Family Pictures

Here's the most recent picture of our family- only a few more months until we add our little girl!

Movie Night

On Saturday Daniel and I painted the hallway. We had to finish it after we went out to dinner for Grandma's birthday so we put a movie on for the boys. Ryan has been wanting a tv for his room and Daniel came up with a great idea. He put our portable tvs on the bunk bed and they had their own little theater. They loved it and sat there pretty well, we were able to finish painting.

Happy Valentine's Day

Traditionally I make dinner for Valentine's dinner, but this year we went to the Elder's Quorum Dinner at church. I decided to do breakfast instead, which I think will be our new tradition. I set everything up and made waffles with strawberries. I still put the candy on the table, so the boys pretty much had candy for breakfast. They loved it and they loved that they got little presents too. I was so lucky to have three Valentine's! Daniel asked me, "Do you mind if I don't wrap your present fancy?" I told him I didn't mind and expected a gift bag or something, but that was just too fancy so he used paper grocery bags- very classy. We had a great Valentine's.

We love to see the temple...

The next week after our zoo trip we decided to go to with Daniel to work and then visit the temple in Oakland. Funny, but his appointment cancelled again. We had to make a couple stops at some schools for Daniel and then we visited the temple. That was quite an experience. That day it was pouring! Walking around did not seem to be on the agenda. We all got out of the car and went inside the visitors center. I was holding Dylan, and although it was pouring down rain I thought it was interesting that his pants were wet. Well, we had a blow out diaper! I had to change him but it was not your usual diaper change. All of his clothes were stained and he had to get his bum washed in the sink (isn't motherhood glamorous?). We had to leave and go get him some new clothes so Dylan walked out of their in a diaper and sweatshirt. We were quite a group! Ryan was being crazy too so they must have thought we were crazy. So, $50 later at Baby Gap (the closest store to the temple) we returned and had a great experience there. They had a nice exhibit on families and it made me feel so grateful for my sweet little family. I'm so happy that I get to be with them forever! After walking around the visitor's center the rain subsided and we went and walked around for a few minutes. All in all I would say it was a great trip, definitely memorable.

The Oakland Zoo

Since the beginning of the year Daniel's been working in the bay area. One day we decided to go with him and visit the Oakland Zoo. It worked out nice because his appointment cancelled so we got to spend the whole day with him. The boys LOVED the zoo. The last time we were there Dylan was just a baby and Ryan was about Dylan's age. The enjoyed all of the animals. Their favorite exhibit was the penguins. Daniel and I enjoyed them too. It was fun to watch them race in the water and then they would jump up. It had all of us laughing.

Things Ryan does instead of going to bed...

We are having quite a time getting Ryan to bed at night. He usually falls asleep around 10 or 11 every night. We don't know what happened to him, he used to go to bed at 7 or 8. We have tried everything! Here are some pictures of what Ryan does instead of sleeping. Coloring is one of his favorite things to do. We finally took out his desk because it was such a temptation.

More Disneyland

Here's our the rest of our pictures, we can't wait to go back!

The Blue Bayou

This was the best food we ever had!

Lightning McQueen and Mater

Dylan could not believe that he was seeing the real Lightning McQueen and Mater. He even gave it kisses. The boys said that this was their favorite part of the trip.

Mom's Birthday

In case you were wondering what to do for your birthday, may I suggest Disneyland? We had a blast! It was raining, but we weren't worried about the boys getting sick, because they already were! We had breakfast in bed and got up and got ready. We went on a couple rides, watched the Aladdin show and then went back to the room for a nap. While the boys and I napped Mom and Daniel went on rides and shopped. They had a great time- we call this the Cougar portion of our trip because Mom was getting some looks for being with Daniel. Once we woke up we went to the Blue Bayou for dinner. This was Mom's first time so she was excited. We had the best dinner ever there. I highly recommend it! She also got a birthday cake and we sang to her. After that we rode some rides and then went back to the hotel to go to bed. It was a great day, we were sad to have it end. The next day we woke up, got ready and headed home. I am going to have to say that this was our best trip to Disneyland ever. We stayed at the Grand Californian and we will now never be able to stay anywhere else. It's beautiful inside, the service is awesome, and the proximity to the parks is wonderful. We can't wait to go back! So, even though we were majorly sick and it rained the whole time, we had a great time!