Rainy Week

The joys of being a kid and splashing in the puddles... Shortly after I took these, I went I got Vance some new rain boots to replace the ones he very ungrudgingly allowed Ainsley to inherit. What a good big brother.

Vance's 4th Birthday

MORNING

The morning started with personalized pancakes!

Here's the two-wheeler Vance neither wanted

nor likes. To his credit, he has given it a couple of tries,

and he put on a happy face on the day he got it. :0)

Dinosaur stuff!



AFTERNOON

Vance coincidentally shares his birthday with his

best friend, Paige. He got to celebrate with her for

a couple of hours at her birthday party.

They just love each other!

Paige insisted that everyone sing to both her

and Vance. Too cute.

Vance, Paige, her brother, Grant, and her two cousins


EVENING

We went to Downtown Disney to celebrate with family.

Aunt Megan brought a balloon

At Rainforest Cafe. He got the Lave Cake dessert!

Vance & Grampa

New Years in San Diego

Pictures galore...!

The Cove in La Jolla

We headed to San Diego on the 31st to celebrate the

new year with Brooke, Matt & Jase

Cute girl!

Uncle Matt showing Vance the tide pools

Kev & Ainsley

The boys and their BlackBerrys

Old Town for dinner

Jase

Ainsley was hiding in her hood

Peek-a-boo!

Dinner at a crab joint

Mmmm.....


San Diego Zoo!

Matt, Me and a gigantic fish

Jase and Momma

Watching the panther

Cousins

Enjoying a joint foot massage

Strollers!

Ainsley was so tired!

Which animal is fake?

Blue eyes

Smooch!

Finding our own entertainment

I wanna Hippopotamus for Christmas...

My baby and me

In the sky tram at the end of the day

The perfect end to the first day of what will hopefully be

a wonderful year!

Happy 2010!