Sunday, August 28, 2011

Great Day!!

This summer, Cheney went to his 1st overnight church camp. He was gone for 3 nights....while there he asked Jesus to live in his heart. It was GREAT NEWS!! Today in church, he got baptized. We are very proud of him.



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He was baptized by Brett. He is the minister who works with the children & youth at our church.

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It was so cool that Cheney was so excited to be baptized!! He was all smiles!!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

1st Day of School

The 2011-2012 school year started today!!


This was the 1st day of school last year.....



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.....this was this morning. Can you tell how much they have grown?

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Mommy can't believe how much her babies have grown up!!



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Waiting for the doors to open. Cheney is ready for 4th grade & Chandler started kindergarten this year.

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I have to tell you that I thoroughly embarrassed Cheney.....he told me that I should not have walked them into the building. HOW EMBARRASSING!!


Mommy & Me Monday-Back To School Dinner


We always take the kids out to celebrate the end of school & the beginning of school. This year, we went to the Magic Time Machine. It was fun!!


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I really am not ready for Chan to go to kindergarten. I am sad.....I love her little personality right now & I just want to soak it all up. I don't want to lose this time with her.

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Cheney is starting the 4th grade & needless to say he isn't really happy about it. He is like his Daddy--traditional learning isn't all that important to him.

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MeMe & Pop came along too. We are so lucky to get to be able to spend so much time with them.

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Cheney enjoyed harrassing Rango.

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Chan wasn't as excited about the characters but she did like Tinkerbell.

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Our waiter was Zorro. Cheney challenged him to a sword fight!!




Check back later this week for the traditional "back to school" morning pics!!


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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Cabo San Lucas-Day 7 (cont'd)

This was our last day in Cabo. We didn't want to leave at all. Before heading in for the night, we took some pictures on the beach.



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Daddy, Cheney & Chandler

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Mommy, Cheney, & Chandler

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Cheney loves the beach!!


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These kids are so much fun to travel with.....they are very adventurous. We know we are very lucky!!

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She is a beach bum!! This girl was not ready to give up the fun & the sun!!




On the long trip home, we started to plan next years vacation.....wonder what adventure we will go on next!!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Cabo San Lucas-Day 7 (Part #1)

This morning, we all woke up not feeling too good, but after resting & sleeping, the boys went 4 wheeling. The girls stayed at the pool.



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4 wheeling in the desert can be a dirty job.

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Nothing be white sand to ride on!!


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The ocean & sand made this guy have a fun morning!!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Cabo San Lucas-Day 6

For dinner, we went to a local place....we really were the only customers who didn't speak Spanish. We ordered by looking at a phone album with pictures of the dishes. It was fun!!




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This restaurant has a play area for the kids & a foozeball table. The kids enjoyed playing while they were waiting on our food.

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When they asked the waiter for the ball to play, he brought a LIME!! Very resourceful!!

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After dinner, we drove into Pedregal (this is Hollywood in Mexico). All the movie stars have houses here. Wouldn't you want to live in one of these houses? I know I would!! Your view is of the the unending Pacific Ocean!!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

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Cabo San Lucas-Day 5

Day 5 was the day the kids swam with the dolphins. After the swim, we headed to the public beach in town. There is a great restaurant we love to eat at right on the beach.


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There are a lot of people on the this beach & usually the waves are relatively calm....because of the tropical storm though they were big!! And they flooded the restaurant!!

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Me & My Babies....they are growing up so fast!!


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That is Land's End in the background.....at the tip of the rock the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez.


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After we got back to the resort, the kids were able to make tie-dye t-shirts....the colors are so pretty.

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Chandler enjoyed making her beautiful shirt!


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We headed back into town for dinner. We ate at one of the oldest hotels in Cabo San Lucas. It is very pretty. Yes, Chandler looks adorable & Cheney is crossing his eyes!!

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This resort is very private....and NO ONE was at the pool.


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Land's End & a fire pit....just thought this was pretty.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Cabo San Lucas - Day 4

We headed to a beach on a cove to try to snorkel. The waves were just too big everywhere else. Unfortunately, the waves were too big here too!!



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Pop & Chandler tried really hard to get into the water but were unsuccessful. It was exhausting!!

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I think this is a super cute picture of my sweet girl wearing a big sun hat!!

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Cheney did enjoy playing in the waves until he was tossed upside down, then he was ready to go home.

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What a cutie!! She knows how to play up the camera!!

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At dinner, this girl performed for us.....she danced with a lit candle on her head. Too cool!!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Vacation-Mommy & Me Monday

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My favorite time of the year is summer vacation....when I can be a full-time mommy & hang out with my kids!!



”Mommy
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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Cabo San Lucas-Day 3


We woke up early on the 3rd day & went to breakfast.


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Cheney was super hungry.

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After breakfast, we toured some multi-million dollar homes. This was the view from one of the homes. C & C decided they could get used to this & so could Mommy & Daddy.

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The waves just kept getting bigger & bigger each day. The surfers were enjoying them but we were not getting in!!

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This evening, while Mommy, MeMe, & Pop got massages, Daddy toured the marina with the kids.

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Cheney & Chandler are saving their money to buy this for Mommy & Daddy!!

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This hotel is part of the complex were we stay....it looks so pretty at night!!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Cabo San Lucas-Day 2




We spent Day #2 hanging out at the beach & the pool.....






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The waves were pretty big on this day because there was a tropical storm coming in.

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These rocks are really pretty.




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The pool. This was our view most days.

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They love jumping off the bridge. We had to beg them to hold hands for this picture.

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At our resort, they have activities for everyone. The kids love to paint pottery.

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We have quite a collection of pottery at our house now.

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Chandler loved to make smoothies in the room.

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Cheney loves to swim.....he is growing up way too fast.


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Because the waves were so big, Daddy took C & C to another beach so they could play in the waves....they found out the waves were big too!!

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Ready for dinner.....looking very cute!!


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Posing like a model!! Way too cute!!