Vacation

Daddy was on vacation last week so we tried to fit as much as we possibly could into 7 days. With the awesome weather and fun things we have around here we stayed close to home and had a blast!!!!



Sissy loves tubing!! We are still working on getting the boys back there.
Playing on the beach out at the lake is more the boys cup of tea. The investment in sand toys has been well worth it.
Uncle Chaddy has set up movies on the back of his boat a few times this summer. Those "Three Amigos" are so silly.
Mom and Dad have gotten new bikes so Hayden is bound and determined he is going to be a part of the biking club.
A trip out to our local amusement park was great. We spent the first half of the day at the water park and the second half at Roller Coaster Alley. We had to tear Sissy off of the roller coasters at closing that night. She defiantly does not get this from me.

Daddy is back to work today! Wouldn't it be great if he was home everyday!!! I better go try and find something for the kids to do today. Its back to the grind with mommy and she has A LOT of laundry to do today.

My New Ride

Every once in a while I think maybe it is time for a new ride. I have several friends that have gotten new rides lately and summer seems a good time to buy. Since my Birthday was coming I decided to go ahead and make it known that I was in the market.

So what am I looking for in my new ride. First and for most NO ROOM FOR KIDS! This is going to be a turn the music up ride away from the kids and contemplate the world ride. Next, it has to be the perfect fit. Four dealers and several fittings later and I think I found a contender. Lastly, I would like to use it for long country rides so it needs to be light and fully equipped.

Last week I finally got my new ride and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!




My Specialized Dolce Elite and I have been out a few times and it is amazing. I love it. However, you know the saying "Its like riding a bike." It has been years since I have been on a bike.

Makena Is It!!!

It is Makena's turn.
1. Makena Leigh Sweeter Pea is what my parents called me as a baby but I am not much of a baby any more. Makena is after Makena Beach on the island of Maui. My parents picked that name when they were there in high school and again on their honeymoon. However, it too just happens to be the name of a golf course. Leigh is my Grammy Monica's middle name but the spelling comes from my great Gma and Gpa Leigh. Right now everyone in my house just calls me Sissy!!

2. I love playing all kinds of sports and activities. I play soccer, basketball and I just finished my third triathlon this last weekend. My favorite part of soccer playing goalie. In basketball my parents say I have never met a shoot that I didn't like. I am working on that.

3. I have never really been into Barbies or baby dolls. I rather be riding my bike or my four wheeler than playing in the house. My mom says I have always preferred to be out and about.

4. I LOVE tether ball!!! It is all of the rave at school and my friends and I have given each other nick names like pea pod and celery stick.(Based on our heights)

5. I will never turn down a good bowl of Macaroni and Cheese!! I love it any way and at any time.

6. I love going to school. Mostly, to see all of my friends and fit in a mean game of tether ball or two. However, when I am in class I do prefer math and science over reading and english any day. Just like mom and dad who consider reading for the day looking at a magazine or a newspaper.

7. I do have a dirty little secret! I SNORE!! Continually on family trips I go to sleep with someone in bed next to me and often wake up alone. My brother Bryden won't sleep anywhere with me. Mom says good luck to my future husband.

8. I love my baby brother. I love to mother and take care of him. Plus I find when I help him get dressed this party moves a lot faster.

9. I have been to Disneyland 5 or 6 times and Disney World once. People seem surprised when they hear this but hasn't everyone been there that many times. You can never grow out of Disneyland!

10. Overall, I am not ready to head back to school. I have been having too much fun having sleepovers, play dates and fun in the sun. I am enjoying summer while I can.

Ok, a few computer problems and a lost camera but have managed to shed a little light on my three darlings. Now Sara, looking back through your blogs, I am not sure I have seen one on Ella. So correct me if I am wrong, but we are going to TAG our sweet friend Miss Ella Kate.

TAG! Bryden Is It

Now it is Bryden's turn. Here is a little bit on what life is like with this guy in the house.
1. My name is Bryden Derek. Bryden is the name of a Canyon my parents have visited. (It also may be the name of a golf course as well.) Derek is after my uncle Derek, my mommies brother.

2. Of all the kids in the house, mom says I am definitely her left brained child. I was left handed until about halfway through Kindergarten and I still bat, golf and throw left handed. I am creative and VERY imaginative. I can turn the shopping cart at the store into any type of spaceship or speed pod.

3. This year I played soccer, basketball and baseball. Baseball is definitely my favorite. However, at this point it is all about the snack we get after our games! My mom and dad say they used to get orange slices after games. How rude!

4. I can melt almost anyone with my baby blue eyes.

5. I tend to be the cautious one of the family. I still have decided not to ride on the tube behind the boat and I analyze everything. I think this has a little bit to do with my absolute fear of the site of blood. I tend to panic if I see it on me or anyone else. 6. I LOVE cereal. I can eat a couple bowls for breakfast and then it is all I want for lunch. I am not picky and will eat almost any kind. Right now I am on a Kix kick. If my mom would let me, I would eat it for dinner too. I don't know why she cares. She ate cereal three meals a day in college.

7. On any given day you can find me building with Legos. (Sometimes I build with them under my bed sheet with a flashlight when I am supposed to be sleeping.) I also like to play my Nintendo DS. My favorite game is LEGO Star Wars. 8. I also love stuffed animals. Especially my Webkins. I choose their names very carefully. My rabbit is named Rabbi, my tiger is named Tigi, my fish are named Fishy and Fisher, and my raindeer Webkin is named Rainey. I did go way out on a limb and named my dog Spot. (At least all their names don't coincide with golf courses Dad!)

9. I am six and I do still suck my thumb and sleep with my ni ni rabbit. I am not sure why but I just can't give it up. Maybe when dad gives up golf and mom gives up shopping!

10. All in all, I am all about having a good time. I love play dates and sleepovers. I love riding my four wheeler and going out on the boat. I am eager to fit it ALL in this summer!!!!

A Break For Old Friends

Just taking a little break from the kids to show off a little play date we had with some friends we don't get to see very often. We were all high school buddies and who would have guessed we would be sitting around surrounded by all these cute little balls of energy someday. It was awesome to see everyone and we can't wait to do it again!!!


This is Jaime and her two side kicks Joshua and Caleb. Bryden is going to coach Joshua to be a Wii Lego Indiana Jones Master. He can't wait for him to come back again.
This is Rachel and her little sidekick Aaron. He loves anything with wheels and was a little angle!!
This is Amy and her new little one Wren. She looks a lot like both of her parents and Hayden thought she was pretty cute!!!
Thanks for the play date girls and lets not let too much time go by!!!!!

TAG! Hayden IS IT!!!

OK I think that we may be back. We have replaced the camera and then the puppy has chewed my computer cord so here it goes using daddy's computer with limited access to all of my pictures.

In BLOG world when you get tagged, then it is your turn to tell about yourself. Hayden, Bryden and Makena have been tagged by their favorite California babe Tess. I have decided to start with Hayden since he he usually gets last bid to anything. So here it goes!!!

1. My name is Hayden Charles. Hayden is after a great lake that my parents have always loved. There may or may not be a golf course there with this name too (My dad loves it when our names just happen to be the same as golf courses). Charles is after my Fraternal Grandfather and Great Grand Father.

2. My mom likes to say that I am her child of irony. I was her hardest pregnancy but easiest delivery. I was her smallest baby but by % I am now the big boy in the house. I am soooo cute and adorable but can turn on a tantrum like there is no tomorrow.

3. I LOOOOOVE french fries!!!!!

4. I was what most consider a late talker. After my third birthday. Be careful what you wish for because now I never stop talking and my mom doesn't always like what sometimes comes out of my mouth. Like "Stop poopy butt".

5. I am the youngest of three. That makes me the baby and sometimes the third wheel. However, I can easily slide into the role of pesky little brother. I can tear apart my brothers Lego contraptions with no problem then skip into sissy's room to test out a little bit of her play makeup. This is all while standing in front of the T.V. so nobody can see it.

6. My mom loves it when I am sad and I crawl into her lap and say "I ma ma's baby?" I will always be ma mas baby.

7. I am also all boy. I like anything with wheels or wings and my favorite thing in the whole world is Thomas the Train or as I like to call his "Tommy Choo Choo". (See top picture)

8. I LOVE TO SLEEP!! Like my mother we need our beauty rest. I am always the first one to bed and the last one up in the morning. I am not easy to wake either. If you turn my bedroom light on when I am asleep I will simply give you a "NOOOO, I Ni Ni".

9. I love my sissy! If my mom wants me to do something and I do not want to, I can be a pill. If it is my sissy's idea, then I am usually on board. She really helps me out a lot

10. A FEW people have told me I look a little like my daddy. My grandma even says I act just like my daddy did when he was my age. Isn't it amazing how god works sometimes!!!

Still No Camera

Yesterday I searched and searched through all of the Sunday advertisements in hopes of finding the perfect camera at the perfect price. I think that I might have found a few to put into the running. So this weekend I WILL purchase some type of memory capturing device. I guess I can still blog without a camera but isn't the saying "a picture is worth a million words" or something like that.
Until next week friends and family!!!!