Family Pictures

Star Wars in Concert

In May I took the boys to see Star Wars in Concert. It was incredible. We were able to see a lot of the artifacts from the movies before the show started. Seamus was so excited to see Boba Fett, and a real Storm Trooper. Cole and I took a picture with the actual R2D2 from the movie. Cole acted shy, but he was excited. The actual concert was wonderful. The music was so beautiful and the boys actually sat through it. I added some pictures of the event.

The kids first trip to the beach.

I took the kids to the beach for the first time last weekend. They were a little confused because they call the river the beach, so they thought we were driving all of the way back to Lake Havasu. I told them this was the ocean so of course the first thing out of Cole's mouth was "will there be sharks there?" We watch a lot of animal planet TV. I assured them they were safe and they were all excited to go, especially when the bathing suits and sunscreen were coming out, and the towels packed in the car. When we got there they all headed for the water and they loved seeing the waves. They especially liked when they stood still and could feel the waves pulling back. Emma and Seamus were trying to jump the waves and Cole stood next to me at the beginning. Emma and Seamus are already like fish, they love the water, but until beach day Cole tended to just want to get his feet wet. However, he loved the beach, we walked up to get a snack, and all he wanted to do was get back in the water, he was having soooo much fun. He especially like get all wet and then laying in the sand. I think he was trying to be sandman, he did a pretty good job. It is great to see the kids so happy doing something I love as well. We will definitely be going back very soon. Here are a few pictures from that day.

A very happy Emma!

Emma loved swimming in the hotel pool. She didn't want to leave. She keeps talking about going back to swim. I just loved this picture.

Lake Havasu Pictures

Lake Havasu Pictures

Lake Havasu

We went to Lake Havasu this past weekend. It was the kids and I, and Jill with her two little ones. We had sooo much fun. We stayed in a hotel this time, and it was a first for the kids. They were very excited, and kept telling strangers that we are living in a hotel. I think I got a few "Oh I'm so sorry looks" It's funny now kids see things. The weather was wonderful. We were able to have a wonderful time at rotary beach. We would sit there and build sand castles, and Seamus, Emma, and Leyla braved the cold water. It was so peaceful being their, even with five kids under 6. We also got to meet our new little cousin Emma. She is a month old and adorable. The kids kept asking to see Baby Emma ever since we told them she was born. We can't wait to see them again. One big highlight of the weekend was when we stepped outside of our hotel there were 6 Harley Davidson motorcycles parked right next to us. I though Seamus was going to die. He loves Harley Davidson motorcycles. He asked for the camera to take pictures and he took a bunch. One of the owners of the bikes saw how excited he was and asked if Seamus wanted to sit on one for a picture. He had the biggest smile. The gentleman was even nice enough to let all of the kids pick a bike to sit on and take a picture. I will post copies of the pics soon. Seamus is already asking to go back he says, "How about June Mom, I would like to go back to the river". Oh I wish it were that easy. I will post pictures of our river trip later, and to note Seamus took most of the pictures on the trip. Even Jill and I are in some of the pictures. It was pretty cool.