Back among the wired..

So we just replaced the modem.. and we are back among the internet.. so it's time to share our trip... brace yourselves this is going to take a bit to get through...

we'll start from the beginning... or at least the beginning where i started taking pictures... We had a Fox Family BBQ it was fun and yummy and we swam and just visited and had a great time.. the kids had a ball playing with Levi their cousin who they only saw one time before.. and KayLea was just in love with Dylan the new baby cousin... everyone but Sheri and the happy new couple was there (actually Sam made a short appearance to eat and run but i got ho photographic proof) KayLea's most exciting thing to share was that she no longer has a phobia about swimming and infact LOVES to jump in now... she was a little fish...

Levi and Dylan were just adorable and Dylan even tolerated me getting him out of his pack and play and onto the grass so i coud get some cute shots of him... we realized this trip that i have completely lost my mojo for babies.. i mean i still love them but they not so much love me... i think it must be the baby factory closed sign that my faramones give off, and Levi was giving his parents a heart attack by "learning to climb a tree" (his dad is just out of camera shot)...

After our lovely BBQ (actually later that evening), the Fox girls (Me, Shannon and Trisha) took out the soon to be Fox girl (AmberLee, Sam's then fiancea) out for dessert to get to know her better and welcome her with open arms.. hopefully i won't be thrown out of the club for posting these but it was such a fun evening i just had to share.. Shannon got the prize for turning her checks a cute shade of red but come on,this picture is pretty mild if you ask me! i won't share what else was in the bag! haha! Amber is a great girl and will fit in nicely.. I'm sure she and Sam will be so happy!

Ok so the next fun thing was wedding day.. the morning of the wedding Ben decided would be a great time to teach the boys how to tie a tie.. i couldn't resist shooting some pic's of this.. it was funny but very touching!

Ok so i'm going to publish this and start a new one for the wedding

California take 2

ok so i was getting some fits from blogspot and it got me nervous so i decided to publish and start a new post.. where did i leave off, oh yea.. the wedding it was a great day, the weather was hot but clear and the sealing was great.. the absolutely only hitch was that Sheri (Ben's Mom) couldn't attend the Temple.. she had such a great recovery from just the week or so before but she still wasn't well enough to be released from the hosp and make the trek to LA.. I'm posting this group of pic's in small if you want to get a better look click on the pictures..

The kids of coarse got board to tears during the pictures so a great girl Jenae (formerly Dalton but she's married now, don't know her married name) played games with the kids and got them coloring etc.. what a great girl, i knew her when she was just a little girl.. be still my old heart!!

So i think the highlight for my day was going to see Sheri, we had promised her we'd bring the kids up all dressed up and Sam and Amber also came all spiffed up in their wedding attire.. you could tell she was a little sad that she missed the temple but i think it brightened her day to see everyone.. the hospital staff couldn't have been more nice, they really overlooked allot of stuff (there was more than 10 of us there) and i have to acknowledge the good deed of the photographer.. when she heard Sam's Mom was in the hospital she asked where it was then said she'd meet us there.. this wasn't pre arranged or part of her financial agreement etc.. she just realized how much it would mean.. i wish i knew her name so i could give her some free advertisement but if your in the market for a photographer in the S. California area let me know and I'm sure i can get you her name!
here's the only decent picture i got with the kids and Sheri... but it's only because my camera somehow got off of manual focus and i didn't realize it until i had taken a few quick picks (didn't want to tick off the photographer!)

I almost forgot the reception.. it was decorated really nicely (I'm not just saying that cuz i helped decorate!) and the food was great.. the kids had fun and KayLea zoomed in on all her 2nd cousins (all of Ben's cousins came with their little kids.. just the right age for KayLea..) she had a blast dancing and playing.. all the kids were asleep before their heads hit the pillow...

So the last Fox kids is married... hard to believe! it was really a great day!

OK one more post of Disneyland!

Disneyland

Ok so we had a BLAST at Disneyland.. and of coarse it did quite a number to our wallet so we might be eating ramen noodles for the next 2 weeks but my vote is that it was worth it.. (don't ask BEN!)

KayLea spent the first half of the day with Uncle Matt, Aunt Shannon, Levi and Grandpa Budd she had SOO much fun she didn't want to leave them.. they did all the kiddy rides and took pictures with tons of characters.. i don't have those pic's yet but if you click on Shannon's blog (to the left) there's a cute one with KayLea, Grandpa Budd and Eeyore.. here's just some random one's of the day... again i did these small if you want a bigger pic click on the picture..

so here are some things we learned at Disney,

1. KayLea LOVES, loves loves her Aunt Shannon and Levi (frankly whats not to love),
2. Hunter HATES anything that remotely resembles a roller coaster (ie: space and Thunder Mt.)
3. Bradley by the end of the day loved being the kid who would go with Ben on any ride.. (even though he was a little skeptical about space Mt. at first)
4. all the restaurants at Disneyland HAVE to give you free ice water (thanks Shannon for that tid bit of info)
5. I'm not certain if Disneyland IS the happiest place on earth but seeing your kids experience something you grew up with is pretty awesome!
6. KayLea may have to her her princess Disney ears surgically removed.. the boys also got ears but they were attached to a top hat and they were FAR too cool to be photographed with them on..
7. I love my family (but i didn't just learn that at Disneyland)

Wedding Day

So i've taken a bunch of pictures but Ben's laptop won't read my card reader for some reason so i've got to find time to down load them from my camera which doesn't take much more time than the card it's just a matter of finding the cord etc.. so i'm hoping tomorrow i'll have a bunch of pictures to show
Anyway
We have had a great time while here.. thursday we had a Fox family bbq with Budd, Sam (Sam's fiancea Amber couldn't make it) Matt, Shannon their 2 adorable boys and Trish and her husband Theron... we swam we ate what else could you ask for... But Thursday night we had a girls night out with all the Sister's in law (and the actual sister trish) took the new to be sister in law out for appetisers and dessert it was fun and yummy and we got to know Amber (and i think scare her a little hah!)...
Yesterday we help set up the reception it think it looks pretty good... The boys went fishing with the excuse (by Ben) to stay out of the way and hair of the decorating crew... they had a good time they rented a boat on Lake Irvine but other than catching a pretty aweful sun burn (all of them) they didn't catch anything.. (i'm not so upset) but they seem to be fairing ok...
so I got KayLea's dress fixed (we took out the elastic out of one of the arms at Ashley's wedding) Shannon's Mom was more than nice to offer to do it for me but i procrastinated (and actually forgot) and just got the stuff last night at walmart to do it by hand...

so i think your all caught up now... this trip for being a sort of long one has just zoomed by I think the kids are having fun

paying the piper!

Ok so we didn't get home until 1:45am this morning.. we immediately headed to bed which meant everyone was sawing logs around 2:15-2:30am.. i decided, i thought very brilliantly, that i would let the kids sleep until they woke up.. we had fairly tight schedules all week and since today was a school holiday anyway they should catch up on all the sleep they had been deprived of and just sleep.. Brad woke up around 8am.. Hunter woke up around 11:30 and KayLea held out until 12:45... well I'm paying the piper now.. it's 9:15 PM (their bedtime is a very strict 8pm) and she is saying she isn't tired.. Hunter and Brad both have school tomorrow and it's just been the past few minutes i haven't heard them bickering or laughing so URGGG!!! i have a feeling tomorrow morning isn't going to be much fun and we'll be rushing to catch the bus!!! I just gave in and feel like the horrible mom KayLea asked if she could play her game boy in bed.. i caved.. I'm exhausted... just in.. boys not asleep.. they are arguing why does KayLea get to play game boy and not them.. I'm a glutton for punishment.. to top it off I'm terrified of what tomorrow's make up homework brings...

I'll report back tomorrow

were home!

We are back no worse for ware although we didn't get in last night until 12:55pm and then of coarse we had to get home meaning we didn't get to bed until after 2am... we actually missed Ben he had already left for work.. so it's almost 10:30 am and only Brad is up (which is good the quiet means i can sit and do this!)... we had a GREAT time seeing everyone and i'll post pictures on wednesday when i can do it with high speed.. although Hunter decided he would be the cell phone photographer so i might try to post some later when i can e-mail them (we have No cell service at home)...
anyway i came home to a WONDERFLY clean house with CLEAN carpets.. i have an amazing husband!!!
ta ta

2nd full day in Utah

well we spent the whole day in Provo today, KayLea and i went with Grandma Cathy to fit Ashley's dress, she will look amazing today... i'm fearful posting pic's afraid Ashley will be mad but who's going to see this before tomorrow?? so if the'll load i'll post them...

we also took Ashley to get a pedicure it was fun, Stephanie, Michelle me and Ashley and KayLea all went it was fun to relax and have some one rub, clean and make my toes look pretty.. the little girls got nail polish put on their fingernails.. KayLea was so excited for this, she sat so nice and still and didn't even mess them up before we left the shop..

we ended the day with a family dinner that Andrew's family hosted.. it was nice to finally meet him and see how Happy Ashley is they are very well suited for one another

and Last but not least the boys have been bugging me the whole time we've been here to get a good picture of the mountains... I think Brad realized for the first time that our little Mt. Sunapee is actually more like a hill than an actual mountain... Ben and i grew up with the Mountains as a distant landscape so i don't think it ever occured to us that someone would think our little po-dink mountain was the be-all end all.. these here are sure pretty... everyone send sunny thoughts.. it's suppose to rain all day tomorrow...