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Recently we took a little road trip out to San Diego, CA. We wanted to do one more family vacation before all the good weather disappeared so we packed up and drove out. Travis has an old friend that lives in Carlsbad and he was kind enough to accomodate our staying with him (for which we are forever grateful!)

The drive went amazingly well. Who knew we had such a good little traveler on hand? Cason was amazing! Thanks to tips from all our friends! The little presents worked like magic and the new books (from DI-I highly recommend going this route) worked wonders for over an hour! Even though the weather was overcast and chilly we still managed to find things to do and have a good time. I got some great pictures at the beach. The first time we went it was too cold to get in our suits so I thought just rolling up our pants would be okay for toe dipping-Cason's face after hearing the waves crash. He did this just about every time because the wind was so windy that the waves were crashing pretty loud-Trav trying to convince Cason it's okay to get his toes in the water-By the time he got comfortable going out on his own we went out a little far and the waves got us! One ended up pushing Cason over and went over his shoulders-it was traumatic. He was soaked and cold!! Thanks to not having dry clothes we had to endure to screams and cries-He eventually got over it and got back in the sand. By the time we were ready to go he was c.o.v.e.r.e.d! in sand! This picture really does not do it justice but this Cason's confused face-Cason got sucked into football that weekend. There was always a game on that Trav and Andy were okay with watching. From then on Cason is always asking to watch football...I hate that it started so early. We took a little ferry ride over to Coronado...or something similar to that. Cason would stand on the bench, lean over the side and yell out "NEMO!" He said it with so much passion too. As if Cason was the one looking for and determined to find little Nemo-While Cason and I took glorious Sunday naps Travis and Andy took a hike to somewhere cool I'm sure-We went to San Diego zoo, which was awesome. We saw these hippo's sleeping, they looked like they were having very good dreams-Koala's which I had never seen before so I was pretty excited. They had a ton of them too-Kangaroo's, which again I was excited about because I had never seen one before but this guy just stood there and itched himself for as long as we could take so we moved on-Cason was on every fence trying to climb it that he could see-

We saw polar bears which were totally awesome because they got down in the water and started play fighting and swimming, Cason loved them-They had one little panda who was on the move, Cason also tried to get in this little guys cage, it was a close call-Day two at the beach was beautiful! We got in suits so we were prepared to get wet. The sun was shinning and we were ready for a fun filled day!Unfortunately because of Cason's first day experience he did not want to touch the water. Every time we got him close to the water we'd wait for it to touch our toes, he'd bolt the other way as the water got closer and closer-So we turned it into a fun game of chasing that had us all laughing-And on our last day we drove up to the temple. And even though there was no sunshine, I still managed to get some good shots-San Diego Temple is a beautiful temple! Every day now Cason asks to see a temple and he thinks every church we pass is a temple. It's a fun learning experience (oh, and Cason almost ran into the temple doors too. I was tempted to let him just to see what the temple workers would do, heehee, but then decided that I knew better)-For one moment, the sun came up-

Such a fun vacation! We love you San Diego! And Andy! Thanks again for letting us stay with you!

One Cutie-Patootie

He's so adorable and melts my heart every day. Love him to death!

Cason's faces

He is getting better and better at these faces and I've been mean to do a blog on them for months. So here they finally are. All you have to do is ask him to show you his Happy Face (this usually includes a big eyebrow raise)-His Sad Face-His Angry Face-His Surprised Face (a personal favorite of mine)-And his Confused Face (which usually includes a more tilted head and the sound 'huh')-

So adorable. Next time you see him you'll have to ask him to show you.

Because one just isn't enough-

Growing up I shared bunk beds with my younger sis. I remember just before bed my mom would tuck us in and say goodnight. She always took forever with Nicole. I would always peek my head down and see what they were doing and my mom was helping Nicole carefully place practically each and every stuffed animal she owned next to her in bed. After the lights were turned off I'd look at her in the middle of the bed with at least 10 or more animals all lined up next to her. It made me want to throw my one stuffed animal that I slept with at them all just to mess them up. But maybe it wasn't just her and maybe it's a kid thing...or maybe it's hereditary?
He needed 3 stuffed animals the other night while reading books, one just wasn't enough.

Our house...in the middle of the street...

Finally! What youv'e all been waiting for, right? Haha. You can all thank my younger sister, Nicole, for this blog post on the house. She lives in Arizona and is currently in the market for a house and has really been wanting to see ours. And since this is the best way I can think of to do it, here you go. 25 pictures of our lovely home in Eagle Mountain, Utah! We are really enjoying the area with how quiet and friendly the neighborhood is. If you're in the market, Eagle Mountain is a good place to buy right now. After being in the home for 4 months we're really satisfied with the home. There were some issues with the sprinklers but thanks to our awesome new neighbor, Mike, it has been taken care of for the charge of parts (we felt blessed). But other than that there haven't been anything hidden that has come out since we've been here. We're really enjoying it. So I labeled all the pictures to make it easier for you Nicole. Hopefully you can get a good idea of what the house looks like. For everyone else-enjoy!And yes, I aboslutely love my kitchen! If I could change one thing it would be the pantry-That's the shelf I painted. It turned out adorable-This room will soon be Cason's once he's ready for a bed-By far the cutest room in the whole house (all the pictures of Cason might have something to do with that though)-Our room is so empty right now and I hate it. I'm hoping to get a cushion and pillows on the bay window one day-And definitely more things on the wall above the dressers-We're still in need of a nice entertainment center (we're saving up)-Best couch in the whole world-Eventually a nice long table of some sort will go here and you won't see all the movies-This will one day be an extra bedroom-
There you have it. Our lovely home. We really do love it! If anyone wants or still needs a personal tour give us a call! :)