Playing Together

While in California last week the kids and I got to see Auntie Heidi. We sure enjoyed our visit with her. The kids especially loved going to the movie "G Force" with her and getting to pick out a new toy. Noah picked out a talking Transformer "Bumble Bee" Robot and Zoe picked out a My Little Pony baby pony who talks and has her own pacifier. (I'll have to get pictures later) Trenity picked out this cool Polly Pockets roller coaster - the kids stayed entertained for hours. Here are a couple of pictures of them playing together. Thanks for the fun Auntie Heidi!

Hiding Out

My kids have discovered the joy of making forts with their cousins. They built a total of two forts, everyone had their own bedroom, and they came up with a good story line to go along with it. I didn't enjoy the mess, but they had hours of fun using their imagination. Here is a sneak peak at their fun:

Fort #1...
Fort #2..... Inside the dwellings....

School Days

Chelsea started school this past week, here are some highlights:

Chelsea all ready for Kindergarten Round-up.....
Grandma, Papa, and Chelsea ready to go to Kindergarten Round-up...

All ready for her first day of Kindergarten....

Getting some last words of encouragement from mom....

Chelsea standing outside her classroom waiting for her first day to begin....

We celebrated the first week of school with a cake and candles...

Dress Up Fun

The kids had fun playing dress up with their cousin Chelsea. Zoe really liked being Tinkerbell as that was what fit her best. Chelsea loved Sleeping Beauty and the other princesses. Noah was glad he found a Super Hero cape so he could join in on the action. Here are the highlights:

Say Cheese!

The kids and I were spending a week at Grandma Sandi's house as she was going to be heading off to a family reunion and Chelsea was going to be starting school. As part of the family reunion everyone was asked to write up a family bio and include a couple of pictures - so before Dan headed back home we got out the camera and had Family Photo Shoot. Here are some keepers from our endeavors.

Auntie Tiffany with Chelsea and Trenity....
Sisters...Trenity and Chelsea....

Baby Maddi, the kids sure had fun playing with her all week....

Jami with Maddi....

Grandma Sandi and Papa Tim....

Grandma and Papa with 1/4 of their grandkids....

Time to say Goodbye

Day 7 - Time to say goodbye to Uncle Cameron. Our fun packed week has come to an end. The plan was to drop him off at Grandma and Grandpa Woffinden's house, where his Dad would pick him up. We also were invited to have dinner with Grandma and Grandpa, it was sure tasty. The kids also enjoyed seeing Peanut (Grandma's dog) and playing with the old cars and blocks. After visiting we headed up the hill to Grandma Sandi's and Papa Tim's house. The kids and I would be staying the week there, Daddy just got to spend the night. Here are some highlights:


Family picture with Uncle Cameron take 1 - using the timer on Daddy's camera.... Family Picture with Uncle Cameron take two - this was and Granny and Grandpa Woffinden's house - all look good except for me - my eyes are closed.

Bedtime Story with Papa Tim.....

An up close view, doesn't Noah look thrilled to be having his picture taken?

Family Fun in Sparks

Day 6 - Grandma Sandi, Papa Tim, Auntie Tiffany, Trenity, Chelseaand my cousin Jami with her baby Maddi joined us for a day of fun. We started out at the GSR looking at cars and then we had a tasty lunch at the buffet. After that we all headed to Sparks to enjoy more Hot August Nights cars and fun. Auntie Tiffany bought the kids carnival tickets, so they all enjoyed a few rides, unfortunately they had to bail out before the real fun began, the cruise. Maybe I should clarify that a bit - the cruise is my favorite part of the week long events. I love admiring the paint jobs, listening to the engines, and the music. Hopefully they can stay longer next year. Here are a few highlights from the day, I was so glad it was a lot cooler than usual.

Fun in the Sparks fountain...
More fountain fun....

A very wet Noah and Trenity....

Chelsea and Zoe flying a helicopter....

Noah flying a helicopter....

The kids enjoying the "Monkey House" bounce house...

Enjoying the family cruise....

Flashback Family Cruise 2008; what a difference a year makes.....

The kids found an American Flag - Zoe had fun waving it at the cars, the drivers sure thought it was cute....

Noah waving to the cars, trying to score as much candy as possible....

Noah's favorite vehicle of the evening, you'll see why in the next picture....

It shoots fire...

Zoe climbed into a chair and eventually fell asleep before everything was over.

Off to the Races

Day 5 - I made them do a little work in the yard. Well, I didn't actually make them, I joked about Dan doing some DG since it was so cool outside. He didn't think it was too funny and actually spent a few hours out there. So, we have another section of our backyard done. Things are looking good.

Here is a picture of the boys working..... Thought I'd show a few pictures of our garden; look how things have grown especially the tomatoes....
Our pumpkins are out of control....
Here are the pepper plants, zucchini, eggplants, broccoli, and more tomatoes....

That night Zoe got to go to the races with Daddy and Uncle Cameron. Noah stayed home to play games with Mommy as he wasn't feeling good and I wanted him to be well for the Sparks family Cruise.

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Here's Princess Jelly Muffin enjoying the races....

Flashback to Races 2008...look how bald she was....

Rainy Day

Day 4 was a very stormy day so we decided to do something indoors. So we headed out to.....

The kids have been wanting to take Daddy there ever since we went with Grandma earlier this year. So, we decided this was the day for that to happen. We first grabbed lunch at Sam's club - the pizza there taste so much better and is so much cheaper. Noah got free tokens for his birthday and we had several good discount coupons for more tokens. Here are a few highlights:

The kids actually posed with Chuck E Cheese , granted Noah doesn't look very happy about it...Zoe was unusually willing.... Daddy and Noah playing air hockey... Zoe driving Bob the Builders tractor....Activities not pictured.....Doughboy Doughnuts, Walmart (to change the windshield wipers), BBQ, and Majide.