Cabo San Lucas

I haven't been keeping up on my blog lately! Tis the season for busy, busy days and nights! So many fun things happening! This year we decided to take the whole family to Cabo San Lucas for a fun Thanksgiving vacation. What a blast! I will admit, there was NO relaxing by the side of the pool reading a good book and getting massages at the spa.... not with 3 little ones to entertain, but it was still so much fun! My dad and 4 of my brothers and sisters went over with us and my kids loved having everyone there. We did tons of fun activities like, parasailing, glass bottom boat to Lover's Beach, waverunners & ATVs. If you ask Ella what her favorite part of the trip was, she'll say, "when the man drove us in the cart to our room." (They drive in golf carts to rooms all over the resort.) We celebrated Thanksgiving at "Pepes Restaurant" with tacos al pastor. So yummy! We did have a delicious traditional turkey dinner on Sunday with all the family.... and after tacos and quesadillas all week, that really hit the spot! I love Cabo..... can't wait to go back!

Logan played so cute in the sand

waverunners were a blast!

We walked along the beach enjoying the sunrise one morning

Logan's not too sure about this guy!

Ella with her margarita in Mexico!

Watching the sunset with daddy

Having grandpa with us was the best!

Smoothies at the pool were one of our favorite things!

The whole group parasailing

All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth....

So I can wish you a Merry Christmas!! We've had lots of fun making Avery say, "sassafrass" and "peaches" and "silly Sally sipped some soup." I can't believe how many teeth she is losing. She is about ready to lose her 6th tooth and she is only 5. I think because my kids get their teeth at 3 months, they lose their teeth early too. She is loving all the coins she is getting from the tooth fairy. Everytime she puts a tooth in her tooth box, she will end up in our room at 5 am super excited to show us that the tooth fairy came. Maybe we should have the tooth fairy start coming during the day so we can get some sleep.

Shoe Fetish Anyone?

I could not stop laughing when I walked into my bedroom to find Avery and Ella thigh deep (Ella literally) in my boots. This is what I have been seeing everyday for the past couple weeks. My girls love shoes and I can't keep them out of my closet! I don't know how they can even walk in those things! I had to stop Avery from doing the catwalk down the stairs the other day. Girls will be girls.... and who doesn't love a good pair of shoes?

I've Been Tagged....

Okay, I am the worst at this stuff. I always have good intentions of doing these fun games, but never get around to it. I love reading them on other blogs, but writing them is another story. I was tagged by 2 different people so here goes the first....

Four jobs I've had:
1. Orthodontic Assistant
2. Sundance Resort shuttle driver
3. lifeguard
4. Polynesian Cultural Center (BYU Hawaii)

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Notebook
2. Pride and Predjudice
3. The Bourne movies
4. Sound of Music

Four places I have lived:
1. Laguna Niguel, CA
2. Provo, UT
3. Laie, Hawaii
4. Malaga Spain

Four favorite TV shows:
1. The Bachelor (I know...I just like the drama of the silly girls)
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Oprah
4. Funniest Home Videos

Four places I've been:
1. Mexico
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. Fiji (#'s 2,3,4 with my soccer team)

Four favorite foods:
1. a juicy steak
2. fish
3. sandwiches (good ones like paninis)
4. yummy salads that have lots of crunchy candied nuts, pears etc....


Four websites I visit daily:
1. msn
2. sometimes Disney for my kids
3. Blogspot
4. Yahoo Home

Four places I'd rather be:
1. My bed
2. Hawaii
3. getting a massage and pedicure
4. at a hair salon getting a scalp massage, haircut and style


Four blog buddies I want to tag:
1. Katie
2. Summer
3. Kimberly
4. Jaime

The Happiest Place on Earth!

Well, we did it again, we bought passes for Disneyland. Man.... talk about raking in the cash, Disneyland makes so much money! I have to admit, when I heard the total for 4 So. California passes plus parking, Ughhhh....it hurt! I made Darren promise to take one 1/2 day off every month so we can get lots of use out of these things! It was pretty easy to go alone when I had 1 and then 2 little ones, but now with 3, I don't think I can do it alone. I know I'm a big whimp.... all of you with 4 and 5 kids are saying "what's the big deal!" I would do it if I was with someone else I knew and we could help each other with the tram and the stroller. Gotta love getting all the kids out of the stroller everytime you get on that tram! I do miss those days of walking straight from the car to the entrance. So, we are once again heading to "The Happiest Place on Earth...." Anyone want to come?

Halloween Fun!

Avery as Gabriella from High School Musical

Ella as Tinkerbell

Logan the Lion

The Phantom of the Opera and Christine

What a fun week full of Halloween Festivities! From our ward Trunk or Treat, to our Family Party on Monday night with all of the cousins, we have been hitting the parties! The girls had a blast carving pumpkins and especially trick or treating! Ella asked for a piece of candy to eat after the 1st house, (I think she would have been content to trick or treat to 2 houses and go home with her handful.) Avery loved to stand outside on the porch and pass out candy. We would hear her every few minutes say, "here comes more kids mom!" Logan was a little trooper to wear his costume....oh about 5 times in the past week. We had lots of fun..... and I'm tired!

Time for Shopping.....

The holidays are just around the corner and it's that time of year for shopping!! I wanted to put a plug in for my cousin McKenzie's business "Kenzie's Corner." I have lots of her super cute boards for holiday boutiques and for all of my friends who need a Christmas/wedding/anytime gift. I will have lots to choose from throughout the holidays and she can personalize anything. She also makes great wall clocks for your home in 2 different sizes. She is getting her website up and running in the next month or so but if you want to go check her out it's: kenziescorner.com. Here are some pictures of just a few.