February -March 2011

February was cold and dreary and COLD! We had lots of rain and occasionally some wet snow. Since Dillon was 18 months old, we've lived in warm climates - no snow at all. It was a big deal for them. They enjoyed it while it lasted.




Here's a lovely shot of James grilling in the pouring rain... in his jammies.... using Charlie's Buzz Lightyear umbrella. CLASSY!



For the Scout Blue and Gold banquet, each family was supposed to donate a cake to be auctioned off. James and Dillon did a YODA cake. It sold very quickly and we hear it was delicious! We also made some yoda cookies for fun.





Dillon's basketball season was short, but sweet. He improved a lot over the total of 8 games they actually played. What was super awesome was that James was able to make all but one of the games! We love having him around more!!




In the beginning of March, we were lucky to be able to escape the wet for a few days and head back to CA. The kids had their first real airplane flight. Here's the boys in the Captain's chairs!




What do you think was first on our list of "To do's?" DISNEYLAND!..... of course.



My Mom and Doug, Dave and Amy, and Nate and his girlfriend joined us for one of the very best Disney days ever! We were able to see and do everything on our list all in one day without completely wearing ourselves out....













.....well not the adults, anyway.....




The next day was BEACH day. We went to Huntington Beach and made our best attempt at soaking in as much Vitamin D as possible!!

The boys were supposed to head out that night to Vegas for their annual trip to watch the USU Aggies play in the WAC Championship, but by that point, Dillon had a temperature of 102 and an ear ache. So they delayed long enough to get him some antibiotics for what turned out to be a double ear infection that took 2 weeks to combat!

While the boys had their fun, Annie and I headed South to visit friends in Oceanside. It was a wonderful day - Annie still talks daily about her "playdate with her California friends." What was great for me was getting the chance to visit my dear friend Kami and have some much needed "girl time!"




Pictures from the Boy's trip:

First stop - FOOD! The Hofbreuhaus to be exact.




YUMMMM!


There's not a lot for a handful of Mormon boys ages 6 to 46 to do in Vegas, so they hit the OUTDOOR WORLD store..... for several HOURS! Lots to do there for a few wannabe outdoorsmen - specifically two doctors, one law student, and a couple of crazy kids!

Scary!!
Watch out SHAWNO!!

At the hotel, they swam and played Legos and what's a trip to Vegas without paying tribute to "The King?!?"






The Games themselves were, of course, the purpose and highlight of the trip. The Aggies cleaned house and took the title of WAC CHAMPIONS, just like we knew they could.










A couple of weeks ago, Aunt Haley and her fiance Adrian came for a short visit. We loved having them and showing them around the area. We took them to Poulsbo where we mostly ate whatever yumminess we could find! Here's Charlie at Shuy's Bakery where after a couple of hours of good behavior, he earned himself a "smiley face" cookie. The kids nicknamed Adrian Toby, which has totally stuck. Toby has at LEAST as much energy as them, so they get along really well.






Our February ultrasound revealed that baby #4 was a boy, and that his kidneys were somewhat too big - what they call "Pylectasis." We recently had a very specialized ultrasound where, thankfully, we could see the problem was somewhat resolving on its own. He's doing really well and, of course, we are all just dying to meet him! The kids love to feel his kicks and talk and sing to him daily. Daddy and I are keeping his name a secret until the little guy shows up in all his glory.... kind of as a one last surprise thing. Can't wait! Just 12 more weeks.

Annie - practicing her smile for preschool picture day!