We're Back!!

I need to keep better track of my family and so I am going to start blogging again.  Last year was a crazy year but we survived and I can say that we are happily on our way with 5 kids and learning so much each and every day.  I love my adventures that I have every day and am going to have to back track a little, because now we have 5 kids and I don't even have a picture of our newest addition.  Soon to come... 

THE BEACH

Here we are at the beach.  I've been wanting to go to the ocean, however, Northern California beaches aren't your typical beaches.  They are cooldd.  We happened to go to the most dangerous beach in the country, so the kids were very scared.  It was still really pretty and the kids have a collection of seaweed.  They got to see sea lions, and had a great time with Nany and Papa.

Basket-Ball Stars

From now on in my blog I have given my kids fairy tale names, so as not to release their names to the public.  Jayden will be known as "Little Boy Blue", and Elise as "Mary Quite Contrary".
 

Here is Little Boy Blue and Mary Quite Contrary with her friend playing basket-ball.  They even named their team "The Cougars".  They had fun.  Mary Quite Contrary said that she will never play again, because she got hit in the face with a basket-ball.  Little Boy Blue, however, loved basket ball.  Every day you will see him outside practicing his basket-ball.  He had no idea what to do, but he tried so hard.  It was fun watching them.

Flag Football

I really need to work on taking better flag football pictures.  

Daddy was the coach this year, and all of the parents loved him.  There were a lot of parents that we didn't know, who came and told me that they were so glad that he was so positive with the kids and made the kids feel good.  He was great!!  Dallin also, did a good job playing and we had fun watching.  

Tadpole hunting

We have this pond by our house, more like a swamp.  Every Spring you will find us there catching tadpoles.  However, our tadpoles never survive to grow into frogs, because we leave them for too long.  Maybe we will let them live next year.

Halloween 2013

Presenting...

Sophie the Elephant

Elise the Cat

Jayden "The Incredible Hulk"

Dallin "The horse"

Notice Elise is a BYU cheerleader here

carving pumpkins

our end result, and we even had a BYU pumpkin!!

Balloon Races

This is our one time per year that we get to ride on the city bus.  The kids love it.  I love seeing the sky filled with balloons.  No balloon rides this year, but we did get to see Smokey Bear!!