4th of July and Oakley Rodeo!

4th of July BBQ and swimming with friends.  And yes, if you are looking at this photo confused Melinda and I switched babies.  Although if you went off hair color this seems about right! : )

Ryder swimming with Dad.  He is a crazy man in the pool and has no fear!  As a mother . . . YIKES!

Ryder being silly with Aunt Annie.  He LOVES his Aunt Annie!!!

We were about pulling into our neighborhood with Jayden asleep in her seat when Ryder started crying really sad and said, "I thought we were watching fireworks."  So we decided to drive up to the base of the mountain where we could watch the whole valley's fireworks from the truck bed and keep Jayden asleep in the car (windows down of course)! : )

A happy boy once he starting seeing some fireworks.  I love this crazy man so much its insane.  I never would have thought being parents could be this rewarding.  I guess you don't know the feeling until you experience it.  He is a great kid and so loving.  We are lucky to have him as our son.

Annual Oakley Rodeo!  We had the front row right above the bucking shoots!  It was so AWESOME!  Ryder thought this was the greatest thing ever.  After watching the Bucking Broncs he turned and said it was his turn!  Once again . . . as a mother, YIKES!!!

Our Princess!  Such a happy baby.

Just up against the fence watching the guys get ready to ride the Bulls!

Jayden and Grandpa being silly!

After a big storm the sunsets are always amazing!  Thanks for a fun outing and weekend Randy and CarolLynne!

New Family Pic!

Our latest family picture!

California & Disneyland!!!

Here we are waiting to board the plane for California, Jayden was a tired girl and even slept on the plane the whole way . . . such a good girl!  Plus look how cute her face looks all smashed!

Ryder getting treats from Aunt Annie before we have even boarded the plane!

The Long Beach Aquarium was AWESOME!  Here Ryder is NOT touching a Jellyfish even though we could touch these ones . . . he is a little afraid. : )

Yup!  You better believe it, I am touching a shark in this picture!

Ryder and Grandpa enjoying all the sharks at the Aquarium

Our sweet fam . . . getting so big now!

The gang just walking around Long Beach after the Aquarium

Here we are on Balboa Beach right by where we stay in Newport

Disneyland was a total blast!  Ryder and Jayden were the best kids anyone could even ask for on this trip!

Yay for Mater!

Little Mermaid

Anyone need any sunscreen???  Pretty sure Randy accidentally put on enough for a family of 10! : )

Daddy Daughter moment!  Christian sure loves his baby girl, he is already so protective of her . . . good luck with that in the future baby girl!!!

How can you even resist her in her hilarious sun hat!  She is still too young for sunscreen so we had to keep her precious skin covered.

The only way to do some rides at Disneyland is Single Rider . . . that way you don't have to wait hours to go on it.  So here we are about to say goodbye to each other and go sit with complete strangers on the California Screamin' Coaster.

Randy, Ryder and I on Luigi's Tires!  Such a fun ride, but be careful if you are in a skirt/dress like I was.  It uses high pressure amounts of air that keep you moving so it is a bit of a Marilyn Monroe experience if you know what I mean!

CarolLynne, Ryder (again) and Christian.  Ryder loved this one so much he needed to go again!

Ryder thought Mater's Tractor ride was hilarious!  We did this one multiple times as well!

Ryder and his Grandma about to go on Buzz

Roo leaves in a couple weeks so this picture is tribute to him!  Love you Roo!  Good luck on the mission, we are so proud of you.

Ryder and his Grandpa on the Jungle Cruise - always one of Ryder's favorites.

Just waiting for the parade

Our tired boy catching a quick nap in the stroller before more rides!

Hanging out after the parade, you can tell Danos loved it! ; )

He had to ride the horse all by himself!

Sweet baby girl

This is her thinking pose!

The whole crew after dinner at Rainforest

On Mainstreet waiting for the fireworks . . .oh wait "Because of winds at higher elevations tonight's fireworks have been cancelled"  bummer : (

Ryder was so slap happy he wouldn't stop kissing Christians cheek!

Ryder and Grandpa catching a quick snooze

Ryder and his Aunt Annie checking out all the fish

This was such an amazing trip!  Thanks again Randy and CarolLynne, and everyone in the fam for helping us out with the kiddos too!  Love you!

Time to Catch up!

Here we are at Gio's graduation, BIG day for their family!

Sweet Grandpa Ken took our little family to the Bees game and it was so fun!  He even bought Ryder a sweet jersey and hat!  Thanks Grandpa Ken, we love you!

Me and my baby girl

Ryder and Daddy trying out Thurgoods new hot tub

Gotta love the benefits of being in the same ward as your parents!  Here they are both entertaining our kids!

I'm adorable just ask me!

She is SO happy!  We love her big smile!

For Father's Day Christian thought Ryder needed to get his first set of real golf clubs . . . bag and all!  He was stoked!

Jayden's first set of pink toes!  Yay for girls!

My favorite boy EVER!  He is such a stud and I love him so much!