Happy Birthday, Princess Emily!

My baby is ONE!!!!! This is unreal to me and continues to leave me speechless just how quickly time flies by.

Take us back to California!

We planned our vacation at the right time this year, because I seriously could not take one more day of freezing, grey skied, inversion weather here in Boise. As the big day approached, I think I was getting more excited than Spencer to head to the Happiest Place on Earth...Disneyland, of course. I was a little nervous taking an almost one year old with us, but she had a fabulous time people watching and going on rides!

And of course this guy was in 7th Heaven...

We made some trips to the beach as well. If we lived down there, this kid would be a beach bum for sure. He absolutely loves it.

We tried and tried for that iconic Disneyland shot in front of the flower Mickey at the entrance, but we failed at nearly every attempt.

I think we all shed a tear as we boarded the plane to leave the sunshine and come home to buckets of snow, but we had a big first birthday party to get ready for. :-)

Merry Christmas to All!

What a whirlwind Christmas was this year! Spencer was definitely into presents this year and waiting for Santa. I have no idea what we will use as a threat for good behavior now. But of course the most important part of Christmas is family, and here is all of us (on my dad's side) on Christmas Eve at my Grandparent's house.

Our cute boys and girls...

Christmas morning was a hit. Spencer has been asking for this "Doc McStuffin's thing" for MONTHS and was so happy Santa delivered.

Happy girl on her first Christmas!

School Picture Day

Wow, no posts in over a month. And I don't really have any photos to show for that month either. Bad, mommy! Our preschool/daycare had its annual picture day at the beginning of November. Such cute lil monkeys!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

What a great Halloween we had this year. Batman and Poodle Woodle got a ridiculous amount of candy that mommy has been eating non-stop and now Christmas is just two months away!

Happy Birthday, Rocco!

It's hard to believe that my nephew is already four years old! I love having boys so close together, as these cousins have become the best of friends and it makes my heart so happy. We hit Big Al's for bowling on the big day and as usual, these two goofballs had a great time.

Scarecrow Stroll at the Idaho Botanical Garden

Spencer's first ever field trip was to the Botanical Garden's for the Scarecrow stroll, and we have enjoyed going each year since then! Each trip ends with a trip into the pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin!