Legoland

Legoland was the highlight of the vacation. We have been telling Thomas for months about Legoland and letting him get on the website to check it out. By the time the day came he was very very excited. Kelly and I had talked about several options of amusement parks to go to while in San Diego and I am glad that we chose Legoland. The park is designed for kids and Thomas was able to just about everything there. I think there were only 3 rides that he couldn't get on because he wasn't tall enough. Noelle was able to get on a few of the rides also. The first day Kelly, Noelle, Thomas and I all went and the second day Noelle went to day care with Tyler.

I was amazed to see all of the things that they were able to do with Lego's. There were all kinds of things made with Lego's. I have attached some of my favorites.

At one point Kelly and I took Thomas on roller coaster that we didn't realize at the time but you have to peddle yourself around.

They also had a whole land focused on cities in the United States all done in Lego's. That was really neat also.

Thomas got his first drivers license. Watch out now!!! He even had a girl cut him off.

Thomas liked the water park they had. It was huge. You could spend all day there if you wanted. In the picture look at the huge bucket at the top. That fills up and then dumps the water on everyone at the park. I was taking Thomas to the top to go on the waterslide and thought I could beat it but two girls cut in line and I got hit. I didn't have my swimsuit on and the rest of the day I had to wear wet clothes!!! It's a good thing Thomas enjoyed the slide.

Qualcomm knows how to throw a party!

Julie works for Qualcomm and the weekend we were there just so happened to be the weekend they have their annual summer picnic for their employees. This was the most amazing company picnic I have ever been to. There were thousands of people and a ton of things to do. They had bounce houses, face painting, mini car races, slides, a Frisbee dog show, 2 bands, and several other things to do. They had every kind of carnival goodies you could think of (including my favorite cotton candy), BBQ ribs and chicken, hotdog's, hamburgers, and soda's. To top it all off everything was FREE. Employee's paid $5.00 for each adult to get in and paid nothing for their children.

Everyone was happy and it was a very positive atmosphere. Coming from a company where I don't even get a Christmas card, I was amazed to see how well this company treats their employees. It was a nice thing to see.

A day at the beach.

Thursday morning we decided to take the kids to the beach and have a picnic. The weather was perfect. We went to the grocery store and got our lunch and headed to the beach. Thomas hadn't been to the beach since he was about 1 1/2 years old and Noelle went in April when we were in San Diego the last time but we didn't have her bathing suit with us.

Thomas loved playing in the ocean and having the waves crash at his feet. Noelle wasn't to sure of sitting in the water but she liked her feet to be in it. Thomas and I played football on the beach and Noelle and Kelly played in the sand.

I'm back from vacation and bummed I have to go back to work tomorrow!!!

As most of you know, I drove to San Diego with Kelly, Thomas and Noelle on the 13th. We went to visit my brother and his wife, Julie and their new son, Tyler. Kelly and I have been looking forward to this vacation for some time. This was a great opportunity to spend time with my brother because we don't see him often. Troy was only there for a couple of days before he left to go camping with my Dad. The next week we spent with Julie and Tyler. We haven't had many opportunities to spend time with Julie and this also was giving a chance for the kids to see their cousin. This was the perfect vacation!!!

We had a lot of things planned for our vacation. Thursday we went to the beach while Troy and Julie worked. We picked up Tyler at the sitter early so we could spend some time with him. Friday we went and did some shopping with Julie to get the kids clothes for their pictures on Sunday. That afternoon we played in the backyard with the squirt guns and the kids did some swimming in the pool. Saturday we went the amazing summer picnic that Julie's work puts on. Sunday we went relaxed before getting the kids pictures taken at JcPenny's. Monday Kelly and I took the kids to the Scripp's Aquarium and to the San Diego Temple. Tuesday we took the kids to Lego Land. Wednesday Noelle went to daycare with Tyler and we took Thomas to Lego Land. And Finally on Thursday we came home.

We had such a wonderful time with Troy and Julie and of course baby Tyler. I wish they lived closer!!! I miss them already.

I think I spend to much time with my camera....

We were pretty busy last weekend which meant that I was able to get a lot of cute pictures. Saturday morning Thomas and I made breakfast for Kelly and Noelle. I had bought Thomas what I thought was a totally cute apron and hat. Everyone made fun of it but Thomas loved it and I thought he was cute in it. Kelly was worried that if Julie hated the chicken costume she was really going to hate the apron and hat!

That afternoon we went to Gary and Sandy's 25th Wedding Anniversary party. It was a Hawaiian Luau and everyone came dressed in their Hawaiian gear.

Grandpa and Noelle

We had a great time at the party. Noelle did what she does best... ate everything in sight. She loved everything on Kelly and Grandpa's plates. She always makes us laugh because she will eat as long as you let her but you would never know it because she is so tiny. She has a great metabolism. She can thank her dad for that!!

Neither Kelly or I felt like cooking dinner that night and it was getting late so we decided to go to Carl's Jr. and pick something up. We got there and went to order and we couldn't think of anything we wanted to eat. We thought about leaving before ordering but we didn't. We should have! We decided to have a picnic on the front yard except no one wanted to eat. I think we threw away almost everything we bought!!! What a waste. After our failed dinner we decided to play a game of croquet. That was a lot of fun. Noelle didn't participate instead she entertained herself with the Carl's Jr. cup (all it had was ice in it). Noelle doesn't appreciate it when you take her food or drink away from her. She will throw a huge fit and even though she can't walk she can "run" on her knees!! It really is about the cutest thing ever. Her knees have huge calluses on them. She doesn't like the grass so she "runs" on the cement.

So when we decided to clean up and get the kids in the bath. Thomas helped us clean up and I think that is when the camera got lost. Tuesday evening I was going to post these pictures but I couldn't find the camera. The rest of the week I turned the house upside down trying to find the camera. I can't tell you the emptiness I felt not having it. As you can tell with all of my pictures, I have my camera with me all the time. My Mom came over on Thursday evening and had dinner with me and helped me go through the entire house and garage looking for it but no such luck. By Friday I was in panic mode because I'm leaving for San Diego in a few days and I can't go without a camera!!!! I knew if I went and bought a new one I would find the old one and then I'd be mad. But something told me to look in a bin where I keep my gift wrapping stuff in the garage and at the bottom of the bin was my camera!!! Thomas must of helped put things away, just in the wrong spot. The relief I felt was amazing! As I write this I'm thinking that I may need to spend less time with the camera....