Nothing Beats a Family Swim in November!

We are a family who loves our water! We spend all winter long waiting for summer so we can play in our beloved water again. Lucky for us, the Clearfield Aquatic Center is a fabulous indoor pool we discovered a year ago and now we can swim anytime we want with just a quick ten minute drive! The boys LOVE it and it is great for all of us since the boys get to have fun and play and Ben and I get to relax while enjoying it right alongside them. Afterwards we always grab snacks and food because lets face it-water fun sure can build up an appetite. It has definitely jumped to the top of the list of our favorite family outings together!

Jayden’s Birthday Week of Celebrating: Cake #1!

Since they brought back our favorite rainbow chip frosting, we decided to make a cake with it to welcome Jayden’s birthday week of celebrating. We went all out this year, mainly because he had been so good about adjusting to adding Tristan to our family, and we wanted to give him a whole week of it being all about him for a change. He had so much fun, which in turn meant Ben and I did as well.

We let him blow the candles out multiple times as we always do because it loves it and it is just so cute watching that excitement over and over again.

I still can’t believe our first baby is four! Where does the time go?! We LOVE you to the moon and back, buddy!

Merry Christmas 2015!!! :)

Hope your Christmas was as magical as ours! Cheers until next year! I may already be counting down and excited for it!

Grand Junction Colorado Trip: Enstrom Chocolates!

After our hike in the clouds and lunch, we headed into town for some fun. We started out at this adorable candy shop where we found goodies of all kinds from chocolate high heeled shoes to suckers with scorpions in them. It was quite the little adventure! We got some yummy chocolate suckers to enjoy, and passed on the bug infested lollipop.

Stay tuned. Our fun night on the town continues with the cutest, most artsy Main Street I have ever seen! :)

Happy Halloween 2015!!!

Tonight was just too much fun! I LOVE Halloween!!! Happy Halloween, everyone! Love, Three Clowns and their cute, little Pumpkin! We were able to use things from home and only spent $15 total! Tristan is wearing the same Halloween costume that my Mom made for me when I was a baby, and that Jayden wore. It has become a family tradition for our babies to wear for their first Halloween. :)

Our first Halloween as a family of four was EPIC!

Oregon Coast Trip 2015: The Yaquina Head Lighthouse, The Newport Candy Shoppe, and The Delicious Mo’s Cafe!

It was still quite misty as we headed back towards our hotel for the night, but we just had to get some pictures by the Yaquina Head Lighthouse before heading into town for dinner. I honestly loved the mist and the beautiful and mysterious ambiance it brought to this particular day. :)

The Newport Candy Shoppe! We stopped here on our own before dinner because sometimes you have to rebel and have dessert before dinner. :)

We went to Cami’s favorite restaurant from her mission for dinner and it was to-die-for-delicious! Seriously-probably the best food I have ever eaten! Now I want to drive the 13 hours to go and get some!

We found the best souvenirs ever at Mo’s and for such great prices! I got earrings and a vase of sand and shells, and Jayden got a toy motorcycle.

Such a yummy end to a fabulous day!

Oregon Coast Trip 2015: Adventures, Sun, Ocean, Fire, Hot Dogs Roast, S’mores, and a Sunset on the Beach!

Day three was AMAZING and the end was probably the very best part. We had so much fun spending the evening on the beach! The water was pretty darn cold, but still a lot of fun, and those views! Gah! Gorgeous! We went exploring through a little cave that went through one of the large cliffs to a another beach area, and then played on the rocks while the water splashed up all around us. It was incredible! Then we headed back with the group for a hot dog roast on the beach complete with s’mores while watching the sun as it beautifully set. I would give just about anything to be back in this moment right now. We were all in heaven! :)

 

Stay tuned! Our adventures on day four are up next! :)