Cruise

Dad and I were able to take a cruise, the best part about it was that we didn't have to pay for it.

As many of you know, Dad's December work schedule is insane. He works open to close, at the Jewelry store, 7 days a week. Starting on black Friday and ending Christmas Eve. As a Thank you for all that hard work, they take all the management on a cruise every September.

We took a 4 day cruise on the Carnival Paradise.
Our rooms were 3x larger then what I expected. That doesn't mean they were big, it only means that they had a floor to walk on, and the toilet wasn't in the shower.


LA and the Queen Mary.
Catalina Island


Ensenada Mexico

Day at sea.
I give Dad a hard time for laying out in the sun while dressed from head to toe, but the truth is, I wasn't much better. But at least I took my shoes off. That makes it better, right!?

Our towel animals.
I still can't figure out what the one in the bottom corner is supposed to be.

I had a lot of fun, but I missed my two little guys.
They were having fun, and getting spoiled at Grandma and Grandpa FarAway's house.

(Sorry about the pic, Burner did not want his picture take)

Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa for watching the kids so that we didn't have to worry about them while we were gone.

Labor Day

Labor Day... yes I am that far behind in my posts. Anyways, for Labor Day, Dad's family came down, and we all went to the farm at Thanksgiving Point.

The kids loved ridding the horses.
I loved locking the kids up in jail.


We also took a horse drawn wagon ride.

Idaho

For my trip to Vegas, I had plans to leave my kids with their grandparents in Idaho. (AKA Grandma and Grandpa Far Away). They were going to just stay the weekend, but my sister-in-law needed a babysitter for a few days, so we ended up going earlier then planned and staying for a week and a half.
While we were up there, we went to a swim pool and hung out for the day. The kids loved it.

By the end of the day, they were warn out. Burner fell asleep before we even left the pool.

Since we were up there for so long, we decided to pack the kids in the car and spend a few days at Aunt E's house also.


The kids have been wanting to go up and play in the sand box for awhile now.

They also enjoyed mowing the lawn with Aunt E.

We seemed to spend most of our time at the parks.

We went to the water park, but it was to cold.

They enjoyed the none-water park a little more.

They also had to give an indoor playground a try.
And lets not forget "cousin's park" which is the swing set in the backyard.

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Family Get Together

A few weekends back, we had a family get together with Dad's family.

The adults all got to go see a play ( I saw The Sound of Music)

The kids got to....

swim,

swim some more,

play in the hotel room,

and eat yummy ice cream.

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Grandma and Grandpa's House.

We are having so much fun with grandma and grandpa this week. We will be here another week, then I can post a lot of pictures of everything we have done.

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4th of July Weekend (part 2)

Celebrating with Dad's Family.

We headed to a park for a BBQ

Bop insisted on me making a watermelon cake.

The kids played games with Grandma and Grandpa Far Away



Bop and Burner raced around on their bike and scooter.

Burner had fun climbing a tree



Bop, of course, had to climb the tree also.

They loved the park near by
( My favorite is the pic in the top left corner. They are going up the slide the wrong way, and they are outside of the slide, not in it. )

After all that fun, Bop, Burner and their cousins took a small nap with Grandpa.

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A QUICK Trip to a Museum

Last weekend we were near Hill Air Force Base, so we stopped by the museum and checked it out. We got there at 4:10 only to find out the museum closes at 4:30. We ran through it real quick and saw a few things.

Bop is really into Pirates right now this week, so this was his favorite airplane.

but his very favorite part was these swords.

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Thomas and Friends

This weekend, we were lucky enough to ride on Thomas The Train.
We got to go with a bunch of cool people. Great Grandma D, Grandma n' Grandpa Far Away, Aunt Anna, Uncle Eric, Aunt Genna, Uncle Steve, Aunt Emily, Emma, and Eliza. Dad got sick and didn't make it.


Burner was so cute. He was so excited and just watched out the side the whole time. We made him turn around for a pic, and he got a sour look on his face (bottom right corner).
The boys both got tattoos.

After the ride, we went to a, train themed, restaurant nearby.
They have a train that circles around the ceiling continuously,


In the kids meal, they received swords.

It wasn't long before Uncle Eric challenged Bop to a fight. It was sad to see a grown man lose... and then cry about it. That's what you get for messing with Bop!

Also, I found out some useful information. If I want Bop to take a picture, all I have to do is ask Emma to take one, and Bop comes running to be in it. He loves his cousin so much.

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Class of 2010

Bop was supposed to graduate Monday, but the unexpected snow put a hold on things. He, and his class did the graduation ceremony last night instead.

Here Bop is with his diploma
Bop, Dad, Mom and Burner

Grandma's and Grandpa's along with Aunt K and Aunt Pig were able to come cheer for him.


Bop and his 2 teachers.

Congrats Bop. We are so proud of you.

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Dinosaur Museum with Dad's Family

Bop and Burner have been wanting to go to the Dinosaur Museum with Dad's family for months now. This last weekend, they finally got to come down and visit.

As always, one of the highlights was the sand pit.
Cousin and Bop worked together to bury Burner.


Bop loves his cousin so much. He is always watching out for her. They were so cute, as Bop led her around and held her hand.
Sorry, I kind of slacked in the picture taking, because I have posted a lot of pics of the Dino Museum in the past.

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