Busy busy

We have been very busy this spring/summer so far and I think we only get busier for the rest of the summer. So here is what we have been up to. Last Friday Mark wanted to go on a picnic to the park so we packed up and had a lot of fun. Beck was so excited to eat all the bark and find sticks. Henley was excited to pack a picnic and packed up a bag of turkey, some cheese and a jar of mayo before Mark decided to help her make a sandwich before we left the house. It was such a nice day, here are some pictures.

Beck with his stick, what a boy.

He loved the swings and the playground.

Tough boy.

Ok I know I am the mom and I am biased but seriously Beck's face in this picture can't get any cuter.

A few weeks ago while I was busy at home Mark took Henley up in the mountains with our friend Phil and Maureen and their little boy Donovan.

Nice bum Henley.

On the way home they stopped at the temple to hang out and take some pictures. Henley loves the temple and always tells us she is going to get married there. Whenever she can see it when we are driving around she gets so excited.

Love this picture.

Yes she is wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and winter boots.

Picking flowers at Grandma Ruth's house in Pocatello. (In her pj's and nursery shoes no less)

The first weekend of June we went to Hogle Zoo with my cousins and aunt. It was such a nice day and the kids had so much fun.

Henley and Evelyn loved riding in this stroller.

Grandma with Beck, he didn't quite love his stroller as much as the girls did.

He did love seeing all the animals.

Riding the carousel with aunt Kelsey.



Henley having a funny conversation with Evelyn


After the Zoo we went to the Mayan restaurant to eat. This is probably Henley's favorite place to go for dinner she loves the cliff divers.

Here is one of them hanging from the rafters.

Henley was not so crazy about this mostly naked warrior.

Sitting outside the restaurant

What a fun day.

Updates

Well our computer is officially broken so I can't update my blog from home for awhile. Then our waterproof camera got water in it and broke, really? Anyway I don't have any pictures but I have not updated for a while so here is what we've been up to. Beck took his first steps around 9 1/2 months but just started really walking about a month ago. He cracks me up just cruising around everywhere, he looks like a raptor dinosaur to me when he walks, I wish I had a video of it. He will be one next week, hopefully we have a new camera by then. He actually talks quite a bit, I know people think he doesn't say realy words but since I am with him all day I make the judgement call and I say he does say the following words: Dada, hi dada (while holding the phone to his ear), mama, dat (that), up, and when I read him certain books he tries to say peek-a-boo. I can't belive it has almost been one year since I had him and we absolutely love having him in our lives. Henley is just a silly three year old who loves to play pretend all day. Lately, she love to pretend she is the mom and I am the little girl who she calls "honey" all day. Sometimes I wish she had a twin sister to play with cuz I can't always play pretend all day, even though it would be nice. Henley and Beck are just the best of friends and I am so grateful for that. Even though Beck pull her hair and she takes his toys, they are always happy to see each other. I will try to post pictures as soon as I can.

California Trip

The first week of April we went to Las Vegas/California (along with most of the state of Utah). We used my grandma's time share and stayed at a great condo-the same one me and Mark stayed in on our honeymoon. My mom and sister took both of my kids and flew to Las Vegas while me and Mark drove with my dad and brother. We all stayed the night in Vegas and then drove the rest of the way to Newport Beach, CA. The weather wasn't great until the second half of the trip but it was better than Utah.
The view from our condo.

Easter Sunday.
My cousin Kady and her family ,who live in California, came down on Sunday. We had lunch together and the kids did an Easter egg hunt. Thanks Kady.
Henley and Beck on the patio

Henley with her eggs

Henley with Owen and Tess.

Just chillin.

Aquarium of the Pacific

This aquarium was so much fun. We have gone to the aquarium in Hawaii and it wasn't great, so we were a little nervous to try this one. But, it was supposed to rain that day -it didn't-but we decided to give it a try. It had so many fun exhibits and you could touch the sharks, sting rays, and star fish.

The only thing Henley would touch was the starfish.

Octopus

The kids had so much fun.

Beck loved seeing all the fish.

Hanging out on the pier outside the aquarium.

The plan was to go to Disneyland on Wednesday because we knew it was supposed to be good weather. My dad and brother and sister were also going to Six flags and Mark was going deep sea fishing. So that left me, my mom, and the kids with nothing to do on Tuesday. It turned out that was ok. We headed to the pool, even though it was barely warm enough, like 70 degrees. Henley had fun, but Beck only wanted to be in the pool for a minute. Then the kids got naps and when Mark got home we all went to get dinner in Laguna Beach.

Disneyland

Wednesday was a very warm day so we headed to Disneyland. We knew it would be busy and it was but we still had fun. We had done the Disney Service thing to get free tickets so it was really worth it. We didn't get to go on a lot of the rides that we would have liked but we were worn out by the end of the day.
Henley with Princess Jasmine and Aladdin.

In front of the castle.

She went through Sleeping Beauty's castle with dad.

Tea Cups

Beck had a great time hanging out with the family. I was worried because he doesn't love his stroller but he actually did really well.

Waiting in line for the Finding Nemo ride, and getting tickled by grandpa.

Heading out of the submarine.

Pixie Hollow

Dumbo ride. In line for this ride Henley told me she just wanted to go on this ride and then go home. I asked if she wanted to go on Peter Pan or Winnie the Pooh and she said "no just Dumbo then let's go to the hotel". So we did.

Grandma bought Henley a Princess Tiana Barbie and then is was time to head out.

Late night snack- you can tell by looking at those pink cheeks we had a long hot day.

The beach.

The last day we were there me and my mom were packing up getting ready to go and everyone else went to the beach. Mark said we should have spent a whole day there because Henley loved it.

Sandcastles with Kelsey and Mason

She got flipped over the the ocean by a wave and was caked in sand.

Hanging out with dad.

Tide pools

Vacations sure wear you out.

I have more pictures on my other camera so I will have to post those later.