San Diego

 At the beginning of September Colin and I took a little vacation to San Diego.  Here's some pics...

First stop was to the oldest Mission in San Diego. I cant remember what it was called, but it was cool.

Very bad pictures, but this was in front of Hotel Del Coronado.

USS Midway.  Too expensive to go on, but still cool to see.

There was a sand castle competition going on. They were all amazing!! 

This was Seaport Village and it was one of my favorite places in San Diego.   It had a bunch of cute little shops that reminded me of Gardner Village.  This was the view from the restaurant we ate at.

Sunday we went and saw the temple.

This was at the San Diego police museum. Pretty cool.

The Last Few Weeks

Soccer has started and we are loving it!!  Hayden enjoys it a lot more than I thought she would and I'm surprised with how good she is. 

Practicing her drop kicks.

Colin and I got a king size bed, so we put our old bed in Hayden's room.  She is pretty proud that she gets to sleep on a big bed.

This is a result of compromising on using one of our quilts instead of buying a brand new comforter.  Not my idea of great decor, but she loves it!!

I took the kids to Target to get their pictures taken. We did a few practice shots before.

We practiced so their smiles would NOT look like this.  :)  They are still adorable!!!

Yesterday I took the kids up to Thanksgiving Point for $2 Tuesday.  I thought since school was back in session, it would be less crowded, but I was wrong.  Their were way too many people there...we didn't even attempt the dinosaur museum.

A little nervous, but having fun.

Always trying to look cute.

Swimming, St. George and Carson

Hayden did a session of swim lessons. I didn't think she learned much, but when we went to St. George she did so much better, so I guess it was worth the money.

We went down to St. George a few weeks ago and were able to spend a few days with these cute girls.  We painted nails, did make-up and up-dos.   They looked beautiful!

Hayden and I got to see Aladdin at Tuacahn.  It was a really cool show, but REALLY hot!!

Dixie was doing a free soccer camp, so we had the kids go.  They had a lot of fun.  Hayden is starting soccer this year. Her first game is tonight, she is really excited!!

 

At our condo we had to share a room with the kids, so they got to sleep in the closet.  I had to talk it up a lot, but finally convinced them it was like sleeping in a fort.  They were pretty thrilled.

We had a "campout" in the backyard a few weeks ago.  Because we are lame parents we didn't sleep out there, but I don't think the kids cared too much.

On our way to St. George we stopped at a gas station and across the street was a petting zoo. I thought it was pretty cool that they had zebras.

Just some cute ones of Carson. This kid is getting so funny in his old age.  I laugh at almost everything that comes out of his mouth.  Last night Colin was talking to the kids about missions. Hayden said she wanted to go on a mission to New York City and Carson said he wanted to go hiking with Jesus.  He is always saying that he loves stuff.  We were listening to music and he said " this is a boy singing...I love boys!"  And today he told me that he loves Backhoes.  It is so fun watching him grow up!!

Summer 2012

 Lately I haven't been in the mood to blog, but it must be done so here are some more pictures from our summer in no particular order.

Practicing for her cheer leading performance!

Warming up for the Nestle 5k during Art City Days.

Carson eating his healthy breakfast before the 5k

Children's bike parade

Dressing up for one of many summer birthday parties

Lots of bike riding

Too much TV, but look how sweet they look

Practicing funny faces

Petting a giant lizard at the library.  I was shocked that Carson touched it, so I had to document it.

Gibbons family float for the 4th of July parade in Mt. Pleasant

Lots of fun with cousins

And to top it off, this is how I have looked most of the summer....Yup, you guessed it, baby number #3 is on its way and boy has it been rocking my world!!! This pregnancy has been soooooo much worse than my other two. The good news is I am almost 12 weeks, so hopefully there is an end in sight (for the sickness).  I am due the first of February!! 

Random Iphone Pics

Hayden went to Walmart with my Dad and came home with a $25 Ariel doll! :)

Having a sleepover with Emma

Carson wanted to put this skirt on, so we manned him up a bit and made him into a pirate

Playing around at Funfinity

Handsome little man all ready for church

Hayden has been doing a cheer leading camp the past couple of weeks.