THE BEACH!!

ALL the girls LOVED the beach and we had SO much fun with them!
Tayte wasn't so sure at first when I set her down, but it only took her a few minutes to have it all over her.

They all got buried, even Tayter's.

Tayte did SO good. Lasted a good 3-4 hrs. every time we went.

Ty and Gigi playing catch
Tayte had NO fear of the ocean. She just wanted to run right out into it. She LOVES the water, more than any of my other ones.

Look at that sandy face. How they don't get it in their eyes and cry, I don't know.

The girls watching Dave boogie board


We had fish and chips in Carlsbad right by the boardwalk
Grandpa doing balloon rockets for the girls
I always get their halloween pj's at the outlet stores there
My little "roxy" girls

SO.... from the first day out on the beach Tyler was adament that she was NOT gonna go boogie boarding. For some reason she had this fear of going. We didn't push her the first couple days but when the last day came we were gonna try a little harder to get her out there. So we rented her a wetsuit (the water was COLD). That helped tons. Once she got out in the water and started playing she LOVED it! Dave helped her boogie board a couple times and she was hooked. She was out there all day and loving it! When we got back to the hotel she wanted to go boogie boarding again. Dangit, we should've made her go out on the first day and not the last.
Maybe next year we can get her up on a surfboard:)



AWESOME JOB TY!!


Tayte was so funny and out of control by the water. If I let go of her hand for a second, she would just run into the ocean.


Madix really suprised me too, she was out there trying to catch the waves on her belly!



Our last day:( Out on the dolphins while dad packs the car.




Ty trying to "save" Tayte.
My 3 little monkeys
On the car ride home. The all did pretty good. Tayter's watched movies while the big girls listened to music on my Ipod
What a GREAT vacation to Cali! Wished we could've stayed longer, we could never get enough of that place.
Coming next is pics from our attempt at family photos on the beach...

California Family Vacation- Seaworld!

The girls were so excited to go to California and go to Seaworld, we made that the first thing we did.
Already to go!

I got Tayte some sweet "Toms" shoes! I love them! She got to stay back with Gigi and Grandpa while we took the big girls to Seaworld.
Going on the Arctic ride.
The girls loved feeling like we were on a real helicopter.
They sure did make it feel like we were in the arctic as we walked through. Can you tell Mads is a little cold?
In the Polar Bear Cave. The girls wouldn't go in by themselves.



Already and waiting for the Shamu show to begin. It was a hot muggy day, so we sat in the soak zone wanting to cool off. Madix didn't want to get soaked so we brought a towel to cover her:)

We got SOAKED!!
So the towel didn't work so good:) It was so much water it went right through the towel. She was not happy!
This is how she looked for the rest of the show....drama!

She was happy and cool after the show:)
In the 3D sesame street movie.
Feeding the sea lions.
Who knew that Elmo and Cookie Monster would be at Seaworld.
I had to go up with Madix in their HUGE jungle gym play area.
They had some fun rides, like flying Elmo fishes.

It was a GREAT day at Seaworld. The girls LOVED it (besides Mads getting soaked). But she got over that fast and was even excited to go on the log ride and didn't care if she got wet.
What a great way to start our vacation. Lots of beach pictures to come!

Tayte at 15 Months Old!

Tayte got her 15 months shot last week and the following day woke up from her nap looking like this:( And both her legs were red and swollen. She definently had an allergic reaction to her shots. They were all booster shots that she had had before so the dr wants me to take her to an allergist-oh joy.

Other than that she is doing great!! Here is what she is up to at 15 months and all her favorite things:

She LOVES this goofy hat and Tylers lightsaber
I started giving her a fork this month and she is doing SO good with it and loves it. I was nervous about giving her a bowl of food, thinking it would be everywhere and on the floor but NOT this one. She is so neat. If one noodle fell off her fork or out of the bowl she quickly picks it up and puts it back in the bowl. I think this one is gonna be a bit of a neat freak. She is very good at putting things away and picking up. She is also constantly closing everydoor in our house.
So happy to be eating with a fork!
All my kids go through a phase of loving and cuddling and sitting on Meeka. Tayte sits on her and bounces like she's riding a horse. Meeka's such a good dog.
She LOVES her big sisters. I just found them on the stairs like this one day, Tyler reading to her:)
She loves shoes and is always bringing me shoes to put on her feet. And as soon as she hears me say, "time to go" she runs to the closet and grabs her shoes.

I put like 5 stickers on her one day and it entertained her for about an hour.
She is so good at not messing up her sisters stuff and is content to just sit and watch. Tyler spreading all her silly bands in a big circle and Tayte just sitting there watching.
Sitting next to Madix just watching her write her letters.
She has learned how to color and loves it. Again she is so good to put the lid back on the marker and back in the drawer when she's done. What 15 mo. old does that?? I have been very lucky with my kids and markers. They have never tried to color on walls or anything their not supposed to. I never worry about leaving markers out.



All ready for church


She is so fun and cute "RIGHT NOW" can I freeze her??!! This is my favorite age! I LOVE ALL the things she is doing right now!! I don't want her to get any older!!