New Year is Upon Us!!!

I think I have been in denial of the New Year, because I enjoyed last year so much, I have been working on my blog, and now I have NO trips or anything really planned.  So today - I planned about 10 different vacations for the year, of which I probably won't be able to take any of, put off working on my blog book from 2013 which has been consuming my free time, signed up for two classes online that start in February, and just basically wasted the day being lazy around the house!  I have been putting off doing blog posts - not really sure why, but figured I better post what we been up to since we got home from our Christmas vacation, before I get too behind and quit altogether.  SO here goes a very random post with a bunch of pics.  It's gonna be a good year - sending out the positive vibes!

Chip has a new favorite place called Pizza Revolution - basically a Chipotle style place but with Pizza he loves, and we have been a couple times on our date night already.  I love the skinny Margarita pizza, he gets the same thing every time that he came up with, and we both enjoy the awesome coke machine with over 100 drinks to choose from!  Love my man! So far we have been out every weekend this year and it makes a huge difference for us to have that time away with NO kids, to have adult conversation without getting interrupted, having to wipe kids faces, etc.  Good thing we have the best babysitter EVER!

We went to Home Depot after dinner the first night back and picked up this AWESOME grill - which Chip's parents were awesome and helped us out with for Christmas - and we (AT LEAST I AM) are soooooo excited to use it!  My brother recommended this brand and we are very happy with our purchase!  It only took a week sitting in the garage for Chip to put it together, and then he wanted me to wait so he could break it in the first time to use it so hopefully that will be this week! Yummy grilled food is a favorite of mine!

 Sweet little kids after church who are mesmerized or dazed at a show while mom finishes dinner!

 Ivy's AWESOME bedhead!

 First time with this cute little flower clip - LOVE IT!!!

Griff started pre-school and was SOOOO excited!  He is loving it and the best part is when we go to pick him up - he just BEAMS with smiles when he sees us walk in - he seriously gets SO excited to have Cash come sit with him on the rug and is just so happy that we are there watching him.  It makes my heart burst with happiness every time!

 The first day he had to take Cash's lunch box cuz we hadn't got him one, so while he was at school we went and picked him up one - NINJA Turtles cuz we know he loves them.....and of course it didn't disappoint.  He carried it around ALL day from the time we got home.  Such a little sweetheart!

 Ivy lets me do pig tails and i think they are the cutest little "ponies" as she calls them ever!  She is a little diva with so much personality and we love her to pieces.  And yes, Kevin, we love her beaver vest - haha!

 She cracks me up with her smiles and faces and funny little things she says.  

 The grill all ready to fire up - after Chip worked to put it together!

The next weekend Saratov Approach opened here in LA and we went to it with friends - Maclain was there and he produced it and also was one of the missionaries in it - it was SOOOOO good - everyone should go see it --  here we are with him after and also the director and also another cast member - Nikolai from the show!  

 This yummy cake has been a hit at our Sunday dinners, and cute little Ivy does the funniest thing with her toes EVERY time she eats so had to snap a pic!

She got a few new swimsuits for this year and so had to take a pic - Love her playing with her princess, showing her new outfit off!

 She loves her beach coverup and constantly wants to wear her "jacket" around the house!  I don't love that but she is really cute in it!

 Brothers diggin in the sand!

 After school activities included the beach 3 times last week - a very fun way to spend our afternoons - soaking up the rays and hanging with friends!

 Stealing the snacks!

The bird lady came by and let the kids meet her very well mannered bird.  She was funny and the kids loved it!

We also have been hanging out at the park a bunch with friends and the kids love that, and I love how much it wears them out and passes the slowest part of my day away!  

Ivy took to my friend's husband and wanted to play with him the whole time, and the baby too!

My baby loves to read books, especially chapter ones with no pictures, and will sit and babble to herself and read to her dollies for long periods of time - I love it!

 More beach pics with Dayton - we saw dolphins swimming and it was a blast, and the most beautiful sunset this day!

 Brothers helping each other out!

 On Saturday Ivy met a new little friend.  He is 3 and was the cutest little boy ever - so sweet and liked Ivy too - he even gave me a kiss when we left --- wish he could share some of his tan with us!

 Gave Ivy and me a pedi before church on Sunday.  She loved it and sat perfectly still while we did it!  She is ALLLLLL girl!  Such a girly girl! I love it!

Can't believe January is over half over, and it has been so warm and we have cleaned all the rooms out and jumped back into school and just are living the dream (as a mom can do with 3 littles;)  No but I LOVE my life right now, my kiddos are so fun, life is good, and I am working on my goals and ready to conquer some things this year!  Happy 2014 Ya'll!!!