La Habra Children's Museum

Saturday the girls and I joined Jen and her kids and went to the Children's Museum of La Habra. Thanks to Target, it was free and free is always good. The girls had a great time. It's a pretty small museum but had some cute hands on exhibits. We followed up the museum with free slurpees from 7-11 and some lunch. Thanks Jen for inviting us and for taking the pictures (since I'm a dork and forgot my camera.>

Big Changes, Again!!

I know this is major post overload from me. But I wanted to get updated on our happenings before things get crazy. For those of you who don't know, we're moving again. I know, "What are we thinking?" Well, we're thinking we got a really good opportunity and we're going with it. We have just started managing an apartment complex and we'll be moving into a new apartment next week. It's a great opportunity for us to really save money in hopes of someday having a house. We are working for some great people so it should be a really good experience for us. Although it's not the most convenient time, we think it's a good change for us. We'll make sure we get out all the pertinent info (phone number, address, etc) soon. Wish us luck!!!!
P.S. I should have added this. We are still in the same ward. Major Bonus!!!!

Soccer, Baby!!

Last night was Emily's first soccer game. She is playing in a little summer league before starting the regular fall season. I was a little nervous that she wasn't going to like it but she had a great time. She even got knocked down and run over a couple of time but jumped up and kept going. She played great defense and even saved a couple of goals!! Although she was by far one of the smallest, she played big and had a great time.

I love that with all her gear on she has no leg showing. Life of a short person!!!

McCall, Idaho 2009!!

We had a wonderful family reunion in McCall, ID. I wish I could put on all of our pictures but that would be crazy pictures overload. We had such a great time. The girls absolutely loved being with all of their cousins. Always makes us sad we don't live closer. The weather was amazing and we spent the entire week in the water. It was so great just to play and get caught up with family. The camp we went to was awesome, so great we already booked it for 2 years from now. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!!

Lauren spent most of her week digging holes and filling them with water.

Emily had two favorite activities. She loved seeing how long she could balance on this knee board. She turned into an awesome swimmer this week too. She was constantly jumping off the dock and swimming to shore. Here her cousin Kathryn is swimming with her but toward the end of the week she got brave enough to go on her own. She's definately a water girl!!

The camp had these little kayaks and everyone had a great time (and great workout) taking them out!

Here's a view from the dock onto our private beach.
Yes, she is fully clothed. The last night she and Kaitlyn enjoyed an evening in the water in their clothes.

Just one of many beautiful sunsets!!

Special thanks to Diana, Jason, Mike and Jan for all their hard work. And to Rich and Allan for provided the watercrafts that provided hours of fun!!! We love you all and miss everyone already!

Salt Lake City

As we passed through Utah on our way to Idaho we had the wonderful opportunity to visit with some family. We were able to see Jason's aunt and uncle and their two daughters as well as stay with my wonderful cousin. It's always so nice to have a chance to get caught up with those who we don't get to see all that often. Thanks Drapers for letting us just drop in and thanks to the Dowdles for letting us crash with them for a couple days. My cousin was one of my roommates in college and we always have such a great time together. And to make it even better, our kids had a great time too. As we left town to head for Boise, we stopped and let the girls wander around Temple Square in Salt Lake. I love it there. Although there's so much going on around the temple, it's always so peaceful on the grounds. The girls loved it and it was a great way to kick off our vacation!!