Saunders Family

Caleb is 8!!!

2012-02-06T16:41:00.000-08:00

In our church, when you turn 8, you get baptized! It is a really big deal so we were super excited for him. It was a great day and we were happy so many of our family members were able to come out to support him in his decision.

Caleb and the other two girls from our ward that were baptized that day.

My side of the family.

Everyone from both sides. :)

The Saunders' side of the family.

Caleb got something else for his 8th birthday if you didn't notice, GLASSES!!! He is so happy now, he can read all the store signs, see the hymn numbers at church, turns out he was quite blind without them, sorry Caleb! But glad we got it figured out. :)

New Family Pictures!

2012-02-06T16:36:00.000-08:00

We finally got some new, updated family pictures taken last December. Thanks to my cousin Julie over at Pics by Presley, she did a GREAT job!

Christmas 2011

2012-02-06T16:04:00.000-08:00

I know, I'm way behind. Here are a few pictures from Christmas this year. Since it was on a Sunday, we did stockings and Santa presents int he morning and then did the rest after we came home from church. :)

Happy New Years!

2011-12-31T16:18:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone has a fun, safe time tonight. We are enjoying the nice weather after a week filled with the stomach flu. :-( Each day someone new was sick, no fun at all! Not how we planned to spend daddy's week off with us, but I guess that is life. One more fun week off then it will be back to school. Hoping for healthy, fun-filled days ahead of us.

Testing from the phone..

2011-12-21T16:20:00.001-08:00

Hoping I linked this right, testing it out! And just to test another part, I'm including a picture of our tumbleweed man!

2011-12-21T14:15:00.001-08:00

Let's see if this works... Testing, testing,1,2,3...

It's a....

2011-12-14T11:08:00.000-08:00

GIRL!!!!!

Yay! We went for our ultrasound last week and though she tried to hide her goods in the beginning, eventually she moved around and gave us a nice clear view of her bits. Most definitely girl #3 is joining our family! She weighed in right on track at 11 oz, no change in the due date, so guessing from my track record we will be meeting little miss the last week of April, probably in the early 20's (due the 29th). I felt a little bad for Caleb, he was REALLY rooting for a boy, but I pretty much knew it was a girl, that mommy gut feeling, so I had tried really hard to prepare him, point out the good points to staying the only boy (he still gets his own room, privacy!!). He is over it now and even came home from school yesterday with a little paper bracelet he made for her. :) We are 20 weeks along now and I can't believe we are halfway there! It is just flying by.

Milan Maternity: Saranoni Lush Blanket Review and Giveaway!

2011-10-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

Milan Maternity: Saranoni Lush Blanket Review and Giveaway!: These are the best blankets, go check it out!

Oak Glen!

2011-10-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

It's not fall without a trip up to Oak Glen! We decided spur of the moment this morning that we needed to go today and boy were we glad we did, the place was empty! I'm used to seeing huge crowds in September, but I guess we were just late enough in the season, not many people were up there early, although lots of people were arriving by the time we were heading out after lunch.

The parking lot at Riley's. We got there at 8:50 and they officially opened at 9. We couldn't believe how empty it was and it was so nice!

Isabelle thought it smelled when we first got there, lol.

Pretty harvest corn. I love all the different colors.

My attempt at a pretty picture of the raspberries.

Didn't quite work. :)

Hello pretty Rory-girl!

Jared was trying to get her to smell the flowers.

The kids thought the handcart was pretty cool.

Trying to get a picture of them, Rory wants mommy to come over with them too.

So many pumpkins to choose from!

The fields were perfect, so many pretty pumpkins to choose from! They weren't all trampled over yet or anything.

At Los Rios, trying to get a picture of my kids in their pumpkin spot.

It was so fun! We went to Snowline too, but my camera battery died before we got there. :( We ate lots of donuts and came home loaded with pumpkins, harvest corn, apples and cider. My pumpkins are all cleaned and lined up in front of my fireplace, I am so ready for fall!!!

Baby #4???

2011-09-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

Yep!!! Baby #4 is on the way!!! We are super excited! I went to my first appt last Friday and got to check up on little baby and see how things are progressing. When Jared gets home tonight we'll hook the scanner up so I can scan the ultrasound image. Heart was beating away, everything is measuring right on track, so we are happy to share our news! I am 9 weeks today, baby will be joining our family at the end of April, just in time for all of the end of the school year craziness, lol. :)

Happy Birthday to Aurora!

2011-09-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

Happy First Birthday to my Rory!!! Such a big girl, she is now walking more and more, loves to eat and is trying so hard to talk. She is in LOVE with Bubble Guppies, its the only show she'll watch, but of course nothing exists in stores yet, so all she got was a super cute outfit a wonderful woman in our ward made for her. We loved having family and a couple friends over to celebrate her day with us last Sunday! Thanks to all who came. :)

Pics by Presley!

2011-09-10T09:55:00.000-07:00

Go here for an awesome giveaway! My cousin is starting up her photography business and is giving away a photo session for FREE!!!! Who doesn't need new photos, right? I know we do!!

I want one of these carriers!!!

2011-09-01T08:42:00.000-07:00

3 Little Monkeys is giving away the BEST baby carrier! I want one of these so bad and the new Petunia Pickle Bottom fabrics are so beautiful! For the giveaway, go here. Also, you can check out their blog here.

School time!!!

2011-08-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

Yay!!! School is back in session!! We have been counting down the days, Isabelle got to start Kindergarten and Caleb was soooo ready to get back to his routine. We loved summer, but we definitely hit that point about 2 weeks ago where we were DONE!!! I'm so glad it's just a 2 month summer break, not the 3 month one I had growing up. :)

My handsome Caleb!

He's so big!

Watch out second grade, here he comes!!

My pretty, pretty Belle

Love this girl! Her hair is slowly growing out. She said that she doesn't want to cut her hair again until high school, so it can be like "Tangled" hair. Thank goodness!!

Don't they look so nice!

I LOVE my kids and I LOVE this picture!!

Walking into the kindergarten area

Got her nametag and ready to go!

Rory's striking a pose. She was happy to be there, really. :)

Looking at a picture of herself on Daddy's camera.

Such a big girl already!

Isabelle saying hi to her new teacher, Mrs. Ruiz (the woman in the black pants).

Bye Belle!!! Have a good day!!

Time to take Mr. Stud to his class!

All lined up and ready to go!

We are soooo excited for this upcoming year!!

Rory vs. The Marshmallow

2011-06-23T20:47:00.000-07:00

Jared decided that giving Rory a marshmallow would be a GREAT way to keep her occupied so we could eat dinner together. One thing. Not a mini, not a jumbo, but a HUGE roaster marshmallow. Have you seen them at Walmart? Cause yeah, they're humongous. Well, we ate dinner together. And Rory was in HEAVEN!!! Want to see the proof?

That is the remnant of the marshmallow down in the last picture. That is how big it is AFTER she attacked it for a good 15 minutes. Needless to say, she went straight into the shower. But she sure was a happy girl!

Yep, it's that time!

2011-06-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

It was that time! I have been tossing back and forth for the last month or so and I finally decided last Saturday that I was done! Done with my hair! So I called, got an appointment, and off we went to get it chopped!

15 inches of my hair is on it's way to Locks of Love. :)

Summer so far...

2011-06-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

We've been busy!!! Swim lessons every day, summer movie festival, and my sister and her family brought their jet ski out to Lake Perris.

Isabelle went out with Aunt Tawny. She was a little daredevil and wanted to help steer. She loved going fast and had the best time!

I took Caleb out and he was not so into it. Very unsure in the beginning and was done after one loop around the lake. He had more fun just playing in the water on the beach.

Rory hung out under the pop-up in the shade and looked cute. :)

End of school 2011

2011-06-23T20:33:00.000-07:00

Another school year is done!

Isabelle graduated from preschool and is super excited to join Caleb at La Jolla next year!

And Caleb finished the year with straight A's all year!!! He did amazing this year!

A Moment of Silence, please...

2011-05-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

Yes, a moment of silence please, because I am in mourning...this wonderful, feisty, beautiful little girl decided that she wanted to give herself a haircut..

Which resulted in this...

Sigh. Tears. Sadness. Especially when I had her go look in the mirror. She was so proud of herself, until she saw what she had actually done. Oh well, it taught her a good lesson and she won't be cutting her hair herself again (I hope). So off we went to get it fixed...

By now we had talked about how short her hair was going to be and she was quite excited. See, Isabelle LOVES America's Next Top Model, and has wanted a short cut like Tyra gives the girls with "special" faces. So, she was going to get a Top Model cut. Well, let me tell you, I had to fight for that one. The stylist was talking about page boy and bowl cuts. I don't think so! Finally got him to see things my way and the clipping began.

Still not quite right, but the stylist was awful, I'll take her somewhere else to get it fixed again in a couple weeks when it starts to grow out.

It will grow, right?

Bear Saunders

2011-05-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

This is Bear. We had an adventure in owning a puppy last week. One of Belle's classmates found him in the gutter on their street, but their family already owned a dog and it didn't take kindly to sharing its space. So we decided to adopt him as I have been wanting a dog for awhile, but didn't want to shell out the mega bucks to buy one. I also didn't want a shedder, which pretty much ruled out every pound dog. So here was a free poodle mix (either a malti-poo or cock-a-poo) that needed a home! It was a perfect match, or so we thought. We brought him home and he quickly proved to be a good, smart puppy. Really just a baby, we estimate that he is probably 3-6 months old. He slept all night with no accidents and was just the most loveable, quiet little guy. Unfortunately, his size worked against him. He is so small he could easily fit through the bars in the backyard fences and because of how we are up against the hills, there are large birds of prey that hunt around here and he would make a tasty snack for them, so we were unable to leave him outside at all. Then you add in a crawling baby who he thought was another puppy to play with and as wonderful as he was, we just were not the right home for him. Luckily, Grandma and Grandpa Saunders could provide him with an awesome home! So we still get to see him and have visitation rights and he is much happier in a home where he can go outside whenever he wants.

Open House for Caleb

2011-05-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

Caleb standing at his classroom door.

Showing us his desk.

The calendar and weather chart.

His teacher gave them a checklist so they could make sure they showed us everything we needed to see. :)

Showing his Patriot Pride award chart.

His "All About Me" book.

They are currently studying insects and have an ant farm they observe.

At the end he got to show off his measuring and math skills and they made pudding cups with instant chocolate pudding, oreos, and gummy worms.

HOA Party! 2011

2011-05-28T09:34:00.000-07:00

Our community puts on a big start of summer party every year. So fun! The In N Out truck comes and we get as much food as we want, and free cotton candy, free popcorn, and free snow cones! After hearing about it all year we were so excited to get to go this year! (We werein escrow when it was held last year, so we just missed it.) Unfortunately, it was a little chilly so we didn't really play in the water, but we still had a great time.

Caleb with some popcorn.

Rory hung out in her stroller.

This little girl is addicted to swinging. She loves that she can get herself super high!

Rory LOVED her snowcone. :)

More Mom!

Yummy!

Mmmm... She was a nice sticky mess afterwards, but so happy.

Caleb at not one, but TWO hamburgers! (Well, one was a cheeseburger and they were both completely plain but still, this boy normally does NOT eat hamburgers.)

Isabelle had a grilled cheese with just tomatoes on it.

Yummy cotton candy! It was bigger then her head. :)

At the end a clown came and made balloon animals for the kids. Isabelle got a mermaid and Caleb a sword. We had a great time and can't wait for next year!

Fun Photography Giveaway!

2011-05-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Go here for a cute Father's Day photography giveaway! Support my cousin in her new business adventure!

Celebrating Isabelle!!!

2011-05-17T19:52:00.000-07:00

Happy 5th birthday to my wonderful, goofy, loving, and crazy Isabelle!!!!

Cute giveaway!

2011-05-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Cute giveaway over here!

My New Baby

2011-05-02T09:59:00.000-07:00

Say hello to my new baby!!! Its a 2010 Chrysler Town & Country. Our not-so-reliable red van broke AGAIN last Thursday so Friday we went to look around and we found our new car!!! Well, new to us. :) It was a previous rental, only 30,000 miles on it and we LOVE it! The kids are in love with it, the next morning the first thing they wanted to do was just go look at it. Everything is automatic, the doors, the trunk, and the pedals move, and Belle's favorite, the windows on the sliding doors go down. We love our new car!!!

Easter Morning 2011

2011-04-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Ready to come find their baskets!

So excited!

Examining their loot :)

They love playing MarioKart on the Wii, so there candy dispensers (total Pez knockoffs) were perfect for them

Yummy! Everyone's favorite Easter candy!

Caleb's favorite series to read is Captain Underpants right now. What little boy wouldn't love a story full of potty humor? :)

The Easter Bunny knew Rory has some sleep issues and brought her a Lavender Lab. Super soft and yummy smelling, its supposed to promote deep sleep. This mommy-bunny is ready to try anything to get a good nights sleep!

Hunting for eggs. Yes, those are pictures still in packaging from moving. Don't judge. How can I hang pictures when I don't have furniture yet??

Oh eggs!!! Where are you??

Found one!

Seeing what they found (candy and pennies)

All dressed nice and ready for church!

Trying to get all three together was quite the adventure. Rory either wanted to look up at them and would twist sideways or arch her back to try and stand up.

Almost got it!

Isabelle picked out the girl's dresses. She loved the poofy skirts. Oh, and she wanted her hair bow right on top, "just like minnie mouse."

Such a cute little poof-ball!

The ribbon in her bow said "Hoppy Easter" :)

Super Cute Mommy Swimsuits!

2011-04-26T15:50:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited! There is a giveaway going on for these super cute swimsuits! Head over here to check it out! Seriously some of the cutest suits for a mommy (love the tummy taming tankini bottoms!).

Easter Egg Hunt

2011-04-20T15:19:00.001-07:00

Isabelle's preschool class had their Easter egg hunt this morning. There were a LOT of eggs. They asked each kid to bring in 30 eggs and it added up, not that the kids were complaining. :)

Eggs!

Some of the parents stayed and we "hid" the eggs while the kids played on the playground.

Its a sea of Easter eggs!

All lined up and ready to hunt!

(side note- See the cute little guy in front? That's Jerrin, Isabelle says she is marrying him on Dec. 25th)

Go!

Looking for more eggs.

I think you got them all!

Isabelle and her friend, Rio. You can't see, but yes, Rio's bucket was just as full. All the kids had full baskets and buckets. They were in heaven.

Rory got to hang out too. :)

Spring Break 2011

2011-04-20T15:02:00.000-07:00

When JetBlue did one of their cheapy airfare sales a couple months ago, we snatched up some tickets to Vegas for super cheap. Why Vegas? The kids have been begging to go back ever since their Uncle Spencer and Aunt Skylar got married there almost 3 years ago. Plus, its a great first flight destination, just long enough to get the experience without being too long. :)

Getting ready to board the plane at the LB Airport

Rory and I did some window shopping :)

City Center had some fun stuff for the kids too. Like these giant rabbits!

And a bunch of these water hurricanes.

Rory just hanging out with mom.

Giant chocolate fountain at the Bellagio.

Yummy!

Rory on her bed.

Grandma was a little worried that the baby would keep everyone awake all night, so she sprang for a second room. Worked out awesome! Rory slept great, I think she liked having her own queen size bed.

Where we stayed, the Excalibur!

(the kids wanted to sleep in the castle hotel)

They liked the moving walkways.

And Spongebob!

Vegas wasn't the only thing we did. :) We also went to an Ontario Reign game and Daddy did a great job and got each kid a puck at the end of warm-ups so we got free souvenirs! It was a fun spring break, but boy were we all happy when school started back up!

What do you get when the baby holds in her poo for 3 days?

2011-04-04T08:47:00.000-07:00

You get all of this loveliness!!!

Needless to say, Rory is feeling MUCH better now.

Awesome Bag Giveaway!

2011-03-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

It's Twinsanity Reviews is doing a giveaway for Petunia Pickle Bottoms newest bag and I want one!!! It looks awesome, so big and room for everything you need to carry (plus the kitchen sink). :) Go here if you want to know more or even enter yourself!

Casey's Cupcakes, Mother/Son Dance, and Teeth

2011-03-19T16:58:00.000-07:00

In recent news:

Recently we saw an episode of Cupcake Wars and Caleb got so excited when they introduced the bakers and one, Casey's Cupcakes, was from Riverside. In Caleb's words, " Riverside! That's near US, Mom!!" He was very excited. They went on to win their episode, so Jared and I decided a fun outing was in order. We finally made it there today! We got lots of cupcakes, all different flavors and are cutting them up and sharing so we get to try all the flavors. :)

Our cupcake boxes

So excited to dig in!

Surrounding the main box we have Strawberry, Coconut, and Cinnamon spice; and then in the box, top l to r, orange, milk chocolate, and Legally Blonde (the cupcake of the month, marshmallow infused oreo), and bottom we have red velvet, vanilla bean, and raspberry.

So yummy!!

Caleb's school had their annual Mother/Son dance last week.

He was quite the dancing machine for the first hour, then he just wanted to come home and play a board game. :)

He had fun hanging out with his friend, Noah M.

And this baby girl has TWO teeth! Both of her bottom teeth came in just a couple days apart. She is also rocking the cutest little ponytail. Headbands have become a bit of a fight (she just yank them off), and her hair is just long enough its starting to brush the tops of her eyes, so she is sporting this look quite often now.

Those cheeks are starting to make her face look rather square. :)

There they are!!!

Rory's First Cereal

2011-03-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

Shortly after Rory hit the four month mark we let her have her first taste of cereal. Always a fun moment. :)

All ready and waiting! Isn't she cute, all serious.

Oh yeah, there's some excitement!

Hmmmmm, first bite...

What IS this stuff?

Why, oh WHY are you making me eat this?

Utilizing those fat chipmunk cheeks and not swallowing anything.

Please don't make me go through this again!

Well, its been a month now, and her eating has not improved at all. She's tried carrots too, but no go, she cheeks it or pushes it right back out with her tongue. Hopefully she figures this eating thing out soon!! And she is constantly trying to grab our food, so I know she's interested. We'll just keep practicing and eventually she'll catch on. In other Rory news, she's rolling both ways, and has her first tooth! I've yet to capture it on camera, she always sticks her tongue out and covers it up when she smiles, but hopefully I'll get a shot of it soon. Such a big girl!!

Crazy Hair 2011!

2011-03-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

His hair is so long this year we had to use egg whites and the blowdryer to get it to stay up, but it was worth it. He loved it!

Family Pictures, Finally!

2011-01-28T11:11:00.000-08:00

So we took these back in November, but I'm finally getting them up! Rory looks so different already, its amazing.

Cause Rory isn't in many pictures...

2011-01-22T12:35:00.000-08:00

Get ready for some Rory overload. :)

Christmas Morning 2010

2011-01-22T12:22:00.000-08:00

Look at me!! Two posts in a day!! This is a record for me. :) I realized after that last post that gee, all the Christmas pictures were on MY camera, not Jared's. His camera videotaped the whole thing. So here are a few highlights:

Doing their stockings.

The beloved Lalaloopsy doll she asked for constantly for MONTHS beforehand.

Rory's perch to watch everything.

So excited to get her own Lego's. Now she doesn't have to ask for Caleb's permission to play with his all the time.

Caleb wanted a sword so bad. Luckily, Target had a nice supply of them in the dollar spot.

And what has got her so excited?

There were only two major presents she asked for this year, over and over and over. One was the Lalaloopsy doll, and the other was this...

The "take me on a walk" puppy, also known as Go-go my Walkin Pup.

Caleb had some fun stuff too. He really wanted a new remote control car that could climb over rocks and things outside.

And luckily for him, Santa got his letter and found a good one.

Arizona!

2011-01-22T09:46:00.000-08:00

I know, I'm waaay behind. Its taken me a month to get this post done!! It seems like every time I sit at the computer Rory wakes up, someone needs something, a fight breaks out, something. But here it finally is. Next up, get Jared to download the pictures from Christmas off his camera so I can get that post done. :) But we are here! Still adjusting to life with a baby again. Its amazing the difference having a baby in a house makes over an apartment. Plus you add in two older kids schedules and homework, and this has definitely been a challenge at times. Back in the beginning of December we went to AZ for Jared's grandpas funeral, and that is what these pictures are from. I'll try and get better!!!

Starting out on the road bright and early at 6am.

We stopped for lunch outside of Phoenix. We love watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on FoodNetwork, so we thought we'd hit up a yummy restaurant for lunch instead of the normal fast food. This is Thee Pitts Again. Super yummy bbq!!!

Jared had brisket and I had smoked pulled turkey. I think the fries were the best though! Jared and I both finished them off, something we never do.

The kids loved the pig merchandise that was everywhere.

Rory was there too and happy for the break from her carseat.

Belle loved her happy face potatoes.

Once we got to Holbrook we went straight to Jared's grandparents house for a viewing/family open house. The place was PACKED!!! Doesn't matter that it was freezing outside (literally), inside it was HOT from all the bodies. There was tons of food and lots of good times.

Here are the kids at the official church viewing the next morning. Caleb had a lot of fun playing with grandma's phone. She found lots of fun pictures on it afterwards. Surprise!! :)

Jared was one of the pallbearers along with his brothers and some of his cousins.

That night we had a family dinner and we took over the whole restaurant. Like literally, it was open just for us. :) We had three tables packed like the one above.

Yummy good food.

Oh, and did I mention? We stayed in our favorite Wigwams. :) We took them over and had different cousin/families in almost everyone of the 12 wigwams. It was a wigwam party!

There is ours!!! We moved up to a double bed one this year, instead of a single bed.

We divided up the drive home into two days and stopped in one of me and Jared's favorite spots, Sedona! This is up on Airport Road.

Hanging out at Tlequepaque.

Belle posing like the horse.

Christmas photo shoot attempt :)

2010-12-20T13:08:00.000-08:00

The kids wore their Christmas clothes yesterday to church, but I was on my own in the morning, and ran out of time to take pictures before church, so we attempted to get some when we got home.

Rory wasn't to happy. :)

My pretty Belle! She and Rory have matching dresses, so

fun to have two little girls to dress up!!!

My handsome Caleb, he is getting way to big!!

Catch up time!

2010-11-10T08:40:00.000-08:00

I have a couple minutes while Rory is napping, so I thought I'd try to catch up on here a little. To go in order...

Rory was born on 9-22-10 at 7:25am

Had her first bath

She had an appreciative audience :)

Had her first day at church

Got blessed this past Sunday

Has gotten lots of loves

Shes getting very chunky!

And loves to smile!

There's my quick re-cap of the last month and a half. :) Now off to take Belle to school.

She is here! Sorry, no pics yet :)

2010-10-04T08:49:00.001-07:00

I know, I'm waaaaayyy behind. :) Aurora Lynn Saunders arrived September 22, 2010 at 7:25 am, weighing in at 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches long. Jared worked from home since then, so I haven't gotten on the computer very much. But he's back at work today, so I am finally doing an update, albeit one-handed. :) All the pictures are on Jared's camera, so sorry, no pictures to go with this post. We are doing well, Rory just needs to figure out her days and nights, she's a little mixed up right now. The kids are in love with her, but of course both got lovely coughs the day we brought her home, so we've been trying to limit the kisses and hugs so we can keep her healthy for a little while.

Oh baby, come out, come out wherever you are!

2010-09-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

Still pregnant, in case anyone was wondering. :)

Hmmmm... Cause I'm curious...

2010-09-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

I'm wondering who this baby will look like? Cause Caleb and Belle are so different. Can't wait to find out! 37 weeks tomorrow!

Isabelle

Caleb

Caleb's First Day of First Grade!

2010-08-11T08:50:00.000-07:00

Yay!! School's back in session!! This boy has been counting down the days, literally. He was so excited to go back.

All ready to go!

Showing off the new backpack. What you can't see is the matching lunchpail and thermos. He loves Bakugan jsut a little bit. :)

Sitting at his desk with his new nametag.

His first project was waiting for him, coloring in his visor!

Hard at work!

Water Fun!

2010-08-05T12:13:00.000-07:00

We went and explored a park near our house today! They have a really fun sprinkler/water play area and we wanted to go and try it out before Caleb starts school next week.

Caleb jumped right in. He LOVED having these buckets dump on him.

Belle hung out next to me most of the time, she wasn't too sure about it. She's never been too into water, and especially sprinklers.

Getting another bucket full dumped on him.

Still just kinda hanging out.

Caleb got her to walk through some of the misters.

He was trying to show her how to have some fun.

But she didn't want to mess up her hair. :)

Caleb ended up back at his favorite buckets. (And that is his new elementary school on the other side of those bushes)

So fun!

Belle liked the water that shot up out of the ground, she could control how wet she got. :)

She liked these water guns as long as no one was shooting at her.

Getting her arms wet, that was about all she would do.

Nothing like sitting over a sprinkler. She liked putting her feet in the spray.

Caleb got thoroughly soaked and had a great time!

Belle found something much more exciting then water.

Regular playground equipment!! Such a funny girl. She is just NOT into water play.

Knotts Berry Farm!

2010-07-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

We are here! We are alive!! Lol, getting things unpacked, organized, trying to finish the various construction projects still going on around here. We took a day off to fulfill one of the kids wishes and headed to Knotts Berry Farm. I was feeling bad that they haven't had much of a summer, so when my mom offered to take us, we jumped at the chance! Caleb and Belle have been begging to go to two places, Knotts and Legoland, so I was happy they got to go to one of the places on their wish list. :)

Camp Snoopy!

So happy to be there!

Snoopy!

So excited, the first ride of the day!

Hmmm, she didn't like this one so much. :)

Airplanes!

Excited for another new ride!

Hmmmm, not so thrilled about this one either.

This cutey brought her momma to play with us. :)

They all loved these cars!!

Mr. Cool :)

Huff and Puff!

Its Ours!!!

2010-07-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

We closed escrow last Thursday, but had to wait till everything was recorded and legal in the courts on Tuesday to get the keys. So yesterday we went to Home Depot (the first of many trips, I am sure) and bought all new locks!! Both kids got to help do some of the screws, they had a great time and loved getting to be involved in making it truly our home! The real work starts this weekend, though! Jared, his dad, and brother will be spending the weekend at the house, ripping up carpet, putting up the wall between the master and spare room, and doing all sorts of manly stuff. :) We are so excited!!

99 Days to go!

2010-06-18T15:04:00.000-07:00

Lookee lookee!!! Over on the ticker!!!! Double digits!!!! Yikes, I need to start getting ready, huh?

25 Weeks!

2010-06-14T17:21:00.000-07:00

Just a couple more days and we will be in double digits left over there on the countdown!!

Kinda scary, seeing as I have not done ANYTHING to get ready for this baby yet. Just let us get moved, then it will be mad prep time!!! The kids got to feel her move this week for the first time, they are getting really excited. Me, I can definitely wait a little longer.

Aden + Anais Giveaway!

2010-06-14T13:10:00.000-07:00

I have been lusting over the blankets for awhile now, I seriously want the whole collection for this baby. :) There is a giveaway going over here www.mommywantsfreebies.blogspot.com for a free Dream blanket!! Hoping to score one finally!

Happy Birthday Belle!

2010-05-18T17:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my beautiful, goofy girl!!!!

Still a Girl!

2010-05-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

We had our big anatomy ultrasound this morning. She is doing great! Everything is measuring right on track for our due date, and they estimated her current weight at about 13 ounces. She showed us her privates wide open, so yep, definitely a girl still. :) Also, could I please have at least ONE child that has MY feet? This one is looking like another big foot. Jared's feet are super wide, as are Caleb's and Isabelle's, looks like this one is just going to continue the pattern of needing wide shoes. Now to finalize her name... :)

Pictures!

2010-05-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

A basic run through of the house. We will be changing the carpet (when you see it, you will understand), painting, and CLEANING!

Here it is from the front.

Inside the front door. See the lovely carpet? :)

Front room again

And third shot of the front room, now looking into the kitchen/great room area.

Kitchen! plus a little of the front room

More kitchen. Where the table will go.

'Nother angle :)

And one more. :) Family room area. Where we will do the majority of our hanging.

Backyard looking at the sunroom. Yeah, they cemented everything. We will be cutting up a good portion of the cement so the kids can have a swing set.

Inside the sunroom.

The door to the rest of the backyard.

Hallway. Coat closet and linen closet.

This is where the door to a bedroom use to be. They put this in instead, and opened the wall between the master and it to make a retreat. We will be turning them back into two separate rooms. Master bedroom, two rooms for kids, plus an office for Jared. :)

The "retreat" that will be turned back into a bedroom.

Where the door should be. You can still see the paint lines when you are standing in front of it at the right angle.

Master bedroom, the big window looks into the back yard.

Master bedroom and master bath through the archway.

Master bath. Two sinks, with shower/toilet through the door to the right, and the closet on the left, plus a linen closet you can just see on the left of the picture.

Bedroom.

Bedroom again from a different angle.

Last bedroom, and the smallest. Will be Jared's office.

Front bedroom again. The windows look out to the front.

Guest/kids bathroom. I LOVE the separating door!

Second hallway linen/storage closet. Kinda funky in shape, but better then a bare open corner.

Garage. Door into the house on the left, and to the outside on the right.

Garage from the other angle. Its an oversized two car garage that we are happy about. Plenty of room for Jared bike stuff, and the car!

Oh my goodness, is this really happening???

2010-04-30T12:47:00.000-07:00

Yes it is!!!!

Thats right folks, we are in escrow!!! We are sooo excited!!!! It is 4 br, 2 ba, 1800 sq ft, on just over 6000 sq ft lot. Its an REO, been vacant for about 2 months at this point I think. So it needs some serious cleaning, new paint, and new carpet. But its going to be ours!!!! We are super excited, and so are the kids!! They keep asking if we can move now, I think they are ready for some space to move! (not to mention their own rooms :)) If all goes well with the inspections and appraisal, we will have the keys to our own home in our hands in 30 days!!! The bank wants a 20-30 day escrow, but we will see. All depends on how fast we can make things happen! Picture to come later!

Happy Easter!!

2010-04-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter to everyone!!!!

Meeting the Easter Bunny

2010-03-23T18:29:00.000-07:00

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Here she is!!

2010-03-11T19:47:00.000-08:00

We got to go have an ultrasound done today. It is one of the new tests they do measuring the thickness of the neckfold to determine the risk for Down's syndrome. We had a great time! This little on is quite the mover, and she kept putting her arm over her face, as if to say, woe is me!! It was pretty cute. Obviously since I keep saying she, yep! Its looking like a girl! Still a little too early to go out and start buying stuff, but she kept flashing her legs wide open, and there was nothing there to see! One time we saw here bop herself in the face pretty hard, its so cute to see them moving around so much, even though they are so tiny still (only about 1 1/2 inches so far)! Here are the pictures we got today, hoping for clearer ones next time!

Orange Squeeze

2010-03-10T17:15:00.000-08:00

Belle's preschool class had their spring field trip today. We went to Heritage House in La Verne, and Isabelle had a blast!

Started out with a tractor-pulled ride.

They got to see bugs. Exciting, huh? :)

Belle pumped some water the old-fashioned way.

And at the end, the part she had been waiting for! Washing her orange!

All clean and cut, ready to make juice!

Pushing hard to squeeze out all the juice.

Yummy! Fresh oj! Belle is my little orange addict, and downed her juice faster then any other kid.

After they juiced the oranges, they got to plant a flower in the rind. The point is you then plant it in your garden, and the rind feeds the flower as it decomposes! Pretty cute!

Super Cute Giveaway for Girls!

2010-01-28T19:22:00.001-08:00

There is a great giveaway going on over at www.fairywonderful.com Love these pettiskirts!!!! And I know Isabelle would just love to dance around in one!! I know I think they look like fun too! So head on over if you want a chance to win one!

Baby #3!!!!

2010-01-22T11:27:00.000-08:00

So I am sooo excited!! I finally get to have one of the baby widgets!! Cause you know thats the reason I got pregnant in the first place. ;) Yep, baby #3 is joining our family around September 28th!! I go to the doctor for my first appt next Monday, so we'll see if that changes at all, but thats the date babycenter gave me. :) So just thought I'd let everyone in on our big news!! We are so happy and can't wait to meet this new member of our family. It is already making itself known in that food is completely unappetizing to me now, and I am having to force myself to eat anything at all. Plus I've already had several dates with the toilet. :) Yep, theres a baby in there all right!!!

Happy Birthday Caleb!!!

2010-01-07T08:55:00.000-08:00

Today is Caleb's 6th birthday!!!! Yay!!! Hard to believe he's been with us that long, but I am so glad he's ours!

Christmas!

2010-01-07T08:10:00.000-08:00

Christmas came and went, and we had a blast! In between all

the off and on sickness around here, that is. :)

The loot before the kids woke up.

Belle's new Tinkerbell bike. It come with a purse to go in the front basket, and makes three different sound when you press the button on the front.

Caleb's new bike!

Belle opening a present.

Caleb with the two new books Belle picked out for him.

Such a fun morning, and so nice to be home on Christmas! Its the first Christmas we've had at home since we moved out here to Rancho Cucamonga, and it was definitely worth it!

Family Pictures!!!

2009-11-28T20:32:00.000-08:00

We got to do family pictures two weeks ago, we are sooo excited about how they came out. I had a hard time picking the ones to put up, there were over 200!!!!

Love Belle's smile!

She's so full of sass!

Yep, we're a little crazy!

We had a such a good time, Sarah was awesome!!! You can see more of her work at http://sarahhullphotography.blogspot.com/

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-28T19:48:00.000-08:00

So I'm only a month late, right? Happy Halloween!!!

Wow, has it really been that long?

2009-10-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary to us!!!

7 years ago today we were sealed in the San Diego Temple

First Race!

2009-10-12T08:15:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday we let the kids do their first race. They've been begging us to do it, and since Jared moved up a level, he no longer races first thing in the morning, so we were still there when it was time. Needless to say, I think we will have to bring their bikes with us to every race now, they LOVED it.

Getting ready at the start line.

So ready!!

Theres my cutie!. She kept trying to ride her bike onto the adult course, she wanted to race so bad!

Go!!

You can see Belle with her red shirt and blue helmet behind the big pink bike.

This is when Caleb was coming around to do his second lap and was lapping all the little kids.

Go Belle go!

The final climb. Caleb had a huge lead, but another boy (who was 9 years old) caught him here.

Going across the finish line, he lost by about 2 ft! He did so good!

Belle rolling down the hill about to turn towards the finish.

She got a medal for being the smallest racer!

All the kids got free snacks for participating

The Fair!

2009-10-08T09:15:00.000-07:00

We went to the LA Fair on the 1st and had a great time!! I love the fair, and we've gone 3 years in a row now.

The kids loved these things and asked for their pictures to be taken at every one that we saw.

Looking at a goat

Hello cow!

In the petting zoo. It was filled with sheep and goats.

Belle making new friends.

Caleb almost fell over that sheep behind him.

Belle loved feeding them.

Caleb had a good time too, just not very into letting them eat out of his hand.

Belle's buddy.

Driving a tractor!

My two little cows :)

Belle the scarecrow

Caleb liked making faces to go along with the pictures.

Belle the mermaid

Belle and her pickle.

Yummy!!

Last year they had snow, this year Dinosaurs!!! Caleb loved it.

Belle felt a little dwarfed.

The kids liked this one.

Fun rides were up next!

Caleb loved this ride last year and was happy to find it again this year.

Riding the pink elephants

Belle was very happy to ride her pony.

We found where they do a dog stunt show, and even though it wasn't show time, it was practice time! So the kids still got to see some fun dog tricks, and there wasn't a crowd, so front row!!

They loved doing this jumping thing.

Caleb got a little help from the worker, so he was able to get really high, and even managed to do a flip once!

Isabelle's worker wouldn't help her out, so she was a little upset that she didn't get to do a flip too, but she did awesome at jumping by herself!

We ate dinner at Hot Dog On A Stick, and the kids had to pose in the Lemon cutout.

The kids each had two rides left on their fun cards, so after we ate we went over to let them each do their last rides.

Belle was a crackup!! You can see she kept putting her hands up, but then she'd grab back on real quick when they hit a bump or turn.

They loved it, so off they went to the other little roller coaster for their last ride.

Hmmm, Belle was a happy girl, but Caleb started to look a little green around the edges by the end. Probably not a great idea to do two roller coasters right after eating.

He gave us a big smile on the last go round though!

Whats the fair without a blow up souvenir? Belle got a monkey, and Caleb helped Superman fly out of the park to our car.

And for me, it ended with some yummy chocolate covered bacon. Love that stuff!!!

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique!

2009-10-07T19:32:00.000-07:00

So it's blog catchup time! Be prepared for lots of pictures!! This is the first post of several to come. So back in September, Jared's cousin came to town with her family and we all headed to Disneyland along with Grandma and Grandpa and Great Grandma and Great Grandpa to have some fun!! One of the big things for this was all the kids going to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and getting madeover, Caleb included (did you know they have a Prince Charming makeover? and way worth it, only $15!)

We were the first ones there, so we went and played a little while we waited for everyone else.

All the cousins in a row on the merry-go-round.

Caleb getting his makeover.

Putting on his mickey Mouse confetti

Being knighted and presented with his sword and shield

Presenting Sir Caleb

So, the colored gel they used obviously had quite a bit of dye in it. He still has remnants of this Mickey Mouse on the back of his head! I'm thinking we are going to have to cut his hair to completely get rid of it!

Elle getting her makeover

Isabelle with her make-up all done, now time to finish the hair!

She chose the pop princess makeover

Getting her pixie dust!

All done! It was the perfect hair-do and outfit match for my spunky little girl!

All the kids in front of Belle's mirror

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa with the kids

Isabelle kept trying to look up Ariel's dress to see her fins. We had to explain the she had legs, like at the end of the movie.

Too Tired to Eat!

2009-09-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

Curls!!

2009-09-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

We tried sponge curlers for the first time on Belle today. I didn't trust her to sleep in them, so we put them in this morning, since we don't go to church until 1. She loved them, and was very good at leaving them alone. It came out pretty good for our first time. Some were super tight, and some others were a ltitle looser, but she loved seeing those curls when we pulled the curlers out.

Cute giveaway!

2009-09-11T11:51:00.001-07:00

Head over here http://sweetabigailbows.blogspot.com/ for a really cute giveaway! You can win a mini bloom hair clip!

It's Coming!!!!

2009-09-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

So, is anyone else out there getting excited? These are all

still's from the film released by Summit.

The Break-up Scene

Aro, Caius, and Alec

Demitri and Alice

Jane

I am sooo glad they cast Dakota Fanning

Waking up back in Forks

Shoe Giveaway!!

2009-08-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

So there is a shoe giveaway going on at http://hairandshare.blogspot.com/ Go look if you want a chance to win. They are cutest soft soled baby and toddler shoes!!

Belle's First Day!!!!

2009-08-17T11:59:00.000-07:00

This goofy little girl started preschool today!!!! She was soooo excited this morning, and couldn't wait to go.

All ready to go

She refuses to smile normal for me

We did her hair all pretty

She was hiding her face, and I asked her to put herbackpack down.

Playing peek-a-boo behind her backpack!

There's a happy girl!

She's really not a baby anymore is she?

Belle's New Dress

2009-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

I got Isabelle a new dress for church last week, and we had fun playing with her hair on Sunday morning and thought we would show it off a little. She really liked this one, and it was super simple, so it was a win win for us!

Showing it off before she got her dress on.

All dressed up!

One of Belle's funny things. Rock on!!!

She is passing her hand over her face, going up and down, and changing from a happy face to a sad face. She thinks it is the funniest thing.

Showing off and dancing in her new dress. I love Burlington Coat Factory! They have some of the prettiest dresses, and for great prices!

First Day of School

2009-08-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

Well, I have been horrible at blogging over the summer, and now school has started again. We are into the real school stuff this year though, with Caleb starting kindergarten!! He is so excited, and has been counting down the days.

All ready to go and sooo handsome!

He picked out his own backpack and has been wearing it around the last two weeks.

Walking along through the trails to get to the school.

So serious and grown up looking!

At school with his bus tag on. Yep, even though it is a 10 minute walk, he gets to take the bus home! So cute, he'll be on the little bus!

My pretty girl. It'll be her turn next!

Inside his classroom, waiting on the rug.

My Daughter Has Issues...

2009-06-29T20:53:00.000-07:00

Yeah, she did it to herself.

All Hail the Hail!

2009-06-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

Hi! We haven't dropped off the face of the earth, we are still here, I just haven't been very into blogging lately, sorry. Caleb finished up school, had his end of the year party at Jumping Jacks again, we've gone to Disneyland for my birthday, and to Sea World. It has been a very busy time for us. And we aren't slowing down! I am busy getting us ready for vacation (we are heading to Sedona and Holbrook, AZ) and when we get back, it'll almost be time for swim lessons! I had to share this one picture though really quick. We don't get "fun" weather very often here in so. cal., so when Jared and I were woken up by thunder and lightning at 2 am last night, we thought fun! It lasted off and on until 9 am this morning, and twice it hailed! I took this picture on my phone on our patio. The hail was about pea-sized, so not too big. I love crazy weather!!!!

The Graduate

2009-05-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Caleb's preschool graduation was last night. We had a great time seeing all the cute little kids in their caps and gowns. The city makes a big deal out of this, and the kids love it.

Caleb and Isabelle

They are so cute, and getting so big!!

Woo hoo!! Kindergarten here I come!!!

Caleb and his buddy Carter. We are in the same ward, they were in the same class last year, and will be going to the same school next year.

Caleb is the first kid, right behind his teacher, Ms. Shana.

The kids all ready and sitting down. There are actually jsut under 300 kids that graduated. This is just a small section.

See? Lots of kids, and LOTS of family memebers. I told you it was a big deal.

Caleb's class getting ready to go on the stand and be handed their diplomas. Yes, they got little pieces of paper rolled up that were cute little diplomas for them.

His class on the stage. Caleb is on the edge, the woman has her hand on his hat.

Cheering as he leaves the stage.

Isabelle in her lei that Grandma Sue brought her.

My big boy!! Off to kindergarten we go!

Family shot

And since we had both grandmas, and a grandpa out here, we ended the night with some more birthday cake.

I know, I'm late, I'm a bad mom, but better late then never right?

2009-05-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

So Monday was Isabelle's 3rd birthday. We spent the morning at Disneyland and had fun as a family that night. I was really tired that night, so I didn't post that day, and I was gone most of yesterday, so I am finally putting up a post in honor of her today. I love my funky little girl, she has brought lots of laughs into our family, as well as plenty of grief. She has caused more visits to urgent care then Caleb, and in two and a half years less of living. So for my Isabelle, Isaboo, Boo boo, Belle or Boo-daisy as she is currently known, Happy Belated Blog Birthday!

My favorite picture of her, less than 24 hours old.

Such a happy girl already!

Such fashionable hair! It came out with frosted tips, like she had just been to the stylist.

6 months old and on the move.

She found these presents on the table, but she had to wait all day to open them!

Our hairstyle for the day. Quick simple and out of the way.

So we get to Disneyland, and head to the Bank on Main Street to get her her very own pass. And what happens? She walks right into the corner of the granite counter inside the bank! Poor thing! Its kinda hard to see, but the first aid guy thought she was going to end up with a black eye. Luckily, he was wrong! She still has a little bruise, but no black eye to mess up her pictures.

So sad!!

She cheered up when she saw the horsies though!

Disneyland was pretty crowded so we headed over to DCA where we hung out in Flik's Fun Fair until it was time to go to lunch.

We met up with Grandma Marcy, or big grandma as the kids say, Aunt Jessy, Aunt Go-Wee (Skylar), and baby Zeke for a fun lunch at Rainforest Cafe. Isabelle loves blowing out birthday candles. Whenever she sees a cake, she asks where the fire is.

After lunch we walked back to the parking structure and she conked out before we were even halfway there. All this and the day was only half over!!

We picked Caleb up (thank you so much Katie for picking him up from school), picked up her cake from ALbertson's and headed home. She promptly wanted her hair out, her new tiara on (it wouldn't stay on with her hair up) and her princess Belle dress on. Yeah, her hair gets a little frizzy done up in those tight hairstyles.

When Jared got home from work we asked her what she wanted for dinner, and she said "Chips!"

So we headed to On the Border for some yummy chips, corn dogs (for Belle), quesadillas (for Caleb), and tacos (for mommy and daddy). Gotta love a restaurant with such an eclectic menu, and unlimited free chips and salsa.

Then we headed home, cause it was finally time to open her presents!!!

Of course she blocked the view so we couldn't really get any good shots.

She wouldn't stop moving around, sorry its a little blurry. She got an Enchanted vanity set from the Disney store and a new Barbie Mermaid. She is pretty much in love with Barbies and mermaids, so she was a very happy girl.

And finally, her cake!! She loves these little doll cakes, and have told her she could have one on her birthday, so she was so excited to finally get one. Of course, being typical Isabelle, she only ate about one bite. We had a great day, a very long day, but a very fun one, and I had one very happy girl at the end of it.

Jared's Birthday Trip to D-Land!

2009-05-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we went to Disneyland. But this was an extra special trip, because Jared has NEVER been to Disneyland with Caleb and Isabelle. Yeah, I know, crazy. So since he was able to get in free on his birthday, we decided it was high time he got to experience Disneyland with his kids. :) We got his b-day button at City Hall, and we were off.

Posing on Main St.

Belle was super excited to have Daddy with us, and was ready to show him the sights.

Isabelle's favorite spot to be.

I've never stood in the line to meet Tink before, always way to long, but the lines were really short that day, so Belle got to meet one of her favorite characters. She loved it.

My mom came along, so some adult rides were went on also. Here they are on Thunder Mountain while I sat off with the kids.

Jared and I outside of the Jungle Cruise.

We switched parks (Jared decided to upgrade his free entry in to a pass, woo-hoo!!!) and Caleb requested Daddy take him on Mulholland Madness, a ride he had never gone on. It was a bit more then he thought it would be, but my mom and I had a blast watching his face as they whipped around and went down the drops.

In line for the Toy Story Midway Mania. I love my cute girl! She got those beads in New Orleans Square from the street performers and wore them the rest of the day, even slept in them!

Belle's Hair and Funny Sleeping Positions Part 2

2009-05-04T14:12:00.000-07:00

We had some fun with Isabelle's hair yesterday. She loves having ribbon in her hair, so I'm always looking for new styles to work with her super thin super fine hair. This one took us about 20 minutes, and she loved it. A big plus was it stayed in all day, which never happens, cause she always pulls her hair out, but she liked this one. We started out with it in ponies, but she has been having issues with little ends on her neck, she scratches at them pretty heavily, so I twisted them into little buns, and I think it turned out even cuter that way!

And just to continue, she fell asleep in another crazy position last night. Her head is literally hanging off the couch, and her legs are all scrunched up tight. She is a funny girl. And I do put her in her bed, but lately she has been fighting us, so either we put her screaming in bed, or we let her sit with us and she falls asleep peacefully on her own. Luckily, she is not a night owl, so even with letting her stay up, she still fell asleep at 8:30pm. Love my crazy girl.

Saturday Afternoon Naps!

2009-05-02T13:42:00.000-07:00

Just some cute pictures of Jared and Isabelle enjoying a

Saturday afternoon nap together.

Is it Bad That I am Jealous of my Little Girl?

2009-05-01T17:43:00.000-07:00

I can only sleep in my bed. Not in cars, trains, or planes. Never sitting up. Only laying in bed. So how did she do it? Cause to tell you the truth, I'm a bit jealous. I wish I could fall asleep in any position, anywhere, like she can...

And to keep facetime on the blog equal, here's a picture of Caleb enjoying a meal

prepared by his favorite chef, Chef Boyardee!

I think Isabelle needs a better social life...

2009-04-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

So after re-making Isabelle's bed this afternoon and putting all her animals back in their spots at the foot of the bed, she followed me out and asked, "take a picture of my friends?" Can a girl ever love her stuffed animals too much?

Free Ice Cream and Playing in the Fountains, Does it Get Any Better Than This for Two Little Kids?

2009-04-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

So since it was 100 degrees today, we decided to head out for some fun time playing in the fountains at Victoria Gardens and get some free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's. The kids had a great time playing in the water and really loved their ice cream afterwards.

The water would vary in where it would come out and the different strengths. The kids loved it, although I saw one little baby get soaked when one of the little fountains on the outside suddenly squirted right up into his face!

Isabelle was a little more cautious about the water then Caleb.

Caleb was all over, running, jumping, and getting soaked.

Belle getting a little braver. Caleb was able to get her to go through the center and get soaked.

Caleb saw me about to take his picture so he decided to pose. At least, thats what I think he's doing. Or maybe he's just letting his inner monkey out.

All done! Time to dry off and get ready for ice cream!

Caleb got mint chocolate chip (the ONLY kind of ice cream in his mind) and Belle was her typical self and couldn't have cared less what was in her ice cream, as long as it was pink or purple. She ended up with Mixed Berry Sorbet.

Yummy!

My goofy girl, who refused to eat her cone, but still wanted to get that ice cream inside of it. So I gave her my spoon and she went to work!! Got it all out too, but never touched that cone.