Weekend with Gr & Gr Gillespie

Last weekend we had a great visit with my mom and dad. Saturday we went to Tilden Park and had a great picnic and then we went the little farm where we got to feed pigs, goats, sheep, ducks and cows. 

Trey & Grandpa Gillespie had such a great time together. At home Trey and Grandpa loved doing puzzle's and reading books. Trey said he can't wait to go read Grandpa's books! 

While we were feeding the goats Trey had gone over to the side where one goat was laying next to the fence but wouldn't eat. As I got closer I realized Trey was actually singing 'I Am A Child Of God' to try and help the goat go to sleep. 

This is kind of a random shot but it was really cute. One night we had corn on the cob and Kaden seemed to love it too since he worked on the one for about an hour. It was a great weekend despite a few moments with sick kids we had a great time relaxing. Thanks for coming out mom and dad. We love you!!

Christmas In July

While Trey was waiting at the top of the stairs he was so excited he could hardly hold still.
We brought him down with his eyes covered and there set up was Trey's dream come true.
A THOMAS TRAIN TABLE & LOTS OF NEW TRAINS!! When I uncovered his eyes he just stood there for a second and looked up at me and said "Thank you mommy". I thought for sure that I saw tears of joy in his eyes, it was very adorable. Kaden has become a little train fan as well and seemed very excited. I think he just liked the fact that he could pull himself up and play with Trey.
Now a lot of you are probably wondering how starving college students can afford toys that cost more then most people's monthly house payments? And the answer is they don't. This Christmas is just on loan and will be the time of Trey's life while it lasts! Thanks Jed & Marie!

The Heat Is On

Last week Jeff had three days off for his summer break so we thought it would be nice to get out and enjoy the great weather. Unfortunately the weather turned out to be 100+ degrees and not so great. :( So after many trips to the pool, A LOT of ice pops and a few more trips to the pool we thought a trip into the city would be a nice way to cool down. We packed a lunch and got ready for the beach and by the time we got over there it was windy and cold and definitely not a day for the beach. Since we were already there we decided to stop at Fort Point at the base of Golden Gate Bridge. Really cool, really cold!!

For day 2 we drove up to Windsor and met up with Grandpa and Grandma Chem, Jeff's grandparents, who were nice enough to take us to Armstrong Woods for a beautiful picnic. It is an amazing redwood forest with trees so tall you can't see the tops of them. Trey loved all the holes in the trees and thought they were great hiding spots. 

After lunch we headed down to Doran Beach at Bodega Bay and although it was a little cool it was so much fun. This was Kaden's first time at the beach and he LOVED it. The water was a little cold but no one seemed to mind. 

Trey, who in the past won't touch the water or even the wet sand, couldn't be pulled out of the water. At one point a wave came in up to his chest and he just laughed, splashed around, and ran right back in for more!

In the "end" it was a great couple of days!!

Tide Pooling & Pigeon Point Lighthouse

A few weeks ago we went tide pooling at Moss beach, 20 min south of San Francisco. It was quite the adventure with two little boys. Trey loved it and Kaden was just really heavy to carry on slippery wet rocks but he loves being outside. 

Trey is just like his dad, has to try everything once and has very little fear. That is something that I love about both of them. 

Trey loved the water and was wet in the first ten minutes we were there. His favorite were the sea urchins and sticking them with rocks and watching the water shoot out of them. 

The pictures really don't show the beauty of sea life. It was so amazing!!

Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a 30 minutes south of Moss beach. It is an old lighthouse that is no longer used but very cool. The view was amazing. 

To the side of the lighthouse the cliffs were covered with blooming cactus flowers as far as your eyes could see. Trey has turned into a little poser and is ready at all times for you to take a picture of him. He is such a fun little boy and always up for an adventure. 

Pretty Dang Cute

So normally I am not one to brag about the cuteness of our kids but sometimes I can't help myself!! I took these pictures of the boy's for a book that we made for Jeff for Father's day and they were just to cute not to share. This one of Kaden is my favorite!

I love this one even though neither of them are actually looking at the camera. Trey and Kaden have become such great buddies. It is so fun to watch them play and no one can make Kaden laugh as hard as Trey can. 

Yep he's cute!! 

Trey is always so happy that some times I worry that his smile is just going to take over his whole face.

Yep still cute!! I am very lucky to have such adorable boys and very blessed to have such a loving wonderful husband. I think we make a great little team!!

Our Thomas Adventure

With 2 weeks of finals for Jeff I thought it would be a good time for me and the boys to take a trip back to Utah. I had a good friend getting married and truth be told I can live without the stress of finals!! It just so happened that Thomas the Train would also be visiting Utah at the same time which is perfect for our little train obsessed Trey. We decided not to tell him what we were doing instead we told him we were going on an adventure. He was so excited that his Gram and Uncle Derek were going to be joining us as well. That morning for breakfast Gram, Jeff's mom, gave the boys Thomas shirts and we headed out the door. We stopped for lunch at a little train themed restaurant called Dairy Keen where they have a small train that drives around the ceiling. With Thomas in town that weekend they had changed the train to Thomas and when Trey saw that you would have thought that was the big adventure. He started screaming 'THOMAS, THOMAS" as if he had just found his long lost brother! When it was time to go Trey was not very happy so I picked up a flier about Heber Valley Railroad to get him into the car. As we drove away he started looking through it and saw Thomas in there and said, "Mom I want to find this Thomas train so I can ride on it". I turned to him and said "you know what we should find that train", and that is just what we did!

We drove down the road looking for a place to park when Trey saw Thomas. I hurried and turned around to capture this moment of Trey once again yelling, "THOMAS...I SEE THOMAS!" The expression on his face obviously requires very little explaining.

I think this is probably what Trey pictures Heaven to be like!!

A Thomas tattoo that ended up staying on his face for a whole week later!

As we road the train I found out that we might have 2 train fans after all. Kaden was so excited and loved being on the train. He stood up on the seat the whole ride looking out the rails. It was adorable. 

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

We are 0% Mexican but 100% fans of Mexican food so Jeff and I thought it would be fun to have a Cinco de Mayo party. We got together with a few families from our ward this past weekend and had wonderful food, swimming and a piniata of course.
Despite Kaden's dislike to baby food he sure seems to like anything and everything that we are eating. I guess he really wanted Jeff's cantaloupe!


Mr. El Grande!!