Playing in the Ocean...

Better late than never, I finally got around to posting the pictures of us at the beach on our trip one month ago. The kids had so much fun playing in the water and sand, I wish we would have had time to go back again before we left. Carson I think loved the beach the best. Before we left on vacation Carson kept telling me that all he wanted to do was to run on the beach. It was such a nice day that the boys stripped down to their underwear and played in the water. Brynlee was mostly busy looking for seashells and Baylee never stopped moving except to bend down and pick up a handfuls of sand. The beach was very relaxing to me. I loved just sitting there and watching the kids having the time of their lives.

California Here we come!

We finally saved the money to take our family on an amazing trip to California. We left on January 1st and came home January 11th. We had the best time as a family. We made a few stops on the way there and on the way back but while in California we stayed with my second cousin Laura and her family. We started our adventure with first driving to San Diego to Sea World. Here is Baylee checking out the Polar Bears!

The kids loved watching the Whales!

Here is our family pic right when we arrived at Sea World! We spent one day there and I loved it the most. There were no crowds and we walked right on to everything. It was very relaxing to me to walk around and look at everything. The boys loved the ride the Atlantis, they got on and off it several times because no one was in line.

Next on are agenda was three days straight of Disneyland and California Adventures! This was a favorite for our whole family. The third day we went I scheduled a special mother-Daughters lunch at Ariel's Grato. It was a bit expensive but well worth the experience. We had five special visitors at our table. The first was Sleeping Beauty, who asked Baylee for a Hug!

When we first came down the stairs Ariel is waiting at the bottom to greet you and have your picture taken with her. Baylee was too nervous to stand by her but Brynlee was eating it up!

Here is the girls with Belle! Also visiting at our table was Cinderella( Brynlee's favorite ) and Snow White who we also got pictures with. Brynlee was so cute she asked mom are we really eating at Ariel's house? I will always cherish this lunch, the excitement on the girls faces were priceless!

Carson in Toon Town, isn't he strong.

The kids in Toon Town.

A family Picture in California Adventures!

Next on our stop was a day trip to Universal Studios! Connor was so excited to pose in this uniform.

This picture may be a little freaky to people but it has a story behind it. My little brother has nicknamed Baylee Chuckie because of her wild hair when it's not done up cute. So when I saw this cutout of Chuckie I couldn't resist. This picture is for you Sky!

We ran into Dora the Explorer while we were there!

Warren and I took a nice pic overlooking Universal Studios!

Here's our cute kids posing by a fountain. I took almost 150 pictures while we were gone so it was hard to narrow it down to a few to share with everyone.

The kids begged to have their picture taken with Jaws! Ending our day we were in a mild Earthquake. Connor and Carson were able to feel it and thought it was cool. My dad even called us to ask if we felt it. We were told it was a good thing it wasn't as big as the last one. It was a real shaker.

Last but not least on our adventure was driving back to San Diego to go to the San Diego Zoo!
Isn't this picture sweet, I usually don't believe in taking pictures unless people are in it. When I saw this cute Koala sleeping in the tree I was a goner.

My hot husband looking cool by the elephants!

My four monkeys!! What a time we had I hope they never forget it. Seeing their excitment was well worth the wait it has taken us to finally take them on a real vacation.

Christmas Morning!

What a great Christmas we had! The kids had so much fun opening their gifts from Santa, I just love to see how excited they get. The boys got a Wii and they were so thrilled. Brynlee got Petshop stuff and a Hello Kitty Stereo. Baylee got a little pink Barbie four wheeler. She looks so darn adorable driving around the house on it. The kids also got a trip to Disneyland from Warren and I which we will be taking real soon! The kids were pretty spoiled this year but we made a real point to teach them the true meaning of Christmas! I know they understand that it's all about our Savior Jesus Christ and his birth, I did a special sharing time in primary about the true meaning of Christmas. It went great and the children were so attentive! Sunday I also had to give a talk in Sacrament Meeting. I was truly scared to death. I just thought I would mention something I talked about in my talk. My talk was on Building an Eternal Family, I just thought I would encourage everyone to keep your focus on family. There are so many things in life trying to pull apart the family I of course want to be with my family forever and all of you. President Harold B. Lee taught: The most important of the Lord's work that you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. I hope all of you have a great Holiday Season, and enjoy ringing in the new year! Love, Eryn

The Nutcracker!

The monday before Christmas, my friend Sarah and I took our girls to the Nutcracker. It was a fun mother daughter time! After the Nutcracker we took the girls to Olive Garden. We all got dressed up and had a great evening!

Big Girl !

I can't believe it but yes my 18mo old baby wants to potty train. Isn't she adorable on her potty! For the past month or two she comes and tells us before she poops in her diaper, so I thought I would buy a potty and see what she would do. Just about everyday now since I bought it she goes pee in it. I don't pressure her and she loves showing everyone when she goes potty. As happy as I am, I am also saddened because she is growing up so fast and soon we won't have a baby anymore.

Bryn's Christmas Recital!

Thursday the 18th was Brynlee's Christmas Dance Recital. She did a Jazz dance to the song Mr. Grinch. She did great! She was so excited and had a great time with her best friend Kemry! Bryn is such a poser. I didn't even put her in any of these positions, I just told her to pose and this is what she did. We are so proud of Brynlee, she loves dance and is really good at it. She definitely doesn't take after her parents.

Our Christmas Tree, Yippee!!

What a fun night we had putting up the Christmas Tree. The kids were so excited and loved every minute of it. I don't usually get excited to decorate for the Holidays but this year I was. I put on Christmas music ( which warren complained about the whole night ) and loved watching the kids and their excitement over decorating the tree. I usually have to have the tree just perfect and end up changing the tree after the kids go to bed but this time I left it as is. I'm learning to be more relaxed, especially when my sweet little sassy tore into a decoration with in the first 5 minutes that the tree was done. She ripped it apart and bit off pieces of it but I can't say I was surprised. As the tree was going up she was right underneath the tree doing her best to be in the way. I love being the mother to my four beautiful kids they make me want to be a better person. I have so much to be thankful for this season, I am truly grateful!