Say Cheese!

Here are some fun pictures we took about a week after moving in.
You gotta love that little Halley's attitude! She is so funny.

On the Road

I only took a few pictures on the drive out to UT. This one is at the hotel in Nevada where we stayed. I went into the room the boys were sleeping in and found them snuggling. Isn't that sweet? They were so exhausted. It had been a rough past few days, with the graduation and packing and driving and all that stuff.
The next morning we went swimming for a bit, but I only got a couple semi-cute pictures of Halley. It was kind of a cold morning, and we were anxious to head out so we weren't there very long.She is a definitely a cutie though!

Feed the Birds

The last few weeks we were in CA were kind of crazy. The kids were really feeling the stress of all the packing and studying that Wes and I were doing. I decided one day that we needed to just get out of the house. My friend had posted recently on her blog about going out and feeding some geese. I gave her a call to find out where she went, and we headed out.
We had a lot of dry bread that I intended to make into bread crumbs, but I figured I wouldn't get to it before the move. The geese and seagulls were very happy with our decision!

I could not believe how crazy they were, especially the geese! They would get right up next to us. I was actually a little uncomfortable. I kept thinking they were going to grab the bread right out of the boys' hands!
I felt a tiny bit guilty for feeding them since there was sign saying "Don't feed the birds," but what was I supposed to do-turn around and go home? The kids were all totally looking forward to it! I thought about going across the way to the beach where there wasn't a sign up, but hey, I figured it'd be the same birds just in a different location! He he he . . .And you can see, they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
There was also a cute little park that the boys had some fun on. Man, I miss CA when I look at these pictures!

I just love pictures of the two of them together!

A Quick Update

I haven't posted for awhile because I have been super busy traveling and looking for a house!! We found one, and we are currently under contract! Hooray! Here is a cute picture of the outside of the house.
I feel kind of funny posting very much about the house because it's not technically ours for awhile, but we are very excited, and things are looking very promising!
The pictures I am randomly putting on this post are from our anniversary and Father's Day. They were on the same day this year so Wes and I got some fabulous babysitters and went for a picnic and walk on the beach the day before! I cannot believe we have been married 7 years! Crazy!
Wes is getting ready for his big test. He starts testing in 3 weeks! I am certain he will pass, but I can't wait to have that certificate in our hands. He is keeping very busy with all his military duties and studying. This is him with his always-requested chicken pot pie. He helped me make the crust, and it was turned out perfectly.
Here is a cute picture from our anniversary. We had a fun picnic on the beach!

Bradley took this picture of me. Pretty good, huh?
As for me, I am going crazy. Yep, that about explains it. I have issues with stress and worry. I don't deal very well with change, and we have a lot of that coming up in our lives.
Bradley is also one who has a hard time with change so he has been a little emotional lately too. He is growing up so quickly. We are in constant awe at all he is soaking up. He absolutely LOVES to read. He just started reading "Treasure Island" (the abridged version with pictures) the other day, and he is already on chapter 8! Connor is loving having his big brother home to play with all day long. He loves to follow Bradley around and do what he does. He also loves to do worksheets and cut and color animal pictures! Oh, and I can't forget to mention how often he tells me, "Mommy, ummm . . .I love you," and "I know that." He seems to know pretty much everything about anything! He is also growing very fast. Both of them are getting too big to pick up. It's sad and amazing and crazy.
Here is a lovely picture of the ocean that same night we had our picnic! I am going to miss this!!!

Halley is so fun! She got lots of "walking" time while we were in UT. All she wanted to do was hold people's hands and walk all around and up and down the stairs. I am a little worried about how she walks, but people keep telling me I am paranoid! I am sure she'll figure it out. She makes us laugh all the time with her silly faces, and she just started saying more words - "this," "that," "kitty," and tonight we think she said, "ice." Of course, all these words are random and don't really sound exactly how they're supposed to, but they are definitely words!

Graduation Day!

Just looking through the pictures from Bradley's graduation makes me all emotional! I cannot believe how fast he is growing up.
He really enjoyed his time at preschool. It was such an emotional thing for me when he started. I was not expecting him to go from being at home all day with me to spending all day - 8:30 to 3:30 - with his teachers.
I think it was so good for him though. He had great teachers who were so willing to work with him. He was way far ahead of all the other kids so they had to modify some of their lesson plans and everything, but they did a great job of not making him not feel left out. In fact, they even had him switch which group he was in so he could help some of the younger kids progress. He loved that.
Ok, so I have a gazillion pictures from this event. For some reason they wouldn't let us hold the graduation at the school so we had it at a pizza place. All the boys enjoyed pretending to play the video games. Sorry, the lighting is terrible, but oh well!
The theme was obviously Hawaiian. Connor enjoyed dressing up.
Halley got a little bored waiting for our pizza and for the program to start!

The kids lined up outside and then "walked" to the classic graduation song. It was cute to see all their smiling faces.After they got up on their stage they were supposed to perform a little Hawaiian hula thing, but most of the kids got really shy and wouldn't do anything.
Bradley was all set to go when the music started, but then he realized no one else was doing anything so he got super shy.

Then they passed out the diplomas. Bradley also got a special acheivement award for being such a good reader. We are so proud of him. His teachers kept telling us that they have never seen anyone be able to read like him at such a young age.Here is a cute picture of Bradley and one of his best friends, Leilani. She invited him to her birthday party, and he instantly thought she was cooler than all the other kids!
And here are Bradley's wonderful teachers! Miss Teresa, Miss Sonja and Miss Luci all took such good care of him. Thank goodness for wonderful people who are willing to invest so much time and love into education for children! We will truly miss them!

Connor and Halley Chillin'

These were taken a little while before we left for Bradley's preschool graduation, but I have way too many of the actual graduation to put them all in the same post. Halley and Connor decided it'd be fun to hang out in the laundry basket for awhile. They had lots of fun.
We were waiting for Wes to get home, and they wanted to show off some fun faces and share some love!
It is so weird having Bradley home now. I think Halley is missing out on time with Connor. Bradley and Connor play together all the time, and I think she gets ignored a little. I have been trying to encourage them to play with her, but I think they feel like it's more fun to jump on their beds and play "Superman" than it is to play with dolls and stuff!

She's Got the Moves!

This girl loves to dance, and she is very serious about it. This video totally shows how excited and intense she is about music!