cabin time

 o how we love the cabin!

josh took friday off of work, and after a round of golf for josh, we headed up to oakley.

our trip consisted of:

jumping in fall leaves

 making caramel apples (divine!)

cal waking up at 6 am, so we sat on the porch and watched a gorgeous sunrise.. 

and listened to the sounds of distant shotguns - poor bambi.

 grandpa was the next one up, and he came out and joined us.

cal sat on his lap for an hour and a half while we chatted.

it reminded me of living at home and eating breakfast on the back porch with my dad - enjoying the beautiful mountains, and each other's company.

 the whole trip calvin was obsessed with the dogs.. 

this was the first time we have really let him play with the 'puppies'.

they can be a little rambunctious, and we didn't want c getting hurt.

well, they were little gems with cal, and it was fun to see them interact.

calvin took getting kissed very seriously:

but, also let us know that he enjoyed it.

what's not pictured:

- the yummy dinner mom made

- relaxing and watching movies (p.s i loved snow white and the huntsman)

- card games

el dorado hills

a few weeks ago, cal and i went to california to visit whitney and baby brooklyn.

i was super nervous about the flights and of course i forgot my ipad that i had stocked full of fun things for cal to play with.
but luck was on our side, and on 3 of the 4 flights we had a whole row to ourselves..
and on the 4th, cal just slept on my lap the whole time.

big guy all ready for take off.

 

we had a fun week spending time together, watching chick flicks, shopping, playing at splash pads, yummy food, crafts, and girl talk.

 cal got a cold while we were there.. and was super attached to his binkie and blankie.
we both missed josh. i thought c would like to hear him on the phone, but it made cal cry.
he was sure happy to be back with his dad when we got home.

 such a fun, well needed trip!
thanks again whit!

lake powell 2012

we had so much fun at lake powell this summer.

i think it was one of my favorite powell trips we have ever had.

we stayed in a house and it was perfect for the little guys. 

we were able to put them down for bed and still hang out with the family.

here's the view of the lake from the back porch:

and here are lots of pictures and a fun video of our week there:

reason #194 why i love my husband:

 he is a master sand castle builder, and he had so much fun playing with and showing cal how to do it.

cal loves lake powell from Whitney Asay on Vimeo.

if you can't tell, we spent most of our time playing on the beach and swimming close by.

california

i have decided that if i want to blog, i have to do it late at night... when my boys are asleep and doing laundry would be too loud... (it is the chore that never ends.. it just goes on and on my friends)

this past week we went on a quick trip down to southern ca.

my mom recently finished teaching a really rowdy group of kindergarteners and needed to get away.

we missed our family at home, but were glad we took this opportunity to go.

i was nervous about driving with cal, but too excited to not go.

so we left on thursday.

c did great in the car.

pit stop in the st. george heat

we stayed in a hotel right by john wayne airport.

c loved the continental breakfast and playing with the ac in our room.

 friday we got up and went to the fabric district in LA.

 found some great fabric, and ate the most delicious tacos.

that afternoon was spent at huntington beach.

it was too cold to get in the water (though jared did)..

 cal didn't even try to eat sand...

and those wonderful creepers behind me, smoked us off the beach with their illegal drug usage. lovely.

that evening, we prettied up and went to a close friend's wedding reception.

it was so fun seeing a lot of our old ward friends.

we went and drove by our old house and talked about california memories the rest of the night.

saturday was a spontaneous trip to sea world! my favorite place ever! thanks mom!

hanging with aunt alisha in the hotel

 sunday we got up and headed home.

with a stop in primm for denny's.

mad props to this little bug who was a rock star most of the trip.