Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Thankful...

As the holiday season nears, I am mindful of the many things that I am so grateful and thankful for...

A Savior and best friend, who lives and loves me...no matter what.

This handsome guy who is the most amazing man I have ever known.

This little guy that brings so much happiness into everyone's lives.

Loving parents that love me and each other.

Sweet grandparents that lead by example.

Fun with family...

Like these cute cousins.

Righteous men that lead our church.

Freedoms that we are able to enjoy.

Eternal love that keeps us happy and able to endure.

Beautiful things that dot the earth and remind us how wonderful and special our time here is.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 13, 2009

California Adventure...

We have been looking forward to our week long vacation to California for almost a year now. The time finally came for us to go and we had such a blast and made lots of great memories. This is the beautiful Surfside Inn that we stayed at. It was gorgeous and the most beautiful place we have ever stayed. We loved. it!

This was the view from our balcony. The first morning we got there we woke up to dolphins jumping in and out of the water. It was breathtaking.

We spent most of our time on the beach. We bought a kite so the boys could fly it on the beach. Bentley loved it and was so good at helping daddy.

I convinced Taylor to take us up to Hollywood one day. It was lots of fun, but an adventure to say the least.

There are a lot of intersting people on Hollywood Blvd. After I took this picture, this little guy would not let us go...he wanted mula. I thought it was like taking pictures of characters at Disneyland. Boy was I wrong.

We walked down the walk of fame and I made Taylor stop and snap a picture by his icon, Donald Trump.

I stopped and got a picture by my icon, Britney Spears. haha, jk.

Here we are at one of the crazy, awesome shops just chillin' in our shades.

Guess who we ran into? Snoop and...

The "Snakes on a Plane" dude. I don't remember his name.
Totally joking. They are just wax sculptures. :)

This was the very best part of our trip. We got to take our little boy to the happiest place on earth...Disneyland!

I have been looking forward to this day for such a long time. It was magical and Bentley thought so too. He did so great and loved everything about Disneyland.

Except for Goofy of course.

Bentley loves piano's lately. We found one that was his size and he just thought that was the coolest thing in the world. We could not get him away from this thing.

Taylor and I got to experience a whole different side to Disneyland. We were able to take Bentley on all the fun little kiddie rides. It was so fun being able to see Disneyland through our son's eyes.

What would a trip to Disneyland be without one of these delicious, famous churros?

This picture is dedicated to my mom. We have this thing with posing in all the funny hats and glasses at Disneyland. Don't worry mom, we got a bunch of really funny ones for you!

We made sure to get lots of pictures with all the fun characters. These ones are a whole bunch nicer than the crazies in Hollywood.

Bentley loved Pooh! He was fascinated by his nose and even gave him a big kiss. It was so cute.

Here is sweet little Bentley all pooped out after a long and fun day at Disneyland. Priceless.

We walked down a beautiful pier at San Clemente and watched the surfers.

I looked over at my two buddies and this is what I saw. I love them.

All-in-all it was a beautiful trip and one that we'll never forget. We can't wait to go back next year!!!