California

May is the perfect time for a trip to California!!!  We were able to go down to California with all of Jeremy's dad family.  We were there for seven days and it was amazing.  We stayed at the beautiful Hilton resort and loved every minute of it.  We were able to spend time at the beach, go to Disneyland, Legoland, the Aquarium, and just spend time together swimming at the pool.  It was the perfect vacation.  

A day with my Grandma Bootsie

 

Day trip to Carlsbad beach.  The kids loved playing in the waves and it was so cute to see them splashing in the waves and laughing hysterically if they got wet.  Even Juliet loved sitting in the sand.  I love the beach!

 Disneyland!  The kids were in heaven here.  They couldn't get enough of the rides and seeing the disney characters.  Michael's favorite ride was Cars and Bryce loved Buzz lightyear.  It is so fun to see the excitement on their faces.  Juliet was perfect and had a great time.  We were even able to do a breakfast with the characters.  Michael and Bryce were so excited and wanted to dance and hug Goofy, Minnie, and Daisy constantly.  Even when we leaving...Michael had to run up to Daisy and let her know that he was leaving and get a goodbye hug.  

Chilling at the pool.  The kids wanted to spend all their time in the warm hot tub.  Hopefully I can get them both swimming by the end of the summer!

Legoland!  The kids also loved Legoland.  The ran from ride to ride and couldn't get enough.  Bryce loved the Knight ride and Michael loved the Dragon roller coaster.  They also have an amazing Lego Miniland...where they have recreated cities and even the different scenes from Star Wars.  

 Sealife Aqurium.  The kids had a great time exploring the Aquarium.  We were even able to see the Shark feed and the boys were able to touch some starfish.  

Babies!

Michael and Rachel are pregnant!  They are so excited and she is due in October.  We celebrated with a party...because we love to party!!!  Also, Tabitha and Jill are now living with my parents for the next couple of years, until their mom finishes nursing school.  They are such sweet girls.  I hope they love living here.  And on another note....I got my braces off...Yay for straight teeth...no more torture!

Easter

I love holidays.  We had a wonderful Easter.  The kids were able to go on a neighborhood easter egg hunt.  Then we went to Nana and Pop-Pops for a yummy dinner and another easter egg hunt.  The kids loved coloring eggs with their cousins and hunting for eggs.  The next morning the Easter Bunny came and left them some Skylanders and candy and then we were able to go to Church.  I have such a wonderful family.  I love Easter and that we are able to remember our Savior and what he did for us.  

Our Almost Move

Wow!  Our life has been one crazy roller coaster ride.  Jeremy decided that he wanted to switch back to outpatient therapy and took a job in Burley, Idaho in April.  So, we put our house up for sale and sold it within two weeks, found a rental in Twin Falls, Idaho, booked a moving van, packed up a lot of the house, moved Jeremy into an extended motel until our rental became available, said our goodbyes to the ward and school.......and then we just didn't feel right about moving.....so we cancelled the whole thing.  Crazy...yes we are!  We were able to get our of our lease agreement, cancel our housing contract and unpack all of our stuff.  It has been a quite an adventure but I am happy to be staying in my house, next to my family and friends.  I don't know why we didn't feel like we were supposed to move, but I do feel like we learned some important lessons from this experience.  So we are both working at our old jobs and have slipped back into our routines and are happy once more!

I had to post some pictures of our beautiful house that we almost sold!

                            

Parties and Aggies

Time to Party!  We celebrated birthdays with Jer's family and my family and all the kids had a blast.  They love spending time with their cousins.  

 Jeremy also entered the kids in an Aggies photo contest.  Look what cute Aggies they make!

St. George

Every February Jer and I have to take a trip to St. George to escape the doldrums of winter.  We start to get cranky if we don't see the sun, so it has become a tradition to go and soak up the warm sun in St. George to help us make it through the rest of winter.  We had a great time playing at the park outside, swimming in the pool, and just spending time time together!

Superheros to the Rescue

One of my favorite things about having boys is that I have superheros in my house everyday, protecting me from bad guys.  Michael and Bryce love to dress up and become Batman, Ironman, Spiderman, and Thor.  I love watching them play and seeing them use their imaginations to escape the clutches of Dr. Doom and save Juliet and I.