I love living close to Disneyland....

Yesterday Rick, Heather and Trevor all had the day off work. Ironically enough, we all have passes to Disneyland too. Since the weather has been so much cooler lately, we decided it would be a perfect day to spend together at Disneyland. I have to day that Disneyland is fun, but SOOOOO much better with the little ones. Luckily Heather grabbed her camera, and she got some cute shots of the kiddos. Haylee all wet after we went on the River Ride. Last month when Trevor and I went on my birthday, due to the long wait on their part to get my pass in order, we got 3 passes to just walk to the front of the line .... no waiting.... the only way to go I must say....ha ha ha So, we used it on this ride which was a 45 minute wait. It was great. We felt like V.I.P. ha ha ha
Zach keeping an eye on his Aunt Heather.....literally. :D

Heather got some great shots of the babies together.

Loved this one. My favorite of the day.

While we went on the River Ride, Trevor stayed and watched Zach and Erick. He took them to Brother Bear which is right by the River Ride. Erick was in heaven. He was running all over the place just going from place to place. He loved it in there.

Erick coming out of one of the slides in Brother Bear.

We went on King Triton's carousel. Erick didn't really want to do it, but when everyone else got on he really had no choice. Zach even rode one of the "fishes".

He wasn't too sure for a minute there.

Such a big boy.

Making sure Grandma is still close by.

When the ride started, Erick looked at me and said, "This ride is kinda fun huh Grandma?" It was cute.

Hayden has been waiting to be tall enough to ride Maliboomer. It shoots you up high and fast. Well, he is finally tall enough and got to ride it for the first time. Heather got some great shots of him. This one is just as it is shooting us up. The look on his face is priceless.

Just look at the anticipation on his face in this picture. He's so stinkin cute.

Wait for it....wait for it.....wait for it.....

He is so happy and so excited. He loved it!!!!!

We really did have a great time together. I can't think of a better way to bring my summer to an end.

Surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it would seem as though I am going to be a grandma again.

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!

I came home yesterday and Jeff and Nicole were at the house. We were all a buzz about all the Big Brother drama with Chima....{a silly show we are addicted to right now}. The kids told me there was more news on CBS.com to go to the computer and check it out. As I walk over to the computer, this is the picture on my screensaver. At first I'm thinking I've seen a picture like this with Rick and Ali. Then, it dawns on me, wait a minute, this isn't Rick and Ali, this is Jeff and Nicole. I turned around to ask them if this picture means what I think it means, and they are grinning from ear to ear.

We just couldn't be happier at our house.

Congratulations Jeff and Nicole. Your life is just going to get better from here on out.

Daddy's little helper....

Trevor and I were able to go visit Wildomar yesterday and play with the kiddos. As you can see here, Erick is helping his daddy mow the lawn. That's right Rick, teach him young. After yardwork was done. Off we went to go pick up the kiddos new playhouse. How cute is this little playhouse? Ali found this on Craig's list for very cheap. It even has screens on the windows, curtains for the windows, and a doorbell. I also couldn't get a good shot of the weathervane on the roof. It really was a great score on Ali's part.

How cute is little Zach peeking his head up over the door? I think the kids are going to have lots of fun with their new playhouse. They sure look excited....Wow! Hayden sure is getting tall isn't he????

A funfilled Saturday

This past Saturday was a busy, fun day. It started out with swimming over at Heather's new place. It was a huge swimming pool, and the kids just had a blast. Haylee has absolutely no fear. That girl would just jump off the edge of the pool backwards and do a flip. Hayden was not quite as crazy, but decided he wanted to give it a shot. Here they both are just before the big jump.
Little Zach loves the water too. He just chills in there. So sweet to watch.

Erick also had no fear. I love this picture I got of him jumping into the pool. He just jumped in expecting either Heather or Trevor to be there to get him....crazy child. : Zach is having a snack break here. So macho just sitting in his lounge chair.

What a sweet smile.

Brothers bonding.

I captured a brief moment of stillness on Erick's part. That boy didn't stop the whole time we were there.

Later we came back to Grandma's house. Zach is starting to scoot. He gets up on all fours too. It is so stinking cute watching him do this. I tried and tried to get these pictures of him on his fours. He made it very difficult, he would see me with the camera and turn to face me. While I love his cute little face, it was his sideview I wanted for these pictures. I finally was able to get some good ones.

Thinking .....

This is my favorite shot of Zach that night. I love the look on his face. He has this little grin that looks like he's saying, "Look Grandma, one foot!". So adorable. I love this little guy.

I loved this pose of Erick's in the tub. He is just leanin on one arm while lying on his side, playing with his tub toys. Such a funny kid.

I totally posted these last few pictures backwards. Erick's bath came after we played Sorry. Here we are playing the Sorry game that Hayden just opened as a birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa.

Hayden loves to play board games. So, we decided to get him some of his own for his birthday. He loves to play Sorry, and he loves Spongebob. He gets the best of both worlds.

He kept telling me that he thought this present was a football. He seemed pleasantly surprised when it was Jenga instead.

Erick is so happy that it is present opening time.

We had a fun day/night. It's so nice to have Hayden back home again.

Just in case I have never mentioned it......I LOVE being a Grandma!!!!!!!!

Beautiful Butterfly Experience

I went out into the backyard yesterday to dump the trash, and this is what I found on the wall in the backyard. I immediately ran into the house, and grabbed my camera to capture it on film.

How many times have you seen a butterfly emerging from it's cocoon? After taking pictures, we left and went swimming at Heather's new place. When we got home, it was still stuck. I decided that it needed help. I didn't want to help it at first because I knew it needed to do it on it's own for strength. At this point, it had been stuck for well over 4 hours. I figured it would die if I didn't help it anyway, so why not just help it out??? The reason the poor little thing couldn't get out is because it's wing was like infused into the cocoon....the wings couldn't open fully even after I got it out.

The grandkids were totally loving watching it try to fly off. The poor little guys was just wiped out from trying so hard, so long to get out that he was almost dead.

I sure wish that the ending of this experience would have been a better outcome. Unfortunately, the poor little guys just didn't make it.

Pool Party Fun

Last Saturday we went to my sister and brother in law's house for some swimming fun. We had a great time....especially Haylee. Even little Zachary enjoyed the water.
Licorice break. I think he likes it.

Erick loving my sister's new stray. He just showed up in her backyard one day, and their other cat took a liking to him....wonder if he got to stay???

These are Haylees toes at the end of the day. That girl literally stayed in the pool the "whole" time. She wouldn't even get out to eat lunch. Total waterlog!!!!

Heather trying to get Dallas to join in on the festivities....he didn't think it seemed like much fun.

Thanks Lora and Danny. It was a blast.