Baby on the Beach

(Preferably sung to the Wiggles "Barbie on the Beach" tune.)  Max was pretty funny at the beach because he was his usual cranky self, until he suddenly enjoyed being dipped in freezing cold ocean water.  Confusing?  Yup.  I don't think we'll try that at home.

I hope you just said, "Awwww," because that is the appropriate response to such cuteness.

It sure is good to have a Grandma at the beach.  One mom and five kids is not the best ratio,

 especially with a newborn.  One Grandma and five kids seems to work just fine.  How does that happen?

People I love, place I love, equals picture I love.

Grandma's Here!

Life is so much better when Grandma's here :-)

Pedestrian Overpass

My mom lives near a high school with a pedestrian overpass.  Owen thinks it is one of the coolest things he has ever seen and loves to take field trips to run around on it. Personally, I was a lot more excited by the Chinese food for dinner and chance to see my grandparents.  Owen stared at his empty plate and talked about corn dogs for that portion of the evening, but it's okay since he'd already had his fun, right?

Gardening at Night

It's sort of a necessity when your day is filled with Grandma and Grandpa taking you to the movies, swimming and out to eat.  And when you're done, of course you have to stay up late and eat ice cream with berries.

True Blue

My Dad is a true blue BYU fan, so you can guess where we go every time he's here.  He has his own traditions like getting a Bismark (donut with jelly and coconut on top) and having lunch at the CougarEat, but the part the kids love is time at the Candy Jar.  Everyone gets to choose their own candy, Grandma gets fudge and life is good.   Even if you do have to pose for a picture in front of a picture of what's just outside the building.

Get Well, Grammy

Oh how, I love that Grandma of mine. As if being in her 80s weren't enough to remind me of her mortality, she had to go and get into a little car accident. She's fine except the airbag went off which has her feeling pretty bruised and battered. The kids sent combined get well soon and thanks for the Christmas gifts pictures and cards.

Claire is a danger with crayons, so she just watched and put on accessories so we could "go!" Claire always wants to go.