Summer 2009

Getting on the little plane.

Brian's little sisters Lacey and Ashlyn.

I did alot of this!

My favorite view...

me, Ash, Carrie, Tiffany, and Debbie..hangin' out at the pool.

My father n' law Lonnie jumping off at Montezuma falls.

Brian chillin'

All of us on our way to Tortuga Island.

On our way to Vernal...La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Brian and I on Segways in San Jose, Costa Rica

At breakfast in our house in Tambour..the pacific side of Costa Rica.

My mother n' law Debbie on the canopy tour.

An Iguana the size of a child..on Iguana bridge (100's of them in the trees!)

At a favorite restraunt...we went there 2 nights in a row!

Trolley ride with kids to the sawdust festival in Laguna Beach..
Boys running on the beach in Laguna.

Claire enjoying a nice "sandy snack"

The girls coming through Immigration at LAX, returning from Japan.

Trenton's Soccer game on Wednesday..he scored a goal!

Wow! Where did it go? School is back on Thursday the 13th and I feel like summer just began. I am a little sad that the "fun" is over but it will be so nice to not have my house trashed 24/7. The month of July was a very busy one with our trip to Costa Rica. It was so nice to have a vacation without our kids..I mean I do love them and all but 10 days with out having to change a diaper, get someone a drink or give anyone but myself a bath was PRICELESS! ( Thank you Lonnie and Debbie for a glorious trip) We got do do alot of fun adventurous things like zip lining and river rafting, my favorite! The house we had in Tambour was so beautiful and perfect for all 14 of us. 

Then we got home for 2 days, did laundry, repacked, and took off for Laguna Beach for 10 days. Brian came for the last 4 days. The girls went to Japan to see their dad and had a really good time. Natalie took 400 pictures! So now that all the fun is over and it's time to get back to "reality" I guess I can just dream of our next vacation and hope that it's not too far away.....

4th of July 2009

Macey and the huge owl...only weighs 6 lbs..doesn't look like it to me!

One of many awesome fireworks.

Claire enjoying the show?

Miley almost 8 months.

Cute boys..Tate, Trenton, Zane, and Roc.

The Lundell Family

The tree maze at the Arboretum.

The Campbell's

We had a really fun 4th of July weekend and had Brian's sister Carrie and her family up for a couple days. Our first day was a bit of a disaster as we went to the "birds of Prey" show at the Arboretum but missed it by a few minutes so we thought we'd come back at 2 after lunch but I guess with 10 kids and 4 adults a "quick" lunch is outta the question unless you do fast food. We skipped the show and decided to go to the Aquaplex. We got there, paid our fees and then they closed the pool because of lighting in the area. We thought that was not possible since it's an indoor complex but they have slides that go out of the building so we waited 2 hours in a boring hallway with 10 kids and finally decided to go get ice cream..after that we DID end up going back since we paid and they wouldn't refund, only give "vouchers", so it ended up ok but a long, long day. The next day we went to the birds of prey show. I think I liked it better than the kids..Zane kept asking for "treats" and could care less about what the guy was saying. That night we brought dinner to the fireworks show at the mall and thought how great can this be? ..but we were greatly amazed as it was close to an hour display and we even packed up and took off early to miss all the traffic. It was really fun visiting with them all and will be excited to see them in a few days for our trip to Costa Rica...I can't wait! (no kids this time) whooo Hoo!

The End of Baseball..2009

Look at all those freckles!

He hit this one and look whos catching it on video in the background...

So much concentration.

Trenton finally graduated from T-ball after 2 years and was on machine pitch this year. He actually learned alot and got pretty good. At the end of the season they switched from machine pitch to coach pitch and he did awesome! He really has a good eye and pretty good coordination. He learned alot of the rules and goals this year and we are proud of how well he did. Now he has started Soccer and is even MORE excited to play this new sport. I have a feeling he's going to do well. Way to go Trenton!

More pictures from Prom 2009!

Melissa's Prom night

Yesterday was Melissa's first prom night. Unfortunately it was raining cats and dogs and doing pictures was a little difficult. She had a great time and my good friend Di took some awesome pictures that I will be posting later but these are the ones I had time to get as I was video taping too, putting on boutineers, holding cell phones and cameras. 

Claire turns 1 year old!

Today is my sweet baby Claire's First Birthday.  I made her a special birthday tu-tu and couldn't wait to get it on her after lunch and go outside to take some pictures, although the minute I put it on her she started tugging and crying to get it off. I did happen to get a few good ones though. We then came in and she got into a swim diaper to do her next favorite thing..swim. Brian took her and Zane in the jacuzzi. She really enjoyed herself and will be even more excited tonight to have her very own birthday cake to destroy. While I was making it today I was using the hand mixer and when I turned it off Zane says from the computer, "mom, don't ever do that again" "what, use the mixer..why?" He then says, "cause it just breaks my heart" I thought it was so funny. 

Claire has accomplished many things in her one year of life and is such a joy and a blessing. She loves to open and close cabinets and pull everything out of them. She loves going up and down the stairs..yes, down too and my stairs are scarry even for a grown up walking on 2 legs!  She loves to play games with Brian especially the "hit daddy in the head with the remote game" She just laughs and laughs..it is so cute to hear. She loves her siblings and will go to them over me sometimes. She loves dum dums (lollipops) and tearing up magazines. Oh, and she loves watching Dancing With The Stars too!  She hasn't started walking yet so look for that in the near future...Happy Birthday Claire, we are so excited to be able to be a part of your life and watch you grow up.

the latest happenings...

Jaxson Mit Campbell May 21, 2009 6lbs 9 oz.

Grandma Cowling and Claire

Trenton jumping in Carrie's pool.

Natalie, Macey, and Claire

My parents came up for a quick visit on their way to Las Vegas. We got news that Brians cousin Russ died in his sleep at age 36. Audra and Tim welcomed a new baby boy into the world on the 21st. We attended a beautiful funeral for Russ. We spent some time with Brian's sister Carrie and her family. It has been a crazy week and not expected to slow down as we are getting ready for the last week of school, Claire turns 1 on friday, and Melissa is going to Prom on Saturday..Whew!!!