Holy Crap

I'm sorry, I just didn't know what else to name this entry. We have been going from one thing to the next lately...I actually really like to look at blogs every once in a while to see what people are up to so here's what we have been up to....

My little sister Brittany got married in the SLC temple. When we were younger I used to pretend she was my daughter. I can't believe she is married now. I am so happy for them, they are both the kind of people you just always want to be around.

I did not see Cole and Ella for the next week of our vacation. They were in complete heaven with so many cousins to play with. Ever since Christmas, EVERY DAY, Cole asks for his cousins and constantly prays for them. It was so nice to finally get to see them. Now all we have to do is endure another 6 months of constant praying and pleading.

This is my family and my cousins, we haven't all been together for about 10 years.

This is backstage at my studio's dance recital. Ella had so much fun with her friends...she is such a show off. She gets that from Brian. My costume was too embarrassing to blog this year but a few choice church members got to enjoy the show:)

These are my Goldilocks girls, our jr. company team.

Memorial Day was so fun this year. We stayed at the beach for a long time and played a little beach volleyball with our friends...it was a pretty sorry sight, but entertaining.

This is at Pixie Hollow...Terrence borrowed Cole's golf club he randomly brought to Disneyland that day. He kept on trying to hit a pine cone with it, he was pretty bad at it but Cole thought it was the greatest day ever when he gave him the pine cone to keep.

p.s. we still have that stupid pine cone floating around our house.

The sheer joy Disneyland brings to my children.

Cole was not so sure about Sulley so I had to pose in the picture with him...he looks pretty uncomfortable.

Cole with his pinecone. Ella couldn't stop laughing at Terrence.

This is at the Getty Museum, it overlooks L.A. Two of my best friends came out to visit me. We took them here to see the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit. They had a bunch of his sculptures and sketchings. It was incredible.

We also went to the fashion district and the star walk. This was my favorite thing we came across. I still love Harry Potter.

Random people dress up on the star walk. It is pretty entertaining to see. We both thought our boys would love it if we told them we ran into Spiderman. This dude had a lot of trick up his sleeves, he was more flexible than me.

They Love to Laugh

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday

For my Christmas present this year Brian bought me a trip to New York to visit one of my dearest friends Erin. It was something I will never forget. First of all, I have never done so much walking in my entire life... which was great because most of our day revolved around food. We fit about a week's worth of activities in about 2 and a half days...a concert at Julliard (with a lot of inappropriate giggling), Cafe Lalo, Central Park, FAO Schwartz, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alice's Tea Cup, Patsy's Pizza, shopping in the West Village and SoHo, Magnolia's Bakery, Times Square, and dinner at the Ocean Grill. It was enchanting but the best part was spending time with a friend who is about as amazing as they come. I am so thankful for our friendship and so thankful not to be in cold weather anymore. I don't remember Idaho being that cold. Holy crap!


Jonah and I at the most romantic part in Central Park. I'm pretty sure I kissed him more than he would have liked but look at his face...I couldn't resist.

Some of my favorite pieces at the Met.

Our stroll in Central Park. We wanted to take a carriage ride together but ran out of time. Erin says her husband refuses to do this with her...that reminds me of someone I know.

Time Square was crazy and had such a cool energy. We were lucky enough to be the recipients of a free gift from a music group called the Self Made Husslers who were handing out there cd trying to "live the dream." Classic.

Ella decided for her birthday she wanted to go to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique at Disneyland. We took her friend Natalie and after much deliberation, both girls decided to be transformed into twin sister Ariels...of course. It was a lot of fun and the girls got to pick out everything from nail polish to their crown. I will never forget the look on Ella's face when they turned her around to look at herself in the mirror. It was like she had never seen anything more beautiful in her life...I can't believe she is 5!





Ella with our landlords who our kids love. Papa and Peggy.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

The Ultimate Sword Fight

I don't want to hear it!

You do not have to tell me I am a lousy blogger, I already know. But you are going to appreciate this one because not only did I post a photo journal of summer 2009 but I also included a video that is truly for your entertainment. I almost feel bad posting it because everytime we watch it, we laugh hysterically at our little girl who has been living in LA for a little too long. Enjoy... Hope everyone is doing well.

Of course, life would not go on in our house without our visits to the see the Princesses...my children will happily wait in the 10 hour line it takes to get to them. (Cole is in love with Jasmine!) However, trying to get them to sit through a 1 hour sacrament meeting on Sunday is almost cruel and unusual torture.

We had some visitors this summer...My brother and his kids, Maddy and Luke and cousin Lydia came to spend a week with us.

Seth came too! He flew all by himself...we picked him up at the airport and after a few days of nonstop entertainment, we sent him back home to Utah. Brian says if anybody needs a little break from their kids, just send them up...we would be happy to take them.  Brian just told me not to write that...people might think I am serious. 

The animals at the LA zoo are really friendly!  

Are you kidding me?!   The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in this family.  Hopefully he gets Brian's temperament too.



So this is my one and only picture that I got from going to the finals of So You Think You Can Dance at the Kodak Theater...the sign says no cameras!? What!?  And I was so excited to get a shot of me and Nigel...how disappointing. But what really ticked me off is when I got into the theater I found out everyone except me had smuggled their cameras in and where snapping shots left and right.

Ella learned how to swim this summer thanks to Tami!  She loves her green googles.

The next series of picture took place within a time span of about 2 hours.

Ella's end of the year Preschool Party.

Owen, one of Ella's best buds...don't be decieved by the cute faces.  They are Bonnie and Clyde when you turn your back.

How we do weddings here in California.  After the ceremony, everyone was invited to strip down to their swimsuits for some sweet volleyball.  Awesome!

Our summer gym class...Superkids.  Cole's favorite thing to do was swing on the rings and give no one else a turn.  It was awesome!