Dad's Week Off

We were so happy to have an entire week with Jared.  He decided to end his old job a week before his new one started so we could have a little fun together as a family.

We had debated going somewhere further to vacation, but determined all the fun stuff was close enough anyway and we did lots of day trips.

The first trip was to a new place, Adventure City, in Anaheim.  It was a smaller theme park for young kids, and the boys loved it.  They could go on every ride and lines were short.  Not to mention we were able to meet Thomas the Train.

The rides were lots of fun and we could all go on them.

Ryker and I opted out of the free-fall ride, but loved watching Keke and Jared.

The next day was Disneyland.  Instead of paying for a hotel on vacation we decided to get Jared and annual pass so we could go with him too.

Wednesday Jared was sick, and thursday we went around Old Town Pasadena (which I love) and friday it was back to Disneyland!

We were very glad to meet up with our friends, the Scotts, and the boys loved holding their girls' hands.

The week of fun ended all too soon and now it is back to real life, and Jared's first day at his new job!

Things Are Good

Life around here has been pretty sweet. 

We have been spending lots of time together settling in to our new apartment, lounging around.  

We've put together a bunch of new furniture.

And finally we have a room for the boys with big boy beds!

In other news, we are happy to report Jared is starting a job at Kaiser in N Hollywood next week!!

Life As We Know It

If I haven't taken any new pictures, does it mean nothing has happened?

Quite the contrary for us right now... We are finally all together as a family again and the dust has begun to settle. Any move comes with its chaos and stressful tasks and this one was no exception. Thankfully now we have a functioning heater, a fridge, and cooking utensils, all of which we did not have before. The only task that remains is getting Internet!

We are really loving our new place in all it's charm, especially the location and weather. We are hoping we can stay for a while!

Holiday Tidbits

These were some of our highlights from the fabulous Christmas we had.

Nicholas' note to Santa

Loving the morning with presents and jammies

Ryker's new sleeping bag was an instant hit

New Year's Eve party survivor game, lipstick challenge was hilarious.

Being with the people we love, loving our kids too :)

Silly string fight!

Nicholas' first big boy New Year, staying up all night and loving every second.

 I love these handsome boys!