Camping!!

We just had our first camping trip since the twins were born. It was so much fun!! I really hope that we can start going more often. Gregory and Timothy had so much fun!! I have never seen them so dirty before. They dug in the dirt, ate some dirt, played with their big brother...so much fun so little time. Nathan, of course, had a great time. He loves to go camping!

We didn't know how it was going to work out in the pop-up with the twins, so I borrowed a tent from my friend, Michelle. We ended up sleeping in the trailer one of the 3 nights we were up there...it worked out great, which is fantastic news!!

We are going to try to go camping over Labor Day weekend with Teresa and Allen. Hopefully James will be able to get the time off of work!

Not the greatest birthday gift!

Well, the day of my party at Karin's house, our air conditioner decided to die! It was so hot. We ended up sleeping at Karin's house on Saturday night after the party, then on Sunday night, we slept in my parents' RV in their backyard. It was defenitely tight quarters, but much cooler than our house.

Luckily it was only a switch in the A/C unit that went out, but it was still ALOT more money than I wanted to spend!

Nathan buckling up, even though we aren't going anywhere!

Gregory and Daddy hangin' out in the RV.

30th Birthday

Well, my 30th birthday has come and gone. The girls at work were completely awesome!! They are great friends. They gave me the cutest little digital camera so I can always carry one around with me to take pictures of my adorable children...and they also gave me my favorite perfume of the moment...USHER! It smells so good! :) We wore vintage T-shirts to work for my day, which was alot of fun. That weekend, Karin offered up her house and we had a game party! We were going to play BINGO, but everyone is broke. Playin' games was so much fun! I have a fantastic boss! :)

Thank you to everyone for making my day so special. It was fabulous! :)

Laura, Machelle and I

Hangin' out!

Lenny, Chris, Lisa and Tara groovin' on Rock Band.

Kim and I playin' guitar hero and Nathan playin the PSP.

Karin, Machelle, Jim and Lenny jammin'!!

We all wore vintage T-shirts at work!

4th of July Celebration

We didn't really have any plans for the 4th. Marcella invited us to come watch Catalina perform at MCC before the fireworks. After much debate, we decided to drive by to see if we could watch from the parking lot. Well we ended up going in, and James and I were glad that we did. It wasn't too hot, which was nice. Marcella and her family are all very nice. Nathan of course had a blast playing with Alejandra and Camillo.
Catalina is an AMAZING gymnast. I had seen her do a few things at the daycare, but I had no idea how talented she is. I was blown away by her performance. I have always loved gymnastics, but never had the talent or skill to go anywhere with it.
The fireworks show was so much fun. Timothy just laid on my chest staring at the sky. I don't know if he was scared or just in awe. Gregory watched the show with Daddy, and he was just awe-struck for the first half, then kinda lost interest at the end.
We were totally unprepared to be there as long as we were. We had no blankets, food, chairs, camera...nothing. But we had a really good time, and we will probably go back next year...hopefully with the appropriate supplies.
:)

Kisses and Hugs

We were shopping at Costco on Saturday and the twins started lovin' on each other. Pretty much the entire time we were wandering the aisles of Costco, they were hugging, kissing and lounging on each other. It really was the cutest thing I have seen them do so far. They both have just learned how to kiss with their mouths closed, so I guess they decided that they needed to perfect it. :)


















I love this stage they are in now. They love to give hugs and kisses, both to each other and to everyone else. They are starting to say a few words here and there, it's fun to interact with them.

Good Times Go So Quickly

My Dad, Stepmom, Sisters and Brother just visited last week. It's been over a year since I have seen them last. In the picture above from left to right is Cassandra, Layton, Nathan and Kayla. The kids got along so well. Diane bought them each a Nerf Gun and they spent hours running around chasing each other.


We didn't really do anything touristy while they were here. They found this huge house they rented for the week. We pretty much spent a majority of our time at the house because it had a huge yard with a pool so it's built in entertainment for the kids. :) We had a family BBQ Thursday night, and another family lunch at Sweet Tomatoes on Sunday.


I forget how much I miss my family until I see them again. It is so hard to see them leave and I wish we had more time to spend together. Maybe someday we will be able to move away from this horrible, horrible desert, and we can move closer to them.

We love you guys and we miss you so much already! Next year we are coming up there. :)

The Many Faces of James

Those of you that know my husband, know how

he loves to "pose" for the camera. These were

some random shots that I took the other day

while he was doing his thang. :)