Wednesday, October 22, 2008

CAL*i*FORN*i*A BABY!!!

P.S. I think we all know that we took this trip in Oct. '08 so don't let the post date scare you, it really is Jan. '09-no need to fret or feel like you need to be checked in to any institution... I am just happy to have this done, it's been sitting in my edit posts for quite some time now... now if I could just finish out the year and wrap that all up, in due time my friends, in due time...
Well the long awaited California post is now at your fingertips! As you can see I put off posting so long because I feel like there is so much to do and post and it ends up taking a few hours. So I have been pushing this off knowing that it will take me a while, but owell. So here is our trip~


We left on Wed. Oct. 1st, Cort got off a little early and we started the long trek around 4:00 pm, we had made plans to stop in Prim NV at good 'ole Whiskey Pete's for a whopping $22. Cort claims we made money on them cause he found a $1 when we got out of the car in the parking lot. It took a while for my night owl Ky to fall asleep, actually what's that? He didn't sleep?! Crazy- well he slept until a little bit before Cedar City to have dinner and then from that point out he was up till after midnight. Bry was knocked out and Ky's eyes were glazed over watching Dora. For only $22 i thought it was a great little casino/place to sleep. We got up the next morning and had a wonderful meal at McDonald's and headed on the road to CA. Here's a picture of me in front of Whiskey Pete's (should have taken it at night with all the wonderful lights, pretty fantastic)








Not the most flattering pic ever taken
Naughty Mommy, but he climbed up and was playing with it!
I had to get a photo!

This is a really cool looking roller coaster, did not partake of though

The pic isn't that great, but trust me it was huge, it went around the whole casino

The drive from Prim to Ocean side was so blasted long and ugly. I had no idea that Cali could be so desert like and ugly. We arived around 1:00 and headed right for the beach. The condo we stayed in was litterally right on the beach. We was so beautiful there, the weather was perfect. The forcast looked like rain and a little cooler a couple of the days and it didn't happen. We went to the beach everyday but Sat. and Mon. Here are some cute shots of us at the beach:




Bry searching for sea shells

The two boys searching together


My cutie




Bry just loves to pose









I just love catching those candid pictures




Don't you just want to squeeze him?!

Cort dug a hole, Ky was happy...



Still happy

Starting to feel constrained










In this pic, Ky had thrown himself back and was screaming to get out



I want out dangit!!


Bry literally running away from the waves, he had so much fun chasing them, I wish I would have taken a video, it was so cute to watch.






Bry was a bit happier to be buried in the sand















We went to Sea World on Saturday and enjoyed it thoroughly. It definately takes a lot longer to get around with the kiddos than it does with just us. Cort and I had gone 2 times before we had kids and loved it and we thought the kids would love it too- here are a few pics of Sea World
















Here are few of my favorite family photos of our trip, we had a few at Disneyland and a few more at the beach before we headed home.

If I don't end the post now, you may have to wait another 5 months to get the end of the story, so here it is folks, a great trip, we absolutely loved it and can't wait to go back some day!




















This one wraps it all up, all tuckered out at the end of the day- filled with many memories...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Catch Up Time!!!

So it's been about 4 weeks since I last posted... maybe longer? I've been trying to stay away from my computer because when I get on I find myself sucked in to this big black hole and then I find my days wasted away. What's happend since my last post?


While Bryson was at preschool the other day I took Kyler to Sugar House park and met Catherine there, the kids played for a whole 2 hours and were ready for more! I have one cute picture of Kyler enjoying his fruit snacks.







Our family loves to go up Big Cottonwood canyon to Silver Lake. We went up there this past Sunday and the Tupous came along with us. We say a momma moose that was right down by the lake eating and people were walking up to her and were not afraid. Brave people. We got a couple of pretty shots up us here they are.







Cort and the boys, aren't they cute?

Cort and Jorge

What a cute family picture, why can't Bry's eyes be open!?



I'm kinda tempted to crop Bry out. Is that mean?



Me and Mel






We went to a stake bbq with Kim Wride while Cort and Jamie worked in their home tearing down walls and putting new ones up and dealing with termites. It was a fun little party they had there and they handing out creamies at the end and Kyler was not letting go of that thing no matter what. He was going down the slide and running around and it was just getting too cold for him! This is a cute pic of him freezing and not wanting to give it up.








We go to the State Fair, hip hip! I have to tell what a deal we got (I love those deals!) So we went on a Monday night and they had all kids 12 and under free and adults pay the kids price, so of course I have my handy entertainment book that has a buy 1 get 1 free coupon in it so we got a family of 4 in for $6! Sweet! It's so funny how they lure you in there and the only thing that's pretty much free is looking at the livestock. Which was fun, don't get me wrong but of course the kids see the fun rides and have to go on them. We paid $15 and they each got to go on 2 rides, such a rip off. Oh well, everything else you had to pay to do and the kids were getting tired so we headed home. It was still a fun experience for the kiddos.





The kids on their first ride





Ky driving the farm tractor





Bry's turn






Ky guy turns 2!!! My sweet little baby had his 2nd birthday party on Sat. the 6th of Sept. We got invited to another birthday party that day to Kangaroo Zoo so mom, Bry and Ky left in the morning to party while dad had to stay home to get stuff ready. They had a blast, we went to our good friends Josh 's party and then headed home in a mad dash to get everything ready for that evening. I had a mix match party where people were supposed to dress up in the craziest mix-matched costume they could find (I regret to say that we only had our lovely Brother and Sister in law, Damon and Catherine and kids who came dressed up) My brothers Jace and Landon were also willing to help me out and we put some clashy clothes on them and they were nice and stayed in those clothes once they saw everybody else show up in their normal attire. Anyway, I decorated by using all my old utensils that I've had left over from varies parties, all differ. colors, different napkins, some from Cort's graduation back in '04, superman, sports decor. and I used different table clothes that were from Bry's first birthday and some random Halloween decorations. I was so busy trying to get everything done in time I didn't get any pictures of any of it! So sad! Oh well. Then instead of making a cake I did the backwards thing and made brownies and had homemade ice scream. All in all we had fun, Kyler got spoiled (thanks to everybody who came) and we had a fun little shin dig! Here are a few pics of the par~tey.







Ky at Kangaroo Zoo going head first






Ky just laid back



Bry being crazy and running like a mad man



Ky and his brownie, I had an 'Over the Hill' candle on there too, just can't see it



Ky contemplating what to do next






Yum


Cousin Gavin with his crazy hair

Look at how ecstatic he is over this drill!



Ky on his new bike

My cute brothers Jace and Landon posing for the photo


Me and Jace, sorry Jace this is the best pic that we had. That'll teach ya to pull weird faces


uhhhhhhh. Me and Landon. Smile?




I just have to say what a joy Kyler has been to our lives. It was hard for me it imagine loving anybody as much as Bryson and not feeling like my love would be split or show favortism. But the Lord does amazing things, I love being a mom to my sweet little boys. Kyler is so much different than Bryson and always has me on my toes. He's been a climber from day one and I've found him on top of our counter dancing and getting into food that's been forbidden and climbing on chairs to jump on the couch etc. etc. He has no fear and has such a little attitude at times. I think for a 2 year old, really? He'll point his little finger at me and say 'no mom' or point his finger and tell Bryson to go to time out. It's pretty fun to see what new things he comes up with everyday. He talks so well and just melts my heart with those big brown puppy eyes (or Puss in Boots from shrek). I love you Ky, I don't know what my life would be like without your sweet little spirit in our home!






Bryson started preschool and boy is mom loving that! He now goes 3 days a week for 3 hours. SWEET! I do have to admit though the time goes by way too fast, and I find Ky wandering around wondering what to do next without his little buddy Bry to harass him. Bryson loves school, he is constantly asking when he gets to go to school again. He's really into art these days. He sits and draws pictures for everybody. He gave about 8 to our neighbor Mardene who watches him in the moringings while I cross and then he made a whole bunch for his teacher and her helper. Everyday he makes more pictures for more people and we are going through a lot of paper. He lays his clothese out the night before and lines his shirt up with his shorts and puts his shoes at the bottom with sox in each one. I only took one picture and he was waiting on me to find some shorts so it's not as cute as the time before when he had the whole outfit layed out. He wakes up way early and gets himself dressed, sometimes before I'm even awake! I am excited that he loves to learn and lets hope that continues years down the road.


Bry's first day of school, doesn't he look handsome?


Bry's clothes he laid out, this is all his doing and no influence by mom!



We headed up to Vernal to a little reservoir that we love over Labor Day weekend. It was beautiful and not busy at all. During the night on Sat. it started to pour on us (luckily this was while we were all sleeping) Sunday was pretty gloomy and over cast. We decided to clean up camp a day early and went out on the boat one last time and headed home to another rain storm in SLC. Cort had to pick up his truck in Park City (His work truck that he left on his job site) and so that left me driving the kids home in his big honkin' truck, he started to rain so hard my wipers were going the fasted they could and it wasn't helping too much. I honestly didn't know if I was gonna make it home safe, it was very scary. And for Cort to say that he had a hard time in his work truck made me feel like it really was bad.
Here are a few pics of us the first night.


Bryson, cousin Aiden and Gavin

Isn't this an adorable pic of Ky?

Me and Cort

I tried to solomn ski for the first time ever and I got to the point where I was getting a hold of it and would kinda get up and then I would drop, I can't believe how different it is than just the doubles. I think all those who can solomn are just amazing and then I look and Cort and his bro Damon and I am in awe. They go crusing across that wake so fast I don't know how they don't get mangled out there. I got some pretty good pics of them and a few of Cort on the wake board. I will put one on of me but Cort couldn't get the picture taken fast enough to actually see me standing up, you just have to believe me.


This is Cort, I didn't get a very good one of him skiing, he just goes too fast across the wake!


Another one of Cort

This is Damon, and I got an awesome one of him, nice rooster tail!

Cort getting some air trying to cross the wake


Cort- this is my favorite (remember he's just a beginner)

This is my father in law Phil, I only see him ski once a year (if that) pretty good huh?


The three cousins just hangin'


More of the kiddos

Ok, so apparently Cort only took 1 pic of me (boo hoo) and I wasn't even trying at this point!

Kyler fell asleep in Phil's lap and he just woke up


This is Cheryl (mom in law) with the kids

So now I sit here at 10:30 pm tired of sitting at this computer and wondering how I spent 2+ hours updating this blog. Note to self- don't wait 4 weeks to update blog! Life here in the Glenn household is good though. Sad to say goodbye to the summer, hoping to squeeze in one more boating trip, even if we don't get in the water. Excited to say hello to fall because it's just beautiful weather and who doesn't love the trees changing colors and the crispness in the air? We will be heading to San Diego in the next week and a half and will try to take lots of photos for the blog. I hope everybody is able to make it through this long post without getting too bored.

Until next time...

Our Two Joys:

Our Two Joys:
Bryson

Kyler