Tis the Season

Happy Halloween!

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Disneyland

Last Saturday we got to go to Disneyland for the day with Abe's work. We had so much fun there with our friends, the Elliotts. It was a little tiring for me, but I survived and really had a great day.

Jacob would like everyone to know...

Don't you just love how 5 year olds just can't seem to keep a secret?! Thanks to our sneaky little Jacob, the news it out...we're having another baby! Yes, baby #3 is due to arrive around April 3rd.

Your probably wondering WHY I would tell a 5 year old news like this if I wanted to keep it on the down low, but seriously, when I told him, he acted like it was no big deal. I actually thought that he probably didn't 'get the concept' of what having a baby meant. But then out of nowhere, the seemingly unimportant information makes it out of his way-to-smart-for-his-age brain and out into the world!

So there it is. Yes, I've been sick, no, not throwing up. I don't prefer a boy or a girl (though my mom is convinced I'm having a girl!). And I'm tired all the time. Other than that, we are VERY excited!!!

Jake's Birthday Party & Hiking Yosemite

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Another Birthday Boy

Today is Jacob's 5th Birthday! I can't believe it's already been 5 years...and then I can. A lot has happened, that's for sure. He's such a smart kid. I'm so proud of him! He is having his first birthday party with his friends on Friday, so I'll post more pictures after that.


Jacob also started school last Wednesday (the 12th). He loves it...I love it...it's a win/win situation here! This is a picture of him on his first day of school:
Go Jacob!

Logan's 3rd Birthday!

Yesterday Logan turned 3! I can't believe how grown up he is! But he is such a fun little boy and we are greatful for him! Here are a few pictures of Logan's big day!

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Playing at the Beach

Last week, we went down south to the Newport, CA area to spend some time with Grandpa & Grandma Behunin, Ben & Lynnette, Issac, Eve, and Nate. We had so much fun hanging out at the beach and relaxing. The weather was perfect--not scortching hot like Fresno is now!

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Poor Logan

Last week, Logan had an accident with another little boys head on the waterslide and popped his tooth out. It was pretty bad, blood everywhere. I took him to a dentist and they did exrays and everything looks fine, he's just missing a tooth now! He's totally recovered, no emotional scarring or anything. He literally was back to normal by dinner time, and he even wanted to go back to the waterpark the next day to find his tooth (yeah, he might have swallowed it.) I love his little smile! And he talks with kind of a lisp, you know, like if you were missing a tooth! It cracks me up! He's a trooper though. Toughest kid out there!

4th of July Camping Trip

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Knott's Berry Farm

A couple of weeks ago, we took a day trip down by LA to Knott's Berry Farm. The weather was perfect--overcast and a cool 70 degrees. We had so much fun! The boys loved all the rides they could go on, and Abe and I got to go on some pretty good 'big kid' roller costers too!

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend, we went camping in Snow Canyon, near St. George. We also visited Zion National Park. We all trekked up the Angels Landing trail, Logan on Abe's shoulders for most of the way (go Abe!). We had a great time, despite all the wind that nearly tore our tent apart.

You Have to Read This...

Abe's oldest brother, Ben (the potter), has written and published his first book. It's titled Remembering Isaac. It's a really great book, both Abe and I really enjoyed reading it! You should definitely check it! You can purchase it from Amazon.com, the link is below. If you read it let me know what you think! We're both pretty impressed with Ben's writing and he's already working on the sequel! Hope you enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/REMEMBERING-ISAAC-Joyful-Niederbipp-Remembering/dp/0615276067/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242949387&sr=8-1

Our Hawaiian Vacation

The Beach
This is our favorite beach spot. It has some really nice waves for body surfing and boogie boarding. AND it's usually not very crowded.


Barbers Point Lighthouse
We went to a luau here at Barbers Point. Great food and great entertainment!


Relaxation...
Can you tell how relaxed we are? And it's only the 2nd day!


Sunset
I love taking pictures of sunsets, so I had to snap a shot of this one!


The Dole Plantation
Gotta love pineapple...and pineapple ice cream...and chocolate-covered pineapple!


Watchin' the Waves
We found this beach that is lined with volcanic rock. Very interesting.


Parasailing
We went parasailing one day...so much fun!

Snorkeling

We went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. It's probably the best place to snorkel in Oahu. The coolest parts was swimming along side a giant sea turtle...surreal!

Pearl Harbor

This is the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. We took a boat out to it and were able to see the sunken battleship.

Skydiving

The best part of the trip (at least for me!) was skydiving. Abe even took our camera with him. This is a shot he took of himself floating back down to earth.

Down There

Abe got this shot of the airfield we took off from. They dropped us out over the ocean at 13,000 feet up, and then the winds pushed us back inland.

My New Addiction...

Here I am after surviving my first jump (behind me is the guy I jumped tandem with, he's made over 5200 jumps!). It was the scariest, most awesome thing I've ever done! I will definitely do it again!

Well, hope you enjoyed our pictures. I know I enjoyed taking them! :o)

Ice Cream Cones

Jake and Logan love eating ice cream cones and for some reason, they have to eat them in our front yard sitting there on the sidewalk. But it makes for a cute picture!

Easter

Wishing all our family and friends a very wonderful Easter!

Sight Seeing

Last weekend, my parents and my brother and sister came to visit us (I think they're just sick of the yucky Utah weather!). On Monday we drove up to San Francisco. That was my first time there. We saw the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, China Town, and Giradelli Square.

Then we stayed overnight in Vallejo, and then the next morning we moved onto Faifield which is home to the Jelly Belly Factory. Visiting the Jelly Belly Factory has been a dream of mine because I LOVE their beans! It was fun to see how they are made. I wish I worked there!
Then we drove to Old Sacramento to visit the California State Train Museum. My dad really wanted to do this and we all followed grudgingly, but Abe and I both thought it was a pretty cool museum. And of course, the boys thought it was AWESOME!

It was a fun little trip and I'm glad we got to spend time with my family.

Clover

This is the newest addition to our family...a sweet little bunny we named Clover. She's loves to run around the backyard and Logan loves to chase her. Abe even built her a really nice house to live in too. I never thought I was much of an animal person, but a bunny isn't so bad!

Spring Has Sprung

Well, it's been spring here for at least the last month, but for all you back in cold and dreary Utah, here is what you have to look forward to (and what we're enjoying right now!)

Home Improvements

A couple of weeks ago, we decided it would be fun to do some home improvement projects. Well, Abe went a little crazy with tools and I just about went insane! It was pretty much total chaos, but now it's done and over and we can just sit back an enjoy!

We started with the boys room, which we decided to switch with our guest bedroom. I love it! Here's how it turned out:

We also painted the walls of the guest bedroom a pale green. Then we moved onto the office. Abe wanted to do hardwood laminate floors in there, and since Costco had a really good sale on the stuff, we went for it! We painted the walls in there too. Abe also built some killer shelves in the closet in there so now we have tons of room to store stuff--check it out:

We (meaning mostly Abe) decided that hardwood laminate floors would look especially nice in our bedroom too. And thanks to the wonderful people who run Costco...anyways, we did the floors (which means you also have to do the baseboards) and again Abe built some amazing custom closet shelves in our walk-in closet. What a handy-man! Well, here you go:

To get the full effect of our awesome house you'll just have to come and visit! :o)