Disneyland!

If you haven't been...you should go!

Birthday Boy

I can hardly believe it has already been two years!

He was so excited all day, and has been practicing blowing out his candles for months:)

These Last Few Weeks

Nayvee and Finn...nuff said

On a beautiful January Day....

Firehouse and Dental Checkups

This was sooo much fun and kids loved it.

I didn't get a picture with Finn in the group...sorry Finster ;)

The Firefighters were so good to let the kids pretty much 

get in and out of the fire truck about 20 times each!

Nayvee and Banks went in for their

Dental Checkups this last week. This being the first visit for Banks we had to 

make a BIG deal with picture and such! 

We are happy to report that there was no cavities for both kids... yahoo!

Christmas in Arizona

We made the long drive to Arizona in two days

with no problems! A hotel with an indoor pool does wonders

for getting your kids to stay happy in the car!

The kids and I hadn't been to Arizona since last Christmas 

so we had some much needed family time with all the cousins.

They all got along so well, it made it soooo fun!

I have spent the last four Christmas's in Arizona

and have pretty much got the traditions down. That is one nice 

thing about having your spouse's family live in a different place then your own family,

we don't have to divide our time or rush around.

 It was a great stopping point before we had to get in the car

for the last 45 minutes. The kids always love going to the visitor center

adding Christmas Lights just made it that much better.

Nayvee got the Disney's Family Hits "Sing It" game for Christmas

and it has been fun for the whole family.

So if you have any little singers out there and you have a Wii

I would highly recommend this game!

A little Catch UP!

I thought I had better get some pages posted before I tackled my 

Christmas pictures so this is a little of this and that from before Christmas.

I have been working on getting pictures of all the places that 

we spend time so here are a few.

This is my second time going caroling with the Relief Society 

and I must say, it has been soooo much fun both times.

We have a great bunch of girls in our ward and I am so glad that 

I have been able to get to know them.

I cannot say how proud of am of John for figuring out

how to fix the car! Not to mention it saved us a ton of money.

You're the MAN honey!!!!

I am so grateful for all the people who have

been so awesome to donate their time to do these little ballet classes

because they are the highlight of Nayvee's life.

We could never have afforded to do anything like this with out them:)

So Thank you all!

Happy Birthday Dad!

I wish I was there with you but I hope you have a great day

I love you as big as heaven!

Happy Birthday:)

Merry Christmas!

I sent out a million Christmas cards and it would 

be a small miracle if they all got to the right places....

so just in case, here it is!

See you in January :)

Thanksgiving and Union Square

The more time is passing in our last year

the more I feel myself grasping at the things we love so much

about living here. Funny things we will want to remember

like the toll booth for example. Something we won't be seeing much of

after we move out of California.

Thanksgiving day was so fun. We had a delicious meal thanks to the helping hands of

Grandma Linda. I didn't take any pictures of the food but it was a great day with friends

and family. I guess the thing I am most grateful for is family.

I must bee getting old, since presents and stuff aren't that important anymore and all I

really want is just to be together.

I love Christmas!

It is like Christmas Wonderland in Downtown San Francisco.

The lights, the huge billboards, and of course

the window displays in front of all the Stores feel like they are straight out of a magazine.

It's so fun to see all the happy people buying things for people they love.

I love giving people presents but it's killer for me to keep secrets. I just want to

tell them all about the adventures I went through to get that perfect present just for them!

First Annual Sisters Retreat!

A few weeks ago my sisters came to visit for 5 days of fabulous fun!

The weather was perfect, which I am so grateful for! We did not waste a single minute.

Day one we visited John's school, Walked the Bridge, ate at In-n-Out Burger and then hit Baker Beach

to watch the sunset. My sister couldn't believe that the one end was a nude beach so they set out to investigate. It was almost sundown so I thought it was pretty safe...nope they were still there. (So Weird)

Day two was the craziest! Trolley Cars, Union Square, China Town, Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square

Day three was awesome! SAILING and a little more pier 39 ending with Joe's ice cream

Day four, I sent my sissies on a Go Car tour of the city while we went to church

Day five, The North face outlet, and the Oakland Temple....and then the airport

where we all cried to say good bye...poor Nayvee cried for most of the drive home.

Can't wait for next year girls!

Fun things to do in San Francisco

For anyone who lives here in the city

this place is a must! 

You can find it at 5351 Geary Blvd.

Muir Woods is so cool but at the end of a twisty road.

Ever since I have been pregnant my first time, I have turned into such a 

wimp with getting car sick...so annoying.

So as long as I get to drive, this is a great destination.

Free day has made so many cool things possible for us to do

here in San Francisco. The Discovery Kids Museum is so fun and it has a parking lot!

Halloween

This has been an eventful Halloween season and probably our most fun as parents so far. 

Nayvee is really getting into it now and Banks is into anything that Nayvee is.

 So the following pics sum it up quite nicely.