Vacation Pays Off

Sunday, October 26, 2008

So we took our annual vacation to Rocky Point during October break and had a blast as always. Sitting on the beach relaxing, watching the kids play, building sandcastles, going seashell hunting, finding diamond rings, ...what!? Yes! We were on a walk looking for "treasures" and Shea actually found one. She came running up so excited that she found a ring. At first I didn't think much of it but when my friend Stephanie examined it she said, "I think this is real!" David thinks it's worth about $2000! Holy cow. We definitely had to pay Shea off to have her give us the ring. She came home from Mexico blinged out. Matt gave David the ring before we snapped a picture. He said he would get us one. I'll post it when I get it. It's beautiful. The poor woman who lost it!


(Noah was sleeping when we took this picture, we do love him.)

Catching up

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Fall break has arrived at the blink of an eye. I told Matt I needed to post the girl's first day of school. He said, "It's a little late for that." Yes, but it is on my "to do list" so it can finally get crossed off! Paige is doing so good in school and loves to read. Hopefully she takes after the Deaton's side and their passion for reading, there's little there from me.

Shea is having fun at pre-school. Apparently she is the class clown and her teacher says she's very annimated. Not a big suprise to us. She is someone different everyday from a puppy dog to Roa (some princess) and gets frustrated if we call her Shea. She's always fun and exciting.

Noah and I have fun hanging out together and running erands. He's my little buddy. This was Noah's trick that Matt loved, I'm not sure it was ever Noah's favorite though.

In August, Matt and I got to go on a quad ride with my dad's side of the family in Utah. I'm trying to remember where in Utah but for the life of me can't. Somewhere in the mountains! We had such a fun time. It was such beautiful country. There were still patches of snow at the top of the mountains. It was so peaceful and amazing to see God's creations from different views as we reached different parts of the mountains. Most of all it was fun to just be together and not be interupted by little voices (as much as we love them). We take advantage of the few vacations we take each year without our kids. We cherish those times just together. (Thanks to wonderful parents and siblings that make it possible!)

To kick off Fall Break we went to Utah to attend Tessie's baby, Dakota's blessing. It was so fun to see them. Dakota is just the sweetest thing ever. I forget how amazing a new born is and what a special spirit they bring with them. So fresh from Heaven, so innocent and pure. I already miss them.

While in Utah we spent one day at Temple Square which is always fun and inspiring to learn about the history of our church. Shana always has fun returning to Temple Square where she served most of her mission.

The next day we went to Lagoon. The kids had so much fun. Paige and Shea are amusement park junkies! They outlasted the other kids by hours! Suprisingly, Matt and I can stand to be there just as long. They made the comment that every time we go to see Tessie we can go to Lagoon. Oh great, what have we started!?