Out with the OLD and in with the NEW

This picture reminds me of my life right now, haha.  The kitty on the left was Kaden's FAVORTIE toy as a little kid.  She had to take it everywhere with her. Although it was washed regularly, this is as clean as it gets.  It was well LOVED but its no longer needed.  Our family has been trying to get rid of the things that we have held on to that we no longer need as well.
Ellie found this kitty and fell in love with it too!  She wanted to take it everywhere.  After a trip to walmart when I gave in and let her bring it in, I new she needed a new toy that wasn't so gross.  I found this new one online and Ellie now has her own kitty.  We are always in search for new in our life.  Sometimes the new is better then the old, and you wonder why it took you so long to change!  You can always look at the old and know that it was loved, but be glad you have moved on.

Fall Activities

Fall is upon us.  We have been busy with cheerleading and now soccer games.  We went to the pumpkin patch with a group of friends from church.  

What a difference one year makes!

My 3 girls with the pumpkins

Ellie wouldnt hold still!

There were tons of baby kittens walking around, the kids LOVED bugging them. 

 Ellie loves cats and dogs!

Playing in the Hay Maze

Kaden was in the Homecoming Parade! She is on the far left.

                                      

 It was freezing outside, here we are watching.

Cheerleading

I got some pics of Kaden cheering at her second game this 

season!  She had fun and the Pirates WON!!  Yay!

We ate...

The kids and I made worms out of Jello.  They looked so real but actually tasted good!

And Cheerleading season has begun!  

GO KADEN and the PCC PIRATES!

Summer Vacation #2

In July we took a trip up to MN to hang out with Greg's family.

We took a day trip to Duluth, MN 

and toured an old ship:

And went on a train ride:

Then the next day we went to Lutsen, MN and rode on a Gondola and the ALPINE SLIDE!!

This was everyones favorite part of the trip!

 Alpine Slide:

 And we also hung out with Greg's parents and sister.  We went to the lake, toured Greg's old stomping grounds, rode on the 4 wheeler, went and learned how they mine, played by the train tracks... 

And picked "weeds" that look like Flowers :)

Summer vacation #1

Due to some major family DRAMA this summer, we skipped our annual trip to San Clemente, CA and went to Myrtle Beach, SC instead!
Yes, we drove all 4 kids all 20+ hours.  We expected the worst but it turned out to be awesome!  On the way there Ellie didn't cry once in her car seat, we stopped for ONE lunch/potty break and had no accidents!  It was pretty much a miracle how good it went!  The ride back was just as easy.  Our kids are car riding champs!
Anyways, we stayed at 2 different places in Myrtle Beach.  The first 3 nights we stayed at a hotel suite with a bedroom and living room, kitchen, balcony with beach view, ect.  It was right on the beach!  They also had a lazy river, indoor pool, outdoor pool, kiddie pool and spas.  We spent most of the time right on the beach in the water and then we would swim at the end of the day to clean off all the sand of course.  The kids ALL loved the water.  The big girls almost never came out of the water.  The water was so warm, it was wonderful (much better than the freezing water in CA).
This hotel also gave us unlimited access to a water park(which we spent one day at) and mini golf (which we only did once).
Then we had an awesome Groupon deal to stay in a two bedroom villa....it was like having our own apartment.  They also had a kids splash park and lazy river that we hung out at.
Here are a few pictures:

When we first arrived

In the kiddie pool

She is a BEACH BABY all the way

The girls LOVED the water

Hi Daddy!

Sunset at the Pier