September Fun

We had a fun family day yesterday at Disneyland...really California Adventure, Disney's sister park across the walkway! Jacob and Lauren are big fans of California Screamin, an upside down, very fast and furious roller coaster! Zac is finally tall enough to try many new rides, so it was a fun day for everyone! We have season passes, so it is easy to go .or 4 or 5 hours, instead of the entire day! It's a great reward for the kids, and Eric thinks it is relaxing......

Lauren and Jacob on the first day of school....Lauren was so excited because Jacob was put in her favorite teacher's class, Mrs. Pizzi! She has a weekly raffle for students to win a dollar, and Jacob has won three weeks in a row!
Lauren missed the second day of school to travel with her daddy to Catalina Island for a weekend of fun with Adventure Princesses. She LOVES her special time with her daddy...paddling the kayak was something she loved. She wrote in her scrapbook, "I love kayaking and Catalina, but most of all, I love my dad."

When Lauren and dad were at Catalina, I took the boys to church for the opening of our high school building. The boys LOVE Kyle Loza, gold medalist winner of the X Games, and he was performing his motorcycle EXTREME sports, and the boys loved it! (tattoo guy with the boys). They call him "church guy." He has grown up at Saddleback, and is very involved with the kids there.

The next weekend, dad and the boys headed south to San Diego to Camp Surf. Even Zac, age 3 1/2,and Jacob, 6, both got up on a real surfboard! They also did a rockclimbing wall, a treasure hunt, and fun camping on the beach. They are Pioneers in the Adventure Guide program.

I noticed a loose tooth in Jacob's mouth last week, and he lost it at school just five days later! He has also decided he LOVES salad with ranch dressing. He will eat a big bowl of lettuce with cheese, turkey or chicken, and ranch!

Daniel is quite a funny little boy. He is 19 months, and wears a size 2. He is very solid, and very strong, both in might and in will. He bites to defend himself, and loves to mess up any project the big kids are working on. He can be such a sweet, happy baby, too. He loves to run as fast as he can, and has quite an arm on him!