A Day with Daddy

Dad had to run some errands today, and he took Emers along for the ride. That wasn't the original plan (he tried to sneak out of the house alone) but Emmy caught him and insisted upon going. We got her dressed for a day out, and she was so proud to be going with Dad! When then got home, she had a balloon and a new baby doll! Somebody has Daddy wrapped around her little finger!

Emerson cuddled her baby on the couch while being sure to keep the balloon out of her brothers hands!

I love this picture of Emmy looking up at her balloon. If only I wasn't using the "back up camera"! It was giving me a hard time, and the pictures didn't turn out at sharp as I hoped for.

I Love You Honey...We're Going to Supercross

Yes, that is correct. We spend Valentine's Day (ALL day) at Supercross! We arrived just after ten to set up the trailer for tailgating. You heard that right, we arrived at 10am for a race that begins at 7:30 pm! All I can say is that Dad is hard core. I suppose it was worth it though...we had a great spot and the boys had fun watching the practice races and touring the pits that afternoon with their buddies.





The kids were so worn out from a busy afternoon that Curran fell asleep before the first race even started, and Ethan was close. We were sad when Chad Reed didn't win the main event, but Murray's boyfriend, Ryan Dungy won his class! Murray cheered him on and took paparazzi pictures earlier in the day (he is the rider above). We know that must have done the trick! Next year we'll have to pay more attention to Chad!

Purse Girl and Light Saber Boy

Brent and Shana came to visit from Arizona last weekend. Where did we go? Disneyland! We love that place. Unfortunately, my camera froze up early in the day, and I got very few pictures (none of those cute little cousins). Other than having fun with Mason and Brooklyn, our two big highlights from the trip came when lil' Emmy Kate found the purse display after getting her picture taken with Tinkerbell and Friends, and when Ethan was selected to participate in the the Light Saber Training Academy. Em needed a nap, and the DumDum lollipop made her happy. As always, we had a fantastic day at Disneyland!

Hangin' with the Howells

We have had such amazing weather this winter! The skies have been so clear and blue. We spent a beautiful weekend in Ocotillo with the Howell family. It was great family fun!

Seth, Gavin, Ethan and Austin are ready to race!

The Howells are ready for a family ride on their new Artic Cat with Gracie in the back!

Silly boys in the backseat...

Hold on Allie Girl!

Look who's the bully now!

Big Brother Howell

Seth on two wheels.

Emmy loved her blueberry pancakes (with extra blueberries on top of course)!

Happy Birthday EZ Bear!

I can't believe our Ethan is 5 years old! We celebrated by taking a family trip to Disneyland. It was a bit tiring (three days was a bit much for Dad) but we had a really fun time! Ethan wore his birthday badge everywhere, and he immediately learned how cool it was! Disneyland is a great place to go to on your birthday!

After checking into the Disneyland Hotel, we went to dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe in Downtown Disney. What would a birthday dinner be without a yummy Volcano?

Emmy loved the Volcano, too!

The boys had a so much fun running around and exploring Tom Sawyer's Island.

This was Mom's first trip to the island as well!

Emmy with her dad . . .

We cracked up when the pirates in New Orleans Square roused our little birthday pirate!

Emmy was a real trooper! Here she is waiting for the monorail on our Magic Morning day. It was so nice to be able to enter the park an hour earlier than the general public!

Tractor driving at California Adventure . . .

Dad and the boys went on the family favorite, Thunder Mountain Railroad, again and again. January is a great time to go to the park . . . no lines!

Emmy and I waited at the fence and took pictures.

We got our pictures taken with Lightning McQueen and Mater!

Somehow we ended up at the front of the line to meet Mickey in Toontown. We were just touring his "house" when a Disney member said, "Stop right here, Mickey is coming through the door!" Suddenly, we were thrown into a picture; it happened so fast, the boys forgot to smile!

Emmy is now starting to stop and pose for pictures. Smile!

What a fun time!

Monster Jam Comes to San Diego!

We had such a great time at Monster Jam last night! The boys absolutely loved it, and having the Jurgies come along made it all the better! The big highlight of the night...both Maximum Destruction and Grave Digger lost a wheel! It is amazing how something like that can make a stadium of people go wild with cheers!

Our Guitar Hero

Seth is all about Guitar Hero. He just loves it! I had to post these pictures to share the excitement, but I also love Emmy with the toothbrush. It looks as though she is singing along!