Crunch

So Jordi says it's dorky to post these, but I've had a few requests and rather than send out a mass e-mail here they are! My poor crunched car that I loved! It's funny keeping a car in perfect condition so it has great re-sale value doesn't so much matter when you total the car! Here's the story: Jordi and I were on our way to the temple to do baptisms for the dead and we were cut off by a car and to avoid hitting the car I swirved, over-corrected, rolled three times and stopped when I hit the side of a mountain. BUT no broken bones! I literally climbed out the window and walked away. So I'm grateful to the maker's of the HONDA Pilot b/c it was made to withstand everything it went through, and I'm grateful to my maker for the same reasons! Tailor went with Dave to take pic's of the car and I got a bit of a talking to from her for crashing her car!