the closest thing to a vacation for us!

**WARNING** this will be the most picture-filled post in Fabian history-- read on if you dare!!

If you have been missing us (for my 3 readers) we have a good excuse... SUNNY SAN DIEGO!! Our trip highlights were family, friends, the beach, no winter coats, and getting all those days with our daddy! We got to do some fun Christmas things with the family, visit some friends, eat at our favorite places, and play at the beach and we came home worn out!

Sienna and her friend Ava at the park

Malachi wrestling his cousin Noah

Mac and Grandpa Carlos

Sienna watching Dora at Grandma's on her wanna-be chair

GINGERBREAD HOUSES

almost everyone

Sienna had to sit on Noah's chair right behind him

team Omar and Cynthia


Sienna LOVES Uncle Pablo and was constantly getting in his face trying to get his attention




Aunt Michelle helping Sienna break in some of her new toys

GO CHARGERS!

Kailey showing the kids her cat

then the poor cat had a stalker

the kids playing during the game!



A funny picture of the trip! We ran to Walmart to grab something and as we walked through Sienna ran over to this horse and picked it up then turned and started walking to the front like she was ready to go!

THE BEACH

Sienna running on the boardwalk

being tourist-like

family picture with Grandma Maria

time with Grandma at the beach





this kid LOVES the sand!




climbing the sand hill




we went to the beach one afternoon while Omar got some surfing pictures taken and then surfed-- this kid was trouble!!




he threw it


she ran away from me a million times


he dug with shovels


they played with cousins

he laughed at Noah



he dug with those big hands



he squealed



they played instead of watching the amazing sunset




maybe he watched!?!?



Noah and Sienna chased each other and ran around-- they love each other!



as if Malachi did not get enough sand on his head by throwing it in the air Sienna helped with a little more!


we walked to the water's edge to look for Omar surfing and Sienna ran toward a wave- it knocked her down and her head went under-- she got up and said, "The water got me Mommy!"


this is how tired the beach makes you-- look at that drool!



the surfing car clan!

COMING HOME

Late night flights delayed makes for chaos!

What?!?!?



Wouldn't you hate to sit in front of us?? Luckily it was kids!

and this was the final product at midnight waiting a 1/2 hour for our baggage!

THE END!

fun company

This does not seem long ago!! We met Brady, Maggie and Eathan when Sienna was 3 months old and Brady was 2 months old. I nannied for them and Sienna had a little built-in best friend that she played with, learned with, and once in a while fought with!

February 2008

April 2008

June 2008

This last week Brady and Maggie came to Utah to visit and the kids had so much fun being back together! Getting a good picture of them is basically impossible, so here is our attempts!!

bathtime-- or should we say splash time?!?!


the aquarium



so cute!!




Maggie and the kids!


the whole gang!

stroller world!

just had to include this cute one of Malachi... he was even saying cheese!

P A R T Y

The one year old celebration is over and done with and it was fun!

Mac was loving my cousin Riley's hat after dinner!

the present opening begins!

this was the hit present-- he is a total boy!

all four of the cousins played with it at the same time!

here is Malachi loving his new mouse from Grandma Maria

TA-DA, here is Malachi's egg-free, milk-free cake-- it is called depression cake, don't worry we didn't tell him that!

good thing because he grabbed the whole pan out of my hand before I could set it down and went to town!

here he is digging in!


he loved digging with a spoon!

he got so messy!

and then had that so full I might puke look...


so we put him in the sink for a bath and called it a night!

(oh and this is his new look as he sports an underbite playing with his 4 new teeth he is getting all at the same time-- make that his 4 first teeth!)