Auntie Sherri dancing with Connor

Auntie Sherri is the best! My kids absolutely adore her! She danced for a long time with my kids at Laurie's birthday party, and my kids had a blast!

Laurie's Birthday Party

We're glad we could be here to help Laurie celebrate her 50th birthday party. It was a really fun party with a kid table with fun activities to keep them occupied, a band for dancing, and with my brother taking care of the BBQ an awesome dinner. It was a great night of partying and the kids were good and worn out by the time we made it back to my dad and Laurie's house. In fact, Gavin was so tired that while I was busy getting Connor ready for bed, Gavin went to the bathroom and then laid down right there on the bathroom floor and fell asleep...we joked that he must have had "one too many" when in the morning he said he couldn't remember falling asleep next to the toilet! I would show the picture, but he'd already taken his pants off when he'd fallen asleep, but I'm sure you can imagine!

The kids loved their little table with all the activities.

Grandpa Ray and Aidan on the dance floor.

Gavin and me on the dance floor.

Auntie Sherri and Connor groovin' to the music!

There's the birthday girl, Aaron, Connor & Sherri all dancing.

Let's give a round of applause for the band; they did an awesome job!

Fun at the Beach

The other day was a bright, beautiful day here in California, so my dad and I took the kids to the beach. They had so much fun...especially Aidan. He would literally flop on his belly and make sand-angels! He had no fear of the water...he absolutely LOVED it (I had to watch him carefully to not go to far towards the water!) Gavin and Connor had fun running from the incoming water just laughing hysterically!

Here's my attempt to get a picture of all three kids and me...they were just way wiggly and too excited to stay still for a picture!

Chuck-E-Cheese

While in Utah, my cousin/friend, Corinne, and my friend, Alison, and I all took our kids to Chuck-E-Cheese. They had so much fun, and us adults had a good visit in between tracking down our kids! I hadn't been to Chuck-E-Cheese since I was a kid (there aren't any Chuck-E-Cheeses where I live right now).

A Visit with Grandma and Karen

While in Utah, we were able to visit with my Grandma Barbara and Aunt Karen. It was really great to see them and visit with them.

A Girl's Night

I had a girl's night with two of my old roommates, Heidi and Serena...we had Connor take this picture...he did an awesome job, don't you think?! We had a fun night of laughing and reminiscing and drinking rootbeer...it was a blast. I also got to visit with Heidi's other sister, Alycia, who used to live next door to us and we got a chance to catch up and also visit with another old roommate, Alison, who unfortunately had to leave early to drive home before the weather got too bad for driving in. It was great to visit with everyone...it felt just like old times!