California

We were so excited to get on a plane and head to California. It was a great trip, and we are sad it's over. We had a great time staying at the Beach House, thanks to the Bakaleys. Disneyland was alot of fun. It was great to have Mom and Dad, Russ and Laura, and Brad and Jayme families there with us. The Ocean was Cold but alot of great fun.

Fun in the Rental Van.

Disneyland that first night was rainy. It was great because there were no lines
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Sunday we had fun at the Beach House and on the Beach. Windy and cold, but fun.



Monday and Tuesday were spent at DL
Mom and I got a kick out of watching Dad puttering along with Livie Driving
Gary got to go on all the "Throw-uppy" rides, Thanks Hun.


We went to Goofy's Kitchen for Breakfast on Wednesday. And then we spent the rest of the day at the Beach



This is one of my favorite pictures. Dad and Baloo!.


Beach time. Gary, Russ, and Brad rented bodysuits and went boarding. Cameron, Carter, Abby, Annie, and Livie also got bodysuits and had a great time in the water.




Thursday and Friday we went to DL for a bit. On Friday evening we spent some time at the Beach and then we busted open the Hot Tub. This was one of the girls favorite things to do.


It was a great trip. We took this picture of Gracie with us. We know she would have had a great time. We figure she would have liked "Small World" and "Winnie the Pooh", and other fun rides with her sisters.

Annie loved all the rides, her favorite was "Screamin'". I love that ride too. Livie loved the rides that were flat and safe. "Winnie the Pooh" was her favorite ride. Lucy loved every rollercoaster she could go on. Her favorites were "Space Mountain", "Thunder Mountain Railroad" and "Star Tour" ranked #1. Eliza's favorite ride was "The Haunted Mansion". We had a wonderful time with our girls. Gary and I feel very blessed to have such a great family. I feel so blessed to have Gary to share it with.


Eliza was getting sick on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday she didn't feel real good. We gave her some medicine to keep her fever down so she could try and enjoy Disneyland. When we got home on Saturday from our trip, we took her to the doctors. She had pnamonia. We had Oxygen brought to our house for her to be on for a few days. Poor little girl. She is doing a lot better, but it was scary there for a minute. Thank goodness prayers are heard and answered. Our Little Darth Vader!!!

Out of the Mouth of a 7 Year Old

So, the other night I was saying goodnight to Annie and Livie. Livie was looking at my stomach and asked me, "Mom, are you working out?" I said, "well, yeah, when I can." She then said, "Well, you probably should, a lot."
I'm 10 weeks along and already showing, a lot! She will find out soon enough that my stomach looking the way it does is for a good reason. I love my girls!!!

We Will Miss Her Forever!!!

It is hard to write for the first time on our blog since Gracie passed away, but there have been alot of "firsts" and there will continue to be alot of "firsts". We have a Big whole in our home and hearts with Gracie being gone, but there is Not a big whole in our family. Thank goodness for the Gospel of Jesus Christ that teaches (and I believe it with all my heart), that we will be together forever. Grace is alive and happy in the presence of our Heavenly Father. She was too sweet and beautiful to be here on earth.
For Christmas this year we are writing down memories we have of Grace and putting them in her stocking. We look forward to reading them on Christmas Morning. The Girls miss their baby sister. They understand where she is and that she is watching over us. Gary and I feel so blessed to have these great, strong souls in our family. We have been grately overwhelmed (in a good way) with the love and support and comfort we have recieved from our family and friends. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! We have such wonderful families, and our burdens have been lighter because of them.

Halloween

Halloween was kind of a Love/Hate thing this year. I am glad the girls had fun, but I am so glad it's OVER! We had 5 occasions to get into our costumes this year and I am done. The girls were cute and Gary and I were able to get into the action. Annie was a Fifty's Girl and a Vampiress, Livie was Cinderella, Lucy was a fairy, Eliza was a pumpkin, and Grace was a fish. Gary and I were invited to an adult Halloween Party so we needed to find a costume. We ended up being Publishers Clearing House. It was a lot of fun, and we won 1st prize for our costume(and Gary looked awesome in his wig). I always love the Candy. My favorite thing is dumping out the candy and sorting them into piles and seeing how much loot you got. Grace loved crawling from pile to pile and grabbing what she could. Lucy put her candy bag on her bed and said that it was great because whenever she wakes up she can get a piece of candy. I quickly put an end to that. My girls love candy - go fig.
Happy Halloween!!!














This is my hair after the curlers.

Livie

We love our cute Livie. She is now 7 going on 17. It's a good thing that her birthday falls around Halloween, She loves to dress up!!! The stores are full of any dress up you can imagine. I love being a mom of children who are so grateful and excited for what they get. Livie was full of excitement when she was opening up her presents and she was so grateful for the things she got. Livie has been through a lot in her little life and we are so grateful she is well and out of pain at this time. We love our Livie and we are so glad she is part of our family.

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