Ready, Ready, Ready to Fish!

Grandma got the boys Rocket Fishing Rods and fishing vests last Christmas. Ethan was tired of waiting to use his, so he got dressed to fish (and even found a bucket to put his "catch" in). Grandma took him to Lake Wohlford where they fished without bait!

Lovin' Lawrence Welk's New Pool!

We aren't so into public pools, BUT we just love going to the Lawrence Welk Resort!!! The boys waterslide again and again; they play with their sister on the water playground and swim, swim, swim in the gigantic pool! Emmy just loves the beach entry at the new pool. It is like a vacation in our own backyard! This visit, we ran into the Traina's. Thanks for the video Johnny!

My favorite parts of this clip are the upside down goggles, puffer fish cheeks, and the Sara cameo!

Happy Birthday Rayann!

We celebrated the big 33 at Don Pedro's.

Birthday Escape

We spent a relaxing time at the Indian Wells house for my birthday. Randy and I went without children for the first two days. It was a nice time to rest and relax without having to constantly entertain the kiddos, though we did have Allie Dog! The Jurgensen's brought out our three along with their boys when they joined us, the Ottonello's came out for the weekend, and my mom and Rick joined us for a birthday dinner. As always, there was plenty of excitement to go around. Stoney had to go to the emergency room for a split chin--Flashback to the last time we were there...Ethan went to the same ER for staples after cracking his his head open in the shower!). Other than that, it was a great desert escape!

We had a ton of fun in the pool!

Emmy was all smiles

Emerson and Dominic looking good in their goggles

The boys camped out in the media room. EZ and Curran snuggled in the pull out bed while our injured buddy Stone and Seth had airmattresses on the floor. All four boys enjoyed watching StarWars and eating popcorn in bed!

Ethan and Allie were so worn out that they settled in to a comfy place and napped while we cleaned up and packed the car to head home. Allie sure does love these kids!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to a wonderful Dad!

The Randys sat at the end of our trailer on Father's Day morning while the boys helped me make a special breakfast. What a beautiful Southern California morning!

We had a great weekend jumping waves, cleaning up the beach, building castles, exploring the cliffs and getting more sun than we should have...

A big surprise came when the marines came down the beach. We were all very surprised, and the boys ran out to watch, wave, and play in the tracks after they passed by.

Emmy Kate is Two Today!

What would we have done without this precious little thing?
We love you Baby Girl. You make our family complete!

Tub Time

I can't believe how big the kids have become! It has been some time sine Seth decided he prefers showers, but every now and then I throw them all in the tub for convenience. Now that they are growing up, I realized this will probably be the last bath for all three at the same time!

As you can see, when space is tight, someone is bound to be a little grumpy!