Newport News

We spent a week with Joey's family in Newport Beach a few weeks ago. We had a great time and felt like we were a thousand miles away even though we were only 20 miles from our house.

Here is Hayden and her cute cousin, Kylie, in their matching swimsuits.

Here is Jude playing with his cousin Jared. Jared is awesome with kids and we were grateful to have him there to keep Jude happy!

This is Jude's first time playing in the sand...

Jude finds sand and...


decides to eat sand! He probably would have continued to eat it had I not picked him up!


We spent a day at Disneyland and Hayden fought Darth Vader at the Jedi Training Academy! She rocked it!


This pictures is totally random and not from our trip but I love it! Lincoln wanted to play "pool" and I thought he wanted to put his action figures in a bin full of water, but no, he wanted to get in the "pool."

Family Pictures 2010

Thanks Tawni for the great family pictures!!

Jude's a sitter

Jude can sit-up, well kind of! Poor kid has a large head, in the 80th percentile, but his body is in the 30th percentile. It's tough to hold up all that noggin but he is sure trying! He doesn't stay up for long but he is sure proud of himself when he does!

Another Catch-up Post (I'll do better, I promise!)

Happy 4th of July!


Jude's very first merry-go-round ride. He tried eating the reins and I think he thoroughly enjoyed himself.


Joey's parents down from NorCal for the 4th of July. Here are Nonni and the boys!

We took the kids to the Santa Ana zoo yesterday. The highlight of the day was the camel ride.

I was nervous watching them, their left side was completely open (no rope, no bar, nothin'), but they weren't scared at all.

Spencer decided to take the zoo jeep for a spin.


Hayden and Spencer!

I am not a "take a picture of animals" type person, but these are the coolest birds ever! Their color was amazing.


Note to Orange County residents: Don't pay full price to go to the Santa Ana zoo, it's not worth it! They have tons of monkeys, two camels, a bald eagle, an aviary and that's about it. It is half-price after 2pm Mon-Fri., and you really only need an hour or two to see the whole place. That's my two cents.

Whipped Cream Fight, Yep You Read it Right!

Some of the neighborhood/church kids get together on the last day of school and have a whipped cream fight. Even though my kids aren't in school yet, they were nice enough to invite us to participate.

Here is the "Before" shot:


Ooey, Gooey, whipped cream!

Hayden had a blast!

I called Spencer my ice cream sundae, all he needed was a cherry!

Nothing better than a popsicle after a whipped cream fight!


What a fun day! Afterward, we headed straight for the pool to wash off the stickiness. I think the kids were in heaven! Thanks Brooke for such a fun day!

Playing Catch-up!

Wow, it's been too long and now I have to play catch-up!

Here is Jude with his morning hair. The kid loves to shove his head up into his bumper and fall asleep.

Jude is a happy guy! He is getting so strong!


The boys got silly putty (I did not buy it nor would I ever buy silly putty for my three-year olds) and decided to make mustaches, they looked so silly!


Here is Hayden at her end-of-year soccer banquet. She had a great time playing on the Sharks! She received the award for "Most Versatile Athlete" because she played so well on offense and defense. It was so fun to watch her play so hard and never back down from anyone (no matter how much bigger the other kids may have been).

Hayden's preschool graduation! She loved going to Kiddie Kampus (surprisingly, they teach spelling quite well) and she made some wonderful friends!

Hayden, Tara and Emily (her friends from school).


We were able to go Cedar City, Utah for my niece's baptism. It was a whirlwind of a trip but it was well worth it! Here are the kids and their cousin, Cambridge (Addi sneaked into the picture. She is a hoot)!

Hayden loves her cousin so much!

All the Wood grandchildren.

My brother and sister! One of my brothers wasn't there and boy did we miss him!

Huntington Beach

First beach trip this year and it was wonderful. We met some of Joey's cousins and an aunt and uncle in Huntington Beach and it was a great day.

Joey and Jude. Poor Jude cut two teeth this weekend and was not his happy self.


Getting our toes wet!

Hayden and cousin Catherine.


Spencer
Lincoln


Cousin Bradford buried the boys in the sand.


This is the first year the boys aren't afraid of the water. They loved it and can't wait for our next beach day. I did say that we have to do the beach with daddy, it is just too much work for me and the 4 kids by myself!


Yeah! A rare picture of me and Joey!


Joey and Spencer

Isn't he the cutest little man?!?