This picture was taken on our way to California. The car ride is always the worst, but with the help of TV's, game consoles, and ipods the kids did pretty well.
We hit Newport Beach first. The kids always have a great time at the beach. It was a little to cold for me, but we had fun playing in the sand and throwing a football around.
We were so glad that Cassie decided to fly in and play with us on the beach. We all miss her a ton and sometimes wish she lived a little closer, but we love her just the same.
This was the 12 person bike that we rented to ride down the boardwalk at sunset. We recieved a ton of looks and comments from everyone we passed. The sunset was so beautiful and we had a great time.
Mater always takes a good picture...
Standing in line for Dumbo. Good thing we used that early entry today. It was crowded.
Um do you smell watermelon? Grandma, Lilli, McKinley and Austin could but there must have been a cute girl around because he is trying to look cool.
Nothing like flying on an elephant with her Daddy.
To finish the trip off right we stopped by Katie and Ryan's house on the way home. The weather was better than the last time we were there, so we decided to go on a hike. Here we are standing on top of the Dixie Rock, wow what a view. Thank you Katie and Ryan for letting us stay with you.
There were so many fun caves and rocks to climb into. I sure am grateful for my kids, and love them so much. It is alot of work to go on vacation or should we say a trip, but I will cherish all the great memories we make.
Hey spidy, your looking pretty HOT! Love you tons.
Gavin has become quit the pianist. This last weekend both he and McKinley had a recital. Gavin performed a duet with Grady, (Gavin makes him look like a giant)who is a few years older than him. Gavin is pretty short for his age, but he doesn't let his size stop him. He seems to always be playing, and keeping up with the older boys.
Here Gavin is performing his own song that he composed. He named his song Moon Boogie. Thanks to Bonnie, Gavin got the biggest laugh of the night. Bonnie thought that when Gavin annouced his own song the Moon Boogie he should do a boogie. Gavin didn't like that idea at all until Bonnie offered a small wager. I didn't think he would do it but, money is a definite motivater for Gavin. He did a great job playing and doing the Moon Boogie.
McKinley has really excelled at piano this year also. The song that she composed is called On the Court. Both McKinley and Gavin enter there songs in the reflection contest. Last year they bothed placed with there songs. I really enjoyed your songs that night.
HI everyone this is Mckinley. In this picture I am playing with my duet partner Erika. I think we did really good. We played a song called Irish Air. It is a really pretty song. I had a lot of fun and we did GREAT!!!!
Gavin loves to play all sports. Here he is playing soccer, which is over now and he has moved on to flag football.
Matt is such a great supportive Dad and soccer coach. Matt really enjoys soccer and did a great job with his team. On a few occasion he got a little intense, but I think the kids learned a ton from him.
This is me playing soccor. I really enjoyed playing this year. We lost one game and won all the rest. In the other picture someone got hurt and we were kneeling down on one knee to show respect. I also like to play softball and I am signed up for basketball
