Taya's Ear Piercing...

Taya had been begging me for a while to have her ears pierced and playing with my earrings and her clip-ons for so long that I decided it was time. Over Thanksgiving break in Pasco me, my mom and sisters took her to get them pierced. She was such a big girl and so brave! She didn't even cry- which was a HUGE shocker!! :) I warned her before they did it that it would hurt a little, and luckily there were two women who did it at the same time, but as soon as they did it, she looked at me wide-eyed and didn't say a word. I could tell she wanted to cry, but I think she was trying to be so brave for her audience. It was so cute, she leaned in and hugged me and just laid on my shoulder until she was ready to put her head up again. She loved them as soon as she saw them and was so proud! Here's a few pictures of the big event :) ...

 

 Oh the price we pay for beauty :)

Cameron's Journey: The Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge

Cameron started a blog while he was at Fitness Ridge, but (shocker) has lost interest and isn't doing it anymore- sorry Cam :). So I decided to transfer all his posts to our family blog because I think his stories are inspiring and something he'll never want to forget....

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Sunday, October 23, 2011
First Day at Fat Camp!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet.  I have to go to bed.  I'm going to be blogging about my month here at Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge in Malibu CA as much as I possibly can.  This first week may be difficult since I will probably not be able to stand.  Tomorrow is the first full day here, it starts at 5:45 am and does not end until 7:30 pm.  When everything is wrapped up I will try to give you a more detailed account of days 1 and 2. Night night, Cam

My 4 Year Old

"Mom, take my hair thing out of your hair and go put it back. ....... Or you can buy it from me."

Ok, Little Miss Sassy Pants!! Sheesh!

Tayaism

Taya saved up her money in her piggy bank and got to buy a brand new bike with it... yes, in November :)... that's the beauty of living in Arizona! Today my neighbor asked if she got a helmet too...

Me: "We DO need to get you a helmet, I forgot about that!" (terrible mom, I know)

Tay: "Yeah, so I don't break my head."

Me: "Yeah."

Tay: "Then I'd have to get a new head!"

...Pretty sure it doesn't work that way, but whatever!

California Part 2

After Friday's adventure at Disneyland we were all exhausted so we decided to spend the day at the beach just lounging around. This was the first time our kids have seen the beach, the ocean, that much sand... all of it! They were so excited, a little nervous at first, but loved it. I wish we could've gotten a video of Taya's face whenever a wave would come within 10 feet of her. It was like death was approaching her. H.i.l.a.r.i.o.u.s. That kid is scared of everything, poor thing. Get ready for picture overload...

--Huntington Beach--

 Andrew and Jessica's little girls, Kami, Genna, and Taya...

That night we went to Erik's (Cam's cousin) wedding reception. It was absolutely beautiful and the kids had a BLAST dancing all night!

 Taya, Dodger and Kami...

 Dodger and Taya resting by the fireplace before it was time to go...

Sunday we went back to Huntington and walked the pier... it has to be done, right? :) It was windy and chilly so we didn't make it the whole way...

 And finally, to end our trip, on Monday we went to...

--Sea World--

The kids LOVED it. I think Dodger was in heaven. :) Honestly, Sea World was my favorite place in the whole world... until this trip. Sadly they changed SOO much about it it wasn't even that cool. The exhibits were cool, but the shows were so lame this time. It was depressing. Maybe someday they'll change it back. The kids had a blast though, so it was worth it!

Like Taya's face? ...

 He could've stayed in this spot all day :)...

 Cam made buddies with Shamu. He said the whale was swimming by, came to a dead stop, looked him straight in the eye and blew these bubbles. So cute...

Our trip was a blast. I know I've used that word probably 10 times in this post, but it was really fun. Everyday was extremely full and exhausting, but we had fun and were able to see a lot of family and friends we haven't seen for a while. Maybe I can convince Cam to take us again in the next few months...? :)