Busy Summer comes to an end!

I have to be honest I am not one that truly love the summer.

Its just plain to HOT! But this summer was awesome and extremely busy, not to mention we got some exciting news! This little baby #3 comes in March :)

We also had 2 missionaries in our family come home and 2 weddings!! Like a said, it was a busy fun filled and exciting summer!

The major highlight was for sure our 4 trips to California with family and friends! The weather is always a balmy 75-80....just perfect!

We even took the kids to Sea World for the first time (which they loved). I asked which they liked better, Disneyland or Sea World and without hesitation they still answered DISNEYLAND!

In June, Poor Ava had an allergic reaction to a bug bite on her forehead! No one recognized her, its a sad pic but she likes to look at it and laugh now! Of course this happened right before an anticipated trip with some friends....we almost dared not leave her because it was so swollen! We didn't know if it would spread to her lungs, etc. But by day 3 and lots of benadryl she was back to normal! (the trip was one of our funnest yet by the way- glad we went!)

Also in June, little Mia found her new found love of makeup! In case you are wondering what that is....Bobby Brown CREAMY eyeshadow...ya it was a PAIN to get off!

This July, we headed to Boise to celebrate the life of Bill's grandma. She passed away peacefully but we all miss her in our own lives. She was an amazing and generous women and I feel blessed to have known her. Little Mia was named in honor of her!

Also in July, the annual 4th fireworks and neighborhood parade in Eagle wood

It took Mia a few minutes to figure out the fireworks weren't going to hurt her, but after that she loved them!

And of course what is a summer without boating with my family!?

Summer couldn't have kicked off better than with the U2 Concert in May with our family!!

Fall is the best time of year and we can't wait to see whats in store!

April's adventures

Happy Easter!

After being gone for almost the entire month of April, we made it home in time for 2 egg hunts and wonderful family parties!

Ava's very first time dying eggs...thanks Tori!

Also, Congrats to Colby and Hailie on getting engaged!! They are excited to tie the knot in September

Easter Brunch Celebration at Foxes

Don't mind little Mia pouting in the right hand corner....its a regular event!

Our 10 days prior to the Easter festivites, we were lucky to be in Laguna Beach!!! It wasn't quite the same because Bill couldn't come, but it was nice to not be at home alone while he was working

As you know, its our favorite home away from home!
The 4 Fox girl cousins had so much fun together everyday....swimming, sand, treats, and giggles!

We went to our first Angels baseball game!

Why is it at a baseball game you eat things you'd never think would be tasty?? Spoonfuls of rubber nacho cheese, chili dogs, cracker jack, and endless handful after handful of peanuts!!

SO fun!

An afternoon of fishing and cruising on a boat was another highlight! Wish I could say I had caught something, but only empty hooks surfaced everytime. It was fun to see what everyone else caught....even a few bat rays by mistake!

Cousin Kate and Mia are 2 little peas in a pod. They have such similar personalities and interests, its cute that Mia always wanted to be by her Kate

My sis Cara was quite the fisher lady....Grandpa Noli would be proud!

Disneyland was of course a must with the new obsession of RAPUNZEL & FLYNN RIDER!!!

Don't worry it was only a 90 minute wait......crazy! (the things you do for your kids)

We were lucky to get same day reservations for Ariel's Grotto! On a crowded day, its the best way to see 5 princess without waiting in line. You have to pay for lunch, but each princess comes to your table for an autograph and personal photo!

And by the way the food is delicious! This was Mia's favorite warm star bread, between she and I, we ate the whole thing :)

Last time we were at Disneyland Mia was still to little to appreciate the charm of princess visits, but this time....she couldn't sit still and loved every mintute.

She even posed for the pictures without fear (rare)

They get their own crown to decorate while they wait for dinner

After a full day and night at the Happiest Place on Earth its nice to come back and just relax. The best time of day was when Lottie and Mia crashed on the beach! Mia would sleep peacefully for hours

2 cute litte cousins of ours!

It never gets old just playing on the beach, its so nice to hear the waves crash and feel the sand between your toes

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BEFORE our trip to Laguna, we spent almost 2 weeks with daddy in New Orleans again! (we did a year or so ago too)

We found these delicious "Snoballs" you think they are like snowcones here, but 10x better!

Trolley rides just like Tiana from "Princess and the Frog"!

Even though I wouldn't call New Orleans a "must" for traveling....they have some incredible things for kids to do.

Along with the zoo and the aquarium they have an awesome Children's Museum downtown

Pretend grocery store and restaurant was the favorite choice to spend their time!

The girls and I spent many hours at the great malls too while dad was working, I think they rode every mall ride in site....sure! why not?

Riding the Easter train

We were sad to leave Dad there while he had to stay a few more weeks, but we are so grateful for his hard work and love our little family!

We travel a lot and its fun to see where we will go next!

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Before we packed our bags for the month, we had a family ski day with the Bournes.

Me, my dad and my grandpa!!

Probabaly my most favorite way to enjoy the great outdoors!

While most are complaining about the spring snow, WE LOVE IT!

World's worst blogger...

SO I have sort of this LOVE/ HATE relationship with my computer. I love it for all the obvious reasons of modern society, but I hate it because once I make the decision to sit down in my office its always an average of an hour or more before I stand up! You know the drill.....respond to a quick email, check the daily deal, track an online purchase, and that doesn't even include opening any blogs. That is at minimum of another 30 minutes to an hour! So in short I have avoided blogging all together.... until today! I have a sweet conversation with my grandma today whom i don't get to see very often. We talked about my girls and how big they are getting and the funny things they do. She asked about my blog (which I had forgotten about) and so I decided to rededicate to updating! There's been a lot of great events since October 2010. I wont try to catch up for it all, but last week was a HUGE deal around our house because Ava had her 4th birthday!! Darling Rapunzel paraphernalia was everywhere!

Happy Birthday!

Little Miss Lottie of course found the desserts to be her favorite part! This girl is hilarious and LOVES (to say the least) food :)

Thanks to all our friends and family who came and made Ava the happiest little girl in the world

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Earlier this month we took a road trip to Vegas....yes, Bill, myself and the girls!

Dad had some clients to entertain so we found ourselves soaking up the sun and relaxing

Our hotel had this giant shark tank with a glass water slide through it, Bill moved to fast for me to catch the picture....it was so cool!

Of course totally in love with the Belagio fountains

1st 3D movie for the girls at M&M world

This place was Ava and Mia's favorite part of the trip, what kid doesn't like 4 floors of chocolate candy everywhere?!

Mia was quite busy every morning and evening on the hotel phone, thank heaven for Clorox wipes!

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Before the adventure to sin city, there was a very special munchkin who turned 2!

MIA TICKLE ME TIA TEAGUE

had a Toy Story 3 (or " Toy for fee" as Mia says) party at Jungle Jim's.

She is in love with Jessie, Woody and Buzz!

Mia doesn't like pictures yet, but our cousins were so cute with her

I must say I was quite impressed with Jungle Jim's...the pizza was a disappointment (no shock). but this place was a HIT with the kiddos. The last time I was here was when my own little brother turned 5!

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Lastly, we started off the year with a great tan we picked up in Hawaii this January!

I seriously love traveling with my family and we have so much fun.

We couldn't keep Mia out of the ocean, it was her heaven to play around and splash all day

Snorkeling was fantastic, and it was whale season so we saw whales jumping all day along the coast! It was amazing, plently of sea turtles and the infamous eels, which Ava quickly began to dislike!

My little brothers aren't so little any more!

BFFs AKA Ava & Kate

Miss T's in the ocean again, it went by too fast with so much more to share, but I'll stop there because it makes me long for it even more! Thanks to my incredible family for the good times :)