Vacation at the Beach house!

We went to Dilon Beach this year as part of our vacation and stayed in a really nice beach house. The house we stayed in was so close to the water and it was just beautiful!


































































































































This is the 3 level house we stayed in. It was really nice! The last picture is our view from the house to the beach. So Pretty!

Jelly Bellys. . . . .mmmmmm......my favorite!

We took a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory while on Vacation this year. They didn't let us take pictures on the tour so this is all I have. They have really re-done the place since the last time I was there! Our tour took place above the factory so you could look down and watch the people making the candy, separating the bad ones, etc.
When we first went into the tour it smelled like barf! People were covering their noses and making faces (I should have taken a picture of that :) I didn't find out until much later that they were actually making a barf jelly belly! They have a whole section for young kids with weird jelly belly flavors that I normally wouldn't try (I'll tell you more about that in a minute) there was baby wipe flavor, toothpaste, skunk spray and booger flavor just to name a few. Dallin thought these were cool and he bought a few to share with some friends.
On our way back to Sacramento Dallin took out his yucky jelly bellys and tried to get Alise and Preston to eat them. They didn't of course but in the process Dallin dropped one and couldn't find it. Later when we got home I went out to clean the car a little. I was cleaning the back and I saw this Jelly Belly just sitting on the seat. I normally wouldn't eat it from the seat but there was no where to put it so I popped it into my mouth when suddenly I realized it wasn't a normal jelly belly at all! I had eaten a BARF one! Yuck!!!! I went inside to tell the kids what happened and they laughed their heads off! All this time Dallin was just pleading for someone to try a barf jelly belly and I had just fulfilled his wish without knowing it. At least it made someone happy i guess.

Train Museum

On our Vacation to California this summer we went to the train museum with our cousins. It was interesting but I think Gregg liked it most of all! It was all about history and that is one of his favorite things. We got to tour old trains and hear about how they rode, slept and ate during their travels. There was even a mail train where they sorted mail while they rode. It was very educational! We had some friends take a vacation this year by train and they got to stay a few nights in a little room on the train with bunk beds and everything. I think it would be so cool someday to do something like that with the whole family.

Fun with Hair

I braided the girls hair before bed so in the morning it would look all cute and wavey. I think it turned out pretty cute and they were loving all the attention too!

The Discovery Center

At the Discovery Center here in Boise they have all kinds of cool experiments to try out. There was one room with t.v cameras,a screen, and a couple green blankets on the floor. When you wrap the blankets around you the green will not show up on the screen so it looks like your head is floating around on the screen. Also they have a shadow box where a light flashes and your shadow continues to stay on the wall even though you've moved. We had a great time testing all the experiments!

In these pictures they had a pretend grocery store and the kids got to shop (as the customer) and then be the check out clerk. I think they liked this one best!

I had this crazy idea. . . . (this is the 11th post)

Each of my kids have a baby picture of me adding a little extra hair to their head, it's just something I have always done. This past Sunday me and the kids had a great time goofing around, we've never laughed SO HARD! I am sure my kids think I am nuts sometimes!
I asked permission to add these to my blog and even Dallin said he didn't mind. Enjoy!

Dallin






























































Alise
























Preston











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Emma






























I showed Gregg these pictures when he came home and he laughed and said," Our boys really would make cute girls!"

My mom is BIGGER than that!

With three weeks left in my pregnancy I have to say that I feel pretty large! However I haven't felt larger than I did last night. My almost three year old, Maleah was sitting on her aunt Sidney's lap while we all enjoyed an episode of The Biggest Loser. Suddenly she turned from the t.v, looked her aunt in the eye and proudly said," My mom is bigger than that!"