Thursday, November 24, 2011

October...

Dylan had his second wii party... it was just so fun last year he wanted to do it again!

Image Make a wish! Dylan turned 8...


Image Dylan's sisters adore him... they want to be a part of everything he does!


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Dylan had another friend over to celebrate his birthday and they spent 4+ hours putting this lego set together! Their attention span was amazing!


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Daddy carving pumpkins with the kids...


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The final products...



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The "artists"...



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Okay this is out of order but... here is the kids with their Halloween stash!



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Trick or treat at Daddy's office...


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Daddy's girls... Mermaid and Princess...

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Dylan scored his first goal this year in soccer. We were so excited! Of coarse I don't have a picture of it and of coarse I didn't get to see it because I was in the bathroom with Ryder... but he finally did it!


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September...



My little motmo girl pouting!



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Daddy's birthday- I swore I had candles at home- no candles- just matches!








Image Quick trip to Disneyland for Daddy's birthday!

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Dylan's birthday began with donuts... he had donuts for breakfast, donuts for his school class, and donuts for his soccer game. His team sang him Happy Birthday and that was the highlight of the day!










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Opening up his present... a ziploc box?? He knew what he was getting so we tried to fool him... but he has gotten to smart for that...









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Legos... more legos!









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August...

For my birthday I bought myself a sewing machine- so the kids and I were all learning to sew...


Image We met my Aunt and Uncle and cousins at Six Flags... we had so much fun! The kids were up at 630 in the morning and we rode adult rides all day- then in the evening we went over to the kids' section and they had SO much fun. We ended up at Red Lobster's and all the kids fell asleep at the table after dinner... at 10 o'clock at night! But, they were GREAT kids!




Zac took Dylan on X2- I rode it after them and I couldn't believe I had let my baby on that ride. I couldn't even enjoy because I know has scared he must have been- we could hardly get him to ride anything the rest of the day- guess we should have started a bit smaller!




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The kids... they were so good that day! ALL DAY!


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Here is a roller coaster ride in the kid's area. They rode it over and over and over again! Kinz didn't take her hands down... they were having so much fun!



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Still riding that roller coaster!



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On the pirate ship that goes back and forth- Dylan and Kinz didn't have so much fun... Ryder wanted to ride it again!



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Daddy riding with the kids!


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Dylan's first day of school... 2nd grade- where does the time go?



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Ryder's first day of Kindergarten- she picked her outfit- a 24 Month dress from her sister's closet and a skirt... she did her own hair- She is all grown up!




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My girls...



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Ryder's first day on the bus...




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Dylan finally lost that stupid tooth! It was loose for sooo long! And he wouldn't let us touch it!



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I always tell Dylan to grow up to be like his Daddy but not like this...


Zac and Dylan both ended up with stitches- 2 totally random freak accidents- one week apart... here they are with their stitches together!




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On our way to Dylan's soccer game... tell me why did I buy a mini-van?


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Dylan's 4th soccer season and his best yet! He had a great team and great coaches!



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July...

The kids were running away from Kinsley because she would chase them and they were afraid to get burned...

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My kiddos...



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Ryder at a swim party to celebrate the end of swim season... she really improved over the season... they both did! Dylan wasn't so concerned about time! His sister could beat him in free and they were close in fly... but we won't bring that up! They both had great fun and that is what matters!


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June...

Dylan had the most wondeful teacher!! I wish I had her ability to motivate and love... she was GREAT!


Image My nephew came to visit for the weekend with his 2 dogs... I promised them he would be fine, but made no promises on the dogs! But, they were well loved too!
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Ryder getting ready for her ballet performance...




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The Cadet...



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Dylan's friend had an AWESOME birthday party... we were a little late because the kids had a swim meet, but we had FUN!


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Dylan has become obsessed with legos... here is one of his creations...


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Heading Back to Paradise...

Here we are on the bus to the airport... ready to head out on our second couples trip. Same ship different islands!





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We held the title of DODGEBALL champions... the guys wore those medals around for DAYS...

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This is the view of our first stop... Labadee, Haiti- the cruise's own island.




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Image Here is the view from the top of the zipline...
ImageLounging around... taking a nap... watching the world...



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Here is the view from our ship of Jamaica...





Image Here are the boys playin' in Jamaica...

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Here we are in Grand Cayman... on our way to Stingray City



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Stingray City... okay this picture gives it no justice. When we get in the water they start feeding the stingrays- we are in the middle of the ocean and TONS of stingrays start swarming us and they love to rub up against you...it was CRAZY!



Image Here is the view from the "Gopro"... I did not let go of Kim's hand the whole time! Zac was off playing with sea creatures so I stuck with Kim... and we survived! But not without a whole lotta SCREAMING!!



Image Here is the barrier reef... we snorkeled there for a minute- you can see the water was pretty choppy- I am a picky snorkeler - I only snorkel in perfect conditions!
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Back on the boat- the guys wanted to figure out how to put a Florider in our backyard!




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Nightime golfing!



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Zac is holding a lovely snake...gross! I think it was called a bananaconda or something like that...
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Taking the buggy out... notice we are clean!



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Swimming at the Batcaves... photos courtesy of the Mexican paparazzi that followed us around all afternoon.

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Shopping in Cozumel...


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Fun on the ship...



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Our last night on the ship... having a Titanic Moment... can't wait to do it again!



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Stingray City...