Hollywood

after our cruise we had a few hours to kill before we caught our flight home, so we rented a car and drove around Hollywood a bit... i thought you might like these!

PARK!

we were able to make it to the park a couple times last week, it was actually sunny, and not too cold. of course the day we decided to go have a picnic with some friends at the beach, it was not so sunny... but still better than a typical january day, and definitely better than being inside all day!


blake had a lot of fun pushing adam on the swings

my blue eyed boys!

we're still trying to figure out where these cute boys came from.... really, i don't think either of them look like us! (but we'll keep them! ;o)

My Kids

Raelee loves Preschool. Her favorite part is the 'craps'. She is getting to be a great 'archer' just ask Grandma Beth to show you the picture Raelee drew for her for Christmas. She is so fun and tells me all sorts of stories. You know those kids in Primary that tell you the outrageous things and you think 'Who are your parents?', well it's me. She told me the other day that she was going to go to the temple and get baptized by Jesus and then die and live with him in the temple. I guess she is half listening! :)

Typical Finley face
He has three teeth now. Raelee 'helped' him get his third one by slamming his head into the kitchen floor. He is communicating with sign language a little now. He does the 'all done' sign when daddy is running the vacuum - he doesn't like the loud noise! He is experimenting with standing alone in the middle of the room but isn't quite brave enough to walk yet.

Sorry, I forgot to finish this post from back in October!

Hi Grandma! I just got back from upstate New York today. I went with my friend, Kehaulani, from my ward and we went all around the area enjoying the fall colors. It was a little cold but we missed the freak snow they got so we were happy!

BUTTERMILK FALLS:

WATKINS GLEN:

Love you,
Rachel

Family Pictures

Hi Aunt Beth!! I thought I'd share some pictures from our recent family photo shoot. The boys were pretty goofy this year:

The girls, this year anyway, behaved with more decorum:

All my little monsters: Love ya Aunt Beth!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hey Grandma,
I hope your visit was fun. I know I enjoyed seeing you (felt very brief though!)
Lance and I are moving into our first apartment today in a few hours and in between packing I wanted to take a break. I can't wait to have our own place, it's so exciting. What a blessing. Lance is doing his air force processing tomorrow to thursday. So hopefully in the next few weeks we will get an idea for dates and times for boot camp and all that.
I have been getting into the christmas season by listening to bing crosby christmas music. It feels a little weird because it feels like I totally skipped thanksgiving!!
Well here are some wedding pictures from a friend. The professional ones should be coming soon.
And thank you again for the neckalace- I love it and so will my daughters! (someday) :)
I love you grandma!
Love, Rosie Lucero :D (I just can't get enough of saying that!!)