Greatest Pool Party EVA!!

 

This day was so amazing!! The president of Branded Holdings had all the office and their families over for a pool party.  He has THE BEST POOL in Florida!!! It has an enormous pirate ship, a cave with a waterfall, and island, a swim up bar and the list could just keep going.  There is even a separate wading pool with a huge turtle sprayer for the babies.  We had so much fun! 

More of Cali Trip

Sienna wasn't liking any new people except Great Grandma Stone :)  She is the sweetest little lady EVER.  Kids always adore her.  We love her to pieces!  Sienna was wanting to snuggle with her Great Grandma during Sacrament in Escondido. 

The kids love LegoLand! We met up with Lydia's family and had some fun- unfortunately Sienna was teething super bad... like it turned into an infection in her mouth bad.  Why is it kids get sick when you go on vacations?!  Story of our life.  Luckily the kids still had a blast, but we couldn't hang as long as we wanted to.  Legoland is soooo kid friendly and I prefer it over Busch Gardens and Disney World!

 

 

 

The San Diego, California is my absolute favorite.  It is so beautiful.  James took these pictures the night of his brother, Conrad's endowment.  It was a wonderful evening and James was so glad we made the trip so he could be there to support his brother and his decision to go on a mission.

Big Green Egg

 

For Father's Day, James bought himself a BIG GREEN EGG.  It is this crazy looking grill that produces restaurant quality results.  Sure is pretty isn't it? LOL.  He is so happy with it and after a bit of trial and error, he has it figured out.  It really does make the best steaks and chicken!

Time Spent with Daddy

Before we moved to Florida, James was working nonstop!  He would take a break for dinner and help with bedtime routine, but after that, he was back to work.  He did this for YEARS.  When talk of moving to Florida came up, I had one ultimatum: if we move to Florida, he would have to be home by 4:30pm so we could spend more time together.  BEST DECISION EVER.  James has committed to spending more one and one time with the kids.  He is such a good dad.  Each one of the kids loves their special time with daddy!  Hyrum got to go go cart racing, miniature golfing, and do TONS of soccer.  He was on his first team and since he was so timid, James went out on the field with him every time until he was comfortable.  It was a great confidence builder for Hyrum.

 

Isa loves to go on dates- usually it is out to eat and then shopping.  Her love language is definitely GIFTS.  James likes to get her to try new things, like oysters, when they eat out :) 

 

Sienna loves to be outside with daddy.  They go for walks and share yummy treats!

Golfing

 

Florida is so beautiful, especially when you drive out of the city and into the country.  James took these pictures one early morning on a golfing trip with Elder's Quorum.

4th of July

 

The 4th of July was a blast this year!  We started with a pool party at the Keilman's.  They are such good friends and are always willing to host everyone because they have a pool :)  The kids have so much fun swimming with their friends.  Later that evening we headed over to our other friend's, the Wilkinson's, who have become our "Florida Family".  Good, good people! We had a yummy BBQ, visited, the kids ran around with their friends all crazy and sugared up, then we ended the night with EPIC fireworks.  I think James spend several hundred dollars this year on fireworks and it was SO worth it.  Everyone really enjoyed the show!