"Eesh, You're Old"

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Is what I was told by my nephew when he found out it was my birthday and that I was turning 28. Haha, I really laughed hard.

For some reason it gave me the giggles.

My sneaky boys surprised me with this super cute birthday cake! Yes, made by them! Seeing how the beach is pretty much my favorite thing ever, they hit the mark just right. 

I think it is way creative and the attention to details impressive. Especially my well endowed torso...measured perfectly to scale:)

My actual birthday was a little different than the norm. I woke up to my birthday present, a huge scrolly picture frame from Poppy's that I have been eyeing for months. Then the boys and I took off to family camping. Casey came the next day since he was busy with work. I must have felt older and braver because embarrassing to say, this was my first ever roadie. By myself. And WITH kids. And Jefferson:)

The trip up went great, thanks to the dvd player. I don't know how the pioneers trekked with no virtual entertainment to be honest. It's a forever must have!

Camping of course was enjoyable.

Cooler weather.

Pine Trees. Games. Cousins.

 Deluxe breakfast/lunch and dinners.

Dirt and dirty smelly boys.

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For Your Entertainment

Rusty prefers the north end of his crib.

Every night when I check on him he is somehow scrunched in one corner of that vicinity.

He must be getting too big for that area. And sadly too big for his "save the whales" jammies.

We had to move onto the footballs...so sad.

Lane is a pizza-holic. I have a rule (that nobody knows except me)

 of  Little Caesar's/Hungry Howie's only once every other week.

That being said I have to get creative with the "pizza" dinners.

Pizza Buns are a huge hit around here. Only they have been renamed to pizza rolls.
I wanted to try something different so I found a recipe for pizza braids. Also renamed to pizza twists.
The braid thing goes way over a boys head.

recipe here.
a few alterations:

I used half wheat, half white flour.

 One was stuffed with pepper jack cheese and ham,

the other turkey pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

We dipped them in pizza sauce (I bought walmart brand)

and stired in finely diced spinach leaves to trick my non green eating monster. It worked!

A new lady I visit teach sent me home with some of her aloe vera plants.

 Casey coincidentally decided to get sunburned that very day!

They sure smell bad but definitely work.

He had almost no peeling which normally he sheds skin like a snake after being sunburned.

The real stuff really works:)

Please meet our newest daughter, Rustella!

Haha, dressing up your boy as a girl is a must...for every mom.

How come the dad's don't think it's as cute?

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Flow Rider

Yesterday we went to Rhodes Jr. High for some swimmin' time.

They have a FlowRider that I have always wanted to try out.

Since you pay for an hour session on the FlowRider we decided to swim a bit first.

 

Then it was Flow Riding time! It really was fun. Lane even did it.

 You could either surf or boogie board.

I tried surfing aaaand face planted after half a second so I stuck to boogie boarding;)

If you are looking for something fun and different to do this summer, I highly suggest it!

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The 4th

Lane:

Sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's Sunday night.

 Go to 4th of July breakfast at Cardon Park.

Decorate scooter and ride in parade.

Go on huge slip n slide and get sprayed  by fire truck hose.

Rusty:

Enjoyed free time and being an only child for one night/morning.

Dad:

Work up early on a sleep-in holiday and played basketball.

Mom:

Went to class at the gym that was way too crowded for a "everybody leaves town" holiday.

Everybody:

Swimming and BBQ 

Visit Grammy and Papa and watch neighbors shoot of illegal fireworks in the street. 

Swimmy Swim Swim Lessons 2011

You can find us here every Tue, Wed and Thur afternoon until Sept.

The boys LIVE for it.

FYI, if you want to get really tan...

all you have to do it go outside for 30 min, 3x's a week.

The boys bodies and my thighs above the knees are proof.

DISNEYLAND!

We were some lucky duckies this week. Grammy and Papa treated us to a trip to Disneyland! We left after church on Sunday then spent 2 fun filled days at the happiest place on earth. It is a good thing Rusty and Lane have such nice grandparents because if it was up left to us, they wouldn't have seen that place for a good 5 more years!

I don't get sick on rides but holy hanna this ride is motion sick city!

(maybe it was because I was turned backwards taking pictures?)

 The kids loved spending time with aunt Val!

Thanks lady for the 1,2,3 say cheese warning

Lane was fearless. Half the time I felt like he was going to go flying off the rides. Hence why

my hands are not up in the air in below pic. I was holding onto Lanes arm for dear life!

He also wanted nothing to do with us. Just wanted to hang out with his Papa.

At dinner an amazing balloon guy came around and made all of these for the kids. They were in heaven.

On the Jungle Cruise. The boat drivers always crack me up. You could tell ours was almost done with a looong night shift:)

Story time: We were in line at the Tower of Terror, which happens to be my favorite ride. We were the last group in line waiting to board the ride with a couple right behind us. I look behind only to see Alexis and her husband Jim from the Real Housewives of Orange County! I peed my pants and was in disbelief. I love that show! I caught my cool then turned around and said, you are on the Real Housewives. She said yes then her and her husband Jim talked to Casey and I for like 5 minutes while we waited in line! It was awesome! They are super nice. She offered us gum. They had really bad garlic breathe. They whole time I was thinking what are the chances of this happening?! After awhile a worker called for a party of 2 so they went ahead of us. They first thing Casey said was wow her ring was huge (which it was) and her husband is old (which he is). And of cooourse I didn't have my camera. Stink Stink, I am still mad as of this moment about it.

 However, Casey can testify to this "celebrity" sighting:) It was legit.

I am happy to say Alexis and I are tight now:)

The World of Color is A-MAZING!

Before heading home on Wednesday we ate at Tiffy's (remember Tiffy's?!) then drove to Huntington and let the boys play on the beach for a bit.

Lanes favorite ride was the scary house, aka the Haunted Mansion. After doing California Adventure all day on Tuesday he was begging to do that ride again. So at 10:30 we trekked it back into Disneyland to do just that. Remember, it's a place where kids dreams come true:)

We are blessed to be Goodmans. We love each and everyone so much. Thanks again Grammy and Papa for the memories. We love you!