Sea World

We love sea world. Our favorite part was the shows. The kids also loved playing around on the big playground afterwards.

Mormon Battalion

We went to the Mormon Battalion visitors center. It was cute and fun (but quite cheesy). They did an interactive tour, and afterwards they panned for gold.

Cooper said his favorite part of the vacation was the beach. We went to Coranado, and the sand was so soft and wonderful. If we had this much fun on a cold chilly day, I would like to see us there on a nice warm day.

Balboa Park

We had a fabulous time at Balboa Park. The Science Center was wonderful. Not crowded at all, and there were tons of hands on activities for the kids.

Disneyland

We had a fabulous trip to California. It was perfect! The only thing I would change is the stop in Vegas on the way there and the way back. We did not like staying on the strip. So, aside from Vegas, the vacation could not have been any better! We arrived at the Grand California, and they upgraded us to a room with enough beds for our whole family. After checking in and exploring the hotel, we decided to go for a swim. The kids had so much fun going up and down the water slides. In the evening we played around at downtown disney and went out to eat with Grandma and Grandpa. The next few days were spent playing at the parks. The kids loved to be able to meet up with cousins and Grandma and Grandpa. It was just perfect!

Family Time

I need to remind myself how precious family time is. My children are not always going to be this young and eager for attention. The other night Taylor and Cooper made these posters and posted them around the house. The posters advertise "game night" They also cleared the dinner table and got out a game.

Had they asked for a game we probably would have done something quick, or told them that we would another day, but they went through so much effort.

As we were playing it was a lot of fun laughing and spending time together. These are the moments that I remember at the end of the week. Not facebook, not web serving, not shipping or doing chores. I need to cherish these special family moments.

Cooper!

I thought I would try and spotlight each kid. Today I wanted to do Cooper because he has been just a sweetheart!

He got a toy for Christmas that he has enjoyed and he told me he really wanted to buy one for Taylor and one for Mason. He started doing some chores around the house today to turn money to purchase the toys. When I picked him up from school today, he saved one of the candies that he got from the teacher for Mason. He said it was for Mason because he feels bad that he hasn't earned enough money to buy him that toy yet.

Here is a quote from an email I got today from Cooper's teacher: "Cooper is such a cute kid! His often very energetic responses make me laugh."

Cooper loves learning. I is constantly asking questions about how things work. He loves to read. Each night he reads scriptures in his bed. He instigated it. He asked me if he could have his on scriptures to read. Most nights when I go in to tuck him in, he is totally involved in his scripture reading. In fact, he has a had a few panicky moments when he can't find his scriptures.

Cooper plays nicely and treats others so well. I am so blessed to have such a handsome, smart, fun, kind, and special little guy to me my son.