June '09

Ah, The Great Outdoors! Haha, that movie is a classic. No bear attacks or unexpected guests but it still was an adventure. Here we are with our little cabana. They called them cabana's but to me that sounds too tropical - these were definitely rustic!See what I mean...James sucking on wine corks...and enjoying them WAY too much!

Me! All ready for my hike and zip-line experience.Ouch! Or maybe not...These were the coolest zip-lines I have ever been on. You take 4 different lines to get back down to the lake at the bottom. This first line is probably 15 stories high! The views were fantastic!
James meeting his first horse.

And that is all.

The following are evidence of animal behavior...

And thanks James for helping me find all the dangers I need to child-proof.

The Zoo (Again). You would go all the time too if you saw this place. I still have not been able to see the whole thing - it's huge!

Our partners for the day -Luisa and Joseph.

James and me and the big snake I got suckered into buying.

Why are these things soooo ugly...

and why do they have such bubbly butts?

Fun Find

I was blog stalking in my spare time (oh to think of what I should've been doing) and found myself on the Etsy website looking at some ridiculously cute fabric. My search is over.

Thank you Charlie and Lindsay.

Check it out here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5680709&order=&section_id=&page=1

PS

Doesn't James and Nate look like they could be twins!? Just a few years apart!

I mean I guess when I say that Nathan is sooooo cute - I am totally serious! =)

2 Years Ago...

A very special boy was born!

Nate-Dogg,

We wish we were there to celebrate. James is in tears because he really wants to eat your cake with you - he has resorted to eating post-it notes instead. Yuck. We hope that we get to see you soon. We love you!

Xoxo,

Uncle Danny, Aunt Lauren, and Cousin James

Create!

This is sure to inspire:

http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,4644-1,00.html

(scroll down to the Create video.)

James has A LOT of...

Girl Friends!

But MoM is still his fav...right!?

Who knew James was a triplet. These poor babies have to live among some of the most full headed haired babies in the world. (Although Timmy on the far left did have lots of hair but dad buzzed it off) Oh and mom, James is the one all the way to the right - you know, with the squinty "Childers" eyes. Case in point: My maids 6 month old. She is so yummy.

The Ward Social - I am so bad at remembering to take pictures. But here are a few.

Cute young woman - oh and Amanda who has 3 children BUT I bet you can't guess which one she is!

Isn't she a doll!? Love her sass! And her twin brother is too cute for words. I like to think he has a crush on me. I know - keep dreamin'! And here is James stealing poor, sweet Tyson's food.

And that is why he has this shirt.

Another VERY SPECIAL message from James...

Now...PaRty!!!Love, James

and...

...another special message....

Lily,

We are so glad you were born. Life would not be as fun without you! We miss and love you so much!

Xoxo,

Dan, Lauren, and Baby James

Ooo Baby I Love Your Ways 2!

And another baby is here! Baby Oliver is the newest (but not by much) member of our family! We are

soooooo ----> excited he is here. We love, love his hair!

I just wanna eat him.

Way to go Nellie on baby #5! Congratulations to the whole family. Now, when can we see him?!

And good luck to George! We know you can do it! =)

(k, Carmen it is your turn!)

Remembering...

All those who serve and did serve our great Nation. Thanks.USA, I miss you today.

Ooo Baby I Love Your Ways!

Little (or not so much) Grace was born last week! Yeah! She is cute little chubby ball of yummy! Man, chubby babies are the best! Congratulations to Joe and Mary and the rest of the gang. James sends some cousin love and we all wish we could be there to partake of her sweetness.

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(K, Nellie it is your turn!)

Too Bad We Don't Have These Bad Boys

My sister Carmen sent me these pictures of her children - Luke, Caleb, and Caroline (yes, the dog is her child too)- and suggested that we needed some these.

Pure Carmen style.

Mmm, So Hot Right Now

The newest trend in the world...you know you want one. =)

Piggy Flu Runs My Life

Me: Ugh! This flu thing is so annoying. We have to stay home all day and not leave our houses.

My Mom: Oh good, that way you can just blog all day and put up pictures of James.

Save me!

This morning my maid came by to pick up a key so she can come clean while we are in MD for a week. She and I were trying to figure out how to use the keys to my back door when all the sudden some rang the back door. I open it to find my neighbor who quickly upon seeing my maid covers her mouth, snarls, and begins to rant about how she needed to leave because she could get us all sick.

Embarrassed? Absolutely!

When my neighbor left my maid turned to me and said "no me gusta". Uh yeah, me neither! My maid is the sweetest most kind girl.

This is the same neighbor that told me I should not have so many wrinkles on my forehead since I was only 30. Did I have the heart to tell her I was actually only 26? Heck no!

Again, save me!

Dear Uncle Sam,

No, not this one...

...this one

(although they must go to the same barber shop)

We wanna say Go

Good luck to the BYU Rugby team at the

National Championships!!!

Love,

Your Favorite Mexicans

Swine Flu

First off, yes, we know all about the swine flu. Our days are filled with staying home and watching the people roam about outside with masks on. No schools for 2 weeks, no restaurants, no visa lines for 2 weeks, no not even church! We are suppose to fly to MD this week for Will and Michelle's wedding. We are hoping and praying for good health and no closing of airports.

Dan and James spending their quarantine time at home with a little Wii action.

Besides Wii :

James has been working on sitting up,

being naked - see it is not just when he meets presidents,

swimming - although we have been warned to not swim anymore,

watching our maid Gemma - although we are now paying her to NOT come to work until this is all over (she has to spend 2 hours on public transportation - talk about germs!),

and, trying to take baths w/out sucking on the dirty water - it's not going to well.