Summer 2010

Going through all the pictures from this summer has made my head spin! I can't believe how much we did and I'm not even showing it all here. I had a few weeks this summer that were so jammed packed with fun things, that I had to purposefully plan a day here and there to stay home, do laundry, and keep up the house. It was pretty crazy, but I bet that's how my summers will be from here on out!

On June 12th My Mom and I took Belen to see the Lion King at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Belen LOVED it! It was a blast. Nonni bought her the CD and a few cute lions from the play. Her favorite song on the CD is "I Just Can't Wait to be King".. probably because it's about being the boss and not having to listen to grown-ups :)

We celebrated Grandma's birthday on June 14th by going out to Pei Wei and having ice cream cake at her house. Unfortunately later that day Grandma suffered a small stroke and was hospitalized for a few days. She has almost fully recovered and it was a huge blessing that she came away from that experience so well. We are so happy and relieved that she is doing so great!

On the night of Milo's birth, I babysat Magging for a bit and of couse had to get a cousins in the tub picture!

We had too many pool parties to count at Thorey's house. I really really really love her pool!

Sam and Owen came to stay for a few days and we went to the Santa Ana Zoo with Nonni and Papa.

Gina a Maggie have matching pjs... Gina's looking a little gansta in this pic and Maggie's looking a little scared!

Again at the zoo... The safari squad

Maggie and Papa at the zoo.

Belen and Thy did swimm lessons for 8 weeks. Thyssen took about 7 of those weeks to start to like it.

We went to the bay with Julie and Regan.

Belen planted and grew her first pumpkin

Just a cute pic of Daddy and baby G

Gina sporting her cute headband that Julie made

We went to the Science Center in LA with Julie and the kids. Belen, Thy and Regan went in the tornado tunnel.

Collin LOVED this button that made a rocket shoot into the air.

Baby Milo entered the world!!! He is such a cute little chunk!

We went to Soak City with Lauren.. she worked there this summerand got us in for almost nothing!! I didn't get a pic of her because she was too busy running my kids around!

We went to the Stake Pioneer Picnic.. Thyssen and Belen enjoyed watching the play.

We went to the Aquarium with Julie and the kids... we got in free with Julie's pass.. it was awesome!

If it weren't for this little guy, we wouldn't have done so many fun things this summer! Thanks for always letting us join you on your outings, Collin!

My momshot of Gina...

Sisters

We went to the Aquarium AGAIN :) with Shannon! Doesn't she look like a mommy here?

Shark jaws!!! aaahhhh!!

Grandpa's birthday was in August, I made him a German chocolate cake.. yum!

Belen's celebatory firsty day of kindergarten lunch at Wendy's

Daddy reading Belen a book on her first day of school

Daddy and kinder-girl

Ms. Meylor and her smartest student :)

B and T on Day 1 of school

Mommy and B outside the classroom

At Belen's school

Thyssen loves to dress up. He even sleeps in character!

Belen almost missed the first day of school due to a shingles out break. Very strange.

Belen made it to the diving board in swim! What a little fish!