Music Makers

We went to Music Makers this last Monday and Kate had a great time! She especially loves the sticks.

Halloween

This year Davis went as a pirate (he loves Captain Hook from Peter Pan) and Kate went as a fairy! You will notice that in all of these pictures Davis is eating a different piece of candy. When Mark and I rummaged through his candy last night after he went to bed, every single wrapper was sticky. I swear he ate half of the loot before he made it home last night. He had such a great time that after our friends left and Mark took Kate home, Davis and I continued knocking on doors. I knew he was tired and thirsty but he didn't want to stop. He kept telling me "just one more door"!

Mark, Kate, Bennett, Marc, Davis and Jackson! We went trick or treating with some friends of ours and it was a lot of fun watching the boys knock on doors. My friend Michelle made her boys costumes and they were darling. Jackson wanted to be a hamburger and his little brother Bennett was a hot dog!

There was a couple who decorated their hallway with spider webs, spiders, dark lights and a creepy guys head that moved up and down and the kids thought it was great, especially Kate! She kept raising her arms and pointing at him saying "oh oh oh oh". I especially love this picture because from behind Kate looks like Nacho Libre with her "stretchy pants". Gotta love the chub!

Kate Eating

Kate is very entertaining when she eats. Trust me when I say that most of her food does end up in her mouth, but there is some that always ends up in her hair and on her body. Needless to say this girl gets a bath every night after dinner.

Enjoying a pasta dinner!

Kate loves plums, so much so that sometimes she even polishes off the pit as well!

1st Day of School

Another 1st day of school for Davis. We do a wonderful co-op preschool with some friends. There are 7 kids in the class and as moms we take turns teaching. There is a little room here in the University Village housing where we live that is set up as a small classroom. The kids go twice a week for 2 hours. Davis loves it because he gets to take a lunch and play with his friends.

Disneyland

Now that we will be leaving LA in June I can't get enough of Disneyland. Aside from great friends I will miss Disneyland the most! I swear I love it more than my kids do, although Davis does talk about it often!!

The family with Donald Duck (obviously)!

We ate lunch in Frontier Land at this great little restaurant and Kate couldn't get enough of the entertainment. She was quite taken with this musical man, who really was very entertaining.

I love that they are best friends.


Petting the goats at the petting zoo.


This picture cracks me up. Davis is obsessed with money right now (coins) and we told him that he could get a money bank at Disneyland for what he call his "monies". On the drive home he fell asleep with his Mickey bank front and center. Ahhhhh...to be 3 again!

Nebraska

We are off to Nebraska...next June!

After literally interviewing from one coast to another (in a week and a half), Mark accepted an offer from the University of Nebraska for a periodontal residency. We will be off to Lincoln in June and will be there for 3 years! We are so excited and have heard so many great things about the mid west. Davis has been asking me all day "are we moving to Nebraska now mommy?" My darling friend Nancy made this adorable cake for us after hearing the news!!

Virginia Park

The other day we went to Virginia Park, about a mile from our house, and the kids loved it! We went with some friends and after about two hours I had to force Davis out of the water to go home. Just a minute after we arrived at the park Kate took off for the water and spent a good part of the time playing in it. I had no idea she loved the water that much!!

If you thought you were feeling fat... check out those thighs!!!

Turning 1

Happy 1st Birthday to Kate on the 15th!! Where has the time gone? Kate had a great day playing at the park swinging and sliding, swimming, eating out, opening presents and eating cake! Kate is a very fast crawler and loves to walk holding my hand. She has even taken a few steps on her own. She likes saying "mamamama..." and "dadadada..." Kate likes to be out doing things and wants to be in the middle of everything. She loves her little blanket and her dolls and is a very good eater. She adores her big brother (although sometimes I wonder why:) ), and loves laughing and talking with him for literally hours at night as they fall asleep. We love this little girl and cannot imagine life without her.

Birthday continued...

Happy Birthday Kate, we love you!

Kate's Birthday Party

So Kate had a birthday party with friends the day before her actual birthday. The kids had a fun time running around with each other, eating hot dogs, cupcakes and cake! Thank you, thank you Nancy for taking so many great pictures! I know I have posted probably too many pictures of Kate's birthday but how do you not when your baby turns 1 and she is so stinking cute!!

Now anyone who knows Kate and/or has seen her eat, knows that these pictures of her devouring her cake are no surprise! This girly loves food and to be honest with you I really don't think much of this cake even hit the ground, when she wants something she doesn't let it go to waste.

party continued...

I think it is safe to say that she thoroughly enjoyed her cake

Davis couldn't resist helping Kate eat her cake

Opening her presents

Thanks to our wonderful friends whom we love and adore! Life here

wouldn't be the same without you!!

Dodger Night

So a few weeks ago Mark and I took Davis to Dodger night, aka Mormon night. The Dodgers played the Braves that night and ended up winning the game in the last play. We had a really fun time and the weather was perfect. We happened to sit two rows in front of our good friends the Johnson's which was great because the kids had such a fun time being with each other!

Ava and Davis

Elsa (Ava's sister), Ava and Davis

6 Years

So Mark and I celebrated our 6th year anniversary on July 17th. We went to dinner at Benihanna (probably my most favorite restaraunt) and then saw the new Harry Potter movie. Mark was so cute and asked my good friend Nancy to watch our kids, all without me knowing, and planned dinner and a movie. He also bought me a little digital camera for my bag so I can always have a little camera with me. The camera was a total surprise because I thought we had decided not to buy gifts for each other until after we are done with school...however I gladly opened it right up of course! Thanks Mark, I love you.

Idaho

The kids and I were able to go to Idaho this summer for about 3 weeks. We have a lot of fun every time we go. (Thanks mom and dad for having us). Davis just loves playing with his cousins. One of the first things we did was go to our ranch in Island Park. The cousins love the ranch. They literally entertain themselves there all day long.

Chris talking with Davis and Nicholas about the fish being planted in our lake.

Matthew and Davis checking out the newly planted fish.

Nicholas, Davis and Matthew checking out the boat.

Something interesting at the end of the pier?

Davis and Nicholas roasting hotdogs and marshmallows.