So this is Christmas

Hey a blog update...whaa?? Sorry it's been so long but the new move and Xmas party took up soooo much time. But Austin is occupied with Grandpa and Dylan is on a walk with Grandma so I actually have some time. We had a party two eeks ago. It was a housewarming/Christmas party that really motivated Melissa and I to get busy on the new place. Lots of good friends and neighbors showed up and we had a blast. So much fun that we did not take one picture.

The best Christmas gift of all is having Mom and Dad here to visit. They came in on the 23rd and are staying after The New Year to go to the Rose Bowl Parade. I'm sure I'll have lots of picts from that day as well. Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays...It always has been. This year was no exception. Austin was Darth Vader and Dylan was a spider. Austin was in the Kindergarten parade at school.

We got soooooo much candy..we needed bigger bags. The next day was raining....wha?? huh? RAIN in Southern California??? Say it ain't so. We got to play soccer in the rain. Most of the fields were covered in mud. Our field only had one small ,but deep, puddle. Austin would go out of his way to stomp in it of course. Then next day I painted Dylan's room. The Previous owner had painted it red... like SUPER RED. Now it's a nice, calm, soothing green. I also finally finished Austin paint as well here are some photos

Anyway we start Dylan in Daycare tomorrow I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand I will enjoy the free time in the morning...but I am worried it will be too quiet..who knows??

New house

Hey we moved in to our newwwwww house.....Sorry no pictures yet..It's still all full of boxes and stuff. It is in a fantastic neighborhood. The street is a dead end and each house has at least two boys under the age of 8. May not be the street to live on in 10 yrs but.... I will post some picts later to show everyone.

These are some picts from Dylan's 2nd b-day....Poor little guy didn't get much of a party because we were moving that weekend. There was cake and Grandma so He had a blast.

On another note today I had a great moment with my boys...especially Austin. We listened to one of my favorite songs in the car on the way home from school. Austin asked if there was a video to that song... I said "yes, and it fits the song perfectly" When we watched it his eyes lit up and a huge smile crossed his face. Austin thought it was AWESOME. It's his new favorite song and I could not be prouder. So please watch and turn it up. Be sure to click the full screen button on the player to get the full effect. It looks like a square with a little arrow in it......Rock and Roll at it's purest and a perfect video.

Summer Winding Down

Wow is it Sept. already???? Time sure is fun when you're having flies...what? ANYway All is well here and we are anxiously awaiting the close of escrow on our new house....I have mini-panic attacks everyday that I don't here from our "People". Oh well. Austin is really liking school and seems to be learning alot. Not much else to say. We hope all of our TX family and friends are safe during this active Hurricane season...If you need a warm sunny spot to stay....come to Cali. IT NEVER RAINS HERE.

Alaska Yo

It has been too long since I last blogged. What with our big trip and selling our house it has been too much to try and get up here and do this......soooooorrrryy. Well the trip is over (boohoo) and the condo is now sold (woohoo). So now it's time to post some stuff.

We started with a couple of days in Seattle. What a neat city. It was cool and we stayed in the Inn at the Market. It was right on the water next to the famous open market where they throw the fish. Pretty cool. We went to the Space needle and did that whole thing. It was nice to be with Michael and his wife and their kids Davis and Sam.

Then it was time for our 7 day cruise to Alaska on the Star Princess. If you have not had a chance to see Alaska and all its wonder please go. It was so amazing. I mean.... wow, I thought I knew what we were in for as far as beauty and wilderness...but I was blown away. We were in areas that were truly massive and un-tainted by man (ha I said taint) And the ship was awesome. Those of you who have not cruised do not know what you are missing.

Our first day was at sea. The second day was in Ketchikan. First we took the kids and Grandma to see a lumberjack show. Then Melissa and I went on a zipline tour of the rain forest. It was the first day in weeks were it was not raining. What a blast we highly recommend it to those of you who are not afraid of heights. That's me on the zip line about 200 ft in the air. the we explored the town and got some "treasure" for Austin

The next day was just amazing. We started off in Tracy Arm Fjord. We were in perhaps the most beautiful place I have ever seen. I have been in underwater rivers in the Caribbean,I have seen the sunrise in Cabo San Lucas, I have skipped rocks on the most crystal clear water of the Bahamas at sunset, but this.....this was pure beauty.

After that we went to Juneau. Melissa Austin and I went on a canoe to Mendenhall Glacier. It was huge. We got to see a small piece fall off. That is pretty rare they say. We then went to see a massive waterfall. Austin also ate a piece of glacial ice. He said it tasted good.

Next day we were in Skagway. Michael and Amber went with us on a wilderness safari. We took a super fast boat out to Davidson glacier island. Then we took an old school bus to a camp and hiked to our canoes. These boats had motors though. It was super cold this day, and not to be outdone we all ate a piece of Davidson Glacier ice. Afterwards we got to pick wild strawberries. Amber and Melissa loved this part of the tour. They may not look like much but they tasted amazing.

Then it was on to the White Pass railroad tour. Wow this was another one not to miss. We went all the way up a mountain pass and back down.

Our last stop was in Victoria B.C. eh? Ooo yeah Canada. Buchart Garden doncha' know.... so beautiful

We took about 800 picts on our camera. It was hard to pick which ones to show here. The madness that is all four of the cousins, Mom,Dad,Melissa, Mike and I on the family feud. Austin on stage as the magician's assistant. So many to choose I might have to do another post some other time.

P.S Austin starts Kindergarten tomorrow........OMG