Wednesday, December 31, 2014

California or Bust

This Christmas we headed to the sunny shores of CA for Christmas to meet up with the Voss family. 


Dad and Mom Otten gave us their top carrier that they had used on many of their family vacations in the past and it came in handy as we were packed to the gills inside the traverse. 


Our path led us across some open country on our way to Phoenix AZ where we were going to spend the night. Unfortunately though we were caught in the first snow of the year. It stretched our 6 hour trip into a 9 hour trip, but thankfully we arrived safe and sound. 


Overhead in the car...
Elijah: Eva, it looks like you have alien legs!

The two kids belly-laugh. 

David and I turn around, and see that Eva must have gotten a little bored on our road trip to California...


When we arrived in San Diego the first thing we did was go to beach to catch a beautiful sunset. 





Although it was December it wasn't that cold and Eli and Eva didn't waste much time to jump into the water (or at least their feet). 


Peter and Joseph's first beach! They loved it! 


My beautiful wife soaking in the sun and the calm of the beach after a two day car trip. 

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Friday, December 12, 2014

That's my girl

Wrong agency, but right field. That's my girl

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Uncle Tim's Magic

Uncle Tim worked his magic on Peter the first time holding him.

Oh, Eva!

"What's that amazing smell? Mmmm. .. Chocolate!" Made Christmas candy with the kiddos today. Princess Anna had a chocolate facial, chocolate hair, chocolate hands... It was crazy. Anyone want to come over and clean our kitchen while I clean the kids? Hahaha!

Also... Grandma gave Eva a princess lip gloss set. Eva says "Thank you Grandma!"

Oh, and no picture, but our neighbor, Tiffany very sweetly brought over soup for us when she heard David was traveling. Eva answered the door with ranch spread like a face mask over her entire face. This girl, I tell you!!

Also Eva:
-spotting her laundered Anna costume: Oh, tank you, tank you, Mama!
-I share my baby blanket wit you!
-Eva and Eli staying in their bedroom, coloring in their coloring books and chatting til the clock glows green at 6am when they are allowed to get up. Eva shouts, every morning, "Cock go geen!"
-singing Daniel Tiger jingles "Babies, you crying? Take a deep breath, nice and slow, count to four and let it go!" And "I YIKE you, I YIKE you, just da way you are!", "Gwown-ups come back!"
Holding a phone and saying "Excuse me Google, GAME! GAME!"

Saturday, December 6, 2014