CALIFORNIA!

Our family loves California! When we go there we usually will hit up Sea World, but this time we went to L.A. My cousin Philip and his cute bride Julie were getting married in the L.A Temple so my parents asked us if we wanted to make the quick trip with them. We decided to spend Thursday night at my parents house so we could get up extremely early and make the trek.

My parents dog Daisy had pups a few weeks ago and Cam LOVES them! He held this little girl all night and he was so mad when it was bed time!

Lexi love them too! They really are so cute! I wish our dog wasn't so retarded and she could figure out how to reproduce more than once!

So the next morning we got up at 5 a.m. and left by 6. It really was a quick drive. After 7 hours and one annihialated stroller that Paul couldn't help but run over we had made
it to our destination.
We stayed at the Temple apartments that are on the L.A. Temple grounds. They were so small, but they were cheap and it was a place to lay our heads so we were grateful for them. After we got all situated there we headed to the BEACH! I love the beach and I could spend all day there. It's just so calming and peaceful. A little nerve racking when you have little ones to watch after, but none the less and a nice place to relax.
Grandma and Cam. Cam absolutely hates water! All he wanted to do was play in the sand and chase the birdies! We followed a ton of them and walked a lot. He had a good time.
Lexi loved it! She kept running back and forth and I was surprised by how much time she did spend in the water.
Lexi and Connor hung out together a lot. Notice Lexi's purple lips. It was very cold, but that didn't stop them from having a good time!
Alan taking a break for a minute.

The next day was the wedding. My parents were also married in the L.A. Temple 32 years ago, so they told us lots of stories from the good ole days. It was nice to see the Field family again (the groom's family). Growing up our families did a lot together despite us living at opposite ends of the state. They are a family of 12 and we are a family of 8 so there are a lot of common ages in our families.
This is my cousin Annie Fannie (I'm the only one she lets call her that) and her daughter Kellie. I was so glad that Annie and I could reconnect a little bit. We haven't seen each other for a very long time. Long ago we were roommates at LDS Business College and that really was a very fun part of my life. I think about those days a lot and realize how "simple" those days were! I wish Annie lived closer and we could see each other more often. She lives in Texas with her cute little family and seems very happy there. Love ya Annie and I hope we can see each other soon!
Grandpa and Cam taking twirl on the dance floor. Cam LOVES his Grandpa! Ever since this trip he always asks where Grandpa is and asks when we are going to his house.
Paul even danced with me! Ah, how sweet!

Paul wanted to dance with his little girl, but he got shot down hard core!
My parents even danced.

Philip and Julie Field. We wish the both of you the best future!
On the way home from the reception these munchkins were so so tired! I love how they huddle together. Sometimes they will sleep together in the same bed and they always end up huddling. They get pretty embarrassed by it, but I think it is cute! Lexi just looks so uncomfortable. Poor girl! Get her home and into bed!

We found out this weekend that we will be having another wedding in our family. My little brother Russ and his girlfriend Nicole are engaged and will be getting married in October. We are so excited and have waited a very long time for Russ to get married! After all he is 30 and according to Brigham Young once your are that old and not married you are just a menace to society! Just kidding Russ! We are excited for Nicole to be an "official" part of our family. We've know her for quite awhile and she is perfect for Russ and they are going to have an awesome future together! Congratulations you guys!

This is where Russ proposed to Nicole. On the beach in the Bahamas! They were there with my sister Bonnie and her husband Aaron on business. Sounds like fun!

Thanks Dad and Mom for the fun trip to Cali! Paul and I would love to go there more often. Even more cool would be to have a beach house there and live there! We can dream anyways!

The "Posse" goes to Pine Valley

Cam, Kyler Neely, Bryson Reynolds, Caysen Moss,
Alan McInnes, Gavin Sutton, Henry Stafford, Connor McInnes

Alan and Connor have a group of friends that are in our neighborhood. We refer to them as the "Posse". They ride their bikes, play at each others houses, go to the park and catch tadpoles and just do boy things. They all come from really good families and we don't have to worry about them getting into trouble. Well for Alan's birthday in July we decided that it would be fun to take the group of boys up to the cabin in Pine Valley. Lexi was able to stay with the Reynold's so that she wouldn't bug her brothers. I knew she would because that is what little sisters do! So we went up on Friday after school. Once we got there and got unpacked the boys decided they wanted to go on a tour of Pine Valley. Paul, me and Cam stayed at the cabin and just let them roam. They decided they wanted to go on a tour of the Pine Valley church, odd, but whatever! They had a good time and didn't get in trouble at all. Good boys!

They boys coming back from their church tour. Cam was so excited to see them. I guess Paul and I aren't very much fun!
The boys were very nice to give Alan presents. He got some really fun stuff and money!

FOOTBALL! These boys love playing football! Paul was the designated quarterback and they had a really good time. I can't wait for flag football to start. They are just a lot of fun to watch!
Cam played his own little game of football. He would say "ready, set, hike" and then throw the ball. He cracks me up.

Cam was so so thirsty after his solo game!

After we had dinner Paul taught the boys how to play "MP". They had so much fun and played for a very long time. The funniest thing about the game was Alan kept tripping and falling flat on his face! Oh, I kept laughing SO hard. I don't know why but it just makes me laugh So hard when I see people fall. I know it's not nice, but I just cannot control it! One time in particular was exceptionally hilarious. Alan was walking in the weeds and I hear him say "Oh, crap here comes Bryson". Out of the corner of my eye I saw him trip and disappear behing a low lying bush and heard a very loud thud! Oh, I laughed so hard for so long! I am still laughing about it! Don't worry he was ok. He laughs about it too! Another time Connor was chasing Bryson and he tripped and landed smack on his face, no arms involved, and then his big head tripped Bryson. So Funny! They were all good sports and just let me laugh at them. Thanks boys!

It was cake and Happy Birthday time. Boys will be boys and so they of course had to go shirtless! We then watched a movie and then sent the boys to bed. I knew it would be awhile until they settled down. The funniest part about the whole trip was what happened around 12 a.m. Gavin started telling scary stories about deer and reindeer killing people by going into their houses. So they were all pretty scared and then all of a sudden they heard a deer outside the window. A deer had wandered onto the property and made a grunting noise! We heard them scream and yell and before Paul could get up and into the front room they were already down the stairs putting chairs under the knobs of the doors and I think Kyler had a pillow to protect them. It was just so funny that they had freaked themselves out so bad! It took awhile for them to settle down after that. They probably didn't go to sleep until around 1. Then they had to be up by 7:15 so that we could get back home to got to a Primary activity that they were in charge of. We had a really good time and I wouldn't mind doing it again! They are good boys and I'm so glad we got to hang out with them! Thanks boys!

Lexi had a problem... so she solved it

The other day this little girl made me laugh with her solution to a problem that she had. The problem was that her brothers got to eat some candy bars that had melted and were not good enough to put in the vending machine. She missed out on this treat and was pretty upset about it. She brought me a Snickers bar and asked if she could have it. I told her that she couldn't because it wasn't melted and was still good enough for the machine. She proceeded to ask and I told her that the only reason the boys got one was because they were melted. Her answer was "Well then I need to melt this then." So she walked outside, stood in the sun and squished the candy bar until it was as flat as possible. She brought it to me and said, "See now it's melted. Can I have it?" I just laughed and opened it up for her. I am amazed at how little ones minds work. They have such simple solutions for their BIG problems!

The First Day of School

Wow! I cannot believe the summer is over already! It is time for school to start though because the kids are starting to fight! It is just too dang hot outside for them to be out there all day. Therefore, they get bored and get themselves in trouble for picking on each other. Alan is now in 5th grade, Connor in 2nd and Lexi in Kindergarten. I can't believe that I have 3 children going to Arrowhead Elementary! Last year Lexi did go to preschool for 3 days a week so I am used to having her gone for a little bit in the morning and it just being me and Cam. So it won't be too much of an adjustment. Alan has Mrs. Sparks and we are very excited. We had a rough year last year and are hoping to get a fresh start and accomplish a few things. We already had our back to school night and I am SO scared for 5th grade! Can we go back to Kindergarten? Alan has to start doing book reports and doing homework for 50 minutes each day! That's a lot of work! I'm pretty nervous! Lexi doesn't have her official first day until Monday, and she just cannot wait! We went on Thursday and had her Treasure Hunt and met her teacher Mrs. Fonnesbeck and she is so excited. Connor is just Connor and will do what is asked of him and will do just fine. He has a lot of motivation and wants to do his very best and not disappoint anyone. He's one of those kids that just knows what he needs to do and you only have to tell him once and he will get it done. Alan's a different story! They both have different talents and very different personalities and we are doing our best to understand them both!

Alan is already working hard. Let's hope it continues!

Connor's class in out in the portables with Mrs. Marchant. He says she is a pretty cool teacher and is excited about this year.

Paul and Cam were there too!

So we are hoping for a very fun and uneventful year. We hope that all of our teeth stay intact (except those that are suppose to fall out) and that we all come out of this year better than when we started!