Warmth

Ryan and I left freezing Utah to go hang out in California this last week. It was so fun to see cousins and hang out at the beach and zoo! I took a TON of pictures, but for time sakes... here are just a few.

Lexi

Ryan & Elsie at the Zoo

Lexi just having fun

Elsie, Ryan at Lexi at the Zoo

Jaxson holding Ryan at the zoo

Ryan enjoying the beach

Elsie at the beach

Ryan chasing birds. He did this ALOT! "Pet, Pet!" he kept saying!

Good Bye Beautiful California.

This weekend our little family stayed at my parents house while they were out of town. Mike and I got to go on a date for our 4th Anniversary! I can't believe it's only been 4 years, on the other hand, I can't believe it's already been 4 years! Marrying Mike was the best decision I ever made.

We also went to the Tracy Aviary this weekend. There are lots of really neat birds there. Ryan really loves birds, especially Cranes (he kept going back to them).

{Ryan and I at Tracy Aviary}

{Pointing to Cranes!}

{Random birds}

And this has nothing to do with the rest of the post but I really miss & love my dog, Mahana. Ryan had a great time staying at my parents this weekend and playing with her.

{Mahana--the dog!}

California Fun

We had a blast in California. We only wish that Mike could have come along too! We really miss our daddy when we are away from him, but we were still determined to have a good time.
And what a good time we had!

Ryan and me at the beach!

Ryan at the wild animal park.

Sea world was awesome! We went twice because we had so much fun!

Nickolas at the beach. What a cutie!

I already miss this crazy little girl! She is such wild fun. She really makes me laugh!

Thanks Aunt Nettie, Uncle Nick and cousins Nickolas and Lexi.
We really had a wonderful time there!

Swimming

Happy Thursday Everyone!


Ryan makes me happy! I missed him really getting into the water. He would just attack it and get sprayed in the face. Silly boy!

Tulip Festival

I just love going to this each year at Thanksgiving Point. Below are a few of my favorites. I took a lot of pictures while there.

{Edpa being a goof!}

Thanks Grandma and Edpa for a fun afternoon!

Spring Time in Switzerland

We have been visiting lots of gardens and parks and the mountains.
This is just a small sampling of what we found. WOW! It's so beautiful over here.Everything is coming into bloom and I am in love with it here!

{Tulips everywhere!}

{This is a picture right by Becky's house. I love the grape vines mixed with wild flowers.}

{John-Luke enjoying the wild flowers in Becky's backyard.}

{Ryan and me playing up in the mountains at a park.}

Switzerland Part I (April 8-10 )

Thursday, April 8, 2010:
Arrive from long flight, happy to see Becky and very tired at about 2:30 p.m.
Once at Becky's house James, John-Luke and Ryan are all very excited to see each other that they are just hyperventilating and jumping up and down.
We head to the store to grab a few things (yummy bread among other items).

Ryan goes down around 6:00 p.m., however, he woke back up at 10:00 p.m. and didn't go back to bed until 2:30 a.m. Long night for Mommy and baby!

{All of these pictures were taken in Becky's backyard.}

Friday, April 9, 2010:
Scheduling all the boys is proving a bit difficult. The only real time we have to take all of them out is in the afternoon after the baby boys have their second nap. So today we mostly chilled. Ryan and I caught up on some missed sleep. In the afternoon we went to the "sandbox park" where Ryan tried plenty of sand and enjoyed himself quite a bit.

{Sandbox Park.}

Saturday, April 10, 2010:
Since Ryan and I slept in 'til 10:30 a.m. we decided to stay close by for this weekend.

We headed over to France to Mt. Le Saleve. We took a gondola to the top and then watched the parasailors run of the side of the mountain. Ryan especially enjoyed this. There was a nice green hill that we played on, then back down we went.

{Le Saleve}

That night I was spoiled with cheese fondue and for a treat chocolate fondue with strawberries! YUM!

And here I am. This is a random picture by the Mayor's building close to Becky's house. We were on a walk in the evening, hence, the bad lighting.

*More pictures to come so check back!