Best Friends

A couple of weeks ago we went to a birthday party / boat parade in the harbor to watch the boats drive past with all their lights. The boys had fun, I believe running around outside more than watching the boats though! We all tried to stay warm with the cold and raining weather..a whopping 50 something degrees I know.. but the boys had fun just being with their best friends.

As you can see Bryce and his best friend Chad can't get enough of each other!

School Pics

So the boys came home with their school pictures today, and to say they were pleased would be an understatement! The loved having updated pictures in the living room, considering the one we have of Drew he has no front teeth and Bryce is only 3 or 4 in his!

Sunday Fun

Okay so the Bears won today in overtime! so we are too happy... along with that comes happy

kids

and following a great meal comes some more together time in the bath tub..

Leo Carrillo State Beach

We decided to go camping for our time off for this Thanksgiving break. We had been invited by some friends to go along with them making it nine families in all. We had a blast, we learned a lot (this was the first time with no hook-ups for our motor home!) and the boys got the chance to hang out with their friends "exploring" . Oh they had fun!

It was a wonderful experience! We too enjoyed the company of good friends and some much needed relaxation away from the "city life"

Apple Farm

We had our annual Apple Farm trip this year. After a bit of a disappointment, our usual apple farm had no apples left due to the drought! The kids still had some fun at the village. Though it seemed as though at one time or another I always had a kid crying we did salvage out some good pictures!

Halloween

So this year the mom's decided to dress up for Halloween. After our boys all wanted us to dress us as Star Wars ladies we opted to make our own Hippie Costumes. We tied dyed our own tees, went to the salvation army to find some Nice skirts and then accessorized! I think we looked great!

as for the kids... wow the energy level was high. We had pretty much all Star Wars.. all the boys were one character or another and we even had the cutest little Yoda ( no not Ryan, our friends daughter!) Ryan was a Chicago Bear football player of course!

First Cruise

So we did it..we left all three boys at home and went on our very first cruise. David and I, along with Patty and Dana (our good friends) had a blast. We left our lovely children in the care of Nana and Papa, and Grandma, and we were off. We left Friday and returned Monday. The weather was good, considering we had received word it may Thunderstorm and shower..nice try Dallas Rains....the weather man was wrong as usual.

We left from Long Beach and went to Ensenada and back. While in Ensenada we took a 15 minute drive to the Blowhole. It was vey pretty and clean down there! Much better then in town. We picked up some gifts for the boys..a mako shark head and 2 slingshots! You know boy toys!

Having fun at the Blowhole

David and I enjoyed some much needed alone time..it is amazing how just 4 days alone, with good friends to boot, can make you appreciate each other more.

Da Bears

This year we had the great opportunity to watch the Bears play the Chargers in San Diego. We decided this would be the first game we would bring Drew to watch and enjoy it with us.


WE took the train down to San Diego with Vince, Jim and Leah. It was a lot of fun and it seemed like 2/3's of the train were Bears fans which made it even more fun.

















Drew loved seeing the Eagle flying around the stadium before the game. It was an amazing sight.














all smiles before the game... too bad they had to lose!

Dave and Vince each cheering on their own teams.

Soccer Days

With the fun of summer coming to an end it means soccer season has begun. This is the 4th year for Drew and the 1st for Bryce.

Drew and Bryce all smiles before their first game. I do believe they are some handsome little boys

Drew scoring in the first 10 seconds of the game. He really is a great player, and knows a lot about the game at such a young age. Our little Super Star!

Bryce showing he has some moves too!

Fun in the Sun

What do you do when it seems like 100 degrees in Huntington? Not go to the crowded beach that is for sure. Turn on your sprinklers and let the kids run wild.... they had a blast and my beautiful grass was watered too! Nice deal!

Bryce's 5th Birthday

Bryce turned 5 on Friday, August 31. The day started off hard since he was running a low grade fever, which kept him out school (nice start). But by 1 pm he was feeling just fine so the party still went on. We kept it very small and Bryce had a ton of fun with his cousins and close friends.


Bryce was a little embarrassed during cake time!















Everyone enjoying Ryan going down our slide backwards .. what a little show off!

First Day of School

Yippee school finally is here...Drew of course was very excited and could not wait to see all his friends and meet his new teacher. Bryce in the morning stated "I am not going". That was at 7:30 am, he did not start school until 12 pm! When it came time to bring him to school and do the dreaded drop off he was perfectly fine. Now I on the other time was not! Expecting the worst and getting the best was a nice shock, but not being needed was another story. They do really do grow up too fast!



















Ryan home alone.. and a handful he is

Annual Family Boating

Once again we went to Laughlin for our annual family lake trip. Not to our suprise it was 112-117 degress every day, at least some days there was a nice breeze! The boys had a blast and loved being on the lake all day long.




Papa teaching Ryan how to drive the boat.... we were in the Marina that is why he does not have his favorite item of the week.... his life vest!











Drew and Elijah enjoying time on the tube.












Papa and Bryce driving the boat at top speed












Nana and Ryan trying to cool down, it was like a cool bath!

Gone Camping

For my birthday all I wanted was some good old fashion family time. So after asking Cathy if we could borrow her RV, and getting the yes from David we were off. Since it was so last minute in the sense of reserving an RV campsite, I literally choose Lake Cachuma by looking at a map.

To say we had a great time would be an understatement...it was a wonderful trip. The older boys loved just running wild, and Ryan loved having full run of the RV and outside. I enjoyed the nights sitting by the fire with family making our smores and roasting marshmallows. But of course I loved having some time for good conversation with just David next to the fire and drinking our wine..oh so relaxing!








Don't look Grandma..Ryan's at the wheel












Our Cute little guys.. staying still for a picture for Mom










Playing with your brother can be so much fun.. especially when you are playing Star Wars with baseball bats in a field of dirt!













Having Fun by the fire












and of course David doing the dirty work!