Weston's Dance Debut

There is an awesome new daytime parade called "Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It." It is a few times a day and is a mini parade where kids get pulled into the streets to dance. We were watching it one day and Wes got picked to come out and dance in the streets. He was so excited and we have no discovered a hidden talent in little Wes. We have always known he LOVES to dance, but usually he resembles Elaine from Seinfeld when he lets loose. It's hysterical to watch him. This afternoon however I realized Wes has some serious talent! While the others kids did the usual kid dances Wes copied everything that the dancers did exactly. He stayed right with them the whole time. By the end of the party he got a lot of attention from the dancers and they all came up to tell me how adorable he was. I, of course, agree. Check out my little dancer man.

Every other year we go on a 7 day trip to our favorite place on earth - Disneyworld! It feels like home since both Tay and I used to live in Orlando and it's where we met. The kids look forward to it forever and this year was no exception. We kept telling Wes we would leave for Disney when he was 5. So as soon as his birthday party was over he was asking if we could go to the airport. We arrived and hit the ground running! The kids are old enough where they love the characters and are still young enough where they totally give themselves over to the magic of Disney. I have no idea where they get there Disney obsession from! I still have a bunch of friends at Disney who are now all managers so my kids get to enjoy some special perks at Disney (more on that to come.) Here are the first round of the pictures from the trip-- the ones with all the characters. There darling boys were totally smitten with all the princesses and Wes kept showing all of them his muscules. James was madly in love with Belle (and if you know James he does not fall in love easily.) It was adorable to see them be so taken with the fairies and watch in wide yed wonder as his favorite Pixar stars come to life right before his eyes. We took them to a character breakfast to get a little quality time to interact one on one with the Fab Five (if you know what that means you are definately a Disney Dork like myself). We got VIP seating at every parade and were able to see and do everything in a RELAXED fashion. All in all a perfect week with our beautiful children. Now I can't wait for our cruise with my wonderful husband!

Happy Birthday Wes!

Our little Weston turned 5! I can hardly believe my baby is so big. It seems like yesterday that he was a newborn, but I also don't remember my life without him. He is the perfect child. Well not all the time, but seriously he is one loving and obedient little guy. He is so loving and a great big brother to Lucy and James. I couldn't ask for more and I feel so blessed to be his Mom. For awhile now he has been obsessed with Bakugan. Colin and Isaac got him hooked on these little things that are basically a little two inch ball that opens up into a battling mythical creature. There is a game that you can play with them with points and plays and all that, but he mainly just likes to collect them. Wes undoubtedly wanted a Bakugan Birthday and has been planning it for a few months now. I made his cake (although I don't think it turned out as well as it could have). We decided that we were really tired of buying the kids another toy for their birthday so this year we decided to buy both Wes and James this cute luggage that looked like a penguin and a tiger. I know you're thinking that luggage for a 5 year old is lame but we travel so much and the boys are always wanting their own suitcase to roll around. Although in this picture he looks underwhelmed by the gift I assure you he loved it (and so does James.) We had a great time celebrating Weston's birthday and love this little boy more than words can say.

Family Pictures

We got some new family pics taken this week from the ultra talented Annie Miller. I love the way they turned out and am surprised how many good ones we got (considering the mood of the kids.) Her website is photosbyaniiemiller.com check it out!

I LOVE this picture of Lucy. I wanted a pic to put in her room of her playing with fairies and Annie delivered!!!.

Every couple of months it seems Tammy, Shelley and I come up with some reason to see each other. This trips usually occur due to a carefully crafted plan mapped out weeks in advance to convince the husbands of a well timed business trip, much needed vacation, or an extension of a family gathering which happens to land us all in the same place. This time I convinved Tay to take a needed business trip to California and Tammy convinved Casey to be home early from there Utah trip so we could have few days of fun before school started for the year. Wes, Kadyn, and Maxwell have been best buddies since birth and they get so excited to see each other. Here is a pic of the three amigos. Aren't they all so handsome. I bet they will all share an apt. at BYU someday. Maybe the mom's will get one to share too.

At Huntington Beach Wes got a little out of control and James buried him up to his neck to teachj him a lesson. Maybe Daddy helped dig the whole too.

James got all wide eyed when he saw the beach and said "WOW a sandbox!" He HATES swimming and so he played in the sand happily all day. At one point he pushed the sand with his head, hence this picture.

The boys in the waves

Wes at Huntington Pier

Taylor taking a rest from the chaos of three kids at the beach

My babies

Wes and Kadyn had a blast on the rock slides in Irvine

Lucy and I having some girl time in the water

Taylor builds a mean sand castle

Thanks for the awesom time ladies. Love you and miss you tons. Lets plan our next meeting.

Lucy's Big Day

I really can't believe I waited as long as i did to get Lucy's ears pierced. Before you call me a terrible mother hear me out. There are some valid reasons to get your ears pierced young........First they heal way faster, second they are adorable-- okay so maybe only two reasons but they are good ones. After my BFF Tammy got her daughter's ears pierced (she is the same age as Lucy) I decided that with Tammy by my side I could do it. We had a ladies night in Cali while the boys were at a Angel's game and decided to do the deed. With Kylynne (Tammy's daughter) their for moral support Lucy's lobes were pierced. Tammy of course had to hold her because I was too nervous, but seriuosly she didn't even really cry. 1 second after it was done she was fine. She looks adorable.

Weston's First Day of Kindergarten

So first off let me say that apparently this day Wes wasn't feeling the picture taking. I thought I would be so excited to have Wes in Kindergarten but as the day grew closer I grew more and more sick about it. He was totally ready and excited but I felt like I was sending him into the big bad world alone. He is my buddy and I literally felt nauseous everytime I thought about him being gone all day everyday. I guess kids grow by being on their own- -so I had to suck it up and let him go. We had decided to send Wes to charter school and I knew that he would be safe and happy at his school. He wears uniforms and loves it (and so do I!) The first day we got him dressed, made a special breakfast and took him to his new classroom. Wes has an AMAZING teacher who also is a lawyer. She was a judge and had seen so many adults who had given up on themselves as kids and ended up in the system. She decided that the biggest difference she could make in the world was to be a kindergarten teacher and not a judge. She is wonderful and Weston loves her. So far he is doing great in school and has had all GREAT behavior reports for the first month and loves all that he is learning. I have also adjusted to having my little boy missing all day. Here are some cute pics of the little cutie's first day.