Redondo

When we go to California every year (scheduled around when the Yanks are in Anaheim) we make our annual trip to Redondo Beach with Dave and Jenny, and now Noah. They had us over for dinner on Sunday night and then we went down and hung out on the beach. It is always a good time and with the kids a little nuts.

Of course Kennedy just wanted to walk and walk on the beach. She didn't want to sit still on the blanket, that was not fun enough. She always has to be where the action is!

Kennedy and Noah. I love this picture because Noah is 6 months younger than Kennedy and who could tell. He is the cutest thing ever. It was fun to finally meet him at 8 months old.

Dave and Dallin running from the waves.

California Adventure 2008

We only had one day to spend at Disneyland so we decided to go to California Adventure. Dallin loves the Pixar movies and had a lot of fun their last year. It was so nice. We went at the beginning of September and there was hardly anyone there. We got to go on any rides we wanted without the wait. Next year we will do both or Disneyland for the tradition of it, but we opted out this year.

Dallin posing for the camera!!!

Kennedy had her own agenda that day. She just wanted to be free to run around. She is much happier that way.

Waiting for the NEW Toy Story ride to open. They had some technical difficulty. We did not want to lose our place in line. It was the only ride with a line that day. As you can see we did not mind the wait at first and then we got tired.

The NEW Toy Story ride. It was so fun and worth the wait. When the park is empty you get spoiled and a small wait can seem forever. But the ride was great, you got to shoot all sorts of things and it kept your score. I think I came in even lower than Dallin :)

Waiting for the Bugs Life movie.

Dallin could not wait to see the characters. Kennedy on the other hand...............

The pixar parade is Dallin's favorite part. I am a bad mom because I have not exposed Dallin to all of the Disney Classics yet, but he loves all the new Pixar movies. So for him this was all his favorite characters come to life. He could not believe his eyes. I love this age when they still believe. I don't want him to grow up.

We ended our day on the Grizzly ? (I don't remember the name). But it was the water rafting ride. It was a blast and we were soaked. It was a good one to end on. I know Dallin is crazy. Remember he loves to pose. I say smile and that is what I get!!

Yes, you are not mistaken, Dallin is wearing goggles on his head. Do not ask me why he has goggles at Disneyland, no one knows. But since they were there he insisted he wear them on this ride. Considering how wet you got the goggles were actually appropriate :)

1st Day of Preschool

Dallin's first day of preschool was September 2nd. He was soooo excited to be back. He loves his teacher, Miss Whitney, and going with his friends. He has a better attention span for Miss Whitnet than me. He is a goof ball and loves to pose for the camera and had to take a picture with Kennedy.

HAWAII

I know it has been awhile since my last update. We have been busy and out of town for the past few weeks. So forgive the many updates as I try to post what we did on our vacations. Just a warning there are a lot of pictures.

Last year we were able to go to Hawaii with Garrett's work. When we flew there the plane was delayed 6 hours so they gave us one free ticket to return within the year and of course we could not pass that up. Last year we stayed in Honolulu at Waikiki, so this year we decided to stay in Maui at Wailea. It was so awesome. We LOVED it. Well it is Hawaii so whats not to love, there were even fewer people and more remote than even Lahaina and that was perfect for us. We only got to stay for 4 days because of our busy schedules this summer but it was worth it. I don't think that you ever want to leave Hawaii no matter how many days you have there. So here are a few of our pictures from Hawaii. Forgive the picture selections, I am not a big picture taker of just scenery so most the pictures have one of us in them. And when you go on vacation just the two on you it is sometimes hard to get someone to take your picture. Just a disclaimer because I hate pictures with just me in them.

This is where we stayed and the grounds were breathtaking.

This was by far the coolest place I have ever been to. It looked like a movie scene.

We ate at some of the funnest restaurants and almost all of them were right on the beach or had a great view of it.

I think the sunsets were one of our favorite things here. Every night we sat at the hotel somewhere and watched.

We went snorkeling at Molokini. The fish were amazing. So beautiful.

I was suprised to need wetsuits in Hawaii. But oh man did I need one. The water was warm but after 2 hours in it I was freezing.

Garrett in his snorkel gear!!

Me putting on my fins or flippers or whatever they are called.

We swam with the biggest sea turtles. There were tons of them, I have to admit when some came close I got a little nervous.

Right outside our hotel room.

Laying by the pool.

The sunsets really were amazing.

This was our last day and we had to take one more walk on the beach before we left.

We brought Dallin home a Eukele, he loved it. He made Garrett get out his guitar so they could "make music together". It was so cute.

A WEEK FULL OF BOYS!!!

We had a week of fun with Garrett's sisters boys in town. They are Griffen and Garrett, 11 and 7 years old. Dallin just adores them and actually thinks he is their age. They are so sweet to him and let him fit right in. We swam, traded baseball cards, swam, saw movies, went to the water park, swam and traded baseball cards more. The rule was they could not trade cards until Garrett got home because I couldn't tell if it was a good trade or not. They had so much fun and went home exhausted. In the middle of them staying at our house, Garrett's brother Dawson and his wife Lisa moved home to Las Vegas from Texas. We are so excited to live in the same neighborhood and be in the same ward as them. It will be so good to have family in Vegas again!!!!

Swimming




Dawson and the boys trading cards. I could not get a good pic of Garrett with the boys, but it is all the same. Dallin even said once "so Daws are we going to do the A-Rod trade or not". It was pretty funny to watch them. I think Garrett and Dawson had just as much fun as the boys.



We go Slurpees after the water park and I told the boys to take a rest and not swim so the put their feet in and chatted while eating Slurpees.

Swimming Again!!!!!!! Poor Little Garrett, he even got an ear infection from swimming too much.

Kennedy and Lexington (Dawson and Lisa's 2 year old) just having fun hanging out as well.

Saying Good Bye is sad, but we will see them soon.