Aunt Allison is in Cali!!

Courtland's sister Allison decided to spend her spring break at our place and we were SO excited! Allison flew in at night so the kids were already sleeping but when Kell woke up the next morning she was SUPER excited and gave Allison the biggest hug. She would not let her out of her sight the whole time and was worried each night when she had to go to bed that Allison would leave. 

We started out her trip right with a day at the beach! Even though it wasn't very warm- we still had a fun time.

Allison helped Mckell find lots of pretty rocks and seashells for her collection

Love my handsome little man!

Mckell trying to tag Allison....

and Allison tagging her back

The two most important guys in my life!

Kell sat right in the middle and began picking a bouquet- one of her favorite things to do.

After a fun day at the beach, Kell took a bath to wash off all the sand and then got in her chair to eat some dinner but past right out! How do kids sleep in the most awkward positions?

The next day we went to pier 49 and fisherman's wharf in San Fran!

I felt so bad because it rained almost the whole time Allison was in town but it didn't stop us from getting out and having fun anyway!

Can you tell they're brother and sister?! I think they look the most alike in his family.

Just before we were getting ready to head back home- Mckell spotted this huge stretch of puddles and she had at it!  Everyone passing by I'm sure thought we were nuts to let her get soaking wet but we didn't care since we were headed back to the car anyway. She was giggling and laughing the entire time (and it finally convinced Courtland that we needed to get her some rain gear which I set out to find immediately because I've been dying to get her some stylin rain boats and coat!).

Pure JOY written all over that face!

We love Allison!

We were so lucky that Courtland was able to get a few days off of work while Allison was here so he could hand out with us! (He was trying to use the rest of his time off up before we move back to Utah!)

Allison and I took advantage and went to union square in San Francisco where all the SHOPPING is!  I had such a blast shopping and talking with Allison- memories I'll never forget! Such a sweet girl who I absolutely adore. Can't wait until we live closer so we can hang out more often!

Thanks so much for flying out and visiting us Allison! We sure had a good time and hope we have many more trips ahead with you! Love you sista!

Beach Day!!

We had a beach day with two cute girls from our ward and their kiddos. We had a blast playing in the sand and putting our feet in the water (the beach here is freezing year round).

 Biggest problem was keeping the little ones from eating the sand!

 Such a beautiful sight!

Parks & Veggies

We desperately needed to get out of the apartment today and headed down to the park at the library. It looked a lot warmer outside then it really was though so Kell wore Courtland's jacket that happened to be in the stroller.

 Do any other mommies have this problem?? I've tried and tried to keep her from watching the tv SO close but it's hard to monitor it ALL the time- anyone have any solutions as we will be needing a new tv stand when we move again because this one is headed to the trash!

Colter is the BEST EATER EVER! He will eat just about anything and so I love feeding him cans of veggies- he just gobbles them right up and begs for more! I hope it lasts!

Fun 3 Day Weekend with Daddy!

We FINALLY got to spend some much needed time with Daddy this weekend. He finally finished the IPO he's been working on and so PWC let him take the weekend off (as if that would make up for the past few months of only seeing him basically on Sundays)! But WE'LL TAKE IT!

DAY ONE

We started off Thursday by taking daddy to the super fun play place 'Hop n' Play' that we've fallen in love with. The kids had a blast running around and burning some energy.

 This little guy sure loves his daddy- he insisted Courtland go everywhere with him.

 When we got home the kiddos took a bath to wash off all the germs from playing in a kid infested closed in space. They always have a good time splashing together.

 Bubble beards always make for a good time! ha

DAY TWO

Friday we took CalTrain to union square in San Francisco and enjoyed the day walking around the big city. Mckell was beyond thrilled to be riding a train! She was beaming the whole ride there.

 Colter was a bit tired.

 Kell spotted a carousal from a mile away and insisted she got to take a ride.

On the walk back to CalTrain we saw this building called "The Utah", kinda funny.

The kids pasted out on the walk back and the whole train ride- they were worn out from the day walking in San Fran! What a fun city to spend the day in! (I'm definitely coming back to do some serious shopping- there were so many stores that were 10x the size they are anywhere else, can't wait!)

DAY THREE

Saturday we went to the San Francisco ZOO. Both of the kids really had fun here seeing all the different animals.

 Mckell's favorite was the petting zoo- she thought it was pretty cool the animals were just roaming all around her.

 And of course she found the carousal and insisted on another ride even though we tried hard to avoid that direction.

 And we went on the train ride

We had such a fun weekend and most of all just LOVED being with daddy! So glad that IPO is finally filed and done with!