Catching up on the Holidays - Easton's Program

Easton's Christmas program was fun this year. He was cute, and there was a little girl in his class that kept talking to him and hanging on him. He was very cavalier about it. Posted is the grand finale of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". It's very entertaining.









Good times, good times.

Catching up on the Holidays - Ella's Dance Recital

Ella's dance recital was the week before Christmas and she did A LOT better this time than last. She actually danced and moved around. :)

Afterward she hammed it up with her friend and the family.






This last one is my favorite - the two hooligans at work again.

Catching up on the Holidays - Getting our Tree

The day after Thanksgiving we went up to the east fork of the Bear River to get our Christmas tree with our friends, the Tuellers. It was a fun time and we ended up getting a great looking tree. The kids had fun playing with their friends too.






I think next year we'll do the same thing because it was so much fun and the permit only cost $12. Once we got home with it, it looked a lot bigger inside than it did here. Oh well, as they say, "bigger is better..."

Cruisin'

We just back from our vacation cruise down to Cabo San Lucas (starting in San Diego) and loved it. We went with our friends in the neighborhood, Adam and Tristen, and it was extremely fun. It was from a Monday to Saturday and was five nights of non-stop eating, sleeping, ||censored||, and eating. Lots of laughs too. I highly recommend a cruise on Royal Caribbean if you haven't done one.

This is our ship, Radiance of the Seas.

Michelle and I on the back of the boat enjoying the weather getting ready for a game of hearts.

This is us in Ensenada at La Bufadora, the blowhole. Talk about blowholes... Ensenada is a one and done town. Won't be planning a getaway there anytime... ever.

Formal dinner night. Damn, I look good.

Boat ride in Cabo at Land's End where it's the tip of the Baja peninsula. Very cool, except the stinky seals.

Well, that's all the photos I posted. The other ones revealed too much of the weight I gained eating 4 times a day. Buffets and being on a boat are great in theory, but leave you feeling a little lathargic when you get home. Back to the gym it is.

It's Halloween and the Ghouls are Out!

I have to admit that I haven't done nearly as much leading up to Halloween this year with my kids as I have done in years past. However, that said, I feel like I'll catch up and make them walk around neighborhoods until their little legs fall off. Michelle can stay at home and relax while passing out candy.

Here's some pics to catch up from the last post and get us in that Halloween spirit.

Ella and Peyton at the pumpkin patch for pre-school.

Michelle and I before our Halloween party last weekend.

Our kids and the Hagen's kids at the same party place the next night. This place was an empty house in Alpine that the hosts were selling, and filled with Halloween decor everywhere. Very cool.

Conner carving it up.

The kids posing in front of the finished products. I chose the Berlin coat of arms this year.

Easton getting slimed in Ella's pumpkin.

Ella and Grandpa hanging out.

Tonight should be lots of fun. We're having a little eat before you treat with our neighbors out in our garage. Last year it went well, so Michelle and our neighbor decided to do it again. They're such go-getters. ;-P

ATTENTION - There are A LOT of new posts!

For those of you complaining that I haven't updated in FOREVER, please feel satiated that I've gone through and updated the blog with the newest, most relevant events in our family over the past month or so. August was boring... nothing there. But September and October are thrilling.

Surprise Kids!... We're going to Disneyland

We decided to surprise our kids with a quick trip to Disneyland last weekend. We got all the rooms and tickets, and then Michelle went and checked them out of school while I headed home from work. It was fun to do it like that.

Main gate photo.

Wait... who's that in there with us? Grandma! Yep, she flew down Saturday afternoon and surprised the kids for a second wham-o.

Ella and G-ma.

Me, Conner, and Grandma on California Screaming right before it takes off. Awesome ride.

Grizzly Rapids with the boys and Paula. East got soaked.

We're here to @#($ stuff up.

Cheez!