California....again

We were home for 4 days and then we headed back to California again. This time it was for my mom's extended family reunion. The kids had fun and mom got tired. It was good to see cousins and catch up with them. All in all we had a good time but after an awful ride home we decided we are done traveling as a family for the rest of the year. Here a few cute pictures i got while we were there.

Parker loved sitting on this swing. It was the only thing that kept him contained for longer than 10 minutes.

Grandpa and Parker by the bonfire making smores. Could they look any different?

The kids with their great grandma Rosalie, but they know her as "White Hair Grandma". Nicholas made up that name for her when he was younger.

All 3 kids waiting to get out to go to the beach.

Our California trip

We are back from our vacation and we had so much fun. Yes it was crazy with 14 little kids and 16 adults. The kids had so much fun playing with thier cousins. I just wanted to say a big Thank you to Luke's parents for setting this up. We created some great memories that we will always have with us. I would have posted pictures sooner but i seriosuly had about 10 loads of sandy laundry to do. I'm not even joking. The kids had fun at Disneyland but we have learned that it's the happiest place on earth when you have a very active 1 yr old. So it looks like we will wait a couple years until we go again. The kids loved the beach. They couldn't get enough of it. Parker loved the sand. He would take handfuls of sand and put it in his mouth. He dropped an apple on the sand, picked it up and continued eating it while making yummy noises. He is still pooping it out. Great fun!! We are glad to be back in our own beds but the kids definitely miss their cousins.

Our 4th!

No i am not announcing a 4th child. Believe me if i was the title would read "holy crap!!" or "seriously?". I just wanted share pictures from our fun holiday weekend. My parents still live in the house i grew up in. Every 4th of July we had a huge neighborhood party with illegal fireworks. I remember always looking forward to it. Now i get to take my kids and it's so fun to see all my old friends and their kids.

I came out of the shower and found this. My children love to be naked. yes i know my chairs are filthy. I used to clean them about 5 times a day but then just gave up.

Nicholas didn't like the fireworks at all. Sammy and Parker loved them.

Of course i had to have them match

Trying to blow out the sparkler.