Double Wedding Weekend--October

The next weekend in October we had two weddings. The tricky thing is one was in LA on saturday while the other one was in Sacramento on Sunday. The LA wedding was my lab partner from college Tony and the Sacramento wedding was Waylands college football buddy Tim. There was no way we were going to miss either of these so we made the drive to LA friday night went to Tony's wedding Saturday. I don't have any pics of that one because I forgot my camera darn it. The wedding was beautiful, they transformed a community center into an elegant dining room and then as the night went on it opened up into a club. It looked like a real nightclub it was awesome. It was so good to see Tony and I am glad that he is so happy.

Then Sunday morning we flew up to Sacramento for Tim's wedding. (We left the kids with my parents.....Thanks Mom and Dad you guys are the greatest!!! My Dad actually watched the kids Saturday night while my Mom was enjoying Barry Manalow at the Hollywood Bowl!!!....Thanks Dad because I know my kids are crazy.) The wedding was beautiful and we had so much fun. It was great to see Tim and some other buddies and his new wife Jessica is beautiful and so sweet. They had an outdoor cerimony and then we partied it up in a beautiful hall on the premises it was great. I have a few pics from that night so enjoy!!

Trip to Humbolt October

October was a very crazy, yet very fun month. We spent one weekend up at Humboldt State (where Way and I met and fell in love). We have been wanting to take the kids up there because it is so beautiful and such an important place for us. The weekend of October 15 was the homecoming football game and the alumni softball game, so we made the trek from Phoenix to Arcata. We took a flight from Phoenix to San Jose on Thursday afternoon, then rented a car to make the 6 hour drive from San Jose to Arcata (just north of Eureka, CA). We drove as far as we could until we were both exhausted and found a hotel about 90 miles from Arcata where we slept. Friday we made our way up to the campus and toured all their new facilities. We stopped on our way up to see the drive thru tree and the eternal tree house these are both amazing if you ever head to northern Cali. We talked with some of our old coaches and had a blast. Saturday morning I played in the alumni softball game and Saturday night we enjoyed the homecoming football game. Then sunday morning we had breakfast with friends then made the drive and flight home. It was such an awesome weekend. We got to see a lot of good friends we hadn't seen in a while Dustin and Kerrie were amazing hosts. We could not have asked for more fun. Thanks for being so awesome guys we love you!!! We couldn't have asked for a better weekend we had a blast and enjoyed the beauty of the redwoods that we miss so much.

September

Here are just a few pics of some things we did in September. We went to the Arizona Cardinals pre-season game (we took my nephew Nathan). It was a lot of fun and that staduim is amazing. The only other pics I have is the kids playing at Barneys which we do almost everyday.

~Swimming Fools~

We spend many blazing hot arizona mornings out by the pool. It is our favorite place to cool off, and have fun. Wow do these boys love to swim. Jayden and Kodiak (our dog) are best buds and one of their favorite activities is swimming. They both love to jump in and swim laps. I am still trying to decide who is better at the jumping in.....they both get points for style. I am so glad they have so much fun together and I am glad Jayden is growing up with his pal.

Jayden Starts Preschool.....I can't believe it!!!

Today August 10th was Jayden's 1st day of preschool. He has been waiting for this day for at least 6 months. Jayden loves to learn and couldn't wait to be big enough to go to "school". He took his LSU football helmet for show and tell and told me the class clapped for him when he showed it. I am so proud of Jayden for being such a good boy and he is always trying to be a good example to his little sister.
He wants me to write that he can do a front flip on the trampoline (he can almost land it) and he loves to do belly flops into the pool. He has become such a good swimmer and can from end to end of our pool!!! We think he is awesome. Love you Jay!!!!! Here are some pics of his first day, since I got a new memory card.

August 2nd......Happy Anniversary Babe!!!

Wayland and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on August 2nd. We chose to do another staycation as we like to call them here in AZ. We headed up to Scottsdale to the McCormick Ranch Resort. My Mom came to town to watch the kids for us so we were able to get away for a couple of days and nights. Thanks Mom!!!! The kids love when Grandma comes to town because they get lots of goodies that Mom doesn't give!!!!!
Our weekend was so fun. We walked the mall, hung by the pool, ate at the most delicious place in the valley Donovans, went canoeing and just spent time together!!! I truly believe we need these types of weekends with are crazy life. I always feel like we are more in love when we return. It makes me realize how lucky we are to have each other and the family and life we have created. I love you Way!!!!!.....Sorry no pics they were on the eaten memory card....darn it!!!

June/July

I am trying to remember all of the things we did in June and July, but it all went so fast but here is a little blerb of life. We went to LA/Orange County for a weekend. We saw family, watched a soccer team Wayland trains play in a tournament and Wayland took the kids to the beach....they had a blast. From LA my sisters, mom and I head up the coast to Santa Barbara where we rented a beach house for my Mom's 60th birthday. What a blast!!! It was so beautiful and the weather was great. While we were there we: did hot room yoga, relaxed, read books, went bike riding, shopped, ate, laid in the sand at the beach, relaxed, and ate some more. It was a great retreat and so fun to spend time with just the girls, but boy did I miss Wayland and the kids.

Then a couple of weeks ago I had the chance to meet some of the cast from my FAVORITE show it is actually the only show I watch really.......THE BIGGEST LOSER!!!! Felipe, Sione, Ali (the winner from the season before)and her mom Betty Sue were at the Barney Family Sports Complex participating in the Cardinals/Duce Lautui football camp. This is the sports complex where Wayland trains so we were invited to be there. It was so awesome to meet these people who are an inspiration to me and so many other people. They were so nice and I even took pictures with all of them......it was great.

That was the excitement of June/July besides all the swimming, late night trampoline jumping and long walks in the scortching heat with Way, the kids and Kodiak. Life is great!!!!!

By the way the one picture on this post will explain why I have no pictures of any of these events. This is what a memory card looks like when it gets fed to the dog by your 1 year old who feeds everything to the dog. Isn't he a lucky guy!!!!