Sleepy Boy

This is what you get around 1:00 in the afternoon, when a two year old goes to bed at 10pm and wakes up at 6:30am.

My singing Angels

We sang this for FHE last Monday and they've been singing it ever since. I personally can't get enough. I love it!

Shop 56 Volleyball

We started the night with a poolside bbq, then Sterling's shop, as tradition, played against shop 38. Seeing as how everyone was "slightly" intoxicated (except Sterling), it made for a very entertaining evening.

In between games, some others playing volleyball scouted Sterling and asked him to play with them. He did great!

Halloween Night

We stayed home this year since we'd already done trunk-or-treat. We made it a family night. I made snakes in the grass for dinner, which are just sub sandwiches on bread sticks, with olive eyes and tomato tongues, surrounded by grass, shredded lettuce. It was actually pretty lame...so lame that I won't be posting a picture of it. The boys thought it was cool though. I guess that's all that matters. We then baked sugar cookies, made frosting, and decorated them with sprinkles. We finished the night with The Nightmare Before Christmas, a family favorite. Good times.

Happy 5th Anniversary to Us!

October 25, 2008

Sterling had to work on our anniversary but had this delivered to me at home while he was gone. It's from Edible Arrangements and it was gorgeous! I'm sad to say it didn't last long because it was just as tasty as it was beautiful. What a sweet surprise!

This awesome husband of mine also had reservations for us, at what is now probably my favorite restaurant, Benihana's. You sit around a table with a total of 8 people in a U shape. The rest of the table is a huge grill that they cook your food on. It was dinner and a show as the chef flips and throws around food and his utensils. The food was AMAZING. I had steak and shrimp. Ster had steak and lobster, both of which came w/ fried rice, salad and soup. A couple of pinacolada's and raspberry lemonades to wash it down. Mmmmm. Seriously, the best steak I've ever had, like as soft as a freshly baked roll. Had to remind myself that it was in fact meat I was eating. A fabulous night and to top it off, an unexpected picture taken and given to us in honor of our anniversary. A very cool restaurant all must try.

More Halloween Fun

Here are our pumpkins this year. These have only been carved for 3 days and they're already shriveling and growing hair inside. I guess the weather here is not pumpkin friendly.

I didn't realize how much my boys hated getting dirty until we told them they had to gut their own pumpkins. They both cried and refused for about 15 minutes, until we actually forced their hands into their pumpkins and held them there until they had a handful. After about 20 seconds they were doing it on their own...not enjoying it, but doing it.

Trunk or TreatingI handed out candy this year while daddy took the boys around. They were yet another hit with their costumes and yes, collected way too much candy.

Nursery Craft...the best use for the most disgusting candy ever.

Sunny San Diego

Many have been asking how things are down here so I've updated our blog quite a bit to show our latest adventures. Work for Sterling is going well. He's still enjoying it, which is a good thing because he just started working tens. Also, baby #3 is doing great, very active. Doc says the head is mostly down now which was fantastic news. I'm doing fine, anxiously awaiting the 6 weeks until I can hold this child on the outside. We love it here but miss our family terribly and can't wait to see everyone!

SeaWorld

Aunt Melinda and the kids came down last Wednesday and were able to stay with us that night. Heidi, Brant, Ariel and I did baptisms Thursday morning in the San Diego temple and really enjoyed that. When we were done we all headed to Seaworld and a special thanks to TJ for hanging out with Hayden. He LOVED his new friend! This is at the Pet Show.

Hayden showing Grandma Carey something cool waiting for the dolphin show.

They had a HUGE Sesame Street play yard for the kids. It was seriously the coolest play place I've ever seen...very impressive.

This is just a little bit of the dolphin show, although it's still pretty long. We always get a kick out of watching other people get drenched. Watch if you'd like.

A day at the Beach

The first thing we did when we got to the beach was turn Aunty Heidi into a whale of a mermaid...BOP!

Grandma Carey and the boys.
I love his little profile.

Birthday Song