We surprised the kids and took a vacation to Disneyland, Universal Studios and Sea World at the end of February. The weather was perfect, maybe even a little bit hot at times. Sage and Lafe had never been and the older kids were quite a bit younger when we took them. We all had a blast and can't wait to go back again.

Yogurt! Great styling gel too!

Lafer loves yogurt! Today he decided it might be fun to wear it on his head!

Girls and their curls!

I am not much of a hair stylist! My girls are lucky to get their hair combed let alone curled. I decided we would get some sponge rollers and give it a try. We put them in Saturday night in hopes of easing my load on Sunday morning. They looked so cute and it was definitely easier to get them ready. I haven't done it since then though. I just never think of it early enough on Saturday night to get them in.

Isaac had his first science fair on February 12th. He did an experiment to see if the shape of ice will change the rate that it will melt. He found out that shape does determine melting rate. His flat ice melt much faster than the other shapes.

Here is his display the day of the fair. He worked very hard on the project and was glad for it to be over.

Isaac fell asleep like this on his bedroom floor. This was in the middle of the day after a sleepover with his cousin Braxton. They must have stayed up pretty late.

What happened to my two front teeth!

Avery was so excited to lose a couple more teeth. She talks with a little bit of a lisp now and really enjoys being able to drink her milk at school through a straw with her mouth closed.

Grandpa Parrishs Surprise Party!

On January 11th we had a big surprise party for Grandpa Lafe Parrish's 70th birthday. There was probably about 75 people all hiding downstairs at their friends the Aults. Grandma slyly persuaded Grandpa to go by their house so he could look at something in their basement. The kids all thought they were being quiet but with 30+ grandkids all saying "SSHHH!" there was a lot of noise. Grandpa was still surprised though and was in tears at the sight of all his children and grandchildren and all of his dear friends.

Our Merry Little Christmas

The kids were very excited to spend Christmas in Utah again. We got a white Christmas full of lots of family and of course lots of food.

Shina and Isaac were excited to get Ripsticks (they haven't learned to ride them yet). Avery got the Eyeclopse she asked Santa for. Sage got a Baby Alive that she was so excited about. I asked her why she wanted a Baby Alive and she said, "Because it eats and pees and poops!" I said, "we already have a baby that does that". The excited of a doll that pees and poops lasted about 1/2 an hour and then she realized how gross it was. Lafe was so fun to watch this year. He was most excited about his little tool set. The kids also got a Wii. Chad and I are still hoping to squeeze in a try on it.