Trip to Spokane

In August we were off to Spokane to visit Scott's Parents. We were able to go for 13 days. This was the first trip where we had to buy Brycen a ticket. He was so excited to have his own seat.

Jacen was excited he got to sit by his dad.

We got to help pick berries.

Go to a Baseball game.

Go to a cat park called Cat Tails.

Go visit Scott's Aunt LaRose, in Montana.

Play...

Play....

Play...

And play some more.

Scott and I even escaped to the temple. Thanks

for watching the boys so we could go :) And thanks for having us, we had a great time!!

Swim Lessons

This Summer we put the boys in Swim Lessons. We signed up for a 2 week session with our friends, which was a blast.

Here Margo and I are with Tyler and Brycen. We were part of a Mommy and Me class.

Jacen and Joel were in the next class up (3 & 4yr olds). I was a little concerned that Jacen was going to want me with him. The first day I walked around the pool with his class but once we got in the water, he told us we could go with our class. He is really growing up. Every day following he would walk quickly (since there is no running) to his class as soon as he saw his teachers.

Brycen loved being in the water. He would throw the toys and then swim to get them. He is a natural.

He wanted to do everything BY HIMSELF of course. That just comes with being 2 right? He is going to love being in the big class next Summer.

Jacen was really good at following directions. He floated on his back....

and swam across the pool.

Both boys had a great time.

Last Gymnastic Class

Jacen has been in Gymnastics since September 2010. He has absolutely loved it. It is a 45min drive from here. With us going out of town in August and Jacen starting Soccer in September we decided to take a little break.

Jacen's teacher let Brycen also join in at his last

session. The boys talk about going back to Gymnastics once Soccer is all over. (just wish there was one closer!!)

Visitor

Scott's nephew, Mike, came and stayed with us
for 9 weeks this Summer. It was fun to have him. The boys still call the office "Mike's room". And Brycen often asks where Mike is, or includes Mike in the family prayer. We had a ton of fun while Mike was here.

We went to a Dodger Game. A first for all of us.

We went to the beach. Scott and Mike

went Boogie Boarding.

The boys jumped

waves :)

We went to Six Flags TWICE. Scott was able to sign Mike and I up as Chaperons for Grad Nite. We had a fun time. Thanks mom and dad for watching the boys. Green Lantern was supposed to be opened but since it wasn't we received Bounce Back Tickets. Scott once again scored and got a return ticket for Jacen. We went back with the boys -only costing us gas and meals- and had

a great time.

Jacen was 42" so he could ride some of the bigger rides.

His favorite was Flash.

Brycen was 36". Six Flags had a large kid section. Bigger than we expected from looking at the map online. They were in heaven.

My favorite ride was the last of the night Tatsu. No picture to show how awesome it truly was. (Mike and Scott actually rode it at Grad Nite, but I was too tired by 4am and needed to go get re-energized with our free buffet.) On Tatsu, your seat is brought forward like you are flying through the ride. Since we had the boys with us we got to take part in Parent Swap. So Mike and I stood in line for the 1 hour. Scott kept the kids busy and met us at the exit. Where him and Mike switch places, and I got to ride it a second time :) Did the same thing for Green Lantern, (and some other rides too) Scott and Mike stood in line, and we switched, wasn't really all that great if you ask me. We had a really great time if you ask us!! The only thing that could have made it better was no traffic and detours on the freeway at the wee hours of the night.

This is a video of Brycen's dance moves. A must see!! The song is MC Hammer's, Can't Touch This. It is hard to hear on this video for some reason, but is still so cute. Yes he got his moves from his daddy @ this

Also, we were able to go to the San Diego Temple. Mike got a job at KFC, and also took a trip with the Young Men to an Diamondbacks game. Thanks Mike for the fun visit!

Sea World

We love Sea World. Forget the fact that it takes us 2 1/2 hours to get there. Our passes are used tons. Here are some pictures of our different trips. Once we were even able to meet up with some friends, who also have passes.

The boys enjoying the new Turtle Reef. It is really cool! All the turtles here were born at Sea World, they also have lots and lots of tropical fish.

The kids favorite Summer show is still Cirque de la Mer...heavens, their favorite show at Sea World is Cirque de la Mer. When it isn't Summer the boys are constantly asking how much longer until it will be back. The Sea Lions tonight is a close second because of the fun pre-show of Biff dancing. I guess I have him to thank that my boys are always playing Justin Bieber's song Baby. They have some fun moves too.

Preschool Promotion

Jacen got to participate in graduation even though he has one more year of preschool. He has absolutely loved preschool. This is my son singing 5 Little Monkeys. I thought it was so cute, he gets his personality from Scott for sure. He said to me as we were watching the video, "look at how silly I am, look at my fingers." He would put fingers up on both hands to equal the number of monkeys jumping on the bed.

Here he is

with his achievement certificate :)

Prom 2011

With Scott being the ASB/Leadership Advisor at our high school, Prom is a huge deal. This was my third year going to Prom with my husband. I love being able to support him by helping him chaperon. It also gives me an excuse to find a new dress and dress up for an evening :) Thanks dad for coming up and watching the boys for us, we appreciate it!!