CALIFORNIA!!

About to get on the airplane

Allison and the kids

About to barf on the teacups.
Churros the size of Peyton

We had a great time at Disneyland. Mason went on every ride except Indiana Jones (he wasn't tall enough) His favorites were Matterhorn, Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain. He wasn't a big fan of Space Mountain which was had a spooky Halloween theme, he said "I kept forgetting to close my eyes at the scary parts." Peyton's favorites were the teacups, the Alice in Wonderland caterpillar ride and Winnie the Pooh.




Debbie and Stu's ward Halloween party. Peyton was pretty excited to be dressed up the same as Bridgette



Making a haunted gingerbread house.


At the Fullerton Arboretum with Great Grandma and Grandpa LoweFeeding the Ducks

This is going to be me and Zach in fifty years. My grandparents are so cute! The last day in California we went to the arboretum. It was so beautiful and warm the whole time we were in Cali....

This is what we came home to:

It was fun while it lasted. Mason was so sad to say goodbye to his cousins. He said he wanted to move back to California and I have to admit that right now I am feeling the same way. It was so awesome to see everyone. We can't wait till we can see everyone again.

Circus

Sorry to all those animal rights activists out there but we went to the circus and we had fun. Grandma, Allene and I took the kids and Grandma forked out the big bucks for sweet souvenirs like the light up princess wand and refreshments like the ginormous snow cone shown above.

Picking Pumpkins

Grandma and Grandpa grew pumpkins in their backyard this year. It was fun for the kids to watch them grow and finally be able to pick them. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!

Day out With Thomas

Every September the "REAL" Thomas the Tank Engine comes to the Colorado Railroad Museum. Grandma and Grandpa took Mason and he loved it. They get to ride on the Thomas train, they have a petting zoo, toy trains and all sorts of other activities. He doesn't even watch Thomas on tv but he came home a huge fan.

Apple Picking

Garden of the Gods

This one above is called "Kissing Camels"
I ran a race here back in May but I wasn't able to really appreciate how beautiful it is. So we went back for a day trip with the kids and were able to walk around and really see everything.

Camping at Turquoise Lake

Over Labor Day weekend we went camping at Turquoise Lake with Jameson and Spring. It was really beautiful but freezing cold. We knew it was going to be cold so we left Peyton with Grandma, which turned out well because she had two ear infections. Mason's favorite part was throwing rocks in the lake. He literally did that for almost an hour straight and was still mad when we wanted to walk back to the campsite.