Cruising

A week before Thanksgiving Jake and I took a 7 night cruise to the Caribbean. It was fabulous. We went to St. Thomas, St. Marteen, and Nassau,Bahamas. Our favorite port was St. Marteen, where we rented lawn chairs on the ocean and just soaked up the sun and swam in the beautiful aqua ocean. When we booked our trip we were upgraded to a balcony for free. Let me just say it's going to be really hard to go on another cruise and stay on an inside cabin. Balcony was THE way the go! The trip was so fun and the kids did great w/o us thanks to their loving grandmas who rotated shifts. So greatly appreciated. We can't wait to sail again!

St. Thomas



St. Marteen


Atlantis

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween this year. The kids were dressed and ready to go knock doors by 5pm. Unfortunately, they got about 4 houses away and it began to downpour! Everyone on the streets went running for their homes. We figured that was it for the night so the kids undressed and we made dinner. Luckily about an hour later the rain let up and Riley and Crew were able to finish out the neighborhood. Beck stayed behind and helped pass out candy. He was so fun to watch. Everytime he heard the doorbell he'd drop what he was doing and run screaming towards the door. I think he had more fun than anyone. At the end of the night Jake and I inspected the kids bags to secure a few of our favorites and then let the kids dig in. A very fun night, but glad it's behind us so we can look forward to Thanksgiving!



Crew was set to be a ninja but last minute he resorted back to his last years golfer instead

Riley at her school parade

First Day of School

Riley started Kindergarten this year. She could hardly contain her excitement! She was begging for summer to end just so she could start school. I can't believe how fast she's grown up!

Beach Week

One of our favorite times of the year is our annual Brian beach week in Laguna. It's a week of pure R&R and fun times with the family. We weren't able to go last year since I was due that week with Beck, so we were glad we could make it this year. Nothing quite like sitting on the beach all week soaking up the sun while the kids run wild with their cousins. Bliss.





This big wave came up right as we were trying to take their pic

All 21 cousins







Noah would make a sweet cheerleader! Look at that form!

Taking the ferry to Balboa Island



Beck LOVES Finn!


Rocky the snake

Beck Turns 1!

Our sweet little Beck had his first birthday! Where has this last year gone!? He is such a good boy and smiles at everyone he sets his eyes on. I wish he could stay this age forever. Funny, I used to think of Crew this way too...then he turned 3!




Let him eat cake!

Yuba

This summer we took a quick camping trip to Yuba Lake with Jake's sisters family. None of us had ever been there before so we thought we may as well try it out since it's only an hour away. It's no Lake Powell, but it was still pretty. We pulled the boat down and did a little skiing and fishing. Jake and I don't fish much but his brother-in-law does. Notice his catch of the day is bigger than Beck!

Utah Lake

We've had so much fun on the Lake this summer. We were lucky enough to store my parents boat at our house and use it as much as we wanted. It's great because we can be on the lake in under 5 min from our driveway! Riley was so determined to get up and ski's this year. Cold weather or water was certainly not deterring her either. After a couple of trys she did it! Then that was all she could talk about was when could we go boating again so she can waterski. Such a little athlete :)