Today we were fortunate to spend a day at the Alpine Slide with Megan’s family for a mini family reunion. It was a lot of fun. The kids loved the Bunjee jumping on trampolines, the slide,mini golf, rock climbing and the coaster. We had an all day pass and were there from about 1100am until 630pm. Ian and I did the Zipline which was a first for me. I think it was anti-climatic but fun to do once. Here are some pics:
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro. I love it! I plan on writing and posting pictures again. I just have to figure out how to use this thing.
More to come……
This year we gave the kids the option of opting out of gifts from Santa. Instead they could get a trip to Disneyland. The kids immediately replied they wanted Disneyland. In looking for a hotel we stumbled across condos. We found a condo 1 mile from the park that could sleep our 7. We did not have to get multiple rooms at a hotel. Megan did a great job of organizing and planning the trip.
So we arrived in California on Thursday the 23rd of December. Our kids have never set foot on a real beach. The lady that rented us the condo recommended we go to Laguna Beach instead of Newport Beach. It was about 15 minutes further. What she didn’t know was that with all of the rain in the past couple days that the canyon to get to Laguna Beach was closed due to flooding (we saw video of houses floating on the news). A policeman at the roadblock suggested another route that added another 30 minutes. I was waiting for the
complaints from the kids, but they were so excited they did not complain. We arrived at Laguna Beach as the sun was setting. It was beautiful. The kids shed their close as quick as they could (they had swimsuits on underneath) and ran in the water. Even though the water was a little cold the kids had a blast!
Here are pictures below:
Riley takes a fall
When I was a kid I attended a birthday party for my friend Brad at Copperton Park in Copperton, Utah. I was introduced to the game “kick the can”. Very simple game, everyone hides while one person is the seeker, similar to hide and seek. The difference is the seeker has to tag the others before they “kick the can”. We all loved it. From then on we played many games of “kick the can” in the neighborhood.
Recently I taught the kids how to play “kick the can”. I am thrilled that they love playing it. Of course I have to play with them! If anyone with kids reads this I highly recommend playing this.
Emma Kicking the Can
Collision between Ian and I
Running from Riley
Race for the can
dont pick up the can!
Alex and Emma
Ian hiding behind Emery
Recently Alex celebrated her 8th birthday. On her birthday we did a date night. We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, which Alex loved. After dinner I gave her the option to go shopping for some clothes or to go to NickelMania and play video games. Without hesitation she chose NickelMania. We had a great time playing the games. Some of her favorites were Deal or No Deal, Skeeball, and Wac a Mole (her grandpa Neal’s favorite).
Here are some pics from our recent Family reunion with Megs fam. Some of the activities were playing on the beach, riding wave runners, golfing, skits, and celebrating Emma and Coopers Birthday.
Here are some picks from making Smores in the backyard. Thanks to Megs mom for providing us with some of the biggest Marshmallows known to man.
