Schools in Session 2013-2014!

Meet the teacher night was really easy this year since we

already knew both kids teachers!!

Blake is now in the 2nd grade has his teacher from 

Kindergarten, Mrs. Eagleburger!!!

He was SO excited to hear that he got Mrs. Eagleburger again!! :)

 McKenzie is in 1st grade and she is in Mrs. Davis's class...

who Blake had last year for 1st grade!

She had been hoping all summer that she would get Mrs. Davis, so

of course was also very excited for school to start!! 

The kids teacher from pre-school had moved to another

elementary school a few years ago and we were so

sad to see her leave Augusta Ranch.

Over the summer she was offered a job teaching 

2nd grade so we stopped by her classroom to say

hi! We LOVE Ms. Kami and are SO glad she is back!

 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Both kids were SO excited to start school and to see

all of their friends again! Peyton was really sad the first few days

to have them gone all day... but quickly adjusted once

she figured out that she doesn't have to share anything!!

(yet, pretty soon Kendyl will be old enough to want the ipad too! ;)

So far its been a great year! 

The only complain is from Blake, and that's because he just

found out that in 2nd grade he only gets TWO recesses!?! ;)

Last days of Summer!

Once we got home from Disneyland we only had a few more weeks

til school started! We also got home just in time to spend time with our

long lost friends from Colorado, the WYETHS! 

These kids have been BFFs since birth and I LOVE that they still have so

much in common and play SO well together even though they

only see each other once a year. 

Kenzie, Addilyn, Blake, Carter, Brailyn, and Preslee.

 A HORRIBLE picture of me but needed to document that

we do see each other sometimes! ;)

 This summer our ward of almost 10years was split. :( 

We lost some really great families but have gotten to know new ones!

Ryan is still in the bishopric but is now the 1st counselor...

(just hit our 4th year... not that I'm counting!! ;)

Our first Sunday in the new ward Peyton got bit in

nursery!! She was pretty tough about it in class but sure "milked it"

once she got home. 

 The two "littles" watching Minnie Mouse.

Kendyl is BY FAR my youngest child to start watching tv...

Not my best parenting moment! ;)

 Last swimming days of the summer...

we were trying to teach the girls how to "weenie roll" their hair! :)

 Kendyl's first swim day! :)

 Worn out from swimming, Peyton fell asleep in her

goggles and floaties! 

 CANNON BALL!!

Blakes FAVORITE thing to do when he swims...

soak anyone around him.

 Kenzie working on her diving.

Bahama Bucks!!

The kids love playing the ring toss game.

 The day before school started I took these two little

girls to get pedicures and manicures... 

It was Kenzie's first time and its safe to say...

 She LOVED IT! :)

We were all ready for the 1st grade!! :)

Day Four... Final day of Disney.

Since on our first day of Disneyland we were able

to ride all the rides we took it easy on our last day...

partly because we were all exhausted! ;)

 Playing in the water waiting for Ryan and Blake to 

ride Space Mountain.

 Then Kenzie and I rode it using another baby pass!

This picture cracked me up of Kenzie!! :)

 For some reason I barely took any pictures on this day...

The kids and Ryan rode Nemo ride

we took the Monorail around the park

Blake and Ryan did the Star Wars training and Star Tours

The girls and I went to the Beauty and the Beast Show

While Blake and Ryan did Autopia

Then we got a call from the Galovich's who had just drove 

6 hours with their five kids saying they were on their way

to pick up Kendyl and Peyton so that we could enjoy our last

few hours at the park! Who does that?! Seriously they are some

amazing friends! So we met them at our hotel and gave them Kendyl.

Peyton was too shy to go with them and I wasn't about to give them TWO

fussy children!! ;)

So we decided to eat dinner next door at Ihop before returning

back into the park!

 Here we are with our load a lot lighter... and easier ;)

back at the Haunted Mansion.

We repeated a lot of the rides again and then 

went to watch Fantasmic!

After the show we watched the fireworks again, 

then went back on Space Mountain! :)

On our way out of the park the kids stopped at a few

stores to pick out their souvenirs!

We were all able to sleep in the next day before we had

to check out of our hotel.

We packed up the car and walked back over to

Downtown Disney so Blake could spend his

souvenir money at the Lego Store!

We all had such a GREAT time!

Our favorite parts of the trip...

Ryan: Radiator Racers, World of Color, & Disneyland in General ;)

Mine: Goofy's Kitchen

Blake's: California Screaming & Tower of Terror

Kenzies: California Screaming

Peyton: The Parade & Small World

Kendyl: Riding in the Bjorn & Stroller ;)

Day 3... California Adventure!!

Our next day on our trip was spent at California Adventure!

Ryan took the babies to get fast passes while the two older kids and I 

ran to CarsLand to get on the new Radiator Springs Racers ride!!

We only had to wait 30 min which was great considering the rest of the day it was

a hour and half plus wait time!! We were able to get a baby swap pass so Ryan and 

Blake could ride on it with no wait time!

We all of course LOVED IT!

 Blake and I...

he was our "driver"

 Kenzie and I.

 Our car after we got it all ready to race! :)

 Our picture :)

 We then went and rode Luigis tires...

luckily there was no line because it was a LAME ride!

(maybe because we just got done riding radiator racers?!)

 ToyStory Mania!!

 Hard to see...

but Kenzie and I on Tower of Terror!

(I'm the cheap one who takes a picture of the picture ;)

 Blake also LOVED this ride too! 

 Peyton dancing while waiting for the Pixar Parade to start!

We went back to Cars Land so Ryan and Blake 

could use their baby swap pass...

 Its so neat how they made everything look just like the movie!

 Both babies asleep at the same time!!! :) :)

 Kenzie rode California Screaming THREE times 

and LOVED it every time!! 

We finally talked Blake into riding it and he OF COURSE 

LOVED it!! 

 Waiting for World of Color to start!

We ended the night after the show and walked back to

the hotel... to get some sleep before our final day

at Disneyland.

Disneyland trip Day 2...

Disneyland!! 

This was Peyton and Kendyl's first trip to Disneyland!

We got there right when the park opened and of course the

ever so popular photo op in front of the Disney flowers was crazy with

people so we found our own little spot. ;)

 We then stopped to take a family picture in front of the

castle... I guess everyone was still entering the park because

there was no one in front of the castle!!

 Since it still wasn't busy we decided to do all of Fantasy Land!

After about an hour we were able to ride all the rides

in Fantasy Land!! :)

 DUMBO!!

 Disney Carousel! 

 Peyton loving her new Minnie glasses.

Ryan called her Elton John any time she had them on! ;)

 NO line at the Haunted Mansion?!?!! 

 One of my all time favorite things about Disneyland...

eating a corndog on Main St. 

(I have WAY too many pictures just like this one?! :/ )

 The older two kids were able to ride every big ride a few times

with Ryan and I taking turns with the babies! 

We then went over to Toon Town 

(worst part of Disneyland if you ask me ;)

to meet Mickey!!

Peyton was not a fan of SteamBoat Mickey...

neither was I.

I like the good ol' classic red and yellow Mickey. :) 

 We ended the night watching the fireworks and

riding a few more "big kid" rides before walking back to the

hotel.