AAH! The Sea

This was the sky the other morning on my walk on the beach. The picture does it no justice! There were rainbow colors shooting out that don't show up in the picture. I really look forward to my morning walks with just my thoughts and the sound of waves crashing and birds cawing! It makes everything melt away and is such a great way for me start my day.We went to Malibu this weekend. The sunset was so beautiful. It was great to just spend some time with the little kids while Shelby and Jaxon were at EFY. Someone always has to be the center of attention!

This is in Malibu too. That is not really the sun. It is just the light from it. Mylee played on the rocks and Paydon and Kris threw a football. I sat back in awe of the beauty around me. I love being with my family so much!

Pinewood Derby Time

Paydon had his first pinewood derby. Anyone who knows him knows how much he LOVES cars. This was right up his alley. Him Kris got together and made an awesome looking car. The car raced average, and Paydon loved every minute of the 3 1/2 hour event.

Paydon and his best bud Chris. Both their cars did pretty good.

Paydon came home today with a book on his bed titled How to Make A Perfect Pinwood Derby Car, and a note from Kris saying "lets do this"! Looks like everyone better look out! We could have a winner next year!

Coming HOME

We have come back to Utah twice since we moved. I love Santa Barbara a lot, but being away from all our family and friends is really hard. I will find all kinds of excuses to come for a visit. I will also talk anyone into coming to visit us. Hey you have a free place to stay!!!!

Can't get over how much Shelby and Nic look like each other!

Halli was not happy that we were leaving her. We were sad to leave too! Everyone was so good to us, giving us warm beds to sleep in and yummy food to eat and fun entertainment.

The absolutely craziest clan EVER! These cousins get together and the house ends up looking like a tornado hit it and the noise level reaches decibels that impair your hearing! They have the best time together and that is all that matters! Chambers thank you for all the yummy food and the birthday cake for Shelby.

Three hooligans ready for a good nights sleep...... Yeah right!!!!! It was the craziest bed hoppin night of my life! Oh the memories!

What's up?

We finally made it to Disneyland! We got annual passes and are going to try to go at least once a month. The passes have block out dates and the Saturdays are always blocked out. So the kids will be missing a few days of school. Their teachers aren't going to like it! They will have enough schooling! Fun family experiences are what this life is about! Disneyland is about a 2 hour drive from our house.

We met up with Brian and Amber and their 3 so well behaved girls. We had so much fun spending time with cousins!

We have started a tradition of the first ride we will always go on is Pirates of the Caribbean.

The Karrens came and spent a couple nights at our house. They were so fun to have with us! I cried the day they left. I think they really liked it here so I am hoping for another visit from them soon!

My parents came out and saw us. We loved having grandma and grandpa hanging out for a couple of days! We took them to all the beautiful sights in Santa Barbara.