Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Tenley Turns 1


One year ago today, Tenley surprised us when my water broke and she arrived 3 weeks early. She has continued to surprise us each day with lessons for us to learn, challenges, and lots of laughs! But above  all she has surprised us with her tender, gentle nature that is always expressing in quiet ways how much she loves her mommy and daddy. From day one, I have felt so needed and loved as a mother by my baby girl. She always MADE me hold her, cuddle her, sleep with her, and play with her...even if I felt exhausted or overwhelmed while trying to adjust to having 3 kids. Her favorite thing has been to just be near me and Quint, didn't matter what else she was doing. I'm so thankful for what she has taught me; that very quiet ways of showing love can go a super duper long way! :)  What an incredible blessing this little girl has been to our family! What did we ever do with out her sweet laugh and her cuddles? I am so thankful to be the mama to Tenley and I can't wait for all the wonderful years ahead! 
Tenley Beth, you are LOVED! Happy Birthday baby girl!!




Sunday, October 14, 2012

CALIFORNIA TRIP!

This is by far the most pictures I have ever done in one post! I kept trying to narrow it down but just couldn't do it. We had an absolute blast on our trip to California this year! The last time we did a Disney trip Gavin was 14 months old so it was like he was experiencing everything for the first time. We could tell that Tenley was feeling the magic...even though she'll have to experience it all for the first time again in a couple of years. :) And Tristan of course loved every minute of it as well. This was one of our most favorite vacations together as a family. Awesome, awesome memories were made last week. 
When we arrived in California the first day we went over to our favorite beach spot on Coronado Island. The boys ran around in the waves for a couple of hours before we drove to our hotel in Anaheim. 






 Tenley loved the sand. She would scream every time we picked her up. 


 Our first day at Disneyland! We've never been there in October so it was really fun to see it all decorated for Halloween.


My sweet friend Melissa surprised me and made these adorable shirts for all 3 kids. They were so excited when Debbie ( Melissa's mom) brought them over to our house. So many people commented on how cute the shirts were. Love you Melissa! 

First ride of the day, the Rockets! 

The Saxtons met up with us that afternoon and went on a few rides with us!


                                     


I've been to Disneyland quite a few times in my life and I have NEVER seen it as packed as it was when we were there. This is when we were walking down Main Street. It was pretty nuts. Thank goodness Disney knows how to accommodate huge crowds! 

Disneyland lolly pops are a must :)

The next day we headed over to California Adventure to see Cars Land! It did not disappoint! The boys were in heaven.


                                     


Waited in line for 2 hours to go on this ride! Oh yeah, he's happy!

So was this little guy! 

Disneyland cotton candy is another must.

Disney Junior live concert. It was so cute.




I love my goofy man :)

 Waiting for the World of Color show to start!



It was worth the wait! Quint said he thought it was like the Dancing Waters in Vegas on steroids. Good way to describe it! It was pretty amazing. 

On Thursday we took a Disney break and went over to Parker boiler. The boys got to take a tour of the factory and see how boilers were made. 

We drove over to the Newport Beach temple that afternoon. It is a really beautiful temple.

                                                



Back to Disneyland on Friday! 


The Miles family met up with us and spent most of the day with us! 




Then the Brown family met up with us around lunchtime and we spent the afternoon together!





                                      


                                      

Quint and Joe waited with the babies while us moms went on Splash Mountain with the bigger kids. 
                                               
Then it was their turn! Haha, I love Quint's face in this picture! Gavin looks a bit terrified. :)
                                               

 We ended the day in Toontown, bought some souvenirs, then sadly said goodbye to Disneyland. 'Til we meet again!!