Carly's Baptized!!

Carly is officially baptized!! She turned 8 April 14, and was suppose to be baptized in May. Unfortunately we live four hours away from our families, so it was hard getting everyone together. We finally decided that Carly and her cousin Nathan should get baptized together. Last weekend we went up to Salt Lake, and on Saturday Carly offically became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ in Bountiful Utah. Carly and Nate were the only ones baptized out of their whole stake, so we got to do our own intimate program. My sister-in-law Meredith and myself were able to do a spotlight on our guest of honors. Afterwards my other sister-in-law Jody and Meredith's sister did a talk on Baptism and the Holy Ghost. All of the cousins went up and sang the Baptism song, and I thought it was so cute watching a bunch of 11 year boys mumble the song. After the program Carly and Nate both got baptized and then confirmed. The blessings were beautiful, and we could really feel the spirit there. After the baptism we went back to Derek's and Meredith's house for really yummy food, and of course what is a family get together with out Karoke? Scott and I has the best family in the world! We are so lucky that everyone took the time to come out and spend Carly's special day with her.

The Happiest Place on Earth

We have just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth last week. Scott and I decided at the last minute we would surprise the kids with a quick trip to Disneyland. We found a hotel right across the street from the park. We left our house at two in the morning (only because we are way too cheap to spend the extra money for a night in the hotel), and arrived at Disneyland at 8:00 in the morning. We had enough time to get dressed in the van, and had breakfast at Denny's. I now know what it is like to be homeless because Carly and I had to finish getting ready in the Denny's bathroom. We arrived at the park at 9:30 and went right in to the park. We only waited 15 minutes for each ride and had a blast. We went to Disneyland and California Adventures Thursday and Friday. Then Saturday we met my beautiful sister-in-law and awesome brother-in-law at Seal Beach. We did some shopping and ate lunch then we all went and played at the beach. My brother-in-law Brian taught my kids how to boogie board and they did great! After a few hours of playing we said goodbye to Jen and Brian, and took the scenic route to San Diego where my other wonderful Brother-in-law and sister-in-law lives. We arrived at their house in time for dinner and went to Chuck-E-Cheeses. The next day we toured San Diego and rode a train and ate at the Burger Factory. Afterwards we went back to their condo and went swimming. When the kids were tired of swimming we cleaned up and went to dinner at Chipote's. Then we took a nice long relaxing walk on the Pacific Beach. The next day we went home and back to work. We all had a great time, and can't wait to go back again soon..I hope.