The cousins were in town in San Diego and the kids just wanted to hang out with them. We ended up taking all the kids to Sea World to play.  The Bay of Play was a new attraction this year and so fun!  Bethany loves Elmo, Abby and the cookie monster, so when she saw them at the play area, she was hopping for joy!  This was definitely a great addition to the park.  I don't remember ever having so much fun at Sea World.  Shamu is cool, but Elmo rocks!

We traded in our time share week this year to stay at the Marriott Ko Olina Beach club in Hawaii.  Our very first family vacation via airplane.  The plane ride was a bit challenging, but it was sooooo nice when we landed.  The kids swam at the beach and at the pool everyday. We even hiked up Diamond Head with the entire family! Our good friends Cal & Bora stayed at the same resort with us and it worked out perfectly. The kids had friends to play with and we took turns baby sitting the kids so that the parentals had a date night. A great vacation indeed!

Bethany turned TWO this month!  We had a nice small family celebration with Elmo close by.  (Bethany loves Elmo and requested his presence for her birthday.) Beth is a very talkative young toddler and enjoys pushing her big sister and big brother's buttons.  She's been such a blessing in our family, always making us laugh and cry when we least expect it. Praise God for her health and her spunk!

Micah started pre-school this year at the same school and with the same teacher Aly had 2 years ago.  He did great on his first day and was super happy to have Mrs. Randolph as his teacher.  Aly made sure Micah knew where all the toys were in the class and most importantly, where the potty room was.