Everyday is special!

Yes, it is still hot out here, but it is nothing that a little water and fun brothers can't cure!

Braiden is so silly.......look at his face! Where does he come up with this?

Emma does like girly dress up, but has no problem going along with the boys when needed.....COME SAVE HER ABBY!!!!! We love having Kyler and Coleson here to play with us!

Getting these boys to bed is always fun! They truly love sharing a room together. I dont think I will ever seperate them. Hearing them talk to each other for a good 30 minutes as they fall asleep is PRECIOUS!

Fun at AMAZING JAKES!!!

I just love this picture! It melts my heart to see these little ones sharing fun memories with each other!

This roller coaster moves a lot faster than it looks like it does! Look at Caleb in the far right pic....HOLD ON TIGHT!!!

We were lucky to have Ashley come with us so we did not lose any kids! However, Abby snached her up and we did not see enough of them to get a picture!

We just can't get enough of the lake!!!

The kiddos just loved feeding these ducks and especially the "BIG mommy one" as Dayson was saying! We were so lucky to have the cute Minnie Wilcox come with us this trip!

I cannot seem to get enough of these pictures of my little kids WAKEBOARDING!! It is so awesome and they have made a VERY proud daddy in Spencer.




This picture was the highlight of this trip. The AMAZING Minnie was able to get up on her FIRST TRY! WOW! We were all so proud. She definately has the Wilcox in her!!

Emma loves being in charge of the flag...of course!!

Our baby is already 2!

I cannot believe that my baby is already 2! It was too much to handle when she potty trained herself at 22 months old, but now she is actually a toddler. It makes me sad to think we are out of the baby stage once and for all, however, I SO look forward to the great times ahead! We all sure do love her TONS!!

It was SO nice to have a small, no stress party that was all about the little "Eclaire". She LOVED all the attention!

Dayson the Wakesurfer

We went to the lake recently and I was proud of all my kids for getting back up on the wakeboard! But, I must say it was a blast wakesurfing with my little buddy Dayson. Here's a picture of him on the wakesurf board with his Dad. He was yelling "woo-hoo" almost the whole time! And, when we finally crashed he held on to the handle a bit longer than I expected and made me nervous. But, he came up and had a smile on his face after a good "wipeout". It's times like these I don't want them to grow up.

Our Trip to Costa Rica

This picture is kinda funny. The last friday we were there it happened to be Mother's Day for the "Tico's" (thats what you call the Costa Rican people). Boy, they sure do love their Mothers!! Every place was decorated red and white and I got this balloon after dinner that night. My hair drenched because we got caught in a HUGE rainstorm that would put the storms here to shame. However that kind of storm is common here in the country. We were shopping in an outdoor mall without an umbrella. The power kept going out,so we just had to make a run for it!!
Spencer and I were able to go to Costa Rica together without any of our kiddos. Spencer was actually going for work, and he bought me a ticket out there to meet him. Even though at first I resisted leaving the kids, I am SO glad I went. Costa Rica is a beautiful place with super nice people. We had a blast!!

This is the first hotel we stayed at. It is close to San Jose and close to the site where Spencer was training. It is the Marriott San Jose. It is an awesome resort...very Americanized.

CROCS!!! These are the meanest, nastiest looking things. After we left San Jose to head to a beach town called Herredia. These Nasty things were just off the main Highway underneath a bridge. They were all at least 6ft long.

This is us about to join a canopy tour. That is just fancy talk for HUGE zip lines through the jungle. The middle picture is a bridge in the middle of the jungle that gets you from one zip line to another. The last picture is me on top of a platform on top of a HUGE tree!

Gotta have some action pics!! We are looking a little sweaty but it was well worth it!!

Spencer as he is heading out to catch some waves......me, catching up on some good reading and yes, I am in my whale pants!! Spencer likes to make fun, but hey I wear whats comfy these days!!

This is the next hotel that we stayed in. It is the resort Los Suenos. It is just beautiful and the resturaunts were unbelieveable.

This is me getting a massage on the beach...$50/90min, you can't beat that anywhere!! Then of course I had to try the boogie boarding now that the waves were a little tamer. We are in a new city now called Manuel Antonio. It is truly the jungle. We stayed at a little bungalo about 200 yards from the ocean, it was not much to speak of as far as lodging goes, thus no pictures! BUT, the surroundings were GREAT! There were monkeys, and huge lizards everywhere. The last pic is me in a resturaunt that is literally in the jungle, all outdoors nestled in a tree.

While we were in Manuel Antonio we were able to go river rafting. They say the best time to go is when the sun is shining and the water is brown. That means that it is has just rained and there is great fast water to ride. These were 3+ rapids so they were pretty good for first timers. This was a BLAST. I could consider taking it up as a hobby...oh yeah I live in AZ, not a good place for lots of rain! Anyway, it was really a lot of fun!

First Day of School

This summer we had a blast, and now school must begin. I was ready for the summer to end, however it is bittersweet knowing that my kids will be spending more time away from home, which is were I like them to be. It is SO hard to send them away...mostly because I know every time I do, they are growing up and getting older.

Abby, 3rd grade, Ms. Garcia's class. Abby is SO lucky to have so many people from our ward in her class. BUT on the flip side she desperatly misses Madison, who she had classes with the last 3 years!! They have managed to meet everyday at lunch and hang out!

Braiden, 1st grade, Mrs. Berkshire's class. Braiden is also SO lucky to have many kids from our ward in his class. It was SO hard for me to see my little guy growing up and going to ALL DAY school now. Packing a lunch for him still feels so weird.

Caleb, Kindergarten, Ms. Nicholas' class. I am so excieted for Caleb to be in K!! He is such a sweet boy, and even though I will miss him at home...he is only in 1/2 day so I don't miss him too long. I look forward to all the great friends he will meet. We just love his teacher also. She is SO wonderful. I look forward to 11:00 am when I get to go pick him up and bring him home!

All three of our Coronado Coyote Clan!!

Oh, yes! You guessed it! Our little Dayson is in school too. He is in his first year of preschool and boy was he excieted to get started. He had all his great friends in his class and the structure is great for him (and for me too)! He has been looking forward to this day since last year. We would drop off Caleb he would bring his backpack too hoping that someday it would be his turn too!!