Fun in the California Sun

OUR "BABY DOLL" KALI

The kids love to dress Kali up. The kids love it when it is their day to pick Kali's clothes. Kali is a pretty good sport most of the time being the "baby doll".





BRYNN'S FIRST SOCCER GAME

Brynn's first soccer game was right after Aubrey's party. So Brett took Brynn to the game early and Aubrey and I met them at the game. Brynn is the girl in the picture just standing there. She hasn't quite goten into soccer quite yet, but I am hoping with time and practice she will get into it more. She had a hard time with the fact that Aubrey went to a princess party while she was at a soccer game, but Aubrey was nice and shared her new hat with her.

AUBREY'S "GIRL" PARTY

Aubrey went to the cutest princess party on Saturday. They girls wore pink gloves, and made hats, necklaces, colored paper dolls, and had a little tea party at the end. Aubrey was in pure heaven.

LABOR DAY

On Labor Day we went to the Del Mar beach with the Mathews and Williams for a little surfing, boogie boarding, and a picnic. It was nice and relaxing. There is just something about being at the beach that is soothing to the soul. It is especially nice when you are surounded by good friends. We always love living next to with the Mathews and now the Williams again, both were our good friends from Phoenix and now we all live here.

FAMILY FUN BEACH DAY

The kids had so much fun with their aunts and uncles at the beach. It was so fun having my family come down and spend time with us after Kali was born.

KALI'S ONE WEEK BIRTHDAY BASH AT THE BEACH!

We thought it was fitting that she got use to the beach since part of her name sake comes from being born in "Kalifornia".

MY MOM'S VISIT

My Mother came out to help out after Kali was born for 10 days. It was the best gift. She helped with the kids, made yummy food, cleaned my house, and most of all she was a friend to talk to. The day before she left we celebrated her 55th birthday. My Dad, Kelsi, Shane,Daniel, Kylie, and Justin came for the celebration. It was a fun time. I am so grateful and thankful for my wonderful beautiful mom. She has always been one of my greatest blessings.

BRAYDEN STARTS KINDERMUSIK

He LOVES it. He get so into it. It is so fun to watch him dance and get so excited.

AUBREY'S FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL

She actually likes it this year. YEAH!

BRYNN STARTS FIRST GRADE

KALI AND DANIEL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!

We celebrated Daniel and Kali's birthday the day Kali and I came home from the hospital. My brother Daniel and his wife Kylie and friend Justin came out and stayed with us for a few days on their move to LA to start dental school at UCLA.

LITTLE FEET, BIG FEET

THREE GENERATIONS!

HAPPY BIG SISTER!

A VERY HAPPY BIG BROTHER!!

THE PROUD PARENTS!

OUR HAPPY FAMILY!

This was a our first family picture taken right before I left the hospital.

Baby Kali

Kali Karlene was born Friday the 28th. All went well. Brynn, Aubrey, Brayden were all super excited to see here. She make the long nine months worth it.

Art Camp

The kids did a mini art camp this week. Some friends and I each took a day and we made crafts with the children. I think it was one of Brynn's highlights of the summer. She loves doing crafts, so to do multiple crafts in one day was pure heaven. The last day was mine to host. One of our activities was a hand print t-shirt. (Inspired by my cute apron that my friends from San Diego made for me last year when I moved to FL). Anyways, they turned out so cute, and it was a fun way for the children to remember their week at art camp.

FINGER PUPPETS was the next activity. They got to design there own finger puppets out of felt and a rubber glove. They were all super creative. Brynn ended up using her finger puppets in church today as props for her talk on families and temples.

FOOD ART was what we did for snack time. I just put out fruit and different finger foods and the kids designed their own creations, and then of course ate them. Brett actually had the day off so he was there the whole time helping. I don't think I could have done it with out him. He helped out so much, and the children loved having him here.

PUDDING ART was another activity that we did. I just bought different flavors of pudding and dyed them different colors. The kids had more fun eating the pudding than using it, but they came up with some cute designs. (The last time I did pudding art was when I was at my 8 year old birthday party:)).

Anyways, I am so glad the kids got to do this. I hope we do this every summer.

WICKED

For my birthday my sweet friend Jenny gave me a ticket to see WICKED in San Diego. I had been wanting to see this for a long time. Anyways, we had such a good time at the show. It was nice to see it, and it was super nice to just have a girls night on the town with Jenny. (She has been so awesome to help me get through this last little while of pregnancy. She is always planning something, so I have things to look forward to. She really has been a lifesaver. Thanks Jenny!)