California Calls for Me

As you know by now, California is our vacation spot. Only 3 hrs from our door step to Adam/Rachel's, it's always nice to get away for a few days. The Beach was a must, Takoda couldn't stop asking when we were going to the beach this summer, so like I said it was a must! 

(Yes we love Angela's pose too:))

Their Favorite...Running from the waves!

 Superhero Pose

 Todd has this special talent of stepping on people with his shoes on. I had to take a picture of the footprint on Eli ha ha ha... Poor Guy...

 Eli loves wearing masks, playing with swords, climbing and jumping off dangerous things, you know the list goes on...:)

    

Todd and Nick relaxing after a hard day of work with their favorite, Pomegranate Juice!

Not our House...Dont' worry

 2 blocks over we got a close look at this poor house on fire. Takoda loved watching the firemen and hear them talking through their masks. We arrived just a they did so it was exciting to watch from start to finish.

 July 4th

Takoda waved to everyone. He loves parades!

 Hope you had a great 4th!

 It was so beautiful the other day. The weather was great and these boys needed to get out doors ASAP! So Red Rock it was. (Kate joined us as well)

 I was so surprised, although the hike wasn't difficult Eli surprised us all and did so well on it. I have to say he hiked prob 80% of the way. And yes He was happy to get a break:)

 We went to the Museum today. And although everyone had fun, i'm a little sadden by how simple our Las Vegas Children's Museum is. Maybe one day Las Vegas will cater to families over the single life... one day right? 

Oh Dear...

I heard 'someone' playing with the keys, I look over to find this creative little guy...

Confused? Yeah I was too, when I saw Eli sucking on our drip system in our front yard. I do give him water I do, he just thought this was a more fun way of getting his water. 

Keeping them 3 year old's busy

 I love this age. Takoda is so curious about everything and wants to learn about everything. Thankful to pinterest I've got a list of Fun To Do Activites. This one is of baking soda and food coloring with vinegar/water.

The boys LOVE these .50 cars in the malls. Sorry it's blurry, but if you can tell, Eli is having a blast! :)

Happy Father's Day Daddy

 We had a great Father's Day! Now that Sno Monkey has been open, Todd has been super busy, we were just so happy to have Daddy home all day!

When I say Eli loves the water, that is an understatement. The other day I took them to the water park and Eli jumped, leaped, pounced, floated face down and would not stop splashing to save his life. The poor lifeguards I'm sure were on the edge of their seats not knowing if they should go in or not. 

Summer, Summer Time!

Although my kids aren't in school, summers are always so much fun, we love getting out and having fun in the sun! The other day we went to a friends BBQ party and Takoda held on to this bull for dear life! 

Our Month of May

 Yes...people do camp in the desert:) My bro & family came in from Cali and had the grand idea of camping. You know i'll go with it, but it's not my favorite thing in world. I do have to say though, that trips like these are a bit more enjoyable when you see how much fun your kids are having!

 Wild horses were everywhere! Kate slept outside on a cot, and she heard them breathing near by most of the night. During the day, my dad was taking a little nap. A horse thought it was a good idea to sniff him and almost eat his hat. It was a fun sight to witness. 

 It's my 28th Birthday!!!

 Todd decorated the house so pretty! This is just one shot of how creative of a job he had done. I really had a great birthday! 

 For my birthday, it was between rollerskating (yes I think that would be fun) or this skyzone! Skyzone won the vote... Let's just say it's the absolute best exercise. We were sweating profusely within the first 10 min.

Umm Dad fell asleep during my party, so we had a little fun with him:)

 We'll miss you Isoua's

 One of our favorite families are moving to Samoa, We sure will miss them!!! I said goodbye tonight, it's a sad day:(

Oh Takoda & Eli...

 Our little house is never quiet nor do you ever get your space when these 2 wake up. I do however LOVE watching them play, (yes that's a sword on Eli's back).  It amazes me that at 15 months Eli picks up so much from Takoda and can actually keep up with the kid. I am grateful they have each other to play with, it makes my day a little bit more enjoyable:)

Family Fun

We visit California often being that Adam and Rachel live there. Honestly it's the best living so close to a beautiful state. Adam has a couple quads which we enjoy riding! This is the view we reached before we turned around and headed back.

So Angela's shoes fell off and who better than the gentleman himself slide on her princess slippers for her!:)