Del Mar Fair - San Diego

4th of July weekend we headed to San Diego with the Neeleys to go to the fair. It was the last weekend the fair was open and it was packed...but still really fun. I have mixed feelings about fairs...I don't enjoy the crowds, overpriced food and rides but I do love the the fair feel, does that make any sense? Animals, prizes, cotton candy, ferris wheel...so good.

Dantzel getting ready with the girl before the fair. The sink: a perfect place to help a mover hold still for a bit!

Checking out the biggest cow ever seen...I was debating about getting a picture of the cow or the cow viewers and decided on this. But believe me, the cow was a monstrosity!

The art exhibits, sure love that farmer.


Brett, Dantzel, Derek and I all rode the Ferris wheel together and it was amazing. Brett hanging on for dear life.
Later I went on the zipper with Shelby and survived... barely. It was a blast, I felt young and silly again.

We camped in the trailer after the fair and these two were GONE, as you can easily see.

Vivint Kids Bike/Run Race

Brett and Dantzel were part of a kids race today. Heidi was in charge, and it turned out great. Brett loved it so much and keeps talking about it. They did a duathlon bike/run. Two loops around the courtyard on bike and one loop run.

Ready and excited for the big race!!

Dantzel numbered and ready for the toddler walk/crawl.

Ready to go.

Sizing up the competition. Actually he was just looking around at all his friends.

Go buddy, go.

Dantzel walk/crawling...never made it to the finish line. Too many distractions.

Refuel table. Great job Brett, we are so proud of you.

Refueling from all of her hard work. haha, way to go baby.

Our Week in Idaho

The kids and I left California for a week break in Idaho. It was so nice to see family and friends and get spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa. Hailee had her baby shower while we were there too! Mom, Hailee and I stayed up late every night doing crafts, games and talking.

Brett mowed the entire lawn with grandpa. I offered to take him after a few rows, but they ignored me.

Wagon ride. Dantzel was so tickled with it!!

Pretty girl.

Tired Hails, from staying up late every night. She made a perfect parking lot for Brett's cars.

Brett sneaking in to the baby shower for a cookie!

Dantzel thinking the party was for her!

First pig tails...ahhh so cute.

Staying up late eating popcorn with grandpa.

Brett can only throw the basketballs about halfway up the chute, but he loves it, he doesn't care if it never goes in the basketball hoop. What a sweetie. I love his innocence.

Livin' the life.

Brett and Dantzel

Brett spends a lot of time at the dishwasher. There is a small bump (so small you can't even see it on the picture) that he rides his trucks and motorcycles over. He is so focused during this activity and I love to see the gears turning in his head. I would love to know what he is learning by watching the wheels go over the bump, over and over and over and over.

Dantzel has learned to crawl and is really exploring. She is finally playing with the things she has had here eye on for a while now, like door stoppers. She has found all of them in our house and "boings" them a lot. She loves to play with the toys Brett is playing with, then he hits her because she is stealing his toy and then he gets a time out. Poor guy, we are learning.

LA Zoo and Hiking at Mormon Rock

We went hiking for Memorial Day to see Mormon Rock located in southern california. They are really amazing rock formations, although they look insignificant in the pictures. Brett hiked 1.2 miles...he is getting strong.


The LA zoo is a really fun place. It is a clean zoo and they take really good care of their animals (nice big exhibits, very clean). The kids LOVED it. Dantzel mostly liked looking at all the people. Brett would squeal at each exhibit, and say "bye bye (gorilla, lion, giraffe)" before we left each exhibit. It was a great, exhausting day!

They look so amazed...haha, it cracks me up. We were just looking here at the California Sea Lions, and yes they were in a bit of a trance.

We try to keep busy on the weekends so we don't feel sorry for ourselves not being able to be with Jeff. The Neeley's invited us to go camping with them and it was great. The mountains were so green from all the rain and the temp was in the 70s.

Dantzel eats dirt, but dirt don't hurt, right?

Brett learned how to break up big dirt clods, and spent a lot of time doing it.

Brett doing his favorite thing: riding "cycles". He loves to ride these things, especially with Trevor. Poor Trevor, Brett was asking him ALL day "Trev I go cycle ride?" What a good sport Trevor was, Brett got a lot of time in on the cycle.

We took an off-roading ride to the top of Mt Thomas. The kids both fell asleep on the way up, and I was amazed at how their wobbly, bouncy heads stayed asleep.

No longer toothless. She got her first tooth that night while camping, and did so good. She slept the whole night through and didn't seem bothered a bit. What a good baby.
Look at those eyes, she gets complimented on them frequently, thanks Mom.

Jennifer and Dusty were married in the San Diego Temple on Saturday April 30th. It was a beautiful day and a fun experience to be a part of the wedding. We are so proud of them!

Jeff and his siblings (minus Derek)

Dantzel lovin' kisses from "dada".

So fun to be a bridesmaid. Jennifer is an amazing girl, it was a great day!

Handsome!!

Cutest flower girls EVER!!