Big Bear 2011

What a vacation this turned out to be! The first part was absolutely wonderful. Brian and I headed out without the kids for the weekend to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We enjoyed a lakefront room with beautiful views. Broke out the mountain bikes (at least mine, I havent been on a "real" ride for about 10 years) for a great ride across Big Bear, went on some great off roading adventures and just enjoyed spending some "alone" time together.

The view from our balcony

Gorgeous mountian views - I love the sights and smells and just being outdoors in the mountains

Me and my hunny


Views while 4x4-ing - The back side of Big Bear looking into the high desert

These beautiful little flowers were growing out of the rocks

And of course it wouldnt be a Jeepin' adventure without a blown tire

After a great long weekend, we were looking forward to bringing the kiddos up, take them hiking, hit up the local zoo and just enjoy the lake. It was not to be....ON THE WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN two of the four got sick, ALL OVER THE CAR!! Multiple times!!! Not the way to start the week. Dylan was the only one of the four who did not get sick this week. We tried to do what we could and took turns taking Dylan out for some fun while the others recuperated in the room. What a blessing the lakefront room was. While stuck inside, we at least had a gorgeous view!

Dylan getting some outside time

Connor felt a little better the second day and came out with Dylan to feed the ducks

Dylan passed away some of the time taking pictures around the room

The little sickies. This is how they spent most of the week

Like I said, even from the kitchen, we had a great view!

The last night before we left the kiddos were feeling well enough to do a little fishing with Daddy outside our room.

Cheesy Dylan

Daddy helping Brooklyn

Hailey and Connor taking their turn
Another great view
Connor watching some of the many videos that we watched this weekSilly Dilly

Our "Four" turn Four!!

Better late then never! On March 21st our "four" turned four. We had a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends.

Disneyland - 2011

So we took the kiddos to Disneyland as part of their birthday present again this year. We took advantage of the SoCal residents deal and went to California Adventure Saturday, then Disneyland on Sunday. The weather was horrible the days leading up and we thought we might have to cancel the Saturday trip and just go down to the hotel the night before. We got a little break in the storm at our house, checked out the weather down in Anaheim and decided to go for it. Turns out it was a good decision and we had clear skies the rest of the day. A little windy and FREEZING cold when the sun went down but we had a blast exploring Bugs Land and Pier Landing. It was our first time at California Adventure.

The next day we met up with Brittney, Gramma, Papa, Auntie Crissi, and cousin Matthew. (Cousin Caity was there too, but off with a friend for the day! Annie was with her school band and we got to watch her march down Main Street)

The kiddos were a little cranky due to the day before, but with lots of hands to help we had a wonderful day. Even made it to 8:00 at night! The Fantasy Land rides were, of course, a hit. LOVED Small World,(except Brittney, who REFUSED to go on) and they even braved the BIG ride, Matterhorn.

Snow Day in Oak Glen

We've been getting snow in the foothills behind our house and decided to take the kiddos up to Oak Glen to have some fun in the snow. The kids were super excited to get out in the snow and didn't mind the cold too much. We dont have any real snow gear and so they were just in their tennis shoes and mittens, which held up pretty good. The girls shoes are canvas, and so they were the first to call it quits,(their shoes were soaked) and I took them back to the car for some snacks. The boys were still having a blast with Daddy, who LOVES the snow.