Hangin' out with Gramps

Last week me, the kids, my Mom and Steph headed out after work to spend the evening with my Grandma and Grandpa. My Grandpa had been having a rough time earlier in the week, but to our surprise he was doing so great that day :) Gracie had been really worried about him and was giving him so much love that night, it really melted my heart. Dylan was also having a great time walking all along him. It was a great evening especially since his spirits were so high and he was out in the living room with us for most of the visit. Gracie continues to say her special prayer for her Grandpa Victor every night. He truly is special to her!
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Back at the Patch

Because once just wasn't enough! We headed back to the pumpkin patch again on Sunday to meet Rudy, Melissa, the boys, my Mom and Steph. Just one more opportunity to take pictures of the kids in front of pumpkins. Why is this so fun and a requirement every year? Shoot, I don't know, but it's always a must :)
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Why miss an opportunity to do a Hannah Montana pose just because we're in front of pumpkins!

OK Jason, this seriously can't be that comfortable. This little guy would not wake up for a picture even with hay poking him in the booty!

Happiest Busiest Place on Earth

Last night we decided to venture out to Disneyland since we hadn't all been there together since Dylan was 8 weeks old. We knew it was going to be crowded, but we didn't think that every person with a kid and a stroller had the same idea we did!

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This was Dylan's first real trip and he was loving every minute of it. We took the kids on the Haunted Mansion and Pirates and he did great on both. Of course Gracie was scared during the elevator part of the Haunted Mansion, but she got over it once the ride started. I always love watching her when the ghosts appear in the mirror at the end. She kept looking behind her to see where they were ;) We got on all the rides we wanted to so I guess everyone was pretty much there just to see the fireworks. The entire front area of the park was an absolute ZOO even an hour before the show started. We seriously could barely move. At that point we decided to high tail it out of there and not get stuck in that mess once the show was over. We were able to see half of the fireworks on our tram ride back, so Gracie was happy as can be.

I swear, I never get tired of that place. I really never thought that I would enjoy spending so much time there. Granted at times it truly is a zoo, but the kids are always so good when we go and with our passes, it's never a waste if we just spend a few hours there. It's funny to think of what my reaction would be if you asked me 5 years ago how much I love Disneyland. I would've laughed out loud since I think the last time I was there was in high school! Oh, how our lives have changed. This is our new version of a rockin' Friday Night!!!!

D's first set of ears :)


Exhausted!

Flashback Friday

In honor of it being Gabriel's birthday tomorrow, here'a a flashback of him and I back to the summer of 2004. Oh the skinny days....

Let's go Dodgers!

We all went to the Dodger game last Thursday for Manny's big return. Thanks to my Dad for hooking us up with the sweet VIP tickets. This was the first game they'd been to so I wasn't sure what to expect but to my surpise that were both awesome! Of course Dylan had to flirt with the ladies behind us but that just mean that his big sis got hooked up with popcorn for the evening.

Here's Dylan after the exhaustion of waiting for Manny to do something big. After the third strike out, he just couldn't take it anymore!

A Typical Weekend

In Havasu that is!

We spent with weekend in Havasu with the Campos family and had a blast, as usual! The boys, um I mean DADS, got a little out of control thinking they were the latest rock band and singing until weee hours of the morning! Oh how I wish I had pictures of THAT to post! It was all in good fun though and we were able to spend time out on the lake, hanging out by the pool, bbqing and just plain relaxing. I hope we'll all make it back up there together before the end of the summer.