Checking on the kids..

The other night I went in to check on my kids before going to bed and this is how I found Bennett sleeping. He had all his stuffed animals tucked into his bed all nice and neat, and then he was laying next to them in this tiny little space on top of his blankets. The next morning I asked him why he did that and he says, " Mom my little guys need a place to sleep too, I can't hog my bed every night." So cute. He is very caring and thoughtful.



This is how Ash and Kobe were sleeping. Don't know how they can both sleep comfortably in a twin bed together. Every night Ash sneaks into bed with one of her brothers..

Christmas 2010

Christmas was crazy at our house. We had a lot of parties throughout the month of Dec. We stayed busy all month long. Come Christmas Eve Randy and I had nothing wrapped and had to stay up all night wrapping presents. I think we finally went to bed around 3:30 am. Luckily our kids didn't wake up till 8:00. Thanks to Grandma Carlson for calling us and waking us up.


Sad to say this is the only picture I took before the chaos happened. At least I took this one right?? We had a great day filled with taking a nap, playing games, eating good food, and lounging most of the day in our pj's.. What more could you ask for??

Oct- Dec catching up.

I need to finish blogging about all the fun things we did in 2010. After my marathon my family ( some of us) went to Disneyland! My family, and Shay's family left on Sat morning Oct 29th at like 3:00 am. My parents and my other sister and her family flew. We got there Sat afternoon around 3:00. It was a blast. We had so much fun. I absolutely love Disneyland. Randy on the other hand not so much.

The famous Disneyland picture spot. I think everyone gets their picture taken by this..

Our family.. So excited to go in .

All the characters were dressed up so cute. Shay and I wanted to get our pics with all of them but our kids were getting so mad..

Kobe and Colton waiting in line for a ride. They thought they were so cool and so grown up. It was good for them to have buddies their own age to hang out with.

Bennett was in heaven riding all the rides and hanging out with everyone all day. Life is a party for him . A day with no chores or homework is the perfect day for him.

This was Ash before the ride started. So excited, didn't know what to expect. Boy did she have a thing or two coming her way...

This was her reaction after the ride was over. She did not like the rides at all.. I think that was her first and only ride. After that we could not get her to go on anything else. I pretty much paid Disneyland for her to sit in the stroller and get treats with grandpa..

Bennett called these the golden plates and insisted I take his picture with them..

I have so many fun pictures it would take me forever to post them all..

Disneyland was a blast.. We loved it.We would get back to the hotel and be wiped out, but somehow the kids always managed to have enough energy to swim. It was a great vacation. Such a fun place to go and take the kids. Oct is a great time to go. Its not very busy and it is decorated so cute..

We also spent a few days at Sea World and we also went to the beach in San Diego..

It was so hot the day we went to San Diego. The shows were almost unbearable it was so hot.. We were able to get the front row (right in front of the platform ) in the Shamu show. It was really cool to be that close.. I thought for sure we would get soaked but we all came out pretty dry.

My kids loved the beach day. After the trip we asked them what their favorite part of the trip was , and of course it was the days we went to the beach and the times we swam at the hotel!! How does that happen? You spend all this money getting into Disneyland and then the best part ends up being swimming at the pool and going to the ocean??
We had so much fun. I can't wait for our next big family vacation. Wonder where our next adventure will be.. Maybe WALLY WORLD!!