Ode to Diet Coke

Oh how I love thee!!! But alas I must stop our love hate relationship. I am trying to be healthier. You cause me shortness of breath and major headaches when we are apart for long periods of time. Why o why do you stay in my thoughts and taste soooo good? I think it is definitely time for us to part. For now....

Mother's Day

I was treated like a queen by my kids and cute hubby. On Saturday we helped Grandma Betty plant our Mother's day gift. We bought some flowers for her garden. They turned out so pretty. Sunday was a crazy day, we went to church and Jim had a study group over. We then ate a yummy dinner at Grandma's house. But for lunch (during the study group) the kids and I went on a picnic. It was so fun to be with them. I was also fun to see how they acted while at the park. Some other smaller children joined my kiddos on the playground. Rylan and Dylan really impressed me with the kindness to the little kids. They got everyone to play hide tag. Savannah also made a friend. All of the kids made sure that each had equal turns. I am so proud of them.

Here is what I got for Mother's Day. Yes. I requested them. I want to start running. Maybe next year run in a half marathon or something. I will defiantly start small and see where it takes me.

Hello Governor

I love this picture of Dylan, it shows his personality. He is such a ham. Recently Dylan was elected class Governor. He was very excited about this. As Governor he is the line leader and helps teacher with different tasks. He told me that he might want to run for Class office someday. He said that sixth grade does that. We will see if that is in his future.

More Disneyland

Here are some more pictures of us in Disneyland. We had such a great time. It was a much needed family vacation. I love hanging out with my family. They are the best people in the whole world.

Savannah and I stood in line for almost 2 hours to see the princess. It ended up being worth it, but it wasn't fun. We rode all of the rides at least once in both parks. Savannah hated I mean hated the Tower of Terror. She still talks about how much she hates it. All of us loved Soarin' in California adventure. Our other favorite ride was Splash Mountain. One day we stayed at the park for 13 hours. I was so glad we didn't have really small children. I was sick of strollers by the time we went home. We also visited Downtown Disney. The boys were in hogs heaven at the Lego store. They had some really cool lego models. It was Awesome!!

We had a great time in Cali.

Balboa Island

We decided not to go to Disneyland only while in California. I wanted to take the kids to the beach and to see the ocean. Balboa Island is such a quaint little town. It has a fun boardwalk and cute little shops. It also had a Ferris wheel and carousel and a couple of video arcades. We had such a fun time there. The kids played on the beach and the playground. We ate lunch at BJ's pizza. One of the best pizza joints that I have been to. To get to the Island you have to ride a ferry. The kids were so excited to ride it. While on the ferry we saw a few sea lions. That was fun for the kids. It was such a nice break from the huge crowds at Disneyland. I think this was my favorite part of our trip.