Vacation in Southern California!

  Our friends, the Jacintos, come to Utah to visit and we figured it was time we should visit their neck of the woods!  They have a vacation rental home right next door to their home, it was the perfect setup.  Best part was they were only a mile from the beach. We left our house around 2 and started the drive.  We stopped in Cedar City for a bathroom break and then Mesquite for dinner.  The girls put on their pajamas and we were back on the road.  Izzy and Cambry fell asleep no problem.  Brielle would fall asleep and then wake up crying, then fall asleep again, then cry, but hey we made it! The drive wasn't as bad as I thought. 

On Friday, we got up, the kids played and then we headed to the beach; look at that gorgeous blue sky!

Izzy, Cambry, Kara, and Mike

Brielle with her Daddy.

Izzy and Alan, she could have played in the water all day.

It was cold, but she didn't care.

Cambry loved playing in the sand.

Just waiting for the waves to come.

They thought standing on one board would be more fun. 

Brielle loved burying herself in the sand. 

Saturday morning, I got up early and went for a run.  The view was gorgeous!

Then we went to a nearby bakery; so many choices. 

Brielle wanted one of everything. 

The kids were all pretty excited about their do-nuts!

On Saturday, we met up with our friends, the Dennys.  They were one of the first families we met when we moved to Highland. Luckily, we had two kids super close in age, Izzy and Owen.  They loved playing together as toddlers.  They haven't seen them in a couple years and when we first got to the beach they were a little unsure, but they quickly warmed up. 

Running from the waves!

Cambry preferred to hang out under the umbrella than play in the water. 

I loved chatting with Kristy on the beach, just like old times.  She is such a sweet, kind hearted person.  It was great spending time with her. 

Cambry loved playing princesses with Kara.  She couldn't get enough of it! We had such a great visit days and the kids got along so well.  Saturday night we went out to dinner at a yummy Italian restaurant.  It was awesome to spend some time with Paul and Elizabeth.  They are an amazing couple and I enjoy being with them.  We will be back for sure! On Sunday we went to church and then that afternoon we headed to the DisneyLand Resort. 

Izzy turns 7!

Papa, Celeste and Brandon were in town a few days before her birthday so we decided we should go out for a birthday dinner.  Of course she wanted to go to Pizza Pie Cafe.

They even brought her a cookie with ice cream. 

Love this family of mine. 

That night she opened some presents from family.

Celeste helped me make the treats for Izzy's party.  

Halloween Birthday Party!!

I don't usually do much besides a cake and ice cream, but this year I thought I'd make a few Halloween treats for my Halloween baby.  We made ghosts out of lollipops, witch's broom, and spiders. 

Izzy and Cambry with Papa!

The kids waiting for the piñata. 

She has lots of friends from school and the neighborhood. 

Cake Time!

I went and had lunch at school with her on her birthday.

Time for more presents!

Camry and Zeke!

Izzy had a face painter at her party. 

Lots of fun on the trampoline. 

Such a cutie!

Lots of fun!

Playing freeze dance.

Izzy and Armani

Grab all the candy!

Cambry loved getting her face painted too! 

It was a great day! Loved celebrating Izzy's 7th birthday! 

I love to ask my kids the same questions every year to see the different responses:

 1. How old are you? 7

2. Who is your best friend? Armani

3. What is your favorite thing to do? play

4. What is your favorite color? blue

5. What is your favorite food? pizza

6. What do you like to do with your family? Go to Lowe's Extreme Air sports

7. What is your favorite toy? Legos

8. What do you want to be when you grow up? Policewoman 

9. What makes you happy? Playing with friends

10. What makes you sad? When people are mean

11. What is your favorite show to watch? Lego Friends

12. What is your favorite book? Goodnight Moon

13. What do you love to learn about? Animals

14. What was the best part of your birthday? Presents

15. Where do you like to go? Texas and Canada

16. What is your favorite treat? Candy canes

17. What do you think about before you fall asleep? Everything 

18. If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Donald Trump

19. What was your favorite birthday present? Lego set
20. What do you hope to do before your next birthday? Go horseback riding 

Halloween!

Halloween is always a fun and busy day, especially with Izzy's birthday.  The girls loved dressing up and were excited to get candy. 

Brielle dressed as a cat. 

I had originally bought a fairy costume, but Cambry decided she wanted to be a flamingo.  And she was a very cute one!

Izzy wanted to be a cowgirl, of course. 

Daddy with his little girl.

The flamingo was out to get as much candy as she could at the trunk or treat.  After that, we went to a neighborhood nearby until the girls said they were tired and hungry.  It was a fun day!

Annual Photo Shoot with Skye

Every year we have our pictures taken with Skye.  She does the best work and I absolutely love the pictures!

Family Shot

Brielle (19 months) was constantly on the move, but we were able to get some cute ones.  

Beautiful Izzy (7)

Put her in some cowgirl boots and she is all smiles!

Cambry (4) loved taking pictures and changing outfits.  She could have done this all day long!

She strikes these poses on her own!

She wasn't too sure about all the headbands. 

These girls are so lucky to have each other.  Sisters are the best!!

Brielle was done with pictures. 

Cambry wanted to wear some of Skye's clothes for one more picture.  Luckily, Skye loves taking pictures so she let Cambry keep going.  I'm so glad she did; these are my favorite.  Cambry will ask, please show me the pictures of me in the fur coat. 

Gorgeous

Love this man.  We are so blessed to have 3 beautiful, healthy girls.  He is our rock.  He supports our craziness, helps me through anything and is always right by my side.  The girls are lucky to have such a supportive dad!