Getaway to Portland.....

Tim and I decided to fly up to Portland the last weekend in March, and go visit my brother and his cute family! While we were up there we had a surprise birthday party for my sister-in-law Becca. This was the cute gift that my mom sent with us for her birthday. If she wouldn't have wanted it, I would have been more than glad to keep it!!

Brinley thought it was pretty fun playing with those cute boys...very different when she's home and only gets to play with girls..... well except her dad that is.

Here is Quincey giving Brinley BIG kisses!!

Here are their cute little guys, Quincey and Colvin. It was fun to be around these little guys, since we haven't seen them since Christmas.

It was great to spend time with Ben and Becca and the boys. My mom was nice enough to keep our other two little girls with her, and so we only took Brinley with us. Which was great since she is our only child that can fly for free!! While we were up there we also got to hang out with my cousin Jeff and his cute wife Christa. It was great to see them since it has been more than 4 years since we last saw them. It was a great trip and we enjoyed spending time with family, thank you to all of you for such a great time!!

Disneyland ~ where dreams come true.....

Our Hotel was awesome.... it was right next to the park, and it had it's own entrance in. That's what I call convience!! Ever since Makayla's last birthday, she has wanted to go to Disneyland. So, in January we decided to make it happen. This was our hotel room, the kids thought the bunk beds were awesome!

Chip n' Dale were the so funny with the kids, he kept messing up Makayla's hair.

Who doesn't love the carousel??

The girls really enjoyed the jellyfish ride. Grandma came with us to help out with the girls, and it was very much appreciated!

Kaitlyn wasn't so "thrilled" to see Minnie Mouse.

The girls got their gifts a little early into the trip, because it got a little bit chilly

At one of the restaurants we ate at, there was a guy making balloon animals for the kids. What good is a princess if she doesn't have a CROWN?

Tim's sister Jessica, her husband Nic and their little guy Grant joined us on one of our days at Disneyland. It was great to spend some time with them!

If you didn't know better, you would think that Kaitlyn was Jessica's little girl. Yeah.... they look alike.

My brother, his wife, and their little boy also happend to be in Disneyland on the same weekend as us, and so we met up with them and spent the day together. Honestly, who wouldn't enjoy a day together in the Happiest Place on Earth?? It was a really fun trip and we're glad that the girls had so much fun!

Makayla's school Christmas program.....

This was my favorite prop! How cute are those glasses to sing Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer in?

I love how little kids pose between each song. They are all so cute!

What could make Jingle Bells even better..... how about some bells!

The little girl sitting next to Makayla is the grand-daughter to my sixth grade teacher. What a small world. Makayla did such a great job learning all of the songs, of course she did get a "little" distracted by Mr. Grinch. He was sitting in a chair not far from her.

Oh Christmas Tree.....

For FHE last week, we FINALLY decorated our Christmas tree. It's been up for a few weeks, but we just hadn't gotten around to decorating it. The girls had so much fun helping Tim and I put all of the ornaments on the tree!

Gingerbread houses with Granny.....

Here are the girls with their houses!

Kaitlyn "posing" with her Gingerbread house.

Makayla with her Gingerbread house.

The final product! The girls had so much fun at Granny's house decorating Gingerbread houses with their cousins. Thank you mom for ALL of the time you took to bake the Gingerbread, but the house together, and have all of the grandkids over to decorate it! You are such an amazing Granny, and we are so lucky to have you!

How you know you're taking to long getting ready.....

I started drying my hair the other day, and by the time I was done..... Brinley was out! I would like to think that she was just really tired.