Chris, Stefanie, Landon & Avie

Arizona

2011-08-10T23:40:00.001-07:00

We recently took a trip out to Arizona for a few days for some family FUN!!! We stayed at a Timeshare in Peoria. Kinda a random place, but we had lots of fun just being our family of 5! We had lots of giggles, screaming from the kids and mom and dad! Lots of swimming in an awesome pool! Lots of Arizona heat, which I(Stef) LOVED!!!! We went to a Diamondbacks Baseball game, the Mesa Temple, and to visit our Mazzerelli Cousins in Mesa!

We had such a great time enjoying each others company, going somewhere new, and playing with new friends who are my adopted childhood cousins!!! We loved Arizona and if it were up to me, we would move out there ASAP!!! But we are in Cali for the long haul!

so sad cause our camera broke, so we don't have picks of everything we did posted.

4th of July weekend

2011-08-10T23:16:00.001-07:00

My family and Chris' family all came for Luke's Blessing and the 4th of July! So what better to do in California, but head to the Beach!

We started our day off at a yummy Burger place called Slater's 50/50 for lunch and then the Beach!

These were GOOD!!!

Me and 2 of my lovely Sisters! We so missed our Mellie though!

Becky, Kellie, Kim, Me, Hill, and Aubrey

Me and Becky

Mermaid Avenlie! She is SERIOUSLY FABULOUS!!!

We watched fireworks out in the Desert after an unexpected Summer Rainstorm(above)

Luke passed out at the Lake

Our Boat Babes

Mommy and Daddy

Chillin with Aunt Hilly

Chris

Aubrey

Aubrey, Hill, Lando, Avie, Chris, Stef, and Kellie

Luke's Blessing

2011-08-10T22:56:00.000-07:00

We were able to bless our sweet baby boy on Sunday July 3rd! We had lots of family and friends come and celebrate Luke's special day with us! Chris gave him such a sweet and beautiful blessing! Luke has such a sweet spirit to him! We just LOVE him to pieces!

We had a fun and Yummy BBQ at our house after! It is always so great to be amongst people who mean so much to us! Thanks everyone who came from far and near! We love and appreciate you all!

Party

Kels and Cheyne

HOTT Daddy Grilling on our new Grill

Kelsey and Luke

Me, Kels, and Lukey

Poppi and Luke

Nana, Meag, and Kenni

Soph, Nannie,Hilly,Kimmy, and Aubs

Becky, Grandma Bobbie, and Kellie

Some Summer Fun!!!

2011-08-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

We have had some FuN out in the sun this Summer! We had some friends over to do the Slip n Slide one Hot day and have had some boat time! We LOVE being out in the Sun and the water!!!

our good friends the Cox's came to visit in June! We had the pleasure of having them over for dinner and taking them out on a little evening cruise on our boat! Oh how we miss them!!! Me and Ryan with our newest additions, Luke and Brady!

These Cute kiddos had so much fun together! Its like Ty and Mo never left!

Luke's 1st trip to Utah

2011-08-10T22:25:00.000-07:00

On June 15th we left for Utah!!! It was Luke's 1st trip up to meet his new Aunties,Uncles, Grandparents, and cousins! We had a lot of FUN seeing our families and surprising a few of them!

Gas Station fun!

Meeting Aunt hilly for the 1st time!

Rock Climbing in Provo Canyon

Water Fun!

Camp Fire and movie fun in the Backyard and Kimmy and Jew Jew'sMeeting Cousin Sophie for the 1st time! She is 3 weeks older than Luke!

Aunt Becky and Uncle Patrick trying to imagine what it would be like if they had twins!!!

We surprised Grandma Bobbie sooo good at the local Drugstore in Malad!

Great Grandma Wayman! 89 years old and still loves babies!

Lunch with Aunt Kimmy!

Landon's Last Day of Preschool

2011-08-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

Mrs.Elliott(above) and Mrs.Latour

Mrs.Rigor

Landon had his last day of Preschool on June 15th! He had an AwEsOmE year and LoVeD all 3 of his teachers! He made lots of new friends and Matured and learned sooo much!

We are so PROUD of our little Landon! He is looking forward to Kindergarten and his new school!

1 MoNtH

2011-06-29T07:57:00.000-07:00

Our sweet little Lucas turned 1 month yesterday! CRAZY how fast time flies by!!!

He is such a sweet, precious, and easy joy to have around! We feel like he's always been part of our family and with us! I have a really hard time putting him down some days because he is so YuMmY!!!!

The kids LOVE him and do so well having him in our home! No jealousy so far! It's so fun to hear Avie use her little "mommy voice" with him! she is always telling him "I'm coming sweetheart" or "Its ok baby. Its ok! I'm right hear" What a sweetie! Landon is always good about giving him kisses and making sure he is safe and sound!

We LOVE our new baby and the joy he brings to our home! I just hope he doesn't get too big, too fast on us!!!

Our sweet, new Lucas Ryan Ward

2011-06-11T19:36:00.001-07:00

Our sweet new baby BOY joined us on May 28th, 2011 @ 2;13am.

7lbs. 10oz. 20"ins.

I was able to finish out my work week and last client on Friday the 27th. That was one of my goals! I got home from work at about 5:45pm and was having contractions. They hurt, but not soo bad that I thought I was in labor. I told Chris to go to work and I decided me and the kids would just go hang out with Poppi and Nana for the night.

We got to my parents around 7:30. I had 2 painful contractions driving to their house. They were back to back and hurt more, but again I figured I wasn't in labor cause I was able to drive through them! As soon as we got in the house my mom said "You are going to have this baby tonight!" I was hoping to still make it through the weekend! I sat down and had consistent, painful contractions for the next hour. I called Chris and had to stop talking a couple of times cause they hurt so bad! But, me being stubborn, insisted he stay at work until I knew I was totally in labor. All the people he worked with thought he was crazy still being there!

My mom walked out of the room for a minute and when she came back she was all dressed and ready to take me to the Hospital! I still stuck it out about 15 mins longer and then finally caved and said "Let's go."

I was not happy about going on the 5 min drive to the Hospital. I didn't want to be told I wasn't really in labor and then sent home. I told my mom we should just go back home cause my contractions felt like they were slowing down. Well, as soon as I got out of the car they kicked right back up! I got checked in, they checked me. I was at a 4/5. They ran some tests and came back and told me the good news, I was in labor and they were going to keep me! I finally then said "Let's call Chris now and have him get here!" My mom replied with a smile/laugh "He's already on his way! Dad called him!" Sneaky parents!!! I didn't want him to miss work for a false alarm.

Everything went pretty smoothly and quickly from there! I got into a room, had lots of painful contractions, but honestly stayed really calm and took a lot of deep breaths. I was soooo BLESSED and got an Epidural this time around 11pm!!!! Heaven!!!!!! Happy Juice in my book! I didn't feel a thing after about 7mins! Chris, my mom, and I all tried getting some rest, not so easy. We all were finally falling asleep around 2am and then POP! I woke up. Chris and my mom literally jumped out of their seats. We all thought what the HECK was that??? Chris checked me, but it still didn't seem like my water broke. We got the nurse. She checked me, I was at a 10 and TOTALLY ready to push! The midwife that delivered Avie happened to be the one delivering this baby again. I pushed for a little less than 10mins and then we were BLESSED with a beautiful and healthy baby BOY! It was an awesome moment waiting to hear what the baby was! Tears and joy were all through the room!

I have been feeling Wonderful and have seemed to heal and bounce back the fastest this time around! Luke is a serious Angel! He still is LOVING his sleep at 2 weeks old! He honestly rarely cries and if he does it is for about 5 seconds. The kids LOVE him and are both very helpful! Avie wakes up every morning and the 1st thing she asks to do is hold the baby! Landon is willing to help whenever asked and loves to give his little brother kisses and bumps!

Chris and I feel sooo BLESSED! We love having our 3 kids and feel our family is complete! We thank our Heavenly Father everyday for our healthy little boy! It's fun to have him in our home! Life is very good! A little more chaotic! More so because of the older 2! They seem to have a little more energy these days!

Thank you for all your love and support and for checking out our blog!

Excited!!!

The only pic I got of my BIG belly right before Luke was born

My pain relief during contractions!

1st bath! everyone helped!

Just like a baby doll

Run/Walk for Steve Edwards

2011-04-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

On Saturday a Ride/Walk was put on by some amazing friends for our good friend/family, Steve Edwards. Steve was diagnosed with Stage 4 malignant Melanoma Cancer in January. Its been a fast 2 1/2 months of tears, sadness, Faith, and Hope for the Edwards family and everyone that loves them. Steve just completed his first round of Chemo on Monday and has a P.E.T scan next week to see if the treatment has worked. He is such an example of Faith, Hope, and a POSITIVE attitude! We pray every night for him and his family that the treatments will work and that he can just be blessed with peace and comfort. The Bike ride/Walk was held at a local Park first thing in the morning. We didn't plan very well and didn't have our stroller so the kids had to suck it up and walk and ride on Daddy and my shoulders. And some much needed help from Zach at the end. The man of the hour rode his bike, so when the kids started to complain we told them "If Steve can do it, SO CAN YOU!" We still had tears, but we made it the whole 3.5 walk! We just feel so privileged to have participated and to have Steve in our lives! We love you Stevie, Nannie, Zach, Meag, Steph, and Sophie! You are always in our thoughts and prayers! The "Man of the Hour"

Avie in her "Hope" shirt

Daddy was a trooper! Isn't he so HOTT and Strong!

We walked with our friends Sean and Monica Struebing and Zach and Melanie(not pictured)

There goes Steve on his bike! He did the 7 mile loop! GO Steve, GO!!!!

Las Vegas Getaway

2011-04-10T13:43:00.001-07:00

Chris and I escaped for the night to Vegas on Wednesday!!!! Woohooo!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been trying to get away for the night since December. We wanted at least one night alone before baby #3 makes its appearance. So My parents and our friends Meagan and Aeron graciously watch the kids for us! We got to Vegas around 8pm. Stayed at the ARIA! Amazing!!! One of the nicest hotels we have probably ever stayed at! Went to dinner at the Wynn for their buffet. So GOOD!!! Walked around Vegas till midnight. Pregnant momma wasn't up for partying it up till 3am out on the strip! Went to The Cosmopolitan. Which is the most amazing and glamorous Hotel we have ever seen! Wish I had my camera, cause I couldn't stop saying how AMAZING it was in there! Finally went back and enjoyed our awesome room and watched a movie! We had such a blast being alone together for a much needed night alone! It just so happened to be April 6th, 8 years to the day Chris asked me to marry him! So sweet! I know! We had to head home early the next morning to pick up our kids. So we grabbed so delicious pastries from our favorite sweet shop in Vegas and hit the road! I LOVE my husband so much and cherish every second we get to spend alone and with our kids! We have so much fun together and are still making each other laugh and smile everyday after 8 years! Life is GREAT!!!!

30 weeks Pregnant

2011-04-01T23:41:00.000-07:00

Well I am now 30 weeks pregnant! I am very much looking forward to being done and having this little one here on Earth with us! I'm a little nervous about having 3 kids, but figure we will just roll with it and hope we do a good job! The kids are really excited to be Big Brother and Big Sister! We have kept Baby #3 a surprise! Its been a fun and challenging choice. If you ask Landon it is a boy. Anytime he talks about the baby he refers to it as a girl though and talks about how she will sleep in Avie's room because it is a girl. Too cute and funny! Avie of course thinks it's a girl and tells us how she is going to help carry the baby around. Umm... the carrying thing, not so much! But we know she will love the new baby and be a good little helper! Chris' guess is that it's a Boy and I honestly have no idea! We are excited to find out, but I am more then happy to have this baby stay in till my due date, June 12th! Its been a good pregnancy, but also tough on me. I was sick a lot in the beginning, then started feeling better, and am now feeling uhh again. But I am very grateful to be pregnant and blessed with beautiful and healthy babies. So I can't complain too much! The other pictures in this post are with Auntie Mellie! We recently had a visit from her and were able to go to one of our little families favorite spots, Laguna Beach, with her and my mom for the day! It was beautiful and oh so relaxing! Newport and Laguna makes my soul so happy!

Avenlie is 3

2011-04-01T23:23:00.001-07:00

Our sweet, sassy, and beautiful Avenlie turned 3 in February! She got to have a day of being treated like the Princess she is and having family over for dinner at night! She was so happy about getting her own Princess Birthday balloons and fun gifts! One of her favorites were here Princess nails she got from her good friend Avery! Too CuTe!!! Avenlie is: Sassy Entertaining All girl Knows her fashion and will tell you about yours Very sweet and loving LOVES her big brother Loves Toy Story 3 and cartoons Has super curly, Strawberry Blond hair Is obsessed with changing her clothes and wearing swimsuits Independent in a lot of ways Is very excited to be a Big Sister and share her room with our new baby! We LOVE you so, so, much Avenlie Mae!!!!

Landon is 5

2011-04-01T23:01:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Landon turned 5 in January! I know, I know, I am way behind! He requested a Batman Birthday Party with lots of friends and a bounce house. So that's what he got!!! He had friends from school and church and a fun surprise from His Aunties kim and Hillary and Uncle Jordan! The kids had TONS of FUN on the bounce house and barely came out! He loved every minute of it and was so thankful for his friends and family who came and all the fun presents he recieved! Our Landon is: 45 1/2in. Sweet and loving Protective big brother A really good cleaner - uper Smart and in Pre-school Snugglie and lovie Dad's minnie me Really good at sports Likes Jason Aldean and a good pair of Cowboy boots Loves being in Jammies And is really looking forward to being a Big Brother again and helping with our new sweet baby!

HaLlOwEeN

2010-10-30T13:01:00.001-07:00

Ward Trunk-or-Treat A littke Witch ("Glenda the Mean Witch") and Batman!

Our New House!!!

2010-09-20T20:23:00.001-07:00

This is our new Home! WE LOVE it!!!!!!! Come take a look inside and see what we have done so far! We redid our front planter boxes. So this is before:

This is After: Family Room Before: It was a minty blue green.

Our Family Room After:

Front Room/ Kids Play Room This is our Buffet that I LOVE!!!! Chris and I refinished it! Hall Bathroom. Was a BRIGHT Yellow before. New Bathroom Light Fixture Landon's Room Before: Chris and I were just about to scrape the ceiling in this photo. Thats why you can see water running down the wall. Landon's Room After: He wants a Rock n Roll Room! We are working on it! Avie's Room After: Looks a little different now. More girlie!Avie's Room Before: Master Before: Lots of Popcorn ceilings! We got rid of all of it!!!!!!!!!! You can't see it in the pic, but we are so happy its gone! Master Bathroom: Before it was a baby powder blue Master Bedroom After: It is nowhere decorated how I want it to be. It's a work in progress! Kitchen Before: Kitchen After:

We removed a big cabinet over the countertop. Makes a HUGE difference!

Front Entry way After: Front Entry way before :

Landon's 1st day of Preschool!!!!!!!!

2010-08-24T22:41:00.001-07:00

Our little/Big boy started Preschool today!!!! Wow... CRAZY that our oldest is going to Preschool! 1 more year until Kindergarten. He has been sooo excited and ready to go to school. He is popping out of bed the last 2 days at 6:45am ready to get going. I LOVE it! It is so crazy entering this new realm of parenthood. I feel like more of a mom now, in a different way.
We are so proud of Landon and know that he is just going to thrive in school! He did Awesome his 1st day! Way to go Buddy!!!!!

4th of July

2010-08-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

We had FUN all weekend with Kim, Jordan, and Hillary in St.George! Lots of swimming, laughing, food, and good memories! We love the the 4th of July and we LOVE America!!!

Snow Canyon

Meet Gunner

2010-06-03T18:48:00.001-07:00

This is our new dog Gunner! We went and picked him out yesterday at the local pound. He is 1 and a half and fully grown. They said he is a little lean so we need to fatten him up! We wanted a good guard dog for the new house. So we shall see how this goes!
We picked him up late this afternoon and so far he's been pretty good! We think he might have been an inside dog, cause during dinner he got a little upset he wasn't inside with us. So he turned his head a little and tore off the screen to the slider. Not so good. Let's hope I'm not ready to return him by the morning.

Grand Canyon and Monument Valley

2010-06-02T23:47:00.001-07:00

We decided to finally take a trip out to the Grand Canyon! We have talked about it for years and we finally had time to do it! So we started out 10 day trip with the GC!
We spent the night in Beautiful Flagstaff and then headed out to see the beauty of this BIG canyon. It was truly HUGE and beautiful and of course AMAZING! I was a nervous wreck the whole time though having the kids there out by the cliffs. We made it out safely though! Their were so very crazy people that were way too willing to put their lives on the line for a photo. Not us! We are really happy we went and are now able to check it off our list!

This is Monument Valley. It was a pretty amazing sight! These HUGE rock formations pretty much appear out of NOWHERE after you drive for hours and hours seeing nothing else! Chris likes to watch old John Wayne movies and heard about this place. So after the Grand Canyon we drove here and then onto Moab and SLC!

John Wayne's cabin.

Utah

2010-06-02T22:47:00.001-07:00

We got to spend some time in SLC with my sister Kim and Jordan! We always have fun being with them and spending time at there house! They always take us to the yummiest places to eat and spoil us and the kids while we are there! We love them!!!!
We went to BEAUTIFUL Temple Square one afternoon. The Tulips were in full bloom and it was a gorgeous sight to see! We also spent some time visiting with Chris' Grandparents. They are amazing! His Grandpa is almost 90 and Grandma is almost 89! They are still kicking and have some spunk! We always love hearing their stories!

We spent one day in Provo going to all the places Chris and I lived and loved to go to in College. We went to Stan's for lunch. I used go there all the time in Hair School. Yummy hamburgers and fries! We got to have lunch with Miss Chelsie who just moved there. We miss her!

Then to work off those calories=) we went to Provo Canyon to walk the trail. Chris and I LOVED going there and miss having such Beautiful surroundings that were only 5 mins from home. Landon and Chris hiked the waterfall! It was a little nerve racking to watch though. Steep climb! They made it safe though and Landon was so proud of himself! It was such a great time as a family! Good memories were made!

We then went to Provo Bakery and put back all those calories that we had just worked off! It was so worth it!;)

We stopped at Cove Fort on our drive home. We have always talked about stopping, but never have. This trip we had the time and we were so glad we took a tour. It was really neat to hear the history of the Fort and there was a really strong spirit there. The kids had a good time being able to run around and learn a game kids used to play way back in the day!

We got to go see some of our dearest friends from Utah! The kids had tons of fun together and made plenty of noise! We miss them so very, very much!

Idaho

2010-06-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

We got to spend some time with our Idaho family in May! We had a great time, but it was freezing there! The kids LOVED playing with their cousins and riding 4wheelers of course! We had a great time visiting with Grandma Bobbie and Grandpa Ryan! We love you all!

Found some!

2010-04-11T23:38:00.001-07:00

Ok! So I found some motivation right after posting that I didn't have any. So enjoy!

Santa Barbara/Solvang

2010-04-11T23:14:00.000-07:00

We decided to head to Santa Barbara for a couple of days in February. The weather was beautiful and so was the scenery! We walked from our Beach front hotel to Sterns Wharf. Had lunch on the Main drag and of coursed played on the beach a little! Great time and fun memories as a family!(Pictures are a little out of order.)

We headed to Solvang for a few hours and had a great time! It is a beautiful, quaint, little town. We had some yummy Danish treats and drove around the beautiful countryside.

We LOVE to go to Disneyland!

2010-04-11T23:07:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few pics of one of our trips to Disneyland! We love to go there for a few hours or all day! It has been such a great investment for us this year! We LOVE being together as a family!!!!

Motivation

2010-04-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

I need to update, but have somehow lost motivation. Somebody please help me! Does anyone still even check us out? Even if no one does I still need to do it for my sweet little family! So give me some MOTIVATION!!!!! Please.

Our little Diva is 2!

2010-02-22T22:08:00.001-08:00

This is our sweet, beautiful, girlie-girl, doll loving, baagah loving, purse toting, kiss giving, fashionista in the making, smart little Avenlie Mae.
There really aren't enough words to describe this little, big light that we have been blessed to have in our family! She loves to sing and dance. She LOVES her big brother Landon. She is very adventurous. She LOVES TO TALK and talks very well for her little age. She is seriously a show stopper wherever we go. She loves to have a purse or bag on her arm to go shopping around the house. She loves sleeping with her mommy at night!(Her mommy is a sucker for it too and she knows it!) She loves shoes, but on the flip side loves going for a good 4wheeler ride. She is 110% girl, and mommy LOVES that! She is obsessed with hats and loves candy. If you ask her what she wants for her birthday she will simply and happily reply "CAKE"!
We are so grateful for this little angel that Heavenly Father sent to us! She is one special little Child of God. We wish her a very HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!! We can't wait to see how she grows and what else new she does this coming year! We LOVE you so much little Avie Cakes!!!xoxoxo

Christmas Day 09'

2010-02-01T11:56:00.001-08:00

This was most of our Christmas day, minus dinner with the Edwards family. We had a WONDERFUL Christmas this year! Landon got a new Spiderman bike and Avie got her very own little ride. We LOVED having everyone home and wish they could be here with us every year!
The pictures are out of order, but I finally posted them! So anything goes today!=)

4wheeling with Mel and Ben

2010-02-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

Mel and her boyfirend Ben came a few days before Christmas, so we took them for some 4wheeling fun!!!! It was lots of fun and we think we got Mel hooked!

Mel and MeBen and Melanie Me and my Hot hubby

Sisters!

On top of the Desert

She was having a good time!!!

ChRiStMaS eVe @ DiSnEylaNd 09'

2010-02-01T11:26:00.001-08:00

Everyone was home this year for Christmas! So my parents took the whole fam to Disneyland! We love going there at Christmas time. It is so beautiful and it was not very crowded at all. We had a blast all being together! Thanks again mom and Dad!

FoUr! 4!!!!!

2010-02-01T00:31:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday to our Little Buddy who just turned 4! Well, actually on Jan. 6th, but who's keeping track of the date here!=)
Chris and i surprised Landon and took him to Disneyland for his birthday! Just him for his special day! We took him to pick out a donut, or 2. Headed down the freeway and then let him in on the surprise! He was very cute and excited! We had a blast! He LOVES all the big, fast rides! We unfortunately had a little accident after the 1st ride. Landon got off the Matterhorn, the 1st ride he wanted to go on, and was SUPER excited. Well he was rounding a corner really fast and was too close to the railing and clipped his eye. OUCH!!! Poor guy1 We took him to first aid, got a band aid and were back on our way! It looked bad! Bled for a while, but he stuck it out and we had a GrEaT, FuN day!
We LOVE Landon so much! He is a really funny, sweet, grumpy, dramatic, silly, GREAT and caring big brother! He Loves his family, toolin with his dad, 4 wheeling, donuts, Spiderman, throwing pitches, calling people "scrable pies", taking baths, snuggle buggling his mommy, and playing with his little sis! He also just started Sunbeams this year and LOVES IT!!!! His Nana is on of his teachers and Sis.Cox. He insists on going by himself, cause "i know my way!"
He is truly a joy and a blessing to our family! We LOVe you Landon and can't wait to see what this year brings you! xoxoxo

Pumpkin Patch 09

2009-10-20T00:25:00.001-07:00

Avie and her baby pumpkin Daddy with Landon's BIG pumpkin and Landon with Avie's baby pumpkin Me helping search for a perfect pumpkin Hot Daddy Searching...

Love Him

Love Her

Kisses

Oh they bring me so much joy and such a HUGE smile in my heart! I love them soooo much, More then they will ever imagine! I can't get enough of them!!!! Lando getting set for his trampoline ride! He was sooooo ExCiTeD and ready! He did Awesome!Not scared one bit and went SuPeR high like Batman!!!=) Video to come soon!

Waiting anxiously
Hmmm..."That's a weird pumpkin."-Lando

What are all these big orange round things? They're not balls, they're too heavy.

Cute

Avenlie LoVeS animals!

Slide time!

Avie couldn't go on the slide, so we hung out together!=)

Awww..we L-O-V-E the River!!!.

2009-10-19T23:41:00.001-07:00

We just took a family Vacation to the River Oct. 7th,8th, and 9th! Soooo much fun!!!!! We had everyone there, except sadly, our Mellie. We truly missed you! We went with 6 0ther families from our ward and had a BlAsT!!! My parents rented a trailer, so we camped right on the River. Thank you sooo much Mom and Dad! We had such a wonderful time and made so many great memories! We are now addicted to Wake Boarding!!!!
This is our new Pontoon Boat! First time taking it to the River,FUN!!!!

Mom and Hilly in the Trailer! 1st day

The boat beached

Can you tell we are sisters?!!!

Mom and Dad relaxin and cruisin

My Hubby
B-I-L Jordan

Captain Kimmy

Tuff

Little Lando

Jumping into cold water on the 1st day!

Chris tubing behind our boatAuntie Hee and Avie

Hilly Bean tubing

Captain Tiffany

Captain Hillary L-O-V-E Him!!!!

Me, Hilly, and Chels

They were playing Titanic!

Campfire! Funny times Dad and his babies Hillary Kim

Jordan

Captain Avenlie Candid

Landon and his Poppi Early morning boat ride Chris

Captain Poppi and his favorite little girl Landon Wake boarding on the boat!

OH NO!!!!!
Did I already mention that I L-O-V-E him, A LOT!!!!!

Kim and Jord making s'mores

LA County Fair

2009-10-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

On September 11th we went to the LA Fair with the Reichmanns and had a ton of fun! We of course got to eat yummy, bad fair food! It was worth it! We did lots of walking around, checking things out, and at the end of the night we took a ride on the Farris Wheel! Fun! Fun! Fun!!!

2009-10-04T13:37:00.000-07:00

We went to LegoLand Labor day weekend! Thanks Josh and Ryan!=) On our drive down Landon got to call some of his cousins! He was in Heaven! He thought it was soooo cool and fun to talk to them over the phone! So excited and ready to go!

Kim and Jordan this is for you! You can visit Paris anytime, really close you home! He's just so dang cute!

The closest I can get to my favorite place right now, NYC!

This is for Aunt Kimmy and Uncle Jordan!=)

Their favorite part of the day!!!

Out before we even left the parking lot! Awesome!!!

Day trip to Big Bear

2009-10-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

Driving up to Big Bear in the Jeep! What a perfect day to have been in the Jeep! We had so much fun as a family! We feel so blessed to know that we will be a family forever! We LOVE each other so very much!

Way too CuTe!

Like Father, like son! Happy Avie!

Tyson the "famous skateboarding dog." We got to meet him and watch him do his tricks! Who knew we would meet a celebrity in little Big Bear!=)
Avie enjoying her strawberry ice cream! Oh how i love the simple sweet joys of watching our sweet little babies enjoying a treat so much! That's what it's all about.

I LOVE this picture of our little Landon! How cute and sweet! I can't get enough of it and it brings a huge smile to my face whenever I look at it! Love him!

Landon's chunk of bark he found

Summer Idaho trip

2009-10-04T12:14:00.000-07:00

On our way to Idaho! Landon and Avie each got to pick a new toy for the LONG ride. So this was Landon's pick! He was very excited in this picture! This is a very happy Landon smile!

Chris took me 4 wheeling up at a place called Powerhouse. It was sooooo much FuN and so insanely beautiful! We had a great time! Thanks baby!

My cowboy husband

She loves rocks and dirt. But on the other hand she seriously Loves jewerly! Tiffanys jewerly! I am proud!!!=)

Avie and Daddy after their ride around the field Lando by himself!

Chris was sooo HaPpY to have us out there!

Watching the Bulls. I Love the Bulls!

Soooo cute!

1 1/2 on a horse by herself! She was laughing and squealing and having the best time!!! What a brave little girl!

Mom and Avie

They were having so much fun out there together!

Hangin on!

Little cowboys

Getting dirty on the farm! Man do I have to learn to let loose about getting filthy. I am relaxing more and more!Cute Landon and Bracken Grumpy

Jord Yeah, I shot that. What!

Chris giving lessons!

Shoot it Matt! Shoot it!
Look at that little lady

Right on!

Malad Rodeo! We LoVe the Rodeo!!! 3 of Landon's cousins got to ride sheep and steers in the Rodeo that night. It was really cute! They are our Little Lane Frosts

Ruth's Diner! Yummy, Fun, and Beautiful scenery!

Heading into the Peine's Secret Garden! LoVe in the Secret Garden

A Walk On the WiLd SiDe!!!!

2009-08-11T00:26:00.000-07:00

So I cut my dad's hair tonight and he decided to take a walk on the WiLd SiDe!!! "WHAT, NO WAY???" you may be saying to yourselves right now! Well, it's true! Here's the proof! He has been a little crazy with some things he's been wanting to do lately! We like it! He looks younger!
What do you think????
Love you Dad! You are AwEsOmE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The GaRdEnS

2009-08-10T23:58:00.001-07:00

Today we went down to Victoria Gardens, aka "The Gardens," in Landons terms! We went with Meagan and Avery and one of Meag's sis-in-laws and her 2 boys. We went to play in the water fountains and in Kim's terms we were "one of those moms." Well we were, and we had lots of fun and the kids had a BlAsT!!!!!!! Little does Kim realize she will one day be "one of those moms!" Hurry and make it happen Kim! We can't wait for you to join us!!!!=)
Landon thinks he's a tiger

Sooo CuTe!

Avie even joined in for a minute!

but ended up getting a face full of water and then was done!

Landon had a BlAsT with his friends

This is at lunch! We went to the Yard House! The kids were so good and became Pirates!

This is what happens after a day full of FuN!!! They were asleep before we even got to the freeway!

2009-08-09T16:38:00.000-07:00

Wanna Come to My PaRtY!!!!

2009-08-09T16:09:00.001-07:00

So LaNdOn'S new thing is throwing parties. He is always saying "Hey Mom, Wanna come to my party?" So we have had a few parties now and we have LoTs oF FuN!
We got home from church today and the kids ran off to play, I sat down and was chatting with my dad and didn't hear to much! Huh, usually not a good thing! Well Landon came in and asked if I wanted to come to his "BoOk PaRtY"? So a few minutes later I went and this is what I found! Landon and Avie had taken almost every book off the shelf!!! Oh well, cute photos! So the party actually consisted of a little reading and a lot of ClEaNiNg Up!

LaNdO's Sunday BoOk PaRtY

LaNdOn'S !st Party!!! He Throws a gOoD OnE! DaNcInG

Avie aTtEmPtInG a SoMmErSaUlT

PoPpIn ChEeKs

LaNdO's FuNkY MoVeS

The MiLk was FlOwInG!!!

We GoT A lItTlE CrAzY

LaNdOn & WaTeRiNg

2009-07-28T00:47:00.000-07:00

I just bought Landon this new shirt at Target, my fav place, and boy was he excited!!! All morning he was begging me to get him dressed so he could wear his Rockinrolla shirt! He kept saying "Mommy I'm a SuPeRsTaR! I've got my Rockinrolla shirt on!" Too cute!

Oh the sWeEt life of SuMmEr!!! One of Landon's favorite things to do at night is to go out and help Poppi and Nana Water! He is a big helper and has so much fun! I just thought this was a sweet moment and night between the 2 of them! How lucky are they to live with their Poppi and Nana right now!

My sweet little 3 1/2 yr old! We had such a fun day together! I decided to be carefree and not worry about messes or getting lots done today. It made for a good day! We went to Costco for lunch and a little shopping. Landon's favorite! Did some reading, watched cartoons, and played on the slip-n-slide! I LOVE this little boy to pieces!

RiVeR TrIp # 2

2009-07-25T00:16:00.000-07:00

We took another great trip to the river with the R's last week! We had a bLaSt again!We can't wait till we go again! This time my Dad came along and had a fun time! somehow I have no pics of me wake boarding, but LoVeD it again! Enjoy!
Avie being silly in the suitcase with her 2 favorite things, her fingers and her Bahgga.

Me and Chels being gangster with no seats, therefore no seat belts in the trunk. The R's truck broke down so the Yukon pulled the boat. Chris was very excited to pull something behind the Yukon! It did AwEsOmE!!! My HOTT hubby wake boarding! Dang he looks good out there!!!

Poppi

Lovin it!

Jumping off the back of the boat= FUN

On our way to Havasu. SOOO Beautiful

Mom, Ash, and Chels

Sexy Captain Chris

The Sandbar

Havasu Lake. Perfect water! It was 120* all day l-o-n-g!

London Bridge

Cuties! Ash and Chels

Tubing! Fun, but I got beat up! And Chels it's not your fault!=)

Big John tubing! He had a blast! Sometimes he was laughing other times he looked a little worried!!!! So proud of you Dad!!!

Landon loved to pull himself around

Poppi was always good about keeping an eye on his little bud!

Not sleeping. Not happy!

Mini Captain Landon!

He was so cute and so serious when Matt was teaching him.

120* + very tired children+ end of the day= MAYHEM

RiVeR TrIp # 1

2009-07-24T23:30:00.000-07:00

The cutest little girl in the whole wide world! Love her, love her, love her! So this was our 1st river trip of the summer with the Reichmanns! We had a blast and are now officially addicted!!! We went to Laughlin and had great heat and great water! I am now in LoVe with wake boarding and just being on the water! The kids loved it too! Chris is in LOVE now and desperately wanting a boat. It's a great family activity!!! You should all try if you haven't already!
It was so great going with the whole Reichmann family! We love the "Reichmann way " of crazy tubing and just having fun! Thanks R Fam for taking us out! We have a lifetime pass, right?!

Big Daddy Matt Chris and Matt

Rope swing

Greg, Chris, and Brad Cornell

Fun beach time!

The Girls! Me, Avie, Randi, and Chels Daddy and his little girl

Dancing on the boat Brad and Chelsie. They are crazy together on the tubes

Landon dancing. So so cute!

Love him!!!!

Chels and me! CRAZY fun! I will admit, I was a little scarred.

She is such a water baby. She loved running back and forth from the water to the shore!

Crazy LaDiEs

Ashley and Avie

Avie with her MUCH older man Greg!

Sweet Big bowl of Strawberry ice cream at breakfast! WhAt??? Lovies!

Playing late night cards! FUN!!!

2009-07-13T23:19:00.000-07:00

ThE fAiR

2009-07-13T22:56:00.000-07:00

We went to the good ol' San Bernarghetto fair in May and actually had a great time! We had lots of greasy fair food and looked at lots of livestock! The little piglets were my favorite. And lastly we found the Mechanical Bull! Yes!!!! It was so fun watching Landon, who went first, and Chris ride! Landon had the best time and was so proud of himself! Too Cute!!!
So sweet and happy! Poppi and Nana bought them glow sticks!

My big sexy Lane Frost

My cute little Lane Frost(pics are out of order) Landon had so much fun riding the mechanical bull! It was such a cute moment, so many people stopped to watch!

Sweet!

Blog Fest 09'

2009-07-13T16:33:00.000-07:00

So we finally got a new computer after 2 months of waiting! So watch out cause I plan on doing lots of new posts and adding LOTS of new pictures!
Hopefully there is someone out there that still checks our blog. If you do I would love to hear from you! I still look at yours and blog stock others! So Blog Fest 09' starts tonight for me, hopefully! Hope everyone is doing well!

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-20T15:09:00.000-07:00

ChRiS-
We just want to wish the BEST DADDY in the world a VeRy HaPpY FaThEr'S DaY!!!!!
Babe thanks for all you do for each of us and for all your support that you give me! I feel truly blessed that you are my husband and that Landon and Avenlie have you for their dad! They LoVe you so much and miss you so much when you are gone. Our FaVoRiTe time of day is when you come walking in the door from work and see that big, handsome smile of yours! Your hugs and kisses are the best too! Thanks for always taking the time to play with the kids and for making them feel special! Thanks for always listening and being there for me when I need you the most! I LoVe YoU!!!!
You mean everything to us and we are the LuCkIeSt 3 people I know to have YOU!!!!
Happy Father's Day you SeXy, HoT Daddy!
Stef, Lando, and Avers

Carribean Cruise

2009-05-13T23:53:00.001-07:00

Chris and I just went on a 7 day Caribbean cruise! We had such an AMAZING time and LOVED being together every second! I am 1000 times more in love with my husband! HE is the Best and so much fun to be with!!! We came back feeling relaxed, refreshed, and totally destressed! Just what we needed for our fresh new start this year!
Waiting to head to the port. We arrived in Ft.Lauderdale at 5am. We were exhausted and couldn't board until 1pm, so we hung out at the Hard Rock Hotel for HOURS. We ate and then slept in the lobby for awhile. We got woken up by one of the staff asking if everything was ok. So embarrassing, but they were cool and let us stay!
When we finally left to go to the port we found out we were at the wrong one! WHAT???? We ended up taking a hundred dollar taxi ride! That was CRAPPY! But we made it with plenty of time to spare!

Bon Voyage!!!!

Grand Cayman

These speed limit signs reminded Chris of London!

Funny story. We were trying to find access to the beach and Chris spotted a sign. It was pointing down this narrow dirt pathway, so we took it cause we had been walking for awhile. Yeah, we don't even get 15 feet in and Chris jumps and yells and FREAKS me out! I look down and there is this GIGANTIC lizard thing running right in front of Chris! Needless to say I made us turn around and refused risking running into some other undesirable creature.

We LoVeD this beach!

UNREAL!!!! Unbelievably BeAuTiFuL!

Enjoying a Pina Colda in Paradise!

Very Random spot for a Cemetery. I was totally on the side of the road.

We miss the FrOzEn YoGuRt machine sooo much! This was our weakness!

Hanging out in a lounge watching Karaoke! We loved to go watch and laugh at all the brave drunk souls who would get up and sing! Good times!Heading to the GYM! We really went and worked out!

Belize

These trees were interesting. Those are the roots. When a hurricane comes the locals hide their boas in there and it keeps them safe.

Taking a boat ride down the BeAuTiFuL River Wallace

This house is considered to be a nicer one.

Very humbling. This brought tears to my eyes. Our tour guide told us this is a house for a family of 5. We are so very blessed! Lunch in Belize! Super hot and humid!

Alton-Ha Ancient Myian Ruins

Way up on top!

Yeah... don't be jealous. I was a model once upon a time. Can't you tell!

Our Ship and Key West

This one is for LaNdOn!!!!

Yummy, GIGANTIC chocolate chip cookie! 1/4 pounder! They had these all over so we knew we had to try one!

Cute place!

It was Beautiful!

Key Lime PiE in Key West! It was GoOd and I don't really care for Key Lime pie!

Key West The aWeSoMe pool deck and waterslide! We did lots of hanging out here!

Windy! Leaving Key West and heading home!

We were NeRdS with the camera on our last day! We had fun and were laughing so hard!

DaNg.... That bOoTy is FiNe!!!

Ahhhh.... I lOvE You!!! YuMm!!!! This is one of the BeSt parts about being on a cruise! 3 desserts all at once! Delightful!!!

Our last night at dinner

This is the couple we ate with every night. Kristen and Eric. They were Honeymooners and were very nice!Sunday May 10th. Waiing in the airport to go home for about 8 hours! We still had fun though!

Idaho/ Utah trip

2009-05-13T22:59:00.000-07:00

We headed up to Idaho on the 24th of April to see Chris' younger brother Clayton get married! We are so very ExCiTeD for him and Britney1 They had a nice small wedding and seem very happy! It was so awesome seeing Clayton so HaPpY!!!! Congratulations guys!!!

All of Chris' siblings and their wives/husband and his parents

Having ToNs of FuN with his boy cousins!!!!

The 3 girl cousins! Too cute little Hailey, Alex, and Avenlie SOOO Cute! I LoVe this picture! Bracken, Jace, Landon, Hayden, and Dax. Landon was in HeAvEn with his cousins!!!!!

Becky and Avie at the wedding!
Lots of FuN out on the FaRm!

Lando and Dado!

Alex and Avie!

Avie's 1st time on a horse! She did pretty well for a minute!

I got the privilege of sitting on the horse's rear. Yeah, I felt like I was peeing my pants! It was a disgusting feeling being on a hot, sweaty horse!

Me and my Prince riding off into the sunset! Corny, I know!!!

GROSS! I had NaStY, sWeAtY horse hair all over my butt! YEAH... again, GROSS!

Auntie Becky and little Sis

Handsome CoWbOy Hayden Kellie, Steve, and Jace

Kellie and Becky! 2 HoT girls on horses!

4wheeling! TONS of FUN and OHHHH SO COLD!!! Thanks again Brandon and Ken for letting us borrow them to have some fun!!!!

Tractor ride! Finishing harrowing the 20 acres up at the ranch

Dax, Jace, and Landon waiting to roast hot dogs!

This is mine and Chris' tree! He proposed to me here 6 years ago, 4/6/03!!!!!

Landon having lunch with the day care kids at Grandma Bobbie's house! He had so much fun and looked so cute eating lunch with them!

Saying goodbye to Grandma Bobbie! Landon was in a really bad mood when we were leaving.

We stayed in Utah with Kim and Jordan for a few days! We ate tons of really good food,layed around A LOT, cause we were all sick,had fun at the museum,and Kim and I had TONS of fun shopping together and spending a little money while the boys went to Cabelas!

Discovery Museum at The Gateway Mall!

2009-04-19T23:03:00.000-07:00

Tee Ball

2009-04-19T22:08:00.001-07:00

On Saturday Landon had his very 1st Tee Ball game! It was really cute, but also a little tragic! Landon had a hard time doing the whole team thing. I have always been worried about having that child that is throwing a tantrum and not wanting to participate and yeah we had that child. Oh well though, he's learning! He still did good! He was just wanting to hit the ball the whole time and did not want to put his bat down.
His little team is so cute and of course it is tons of fun to watch! He is on a team with his little buddy Joseph from church and Joseph's dad is their coach! Coach Sunny! We are super excited for his next game and can't wait for our baseball SuPeRsTaR to come shining through! LoVe you Landon and we are so PrOuD of YoU!

Our new FAVORITE family activity, Jeepin!!!! After Landon's Tee Ball game we went jeepin off and on all day! We all LOVE it!!! The weather was perfect and the kids were screaming and having a great time!

Grandma Bobbie this ones for you!!!!