California - Part 1

On the road again! This time to California!

Jim surprised me by stopping for dinner at a Smashburger along the way over the mountain...yay!

We made it through the night ... Barstow for breakfast. Doughnuts as a special treat.

Great to be at Grandma and Grandpa's, with cousins right next door!! Lars and Wade playing the piano.

Relaxing on the floor with Grandma. :)

Little Oliver is a doll-baby!

The boys helped Grandpa bring in some firewood.

So nice to get to Granada for church! They had kids in the service that Sunday, with some fun activity packs provided. With Jim's help, we made it through. :)

I love this church and dear friends and family that I grew up with!

In N Out Burger on the way out of town...Jim and I got to the leave the kids with Mom and Dad and head to Laguna Beach for 2 nights! The kids had Camp Grandma & Grandpa and had a great time!

Wade's First Haircut!

As you can see, Wade was in high need of a haircut!

He sat like a champ and let Daddy cut it with the big buzzer.

Yaaay! Done! Now he gets to look at the buzzer a little closer...

What a big boy!

Around the House - December

Wade loves it when we tuck a stuffed animal into his shirt and then he walks around importantly, giving it a shoulder ride.

Wade also loves to help unload the dishwasher. Unloading the silverware is normally Garrett's chore, but if the dishwasher is open, he tries to help anyone standing nearby unload it. You gotta be quick if it's a glass item! ;-) He doesn't quite understand the concept of plastic vs. glass yet...

Our Family Christmas

Jim was going to be driving to Texas and back with a used car he was buying from a co-worker's mom, so we had an early Christmas together. It was our most fun yet, with the Garrett and Wyatt really getting into it this year, and Wade starting to really "get" opening presents.

Wade loves to make airplane noises, and point them out in the sky, so he liked this toy.

All 3 got lanterns - a big hit!

Garrett loved his Snap Circuits and still does.

Walkie Talkies for Garrett and Wyatt.

Wyatt got his first scooter! So much fun to ride it around the house and eventually around the lake.

Jim does great keeping me in fresh jewelry. :) This was a beautiful opal necklace to match my opal earrings. I love opals!

Around the Yard - November

Around the House - November

Building cars with Daddy out of shoeboxes...with real working lights!

Putting pipe cleaners into the colander.

Discovering the power of light switches.