art fair.

the good life.

do you ever tell yourself "life is good?" i just love those moments. they don't come all of the time and in between there are the: "can we just get through the day," "can it get any worse," or "can everyone just leave me alone" moments. i'm on vacation with a family of six, (the majority of whom I had a hand in bringing to the earth) and i am feeling extremely grateful and blessed. as i watched taylor, jackson, kate, and chad playing in the waves, and looked at levi sleeping peacefully in the sand, i thought to myself.... "life is good."

american idol.

maybe a concert with loud music, screaming fans, and cute jason castro will make the baby want to come.... nope.

We did have an awesome time at the American Idol concert. My favorite, Jason, sang "Over the Rainbow," and i loved every second, and I thought Michael Johns and David Archuletta did great also. For all those people who think American Idol is too "trendy" or "not cool enough," you are missing out. My family and I had a great time enjoying music together and cheering our favorite singers on. Kate loved seeing Brooke White on her piano and was adorable as she clapped along to the music. .... We are all excited for the next season to begin, but for now "So You Think You Can Dance," keeps us all excited for Wednesday nights.

the city.

aunt lisa's in town with noah and e.j. and we have been having a marvelous time. i usually take a trip up to utah with the kids to visit them, but considering i am 9 months pregnant, i figured it wasn't the best idea. yesterday we headed to the mirage to see the dolphins and wild animals. we all thought that walking around in 112 degree weather for 2 hours with 6 kiddos would maybe make this baby want to come out.... nope. despite the heat, the animals were beautiful, kate freaked out about the dolphins (she LOVES them), and i got to mess around with my new camera lens. (the animal pictures were taken through a fence!) fun times in the city.... (that's what my kids call the strip)

valley of fire.

we enjoyed the valley of fire this weekend with friends. my first time, and besides kate's wetting her pants and going "bare bummed" it was a great time.

happy places.

disneyland.
jedis.
friends.
roller-coasters.
lines.
fun.
sun.
del mar.
ocean.
good food.
relaxing.
reading this.
sand castles.
princesses.
amy.
byu volleyball.
sand.
we love warm weather.
we love spring break.

a day at the beach = exhaustion at the dinner table

happiest place on earth.

last week we went to disneyland for a few days.... we really love disneyland.
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HANNAH MONTANA!

I surprised Tay with tickets to Hanna Montana last weekend. She was ecstatic and had a great time rockin' to Hannah Montana with her friends.

Cindalella....

Kate love's princesses... no, Kate is a princess.

She truly believes that she is "Cindalella," so taking her to Disney Princesses on Ice was so exciting for all of us.
some how we managed to get seats on the 2nd row, so Kate was really into it...

The most beautiful princess of all...

Halloween 2007

At Jackson's class party, we had some healthy snacks planned (since it was at 9 am) Check out the witches fingers Andrea made.... Aren't they great? So glad she got a picture!
Idea from here.

Da Pumpkin Patch

For my kids, the pumpkin patch is a close 2nd to Christmas morning...