Cutest cousins ever!

We also had a great time in Fallon, visiting with Justin's side of the family.  The kids love playing with all of their cousins and we love hanging out with people that are crazy enough to have 6 kids! Just like we are!  This is little Bella who belongs to Justin's brother and his wife Heather.  She is the youngest of their 6 and I have always said she is Andrew's twin sister.  They look so much alike!  They both have the cutest curly hair!  I finally got some pictures of them together and they are so darling!

 And I am sure they will love these pictures when they are teenagers!

miracles do happen

So here we are, all together having a great time at dinner.  And the funny thing is, we did actually have a great time!  Justin and I never ever take all the kids out to a restaurant.  I think you know why.  In the past it has always been a stressful, messy and exhausting experience.  This time was different, it was actually fun.  I thought the kids were so good and they all loved the food.  Joslyn even ate an entire pizza!  I love spending time with my family and I am pretty sure that this whole event was a miracle.  We haven't tried to take the kids out since then, because I know it wouldn't go as well. 

This is my cousin Josh.  We had so much fun as kids and still love to hang out!  It was so fun to spend time with him during this trip. 

Andy, too cute for words....

Lake of the PInes

We had so much fun in California that it is hard to say what part was my favorite.  I really enjoyed spending time at the Lake.  My Aunt and Uncle have a house in this community and it was so nice.  We swam on a little beach area that also had a play set.  It was shaded and small enough that we could keep an eye on the kids.  They had a great time.  I just loved relaxing and putting my feet in the sand.  Andrew on the other hand did not like that feeling, but once we put his sandals back on, he was fine.  The people that live here are so lucky to have a great place to swim!  We actually ran into some church members that were there for a play group.  That would be a blast!

Swing Set

I was almost caught up with the blog and then school started and well, I haven't been so good about it lately.  I had dreams of getting so much done while the kids were in school, but I still have three little ones at home and we end up playing!  I don't get much done that I didn't before, oh well.   These funny pictures are from my Aunt and Uncles home.  They bought this cool play set and the kids had a great time on it!  So when we got home we finally put one in our backyard.  The kids love it!  In fact, that is where we spend most of our mornings, on the swings.  Charlotte even has a little baby swing that she loves.  It is finally cool enough to be outside and it is so much closer than the park.  Hopefully the kids will enjoy it for a long time!

Funderland

With a name like Funderland you know its going to be awesome! And it was just as awesome as I remembered it being 25 years ago.  We were all kind of worn out from the zoo and Fairytale town but we got our second wind when we saw all the cool kiddie rides.  I have to mention that I will not be able to use any commas in my posts because Andrew thought it would be a great idea to remove keys from the keyboard and we haven't found all of them yet.  My phone is also MIA. I am getting off topic back to the magical rides of funderland.  As you can tell from the pictures all of the rides are made for kids under the age of 10.  That didn't stop my husband from getting on with the kids because they were "scared."  Andrew was a little hesitant at first but he got over it pretty quickly.  I hope the kids had as much fun as I remember having.  If you are ever in Sacramento you should check it out!