Bounce U

Our friends the Cooke's had bought a Groupon for Bounce U and invited us to go along.  It was a blast!!  2 hours of run around play time, the kids were in heaven :)

They had this amazing climbing contraption.  It had a trampoline at the bottom but each level was only made of these stretchy bands.  Tyson and Taylor tried for a minute but only made it to the 2nd level.  I told Tyson that if he made it to the top I'd pay him $5.  So who climbs to the top first? Taylor of course!!  This first picture she was the first one to make it but was so scared at the top she would not stand up.

This is Taylor going up for the 2nd time and Tyson trailing behind her.  Hilarious!!  She loves when she can beat her big brother at anything.

I love these wind tunnels so we had to throw the kids in it.  So fun :)

After the wind tunnel the terrible T's were back to racing up the climbing thing.

Tyson found a money maker in this climbing business and earned $20 on this adventure.  I have been really trying to find a thing to motivate this kid, summer has been hard.  All he wants to do is watch TV.  The other day I was watching the news about a little boy who had a degenerative disease that was making him lose his sight.  He eventually will be blind.  The story was about how this sweet little boy is touring the nations capitol and seeing the sights before he loses his sight.  Tyson says, "If I was going blind, I would sit all day and watch as many TV shows as possible!"  Arghhh!

Good to know $ still will get this kid moving.  I am also going to try fire ants and a cattle prod next :)

Shark Reef

Tyson got 2 free kid admission passes with paid adults so we made another trip to the Shark Reef before school started.

This guy was sand blasting the coral, it was awesome to watch.

Ryan was not sure of the sting rays and had to go wash her hands every time she got a little water on her. So nuts!

The jelly fish, my fave :)

I hate that you exit through the gift shop, It ruined the whole experience. There were swear words, threatening, and abandonment of this shark boy.

Fun trip, until the end...

Cutie Patootie

My phone is full of random pics of this girl.  I thought I'd do a blog post of cuteness.  Enjoy :)

The IKEA in CA had this weird horse upstairs and she had to get a picture with it.

 She also tried to talk us into buying this stuffed animal she couldn't even lift.

She is a daredevil and did this slide around 20 times.

 She would get major air in the middle.

 Such a nut!

Peek a boo

Hayden & Ryan love to take pictures with my phone.  They know they are not suppose to so they laugh and laugh while filling my phone with craziness.  

As an entire family we cannot get over the cuteness of this munchkin.  She is going to be a spoiled princess, she is given everything she wants just by smiling or screaming for it.  We are in for trouble!

August 12x12 2014

My sweet husband decided to surprise me this day with a beautiful set of roses.  I had been so cranky since Disneyland I think it was a last ditch effort on his part to get me out of my bad mood.  He worked the night before so these were waiting for me when I got up and after he had gone to bed.  Night shifts stink!

 

Tyson is the milk mixer at our breakfast table.  Every morning he asks the girls if they'd like chocolate or strawberry milk and makes it for them.  It's adorable.

The kids have been doing summer piano lessons and they had a lesson this morning.  We are the worst practicers and Taylor was trying desperately to get in one more practice.

While the terrible T's were at piano, me & the girls hit Target.

I found this amazingly cheap V-tech laptop.  I am a sucker if anything that is deeply discounted, it is my Achilles heel.  It was $20 down from $40 and I was going to buy it for Hayden for Christmas.  I debated and debated, I am in the middle of a decrapification binge and refuse to buy toys the kids won't use.  After the back & forth I put it back.  My friend is doing a 5 gift limit for Christmas and I think I am going to try it. (Don't hold me to it, I said "try"!)

After picking up Tyson & Taylor we headed over to Sonic/Walmart.  Tyson earned a lego set (which he promptly lost due to attitude) and Taylor earned a monster high doll for their summer math program.

For cub scouts we made puddle jumpers and drew cartoons.  We had the boys draw a 3 step cartoon and then cover their can with their drawings.  In cub scouts you are always trying to come up with inventive ways to pass off as much as possible!  Puddle Jumpers and cartoons are not usually something you would think would go together :)

The boys were HILARIOUS!

We decided to make them race each other.  They had to give Jason a high five and go around him.  It was surprisingly hard!  We offered a candy bar to the winner.  Tyson won (and promptly lost it due to attitude).

After scouts the kids watched TV and ate snacks.

Tyson is obsessed with Netflix and is always finding the weirdest shows on it.  This one was one of those weird cartoons about birds.

It was a rough day of attitude-y kids so I rewarded myself with the last of our leftover Texas sheet cake.  Yummm!

Busy day...but wouldn't have it any other way :)

Last Day at Disney

Have you ever seen cuter kids than these? Nope! (I'm a little biased!)

 We caught a few of the street performers at Disney California, Phinneas & Ferb.

 Toy Story's Green Army Men

 The kids got drenched!

 My boy, not the smartest :)

 Tower of Terror!!

 Wilderness explorer area.

 At night there is a huge "Tea Party".  They have live music and dancers.  The Mad Hatter and Alice really know how to throw a party.

 The kids were enthralled!!

 Love the passed out pictures, they crack me up!

                       Another trip to our favorite place.
 I was just reading an online article about how awful amusement parks are and I agree on a lot of the writers points.  They are crazy expensive, it's suppose to be an enjoyful experience for the whole family and usually turns into a nightmare.  After having the passes this year it has really made each trip funner and funner.  You know where you're going,(how many times have you aimlessly walked around a place not knowing where to go?)  You know how to cut costs with food, and you don't stress missing a ride because you'll be back and jump on it on the next trip.  It has really been fun.  I am going to miss Disneyland when our passes expire in October!!