Mousetrap! This is the best game EVER!
I know this picture is way out of focus but it's so funny! Maizie wanted me to take a picture of her in her full on princess regalia and Beau came up next to her and said, "I'll be your prince." Then he smooched her! How cute is that, I mean really, it's stinkin' cute.
Jack made this reindeer helmet at school! So cute!
Alejandro (Beau's BFF), Beau, & Jack at Beau's preschool musical.
Me & B-dog making Christmas cookies on Christmas eve. He was the only one interested in helping with the mixing of the dough. I made it well worth his time!
Christmas morning!! Reading the Christmas story!
We're excitedly watching as you can see!
Jack opening one of his gifts.
Maizie trying to find her name on a package. I'm sure she found one.
The pile of grandparents' spoilage (if that's a word).
Uncle John, John's brother Mino, and the boys can't separate themselves from the beloved race track. Beau suckered Mino into putting it together after we ate dinner.
Maizie found a willing client in John's mom for her to experiment with her new beauty supplies. 
Travis & his best buddy iphone.
The Queen Mary float was cool. It was spouting fog.
Trav & Beau among the masses
Jack, Maizie & me!
We didn't get to cut down our tree this year so it wasn't the normal "Charlie Brown" variety that we're used to. The tree was so full and we had a great time decorating.
Maizie actually got to participate in hanging ornaments this year which was very cool. She got so excited to help. If only I could get that kind of excitement about picking up toys.
Travis does the angel.
So lovely!
Looking kind of angelic.
Relaxing after all that hard work! Some of those ornaments are so heavy!
Is Christmas here yet??!!
This is a beach in Malibu. We ate brunch at a little seafood shop right off the beach and watched the surfers.
Dania and I are trying not to fall off this fence during our lovely photo shoot.
She climbed out onto this super high platform to do this lovely pose and while she was doing it her flip flop fell down onto the rocks. I'm pretty sure it died.
This is an orchid that Dania bought for me. I thought it was so beautiful. It is a catalea and I haven't killed it yet.
This is in one of the orchid shops. I thought it was so beautiful. I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life. You definitely don't get this in Colorado unless you have a climate controlled greenhouse!
It inspires me not to kill so many plants.
I have to thank Travis for without him no vacation day would be possible. He's swell. and hot.
Must I remind them what my children were doing just last weekend?
We had a great time at Disneyland with my mom & dad. This was the first time Maizie or my dad have ever been and they had a great time. It was definitely magical!!
This picture cracks me up because all the kids are pooped.
Fuzzy Castle
The boys at the Astro Blaster ride, I think that's what it's called.
Grammy & the kids in front of the poinsettias! They were so gorgeous!!
Grammy & Grandpa doing grammy & grandpa things.
Beau asleep in the car.
Jack in an unusually great mood. See what the happiest place on earth can do!
Maizie is a rockstar.
Grammy & the kids on Belmont Shore. The kids will play in the water no matter how cold it is. 
My dad being a beach bum. They had a great time with us and we were sad to see them go. Our first houseguests!! It was awesome to be see some familliar faces after 4 months. We look forward to the next time we get to be with family.
Maizie turned 3 years old on Thanksgiving Day!! She was so fortunate to have her grandparents here to join her on her special day. It was a little crazy & hectic but I know she felt special. I thought I would keep with what I did with Jack's birthday by telling you about this Maizie-girl (as we like to call her). She loves her blankie & her best buddy Pico (who tolerates her abuse). Maizie is definitely the girl. She is under the impression that she is a princess under a tyrannical rule. Whenever she is told "no" and is ok with it she just smirks and says, "not again" but when she is not ok with the "no" we get a psycho possessed child complete with foaming at the mouth. Underneath this facade of crazy we get a girl that loves to cuddle and be lovey. She is the child that always prefers her mommy and wants to be hugged and smooched all the time. Maizie loves to dance. Whenever she hears music she gets up from whatever she is doing just so she can shake it. Today Maizie has changed her name to Cinderella and now refers to me as "fairy God-lover". Whenever she sees you chewing something or thinks you've been eating she asks, "What do you taste like?" She's awesome. 
We decided to join Jack & Beau's AWANA group for their annual Family Camp weekend in Trabuco Canyon which is in Orange County. We were roughin' it in our tent. This was the first time we've camped with all three children and they had a blast!
Even Pico!
Beau whittled himself a spear. He kept calling it a "spirit". I'm not sure it was the best idea that Travis has ever had.
Jack met a new BFF named Cooper. Maizie couldn't say his name right, she kept saying, "Hey Goober!" It was funny. These guys were inseparable. I don't think we saw Jack all weekend.
Beau climbing a tree!
To Maizie camping is just walking around with a backpack on & eating marshmallows.
Well what do you know - CA does have some fall colors! It's no Colorado but it does look pretty.
I can't get this guy to take a picture - it's ridiculous.
Daddy & Maizie are getting ready to go!
Do you think the kids are ready to go home?
