A Visit To The Y

In April we went and visited Utah to visit cousins and friends and to go to a session of General Conference.  It was really fun to see everyone.  We visited BYU Campus one of the days we were there.

              Ashlyn got a vanilla ice cream cone (as usual), Claire and Lara got
              chocolate-mint, and Warren got a chocolate fudge ice cream cone.

 

We visited the Museum of Art and saw an exhibit with Carl Bloch's paintings of the Savior.  It was amazing to see the large original paintings that they use in the Ensign.

 

We saw some really cool art. These sculptures are by Mike Whiting. (We know him.)

                                           

We went to the Eyring science center. We saw some awesome rocks there.There was an air cannon that made a loud noise and shot out air when you banged on it .                    

                                                    

                              

Aunt Becca came with us and brought Joshua, Jared, and Dallin.  We all had a great time at the Y.  Mom was bummed that we didn't get to go bowling. I think Davis had a good time too!!         

--by Ashlyn                

A Birthday To Remember

For my birthday, my mom made bacon, soft boiled eggs, and hash browns. It was DELICIOUS! But that was only the start of my awesome birthday...

Great Grandma Plumb came over to our house. She gave me a cute little purse,
a cool outfit, and a pretty blue flower bracelet.

But there was MORE!!!!

 From my brother Warren, I got a pair of  fuzzy Minion slippers!

From Claire, I got my favorite comic book Calvin and Hobbes!!

From my dad, I got a card making set complete with double sided tape, different papers with prints and designs on them, a giant glue stick, and a set of 48 gel pens!!!!

A little bit later, we picked up my friends Rylee and Chelsea and started off for Playworks, an indoor giant playground. We had a bit of a party in the car...

 

We went down slides, bounced on bouncy hammocks, hid from my sister and her friends, and rode wild swings that we kept falling off of.

My friends and  I were super sweaty after we had played for 2 hours. Soon, it was time to go home.

That night, I had a crazy cake. It was a lemon cooler cake with two rolled wafers filled with vanilla stuck out at the top. Just like my birthday breakfast, it was DELICIOUS!! 

A few days later, my grandma Solano  came to visit. She brought a lot of presents with her. My favorite gift that she brought was a Leapad Ultra! How on earth did she know that I had been wanting one of those things forever???

It was a birthday to remember!!!

These are a Few of Our Favorite Things

AND

If Davis could talk....

"Why do you let him do this to me?  I wish exersaucers  came with a force field."

Warren loves being a big brother.  He loves having matching neck ties, and I know they will have a fun time wrestling when they are older.

A Holly Jolly Christmas With Grandma And Grandpa Solano

We all had a super fun time at Grandma and Grandpa Solano's house.

        Here is Ashlyn sneaking into 'Santa's Workshop' to see if she was nice enough this year to get any presents.

A new Puppy!!!!!!!! a very quiet perfect puppy that doesn't bark, eat, or wheedle on anything...good dog.

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Here is Davis' first time in the workshop.  Brock's presents were put in the workshop when he was little.  There is Grandma's dog Annie...nice photo bomb Annie.  Unlike Ashlyn's new dog, Annie barks, eats, and wheedles.

 Here is Warren trying to blend in with the nutcrackers and giving Grandpa hugs.

Here is Claire showing off her loot.  The girls all got matching pink snow jackets, and Dolls with some dresses, and pets.

   A highlight for Lara was her very own jar of Maraschino cherries. 

She kissed them when she pulled them out of her stocking.

 We found patches of snow near Paradise Lake.

The snow was slippery and freezing cold.

There was a park up the hill from the lake, that we played at and had "Pine Cone Wars".

Don't trust these innocent faces...pine cones can be deadly.  When washing Warrens pants mom discovered a whole arsenal hidden in his pockets.

                                                            

The trees were awesomely huge.  We don't have forests like this in San Diego.

Davis will be eight months soon.  Here he is sporting a Jamie Johnston original beanie.  Luckily we enjoyed great weather in Paradise this year. It was a little chilly for us wimps but sunny and dry.

We got to drive to Sacramento on the Sunday and see the Shafers who were down from Washington visiting family.  The kiddos had fun playing and let the adults have time to chat and catch up.

 Ben could hardly believe we were able to get together, and Emily ate all the cream cheese cranberry/jalapeno spread Whitney made.

For Lara, Warren, and Claire watching the mini minion movies with their Shafer buddies and playing fetch with their dogs was the best!!

Matchmaker, matchmaker, Make me a match....:) 

This Post was brought to you in part by Ashlyn Tracy Solano.