Romance (The Bachelor Style)

Okay....so this may be totally inappropriate - but I have to share how awesome our room was in Lake Arrowhead. We got a great deal online, and because we were celebrating David's birthday, I wanted to do something special. I called ahead to the concierge (a job I formerly held, so I know what these girls can do) and arranged to have the room "turned down" before we arrived. Here's the picture.....does anyone watch The Bachelor? Seriously...I felt like I was on one of their "fantasy suite dates!" It was awesome - and seriously not that expensive to do!



When we finally left the room (j/k) we had a great weekend. The weather was perfect and it was beautiful outside. We took a walk/hike around the lake, shopped, ate out, saw a movie, ate out, and slept in. Thank goodness....we needed the sleep to prepare us for hell week when we returned. Thank you to our moms for keeping the kids - can't wait to do it again! Sound good?







We had a great time trying to take pictures of ourselves. This one is our favorite! Looking forward to our next getaway! :)

Sick and Tired

Alright...so we have been back from Lake Arrowhead for over a week now and all we want to do is GO BACK!!! From the moment we came home our lives have been crazy. Kids are waking up at all hours of the night, boogers everywhere, wheezing, breathing treatments, ER visits in the middle of the night, ear infections, etc, etc, Need we say more? At least we had no vomit..... Anyway, today things are looking up and we are happy. Hopefully we can hold out for the rest of the winter without having a week like the one we've had again. Now we have time to post about our FABULOUS Lake Arrowhead trip!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We just wanted to wish Daddy a Happy 32nd birthday! He's an amazing man and deserves a great day. (The real celebration will be when Mommy and Daddy spend next weekend ALONE in Lake Arrowhead - can't wait! :) Look for a future post with those pictures!) I honestly can't believe that David and I are this old. It feels like yesterday when we met in 7th grade at Ball Jr. High School in Anaheim. Lots of good stories and great memories. Time flies by fast....I'm looking forward to the next 32 years with a great guy!

Our Favorite Day with Daddy

For those of you who don't know, to say that David LOVES airplanes is a little bit of an understatement. His favorite thing to do is to sit at LAX and watch planes...all day! So, to make this activity kid and Lauriann friendly, we add a few of our favorite things to this adventure to make it a great day for all of us! Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day so no one had school and it was 85 degrees, but we aren't bragging (well, maybe we are!). So, we were off to the airport and ended up having, quite truthfully, the perfect day! They were filled with David's favorite things (and some of everyone else's favorite things, too)--the family, In n Out Burger, airplanes, and the beach! Did we mention it was 85 degrees? It was beautiful! This is one of the many reasons why we live in California!

Happy 7th Birthday, Kylie!!

It's hard to believe Kylie is seven years old. She's such a fun little girl and has come such a long way. Do you remember how sick she was when she was born?? She is smart, sweet and loves her family and friends. She had a great (LONG) day on Friday.

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Stolen Stroller

It's been a while since we renewed our Disneyland Annual Passes. Kylie and Chad had theirs given to them for Christmas, so we went a couple of weeks ago for the first time in quite a while. It was a lot of fun...until our stroller was stolen! How annoying!! We have been going to Disneyland with strollers for YEARS--at least 40 times--and we have NEVER had one taken. This time, it happened. We were so disappointed...especially because it was our nice stroller! Oh well...

Chad's Picture

Ever since Chad started drawing and writing letters, he has drawn what we affectionatley call 'designs.' There haven't been too many pictures that are recognizable. However, the other day he had to share what he did with his class mascot. He drew a picture and it actually looked like a cat. Here it is! We were so proud!