Jalama 2010

 Family Foto

REI Mugs are good for a nice glass of wine too :D

Taylor enjoying her first campfire with Dad

Campfire with Amigos

Awww...love before they began to wrestle in the sand.

ICE TICKLES!!!

Tay LOVED her first camping trip

She even got her toes all wet and sandy

Long days at the beach = Naps on the beach

Bros

swinging together

Roasting mellows with Uncle Baba Stu

Going for our hike ;D

We made it!

Connor enjoyed swimming in the river mouth

Another Family Foto

The girls (Tay got an REI vest)

Jalama is unreal...so beautiful, peaceful and of course fun ;D! We enjoyed another week of camping at Jalama with friends. We scored beautiful weather during the day, some crazy loud winds at night and good surf for the boys!

First Swing

Connor

Taylor 

 

It did not realize it until we were at Jalama last week...Both Connor and Taylor went on the swing for their first time in Jalama at the same exact age! However they both responded differently. Connor would fall asleep everytime I put him in the swing at the park. Taylor is complete opposite...she starts kicking her legs and smiling, it's pretty cute!

More vacation pictures coming soon...there is a lot ;D!

Connor's 1st Shiner

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Connor thought it would be a good idea to floor a motorized atv down some stairs at a friends house. This was the result! He cried for a few minutes and then went about smiling and playing! He is one tough little kiddo.

What a week.

My mom got to spend a week with us!

Jess came for a long weekend :D

 Taylor lives in the Ergo!

Jess got a family shot for us...

Giana loved meeting Taylor

Meghan, Giana and Justin stop by to hang out during their busy trip to SD!

No pics with Justin :( We do love you Justin!

A week full of visitors!!! SO FUN!! :D

Love. Love. Love.

Connor giving sister a ride!

Taylor practicing her Miss America wave during her tour of the backyard.

 We love feet :D

 The most unattractive picture, but its REAL!

The boys walking the OB wall checking the surf.

 Connor: "You play Percy, I will play Thomas"

When Mike and I got married (three years ago tomorrow) I thought I could never experience more love than I did on our wedding day. When we had Connor, I felt a love I had never experienced before. When we had Taylor, I felt a different type of love for a little girl and believed I had all the love in my life I could ever have now that I have my boy and my girl. I thought wrong. My love of our family continues to grow...I am overwhelmed and so thankful as nobody ever really tells you what its like to have your very own family. I absolutely love the stage of Connor and Taylor interacting...Connor talking to her like she understands everything and is really playing with him, Taylor smiling and cooing back at him. Their love for each other melts my heart. Today I can not imagine experiencing more happiness and love for my family, but I am sure there is more...

A Day On the Train

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Connor and Taylor holding hands while Grandma reads them a book!

Not really...My mom and I set out to take Connor on a train ride and we missed the train by 30 seconds! Due to Comicon there was no parking anywhere in Old Town Train Station...it was packed, so after finding a parking spot 30 minutes later, running to catch the train, it pulled away as we stood at the door :( Connor pointed to the Lorax trolley (one of our favorite books) and said look at that train, so we went on a Train ride taking the Lorax Trolley to Santee. When you promise a 2 year old a train ride, you got to do something right? It turned out to be a really fun day! We had snack time, colored some train pages, read Thomas the Train ABC book, and played with trains on the train. We got off in Santee and went to Barnes and Noble - we read some more train books, played with the train table and then went out for some lunch. Connor got this special rice krispie treat to eat on the way home. He was asleep within 15 seconds of getting into the car to go home! What a fun morning with lots of laughs...thanks for the adventure mom!

Super Underwear Man!

Connor is not so sure on using the potty all the time, but he sure does love his underwear :D He insisted on wearing them all day over his jeans...We did not leave the house that day :D. He made some brownies though in them and I have to say they are the best he has ever made!