Monday, August 9, 2010

Jana, Orion and Shay's Birthdays!

Our little princess turned 1 on July 2nd! Jana is an angel. She is a girly girl! Her new favorite thing is shoes. She constantly brings them to me and then sticks her foot in the air. She loves dolls. She has a very sweet personality. Sometimes she just runs to me and hugs me and then walks away. She is shy with strangers. She will hide behind my legs and peek out and look at them. She brings so much joy to our family. We are so thankful to have her!





Uncle Shon bought her a whale pool.

Uncle Shon giving her more ice cream.





Corbin and cousin, Devon.


Jana didn't want to blow out her candles...she just wanted to eat the cake!


Daddy helped her.



This is what happens when daddy walks by and doesn't pick her up....and the dress she is wearing she got for her birthday. Cute huh?



She will just stand there and scream until he comes back and gets her.


Sometimes she will start charging at him. It is so funny. She loves him sooo much!

All better...whew!

She had a princess cake.




Dolls, dolls, and more dolls! I love it!



Her first bite of her birthday cake.


Wish this picture was more clear. She has such a sweet smile!



Her mouth is full...look at those cheeks!


Orion turned 12! He is so amazing. I'm not sure what I would do with out him. He helps me out so much! He received the Aronic Priesthood and past the sacrament for the first time 2 weeks ago. He attended his first Stake Priesthood meeting last night. Last week we got a call from the Stake Presidency asking if he could give the opening prayer for this meeting. He wasn't even nervous. He studied all day about the Priesthood so he'd be more prepared. I'm so thankful that he is the oldest boy in our family. He is an amazing example and a good person. He is always a friend to those who need one. He has a special gift in making people feel welcomed and loved. He is very obedient and loves to serve. What a outstanding young man he is becoming!
Happy birthday Orion!


He had an Oreo cake. He loves oreos and his friends at school nick named him Oreo.




Everyone was acting so silly at Shay's birthday party. Our house was out of control!





Titan got Shay this jersey. Titan is playing football and this is his team jersey. It has his number , 76 and his last name. Shay loved it! Shay's number in high school was 76 too!





Look at my kids in these pictures! No more chocolate cake for them!



Happy birthday love! Shay has been working so hard lately... I was so happy he had his birthday off. He is a great example to our boys. They have learned to work hard for things they want because of him. His little princess has him wrapped around her fingers. She loves to be around him, as most people do... He has a great sense of humor. We were able to make his favorite dinner, crab and mashed potatoes. And then chocolate cake!
We have many birthdays in July, Aug. and Sep... so I will be posting again soon!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Family Vacation!

Get comfortable! I know long post are sometimes annoying but I took over 1000 pictures and it was so hard to narrow down the ones I wanted to put on here. We went to several different places in California. I didn't post all 1000 pictures but I did post a ton. I think they are all super cute!
The first place we went is Disneyland. We used our give a day get a day free tickets! It was so much fun!














Tarzan's tree house


Goofy's chair





On the train. One of Caden's favorites!

Jana with Alice


Corbin and the Mad Hatter. Corbin kept rolling his eyes at him. He was so weird!



Buzz lightyear was awesome! One of my favorites but I'd have to say I loved Pirates of the Caribbean the very best!


Next day Soak City at Knotts Berry Farm!



This place was so much fun! It had a little area for the babies which I hung out at the whole day. I loved it!





The kiddy slides. Orion ,Titan and Shay were busy on the big slides. One which was called the toilet bowl. They loved it!

Daddy's little girl!



Corbin loved it!


Orion and Titan loved all the slides!



Snoopy came to visit us during our FREE breakfast buffet!


Next day Knotts Berry Theme Park!


Can you see Corbin in there? He is so crazy! He went on every ride there! Even though he was an inch shorter than he should have been, He some how stretched his neck and body to reach the line and was able to ride all the rides!




We got soaked on this one!




Caden loved it too!





Right after lunch! Ha ha ! I think they all look sick!








Next day San Diego Sea World! This was the Shark Tunnel.



It was Jana's Birthday. We decided to take her to Sea World. $5 tickets! It was so fun too!



Swimming at the Hotel




This was the best show ever! Shamu Rocks! It was so cool and the kids loved it!










We got soaked on this ride and it was so cold!



Caden petting the Star fish.


They loved the kiddy rides!


Caden and Jana got to meet Elmo and Zoe!



Shay was enjoying the Elmo rides!



Jana turned 1 at Sea World!


Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!



Atlantis was so cool!


This was the funniest show. We laughed for an hour straight!

The highlight of our summer vacation was the beach!


Jana eating the sand.



All our kiddos working together to build the sand castle!

Titan working on the castle.





Look at those studs!


Caden loved the beach. He just ran around as fast as he could the whole time.


Jana blowing a kiss to dad.



Corbin being swallowed by the waves.


Orion and Titan loved the waves!


Beach beauty!



I love this picture!







Jana almost getting swallowed up by the waves! We had the best vacation. The kids had a perminant smile for the whole week. I didn't get pictures of the first night we were in California, we stayed in Topanga with a good friend of ours. It was so beautiful! I wish I would have taken out the camera. It was so nice to escape all the stress and just enjoy each other! I can't wait to go back next year!