Indor Camp-Out

Well, sadly the weather this past weekend was rainy and cool, so the backyard campout Abe promised the boys had to be moved indoors. I don't think the boys minded at all! They couldn't believe we were setting up the tent inside the house! And it took them awhile to settle down enough to go to sleep, but it was a lot of fun! Next Friday night, Jake gets to go with Abe to the ward Fathers and Sons Campout and he can't wait!

Crazy With the Clippers!

I asked Abe to give the boys haircuts, and this is what happened...

I love my bald little boys!

Italy

Last week, Abe and I were lucky to get to visit Italy again. We went with Abe's parents, Steve & Paulette, and had a great time.

First we stopped by the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Definitely something to see.

Then we went to the the quaint little town of San Gimignano, located right in the middle of Tuscany and surrounded by vineyards. It was such a beautiful place with narrow winding streets and old buildings and towers. I love that place!

Then it was on to Florence, but we didn't stay long enough to do any museums. It's quite a big city!

As we were driving though the mountainside, we came across the picturesque town of Pruno, and we decided to walk around and explore. It was very quiet and not many people live there, but it was really pretty.

Our next destination was the 5 beautiful cities of the Cinque Terre. Perched atop the cliffside of the Mediterranean Sea, we enjoyed exploring and experiencing a very relaxed way of Italian life. It was hard to leave such a beautiful place.

Then we visited the much bigger city of Genoa, also on the coast. We saw the house of Christopher Columbus, and ate some amazingly good pizza! Finally, we stopped by Cuneo, and visited with one of Abe's friends, Michela, and her parents. Then we were off to Milan, where it was very rainy.

I ate so much good food, and good GELATO! I love it! I had chocolate, strawberry, pistachio, chocolate with jalepeno pepper (actually quite good), coconut, and mango. Yum! Sorry Tara, I wanted to bring some home for ya! All in all we had a really great time. I hope we get to go back soon!

Disneyland!

On May 3rd, we attended Pfizer's annual Disneyland Day. Not only was it the boys first time in the magic kingdom, but it was mine also. We really had a great time. Jake's favorite ride was the train roller coaster, I think it's called Thunder Mountain. After he went on it he said, "Mom, this train chugs fast!" This is a picture of Jake and Abe on it.

And then of course we had to go on the train ride around the entire park (pay no attention to the weird guy in the middle of our picture!). Logan was napping during that one...

Logan's favorite ride was the Nemo Submarine ride, and a close second was the Buzz Lightyear ride where he got to shoot a laser gun. So we got the boys Buzz Lightyear guns to take home (yes, they are VERY annoying!).

We had a really great time together, and I can't wait to go back next year!

Newport Beach

On Friday, May 2nd, we drove to Orange County for Pfizer's Disneyland Day on the 3rd. So on Friday afternoon, we went and played at the beach. It was barely warm enough, but Abe was all about swimming in the ocean. The boys mostly played in the sand.Then when Abe had had his fill of sea water, he came and played too. He buried the boys up to their necks in the sand.
Then the boys took their turn burying him!

Our New Pool

Well, we bought another kiddie pool and the kids have been enjoying it quite a bit. Saturday, April 26th, we had a BBQ with our friends Emily and Jamen and their two little girls Bailey and Jordin. It was a great time!