USS Midway

Tuesday, December 30, 2008. We toured the USS Midway air craft carrier in San Diego today. This ship is just over 4 acres - HUGE! I was truly amazed by the sheer size of this ship - A must see! The kids were wild with excitement to see the big ship, so many jets, torpedoes, bombs ... all that boy stuff. It was neat to learn how an aircraft carrier operates and what all goes into making a mission successful.

San Diego Zoo

Monday, December 29, 2008. The San Diego Zoo was so big that it took us the whole day to get around most of it. It was cool to see the polar bears, hippos, giraffes, monkeys, snakes, elephants, and much more! Kaylee's favorite was getting to see the elephants and my favorite was riding the Sky Safari - it takes you in the air by cables and all the way across the Zoo for an ariel view.

Legoland - Day 1

Sunday, December 28, 2008. Legoland is amazing and awesome!! It seems that everything is made of Legos! There was a 30 foot Christmas tree complete with ornaments and lights made of Legos, a Chewbacca made of Legos, Indiana Jones made of Legos, Santa in a sled pulled by reindeer - YES, made of Legos! There is a section of Legoland called Miniland, USA and it is full of different lands made completely out of Legos and mini in size- such as, New York, Las Vegas, Daytona Speedway, New Orleans, Washington DC, etc. We rode a lot of cool rides, too, and saw a 4D short movie called Lego Racers. Also, the kids got to build their own Lego race car and race it on a track. I am sure I left out a lot, so just know - Day One - WE LOVE LEGOLAND!

Sunset at LaJolla Beach, CA

Monday, December 29, 2008. After a long day at the Zoo, we headed over to LaJolla to catch the sunset and for a nice dinner at The Crab Catcher over looking the ocean.

Torrey Pines Golf Course in California

Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Kevin was in golf heaven here at Torrey Pines Golf Course in California. This is the course where Tiger Woods grew up playing and the course tournament he last won before having his knee surgery. It is right on the ocean and is simply beautiful. Glad you got to come here Kevin :)

Christmas Morning 2008

Christmas morning is such a joy! Kevin read about the birth of Jesus from Luke in the bible, then we opened our gifts from each other. Clayton and Nicholas got a Wii with many accessories and games, Nicholas got a cool pair of John Deere camo boots, Clayton got an electric guitar (lessons will start in January), Kaylee stuff for her baby dolls, Princess dress up clothes, and her own Leapster L-Max with a Dora game. Kevin got me a new laptop, electric skillet, and a Fry Daddy. I got Kevin a wine cooler, a duck call, and a duck holder for duck hunting. We had a nice Christmas!

Happy Birthday Jesus! 12.25.08

Happy Birthday Jesus! We make Jesus a birthday cake every Christmas Eve and then sing 'Happy Birthday' Christmas morning and have the cake for breakfast. This year we made a yummy chocolate cake with triple chocolate frosting, lots of sprinkles, and Clayton and I wrote on the cake. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve 2008

It is Christmas Eve and time for the kids to open their gifts they got for each other. We had them draw a name and then helped them buy the gifts. Kaylee bought for Clayton, Nicholas for Kaylee, and Clayton for Nicholas. Kaylee got a Princess Tea Set and the boy's got football jerseys.

Noisy Christmas Gifts 12.24.08

Our friend, Ken King, came by the house Christmas Eve and brought us all gifts. Here is a video of the kids playing with their new rocket balloons from the King Family. They are super fun and noisy!

Our Third Christmas Package 12.23.08

We got another surprise package in the mail - gifts from Aunt Nancy from Texas! She got us these really cool blankets. They came just in time for cold nights! Thank you Aunt Nancy, we love them!