Easter pictures

Sometimes I wonder why we bother trying to get the kids to sit still for a picture, I think I took 20 or so and these are our best. Pathetic I know!! These boys are so much fun but boy are they a handful!!!

I think these three boys need the presence of a sister to kind of balance things out, don't you?? I am getting really anxious to see what the Lord has in store for this next one!! We find out in four weeks what we are having and I am excited either way but sure would like these boys to experience their life with a little sister running around. Too much testosterone at times and it really feels unbalanced!! When I told them we were going to have another one they didn't believe me they thought we were joking. Then I said wouldn't it be fun to have a little sister and Bryson said no way. Then Austin said yes. Then Tucker said Austin you want a sister who carries barbies around and wears lip gloss. I just cracked up!!! I thought is that all he sees girls as!!?? Wow, I have some teaching to do!! Hopefully they will get the full experience!! :)

Life with these three is so much fun!! All the pictures were like this and not one where it was serious!! So that is the memory I have for this Easter. How was yours??

Our family Vacation 2011 Spring Break!

We all were in such a need of a vacation and some family time in the SUN!!! We also have been very sick of the cold grey weather we have been having this spring!! We needed some sun so we headed first to sunny Arizona, where the skies are blue, the sun is bright and warm, and the palm trees are beautiful in the sunsets!!!! I absolutely love the place and would go at least once a month if I could!! :) I think I have got most of the family hooked on it also!! :0 They were loving the warm weather and swimming. One of their favorites is the warm weather at night even when the sun is down. To me it is a magical place and brings me so much happiness when I am there! SO blessed to be able to go!!

We went to the Temple while we were there and of course it holds a special place in my heart!! I love being on the temple grounds so many memories flood back from my mission!! It is so beautiful there!!

This is new I don't remember seeing this there.

The boys liked the petrified wood, the cactus garden and the reflecting pool. We walked around the temple and layed in the grass and watched the palm trees sway. Oh just talking about it makes me want to go back, I am already missing it!!

After spending two days in Arizona swimming and relaxing, we headed to California. This is a picture along Long Beach. We took the kids to see the ocean and they had a blast playing in the sand and water!! It was so fun to watch them enjoying themselves!!

This man is so hot with his shades, standing on the beach!! How blessed I have been to have him in my life!! So blessed!!!

WOW! HOOTTT!! :)

Having some fun!!

Cars is still being worked on but we did get to take our picture with Lightening McQueen and Mater!! :)

The boys loved this! Especially Bryson!!

Woody and Jessie!

The boys stood in line to get a picture with Woody and one person before us they switched and Jessie came. Boy were the boys disappointed!! Mostly Bryson he stood there for the picture but the minute we turned he was in tears!! He wanted Woody. So I found out when Woody would be back and we came back and were one of the first in line!! He was so excited to meet Woody!

Can you tell he is much happier in this picture then the one above!!?? :)

Mike and Tucker rode this ride twice!! Tucker loved this ride!! He wanted to go again and well Mike said twice was all he could handle!

Lots of tired legs!!

Nothings better than ending the day with Mickey!! Bryson was very excited to meet Mickey also!! He thought everything in his house was soooo COOL!! He was touching and sitting on everything!!

The other favorite thing was talking to Crush the Turtle and going to the BUGS LIFE SHOW. I think thought the boys really liked seeing the TRON Lazar show and dancing. It was pretty cool and well the music is fun also. But when it was all said and done we were ready to leave and couldn't wait to go to bed!! Best times being with your family in a magical place!!

Pictures of Tucker On Our Vacation!

Tucker Loved Az. even though it was hot. It felt so great considering we had just came from snow. It has been so cold it almost seems like it lasting longer than normal so we were all so ready for some sun!! He LOVES to swim and is amazingly good!! I was so proud of him!! He would go to the bottom and get pennies in the 5 foot area!! He really can swim good!! I get so nervous watching him that I make sure Mike is watching him instead of me!! It just stresses the heck out of me. He does fine and really hasn't had a problem but it still scares me. I like the other two with their floaties!! Much easier!! Tucker kept saying "mom you worry too much!!" He is right but I can't help it!!

Catching some sun!! After we swam we went to Organ Stop Pizza. It is such a fun place to eat pizza. The boys really liked it and wanted to go back. This guy is on a stage with an Organ and it turns around and around as he plays. You can give requests and he does a great job at trying to get to them all. It is amazing to watch and listen!

Tucker also liked the Beach. We went there before we went to Disneyland and the kids loved just being on the beach listening to the waves, being in the sun and digging holes in the sand.

Tucker even dug a pretty big hole!!

Seaweed Oh YUMM!!

Can you tell I am having fun??:)

We wish this ride was already done!! When we went there in Dec. it was being worked on as well! Who knows when it will be done! It sure would be fun to see that one and the Tron one finished!! The boys would have loved both of them!!

This ride was Tucker's favorite ride!! He rode it twice with his dad!! California Screamin. It really doesn't even look that fun to me!! :) Tuck also likes the Big Thunder and the Toy Story shooting ride. He was able to ride that one twice in a row because the guy was so nice!! :) Fun times!

Pictures of Austin On Our Vacation!

It seems like we all were a bit like this in the beginning of our trip but as time went on we were like the last picture of this post!! Not sure why because we were all ready for a vacation and then some!!

Austin LOVED the Arizona sun!! He takes after his mother!! He was loving the warmer weather and the swimming pool!! It was so nice the weather was perfect to go swimming in!!

Trying to be funny and get his mother wet!!

He also loved the beach!! Digging holes and burying his feet in the sand and water was what he loved!!

He and Bryson couldn't stop playing and chasing the water and running from it! They had so much fun together on the beach!

Making some hand prints in the sand.

After the beach we went to Disneyland the next day and they all were excited to be there!! Austin loved Space Mountain and Big Thunder. He also loved the Roger Rabbit Taxi ride. He loves singing along with the "It's a Small World" ride. Most of all I think he loved the Tron Lazar show they had!! He ended up buying a tron jacket. He also liked seeing the Jedi Training because it had Dark Vader and Darth Mall. It was really good!! Austin was just glad to be there and happy to see all the Characters and ride the rides!!

"What you mean we have to wait one hour more for the World of Color show??"

Man am I happy to be here at Disneyland and I had a blast!!!

Pictures of Bryson On Our Vacation

I had to start off with this one because this is classic of his face most often.

Bryson loved the swimming in Arizona it was perfect weather to swim in!! It was warm and the sun was out all the time and Bryson loved it!

Although he loved the swimming in Az. He LOVED the beach the most out of our trip. He could not stop giggling!! He would chase after the water as it went out and then he would turn and run from it as it would come in!! :) I never saw anything so funny! He was loving every minute of it!! It was so fun to watch him have so much fun!!

Hopefully you can see how much he loved it by these pictures! :)

He loved digging holes and watching the water fill up. He would giggle at that also.

Did you ever think the beach could be so much fun!! It was so fun to watch you love the beach Bryson!!! It made my day!!

Him and his brother piled the sand on the feet so that he couldn't move when the water came. Boy did Bryson love the Beach!!

Riding the carousel at Disneyland.

Bryson also liked Toon Town and wanted to sit in every car they had!!

But most favorite of all was meeting Woody!! He loves Woody and Buzz!! He was so sad when we had stood in line for a half an hour to meet Woody and one person in front of us they switched and it was Jesse. Boy was he disappointed!! He was so sad! So we found out the time and came back to meet Woody. This time we made sure we were one of the first in line! He was so excited he kept saying "I can't wait to meet Woody mom!!"

What a fun family vacation we had!!! So blessed to have this amazing family!!