Have a little cereal with your SUGAR! Ha Ha Ha

So I slept in a little one morning last week and had put off the kids from gettng breakfast.... WELL.... I came down to see the damage and this is what I found.  A little Brooklyn girl who thought she'd help herself since no one else would... not even Morgan would help her get her breakfast.  So she did it just how SHE would like it.  Ha ha ha  looks pretty good to me!!!

I Wanna Soak up the Sun!!

Thanks to my friend Kristin... We have hook-ups to the Rancho Santa Margarita beach clubhouse, and go hang out at the pool/beach on Fridays.  Since this was Morgan's last friday before school, I had to capture a little of the fun.  The best part about it... is that you feel like you're at the beach... but the water is clean and safe.  With 4 little swimmers and all not that strong of swimmers...I panic when I think of the beach.  So this is the BEST alternative. 

1st GRADER!!

Morgan was so excited to go to first grade! She had laid out her chosen out fit several days in advance, and pretend played for days that she all ready was in first grade.  Her teacher Mrs. Vosberg is from Australia and has a wonderful accent, which Morgan says is really fun to learn from her because she's fun to listen to.  Morgan even likes to pretend to be from Australia and try to have her accent.  Tyler and Brooklyn don't know what to do with themselves now that Morgan is gone all day.  They are having a really hard time entertaining themselves because Morgan is usually the ring leader guiding and directing their activities.  Which is hard for me because I have to be the entertainer... they better figure it out soon, cause I'm lose'n ideas.

4th of July

Our Personal 4th of July Parade!

Since 4th of July fell on a Sunday this year... on Friday we had a fun block party with some great ward friends.  There was BBQ, treats, and a personal parade of all of our favorite people!  The kids decorated their bikes and scooters and rode up and down the street.  Brooklyn was very serious and shy about the attention and tried very hard to keep up with all the big kids.  It was a very fun evening.

My Visit to meet my 1st Nephew on the Braden Side!

A couple of weeks ago I got to go to Oregon to do a wedding that ended up being only an hour away from where Becca lives!! Yahoo!!! So I got to stay with her and meet my new little Nephew Ezra (3wks old).  It was so fun to have some special time with my neices, Kent and Becca, without my crew.  Chaser base-r got to tag along but he didn't cramp my style too much.   Juliana and Kayla really love to swim and play dollies right now.  Kayla was my favorite because she wraped, sang, rocked, and kissed her babies ALL DAY LONG!  Just like her mommy does.  Becca kissed, rocked, and sang to her babies all day too.  Funny how cute she thought Kayla was.. when she was just as cute as them with HER babies!  Love you guys.  I miss you all ready! It was also special to repay them for their hospitality by doing a little family pics. What a Gorgeous Family!