Dorothy graduates!!!

I can hardly believe how fast time flies! Dorothy just finished her second year of pre-school!! She loved school there and on Fridays (her day off) she would ask me if she could pul-eeze go to school today!! She made so many special friends and will really miss school all summer (so will Mommy!)

Dorothy with her flowers!

Getting her Diploma from Mrs. Howard

During the presentation

Taking flowers to the 'best teacher ever!'

After graduation!

Ashtyn and Dorothy

We love American Idol!!

Since James and I are die-hard American Idol fans we had a Finale party!! Good friends, good food, and good laughs (bikini girl and Kara show down!) We are sooooo happy Kris won! (I will always wish Danny had... although anyone but Adam had my vote!)

My cake for the party... I had some issues with it so I will just say it's a microphone and it did taste really good!!

Dorothy lurking around the candy before the party!

Watching the Finale!

The guys outside BBQue-ing!

Photos on the beach!

While in LA we visited the beach where I had my sister snap some shots at the beach so I could update all my frames to include pictures with Violet (yeah I am a little obsessive about that!) She did a great job and even came up with the idea for our blog header! Thanks Dickens!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I took over the blog to brag about my wife for a bit. She is an absolutely wonderful wife and mother to our three children. I am kind of selfish and she always helps me to think of the children before myself. She is always planning something for our family to do to have fun together. Plus, our children got her good-looking genes. We love you Mommy! Happy Mother's Day!

Three *magical* days!!!

While in So Cal we ate at In-n-Out, Pinkberry, and of course DisneyLand!!! We spent three days in Disney and California Adventure!! It was crazy fun and incredibly exhausting!!! But we can't wait to go again!!

At the Disney castle!!

I had to get hats for the kids with their names on them!!

The highlight of Dorothy's trip eating lunch with Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella!!

The highlight of Preston's trip meeting Lightning McQueen!!!

At the Bugs life land in California!!

Our AMAZING helpers Dickens and Adam!!!
(notice Preston getting swine-flu by licking the sword!)

The kids screaming on the tea-cups!!

On the Nemo ride!!

Grand Canyon!!

We headed west for a week and visited my sister and her husband. On our way we stopped at a few amazing places... Mesa Verde and The Grand Canyon!!

On our way we stopped at chimney rock!

The cliffs dwellings we hiked down to!

Preston climbing up the ladder!

(Notice his leash to keep him from dying, and poop

leaking through his diaper--that was fun to follow!)

James and I are usually opposed to a leash but when Preston's
life was in danger 'monkey' was a must!

The Grand Canyon was so amazing!!!