September

We survived September! Not my favorite month here in Arizona. You want fall to come but it still feels like Hades outside. 

But I have to say this is one of the best Septembers I have known here in Arizona. It hardly broke 100 and never over 105. Which here is downright nice weather! 

We have taken lots and lots of baths. The girls play in the backyard non stop. Especially Baby Jane! She would live out there if I would let her. 

Reading stories with my girls is the best each night. Its been fun to have Abby stop us as she recognizes sounds. 

We went and got donuts and played at the park on Labor day. It was nice to have our Abby home an extra day that week. 

And look at that temple! We are the luckiest to live so close to a temple. 

Jane hates it when anyone but her sits on my lap. She always pushing her sisters off. She likes being the baby. 

Kyle showed the girls a fun science experiment one of his assistants told him about. 

I love running past this temple! 

Jane loves selfies. 

I made these cute ears for our Disneyland trip!

We made puppets one Saturday and Abby taped them all to the wall. 

I had to take pictures of the girls and their dolls passed out one night. Their imaginations are the best! 

Bosa Donuts for labor day! These donuts are bomb! 

This is my life most days. 

Like on days like these. And Jules Someone pooped over it before I had a chance to get it out. That was fun day. 

Jane has decided that climbing on the table is the best ever. And then she precariously tries to get down. I can't leave her downstairs by herself. 

We made brownies after school one day because Abby got clipped up to blue! They have little clips at school that move up and down based on how they are acting. She had clipped down to yellow a couple times but has been consistently staying on green and getting moved up to blue. We made big deal about the good choices she made! 

We've been able to go to the park a lot in the evenings. Its been a dream. I love having so many parks so close. 

I love my Juliet. She has been so sweet and helpful lately. I can't believe that she will be 4 in just a few months. Her threes went by way to fast!

Running errands while Abby is at school means we get to get the cool cart sometimes. Poor Abby, don't tell her I let her sisters get this cart. Her heart would break. 

Saturday morning shenanigans. I am loving Saturday mornings. We relax and take it easy getting ready for the day. No rushing out the door. It is awesome! We just miss having daddy at home. 

Jane loves dressing up. 

September means constitution fair!! I love the Constitution fair! Its like a 4th of July do over. The fourth is miserable here. But its not so bad in September. It feels like a normal summer night. They had these cool jeeps and trucks to look at. So many fun food vendors, games, an awesome concert and incredible fire works. It was a really fun night. Minus Kyle watching the airplane carrying the skydivers crash into a neighborhood right by the fair. It was a miracle, the small plane crashed into a house where two people were inside and everyone was fine! The house was totaled but the pilot and the people living in the house were fine. So crazy. It was a great night though! 

We love our annual trips to the Halloween store. Easily the scariest picture we have ever taken. 

These two are so cute. Their relationship is really starting to blossom. 

Trying to do Yoga with a baby is not the easiest but she is so dang cute! 

I love this picture. This girls is a riot. Every day I initial her homework so her teacher knows we did everything. That day she forged my signature. We had done everything, I just forgot to sign it. So she took it upon herself to do it. 

I took these little troopers to the riparian preserve with me one day to scout out photography locations. It was super fun! 

Morning scripture study with mommy! 

Haley came to the women's broadcast with me and we went out for ice cream after. 

We bought a piano!!! I am in love with it. Seriously it is the best. 

This is what my table looks like after 3 every day. Homework and school creations spread out. I love it! 

Tired baby making faces for the camera. Jane is the funniest little baby. Her personality continues to grow and come out every day. We are in love with her. 

And that pretty much sums up September for us! Let the holiday season begin!!!!!!!!

Disneyland 2016

Disneyland this year was amazing!! Our best trip yet since having kids. Abby and Jules loved every second of it and Jane was the best sport. She took great naps in her stroller and was just happy all the time! 

The trip started out Tuesday afternoon. My mom picked up Halee, Tragdon and Abby from school a little early. As soon as Lacee got home from school we jumped in the car and headed out. My dad and Kyle both worked until 5 so they drove over together later. The car ride was great! Jane started to get really tired around 8:30. We were only 15 minutes from the hotel and she got really made when I tried to make her stay awake! Other than that everyone was very happy the whole way! 

We got to the hotel and settled in for the night. Kyle and my dad got in a little after 10. The girls all slept so well in the hotel the whole week! That was such a blessing since Jane doesn't have a great track record with hotels or sleeping through the night in places that aren't her home. 

The rest of the week was a dream. The park didn't open until 10 Wednesday morning. So we didn't have to get up super early or anything. We had a yummy breakfast at the hotel and walked over to the park. We got there an hour before the park opened. Usually we are the first ones in line, but there were so many people there! It was crazy! The parks were definitely busier than they usually are, but we still had a great time. With fast passes and rider switch passes we hardly ever had to wait for anything. 

Day 1: My mom and I got up super early and ran. We ran around the back of Disneyland and then down the middle of Downtown Disney. It was a blast!  We started out the day in Disneyland. We road StarTours and Buzz Lightyear. Then Everyone road on Autopia while Jane and I hung out by matterhorn. Then we road matterhorn and got some Churros. We headed over to the other side of the park and road some more rides and then finished out the day in California Adventure. Abby was so brave and road so many of the big rides for the first time! She was just tall enough for a lot of the rides. Poor Jules was so sad that she couldn't go on everything! Next year! Jane fell asleep as we walked from Disneyland to California Adventure. It was awesome! The girls all loved the carousels. We road the one by the roller coaster 1000000 times. We ate dinner and it started to get dark. We realized it was already getting close to bedtime. The girls were all great and we made it back to the hotel that night tired, but not totally exhausted. Usually we have all lost it before dinner and get back to hotel wondering why we thought any of this was a good idea! Day one was incredible. We were so excited for the rest of the week!

Day 2: Carson joined us!!! It was magic morning when we got to get in an hour early. But it was so crazy busy! Everyone in line headed straight for Fantasyland like us. We couldn't even get through the castle. It was nuts! We skipped Peter Pan which already had a 45 minutes wait. We were the first ones on Dumbo and then we road the tea cups and some other rides. We cleared out of there and headed out to the rest of the park to get away from the crowds. Then we headed over to California Adventure. Soaring Over the World is the coolest! We made sure we were in California Adventure at dusk when they turn on all the Neon lights. That was super fun! We tried to do world of color that night. It didn't happen. Too crazy busy. But we got back to hotel and got another great night of sleep. I was not ready for our last day! It was going by way too fast. 

Day 3: Our last day! Kyle had an Invisalign Certification class to go to. So I got the girls up and ready and we headed over to the park with my family. We went to Disneyland and road Space Mountain first thing. It was open for Halloween time! Then we cruised over to California Adventure and road Radiator Racers. Then it was back to Disneyland for pretty much the rest of the day. We were able to ride Haunted Mansion. We got Beignets  and Mint Juleps in New Orleans Square. It was SO yummy. New favorite Disneyland snack. I took Jane to change her diaper and walked past Sally and Jack Skellington. They stopped and talked to Jane. We hadn't watched the movie yet this year so she had no idea who they were. It was pretty funny. That afternoon everyone except for us and Carson went back to the hotel. We went and watched Play House Disney on stage. It was fantastic! All the girls were in heaven. It was a big highlight for them. Then we headed back over to Disneyland. We went to Fantasyland and toontown. We were able to see Mickey Mouse in his house which was really fun! We met back up with everyone for dinner at the Mexican Restaurant and a couple more rides and then it was over. So sad! It was a dream trip. I love Disneyland and I love how much my girls love Disneyland! It was a great experience for all of us. 

Right at dusk in Radiator Springs. 

Jules loved every single ride she went on. She is so much fun to be around! 

This baby loved the Carousel. Luckily there weren't any lines because she would scream if we had to wait more than 2 seconds. 

Abby was really brave and went on just about everything once. She was not a fan of Thundermountain Railroad. 

She was the best at napping in the stroller! I've never had a baby be that awesome about it. It made the biggest difference in our trip! Thank you Jane baby!

These two are ridiculous. 

Jane meeting her hero was pretty special. She seriously ran up and jumped into his arms! No fear at all! 

You can't even tell but Jane is buried under Abby and Jules in this picture. 

This was the best picture I could get. I made us all matching "Best Day Ever" shirts. It was cute. 

Jules has no idea who Chip and Dale are. But she is always good for a hug. 

Jules loved seeing Jake! Look at how she is looking at him. Ha ha! 

I took the girls to meet Tinker Bell one morning! It was a huge hit. Jane was so excited and ran right into her arms. No fear again. So funny! Abby and Jules talked with them for a solid 5 minutes. So fun!

Seriously we road the Carousels 1000000000 times. 

We were walking from thunder mountain to Splash mountain with the girls and saw Tiana all by herself on the boat! We walked right up to her without waiting in any line. It was fantastic. That is the way to see the characters. 

Play house Disney! 

I pulled her out of the stroller once while she was napping so we could see Turtle talk with crush. Having her snuggled on me like that was fantastic. 

All three girls have worn this shirt to Disneyland! 

We have taken a picture at this restaurant every year since we started coming. Its a big tradition. We love it! 

Abby and Jules keep asking "when can we go back?" Next fall can't come soon enough! Disneyland we love you!