The Saylor Girls: May 2010

We had a great trip to California!! We got to Bobby and Ami's Saturday afternoon along with Vanessa, Kailey, and Ryan from Phoenix, and Joey, Jenna, Alex & Stacy from New Jersey. The kids all got reaquainted quickly. And we all had a great time at Luke's Baptism on Sunday. He is just the happiest baby ever!

The Cousins all Dressed up for Luke's Christening

The Boys Hanging Out

The Girls Looking Pretty

The Whole Gang at Church

Happy Baby Luke with his Godparents and Family

A Family Photo at The Winery

On Monday, we all went to the San Diego Wild Animal Kingdom. The kids had so much fun checking out all of the animals and running around together. They even had a petting zoo area where the girls got to pet and feed some deer. They loved it! We also got to see the new baby elephant that had just been born. He was so cute! And Cory and Avery got to feed some larakeets. Somewhere there's a picture of Cory with four larakeets sitting on his head and shoulders. I'll have to get a hold of that one!

Averyand Stacy petting the deer

Avery, Sierra, and Grandpa feeding the Deer

Sierra and the Deer

The cousins checking something out

A Family Photo at the Wild Animal Kingdom

All of the Girls posing together

And the Boys Posing too

Taking a Ride on The Merry Go Round

We had a more relaxing day on Tuesday. We went to Lake Skinner where the kids got to play around at the playground and walk along the lakeside. They had fun pretending to fish with sticks and sinking Uncle Bobby's handmade miniature raft.

Stacy & Avery going down the slide

A Surreal picture of Avery

The kids "Fishing" at The Lake

Mommy and Sierra walking along the Lake

Wednesday was our big day at Disneyland. We all had such a great time!! We got to meet Goofy and Mickey Mouse, which was so cool. And, of course, we all had a blast on all of the rides. Avery's favorite rides were the two roller coasters she went on, including The Matterhorn. Sierra's favorite ride was definitely It's a Small World. She was just in awe of all of the flowers, balloons, and"peoples". The girls also both loved exploring the pirate island, where they got to crawl through caves and walk across rickety bridges. We ended the day with watching the parade down Main Street which I thought was very cool. I don't think the girls appreciated it as much but only because of pure exhaustion. They did perk up a little to hit the gift shop before we left to get some cool souvenirs. What a great day!

Walking down Main Street at Disneyland

Daddy & Avery on the Buzz Lightyear Ride trying to Zap the Aliens

On the Nemo Submarine Ride

Sierra & Mommy on "It's a Small World"

Getting our Picture taken with Goofy

Avery & Daddy getting ready to ride the Roller Coaster

Meeting Mickey Mouse

The Teacup Ride

After Disneyland, we went to Nana and Grandpa's for a little R & R. Avery had fun swimming and playing in the pool. Then we made our way back to Temecula to get ready to head home. The whole week was so much fun and it was so nice to spend some time with our family. We are so very lucky!

Here are some pictures I have taken from the past week. We had lots of fun playing outside and, of course, doing our new Saturday morning ritual at the Soccer Fields. Sierra also had her last meeting with Beth last Friday. She is doing so well with her speech. She actually tested above her age in every category, which means that she progressed by a year in the past 6 months with her speech! Now she is like a little parrot, she repeats everything that we say! Enjoy the pictures.