Halloween 2013

We opened our garage up again this year made root beer and soup 

and then trick or treated.

The kids did Napolean Dynamite this year.

 Ezra did not want to be Pedro, so we put a batman shirt under his collared shirt and told him he was Bruce Wayne. Nan helped make Deb's so awesome sleeves, and then we just did an iron on for Rowdy's shirt.

 We just had a little left over black harispray and I wanted to wear a mu-mu so I'm Pedro's mom

 Cody went as the Kiss guy. This is pretty much Cody's favorite purchase this year

 The picture is somewhere, but to carve out our pumpkins Cody put a beater on the end of his electric drill.

 A face only a mother could love

We had a bon-fire in our driveway and the Carmacks & Byrds came over after a homecoming parade.

It was a fun evening.

A Little March-iness

 Another train man.

Saint Patty's Day Pasta. mmmmm

 The Andersons were over and Cody painted everyones toes. Thats Rocco with the gray sweat pants.

 A Diet Coke and Mentos experiment after church was pretty awesome with the wind. Doesn't it look like Rowdy's is floating away?!

Easter crafties

A Valentine from Feb. but I had to remember. 

translation= "I love you Mom. Thank you for this lovely year mom. Thank you. My Valentines to you

Ding Dong ditched!! yum

 

Elliot has discovered her closet..and Ezra's cruiser. Watch out Cedar crest

Hedges gone-ish!

 

Elliot's "baby worm"

 

 

Cody might have baby fever. Sweet Paravel.

 

Yaya came for her spring break

Cody Surprised me with a fancy new phone! In a fancy new track jacket. Tryin' it out on my Mom & co.

  

Its springish! One tree green. One tree popcorn. See Rowdy?

  

Fathers day montage 2012

Happy Birthday Goodbye

 Sooo Cody bought himself a plane ticket to go back to Texas 2 weeks before his birthday. He was working on a BYI-I  pathways project and he hadn't transferred work stuff out to CA. So the evening before we left I told him I was taking him out to dinner and had family and friends surprise him for an early birthday dinner at Taco Joes.

I even blindfolded him and he guessed it as we crossed the threshold! His favorite senorita Laura was there serving too. It was great. It was so fun to see everybody there. and! Nan Pops and Letti were coming back from a wedding extravaganza in Utah and pulled up just in time! Little Gary and fam came. Aunt Lindy and Toni and Grandma and Grandpa Bowler and My Mom and Dad the Byrds. It was nice. 

Then we went over to Pico park and had some cake and Chocolate malted crunch mmmm. & played with big ole' bouncy balls. It was fun, and weird he was leaving. Happy Early Birthday! He will have to fill in the details of his actual birthday. He was in Texas with Locke and Katie & fam staying at our house while they found a place to move, and Craig down the street with his birthday the day after Cody's. We sent him a package but that was pretty much all we could do.

He worked his tail off at home for a group project/ movie on Elder Ballard as seen here. all 10 minutes. The credits are also noteworthy

 It was really hard being away. As soon as he could he brought a flight back home and transferred work stuff out to CA until Syd's wedding. We had made the Father's day movie to send to him because he was going to be gone for that too, but he ended up coming home the Saturday before Father's Day. It made it so much sweeter. and It was really cool to be with our Dad's for Fathers day too

Little Mountain

We have to get these kids some altitude while we are in CA.

Little Mountain is right by Papa and Yaya's house...soon to be old house. So its a perfect jaunt

zoo

Cody is such a sweet Dad. 

He has been working a lot. He was gone for 2 days taking a train out of town. The boys always ask him if they can go to work with him. He got home from work this morning, sick of trains,yet... we talked him into another train ride. 

Cody was totally jealous of this engineers outfit. 

 Cody actually wanted to take the kids to the zoo, but the miniature train is right before zoo. What a trooper.

 The train ride was actually great. It rode down and over the Trinity river over a couple mini train bridges.  It went all over a huge park. The boys were stoked to finally be on a train with Dad.

 Tickle fight!

 

The weather was amazing. Elliot loved the animals that moved. This baby monkey & his Mom were so cute. The mom would walk around on four legs and he would hang onto her tummy/back. Elliot would point at all the animals and talk in quiet jibberish.

 Cindy Lou Whoo. 

They actually start out as little knobbies but pop out

 Rowdy patting the "pig nose" turtle.

 Ezra wanted to see the elephants all day. They did not disappoint. They were kicking the balls, and playing with the tires, Throwing dirt on their backs too cool off. This guy kept eating the hay off the other's back. and he kept swaying to his own beat.

Ezra had wanted to see the Elephants and Rowdy wanted to see the "cantelopes"

 The Lion also gave us a show. It seemed like he just wanted to roar to see if he still had it. He roared like 10 or 15 times.

 Freaky cartoony looking alligator sizing up Elliot

 ooooh. I loved the birds. This Red Ibis was amazing

but Elliot was the most exciting to watch.

Afterwards we went to the Mellow Mushroom. mmmm. It was a lovely day. Poor Cody was hurtin' by this time, for want of sleep. I could tell because he didn't put up to big of a fight when I snuck into the driver's seat. He has a lot on his plate right now but he always carries himself so well. I love that he loves his kids. Thanks for the day sweet man.