Fall Update

This is our fall update. Apparently I only update once a season :) so here's the blog-vomit (per Eric) for this season. We've had Dean's birthday...this pic was his reaction to getting a buzz lightyear. Then Alena's birthday. We've also had two trips to disneyland, and a family outing to the pumpkin patch. Hurray for fall!

This final pic was of our South American dinner featuring cuisine from Colombia, Venezuela, & Uruguay. Thanks for a fun time Leavitt family!

Summertime fun!

We are happy that Aunt Rachel, Cristian and Reese are visiting!

Baby Reese

Adriana

Dean at Dino Mtn. He LOVED it!!

Adri at Santee Lakes park with Alyssa Petty

Dean in Turtle shell at Wild Animal Park

Alena as a turtle too! These were fun to play in!

Fun Pics from This Year

Rieck Family at Carolyn's Wedding

(photo by Toni Rowley)

Our Cute Family at Carolyn's Wedding

(photo by Toni Rowley)

Toothless girl!

Swimming in St. George with Paris Lamb, George Lamb, Dean, cousin Corbin, Erma Lamb, Alena, & cousin Dallyn!

Playing with play-dough

My Cute Kids!

Dean at the Zoo's snake exhibit

Dean at the park

Dean at the zoo as a giraffe

Alena as a giraffe!

And finally, Adri as a giraffe

Kids at Sea World by Manatee exhibit

Alena and Dean at Pet Show at Sea World

It's About Time!

Some more Easter Eggstravaganze Pics

Happy 1st Birthday Adriana!

Dean at Father's and Sons' Campout

Alena at the Zoo

Dean at Zoo

Adri wearing toy goggles

Adri chillin' in the pool

Alena Dean & Adri at Jamma and Papa's Pool

Dean at the Dr.'s Office

Dean (2nd left) at Preschool

The following are of the house we will soon be moving into

BEFORE and AFTER pics:

Before Kitchen with lovely plastic wood metal-trimmed burnt counter tops

Close-up of counter corner

Counter ripped out reveals some NASTY black MOLD

Old Leaky Kitchen Faucet

AFTER Kitchen Tile

BEAUTIFUL new Counter top, sink, faucet and tiled floor.

View on our trip home from St. George

We went to St. George and Salt Lake City Utah for my sister Carolyn's wedding to Jason Baumgartner. It was such a beautiful wedding and fun reception in Salt Lake. Then we had a fun time playing with our cousins Dallyn and Corbin the whole week afterwards, and helped with the reception in St. George. One more week hanging out in the pool with Daddy, Grandma Carmen, and Grandpa completed our vacation in Utah! More pics to be posted someday....

Spring Break & Easter

Alena had an agenda for her spring break. She wrote down her list and this is what it said: The zoo, Sea World, have a house easter egg hunt, stuffed animal day. We did all of those things. Her first day off of school, (monday) we went to the zoo all day long. The next day we went to Sea World. Then the next day we stayed at home and I took out all the stuffed animals we have stored in the garage and the whole house exploded with stuffed animals. We had a fun day of decorating and cutting out paper rabbits and eggs at home, too. Then one of the days Ricky and Troy invited Alena and Dean over to dye easter eggs with Hayden.

Aren't they beautiful?
Atta boy Hayden!

They took a walk over to a nearby park and played with Hayden and Grant (a friend) and then went back to Ricky and Troy's to dye easter eggs. They were surprised when the egss they dyed came up with their names on them already! Then it was time to watch a movie. They had a blast. Thanks Ricky and Troy! On Saturday we went to the Easter Eggstravaganza as you have seen pics from the previous post. For Easter Sunday it was over to Mike and Brianna's house for dinner and another easter egg hunt! The photos you see below is our futile attempt at getting some of the grandkids together for a picture at one time. We had to keep putting them back at the top because the bottom kids would just slide off. Until we got smart and put Alena there. All in all I think Alena really enjoyed her spring break!