Family Fun

Cinco de Mayo

Eden, Kai, and I took the Coaster with my dad down to Old Town for the Cinco de Mayo celebration. We had fun drinking horchata, eating Mexican food, listening to great music, and shopping. Thank you, Daddy for motivating us to celebrate!














































































































































Mormon Battalion
Visitor's Center

During Spring Break Matt took a couple of days off of work to spend time as a family. One of the days we went to Old Town with Grandma to see the Mormon Battalion Visitor's Center which was recently re-done.

It is so worth a visit! The tour is very interactive and you feel a part of history while learning about how the Mormons helped to build San Diego. The kids had a great time dressing up, "driving" a covered wagon, playing on the interactive computers, and panning for "gold".

After the visitor's center the kids rolled down a grassy hill with Matt. Then we headed over to Presidio Park for a picnic. We pretty much had the park to ourselves...until the forest animals decided to join us! We ended up sharing our lunch with some very brave squirrels.

It was a practically perfect day!



















































































































































































































































Coaster Ride to Seaport Village

On another day during Spring Break we took the Coaster with friends Kerrin and Tyler down to Seaport Village. We ate a picnic lunch by the water, climbed trees, rode the merry-go-round, had a Ben 'n Jerry's ice cream cone, and took the train back home. It was another practically perfect day!
































































































































































Sea World

We started our Spring Break fun with a trip to Sea World!










































































Aunt Emily Lovies

Oh how the kids love their Aunt Emily!












Hilltop Park

"Da boyz" chill'n at the park during a family picnic.

It's Snow Fun!

Fun in the Snow

We spent a weekend in March in a cabin in Big Bear. We had such a great time! There was plenty of snow for sledding and Grandma watched the babies for us so Matt and I could go snowboarding with JD and Emily.






































































One Saturday in February we made the drive up to Palomar Mtn. with Grandma and Grandpa Boles and Uncle John in search of snow. At the very top we found just enough snow for some sledding and snow man building! We had a picnic lunch and grabbed some apple pies in Julian on the way home...yum, yum and fun, fun!

Wyland's Blessing Day

Wyland Douglas Boles was given a name and a blessing by his Dad, Matthew Harrison Boles on Sunday, February 7th, 2010.

It was such a happy day for me. I felt such thankfulness for my many blessings. I am so blessed to be married to a man who loves the Lord and loves his family. Matt and I are so blessed to have four beautiful children who we get to love and serve through the years ahead. I am so blessed to have a new, healthy baby boy to snuggle with and hold in my arms. I am so blessed to be surrounded by a loving family and friends.

I am so blessed.

Many wonderful things were pronounced upon Wyland during his blessing. I look forward to watching these things come to pass as this sweet boy grows through the different stages of his life. I am so glad I get to be his mother all along the way.

Eden's 9th Birthday

Eden's 9th Birthday was a party from sunrise to sunset! She began the celebration by having a sleepover with her cousins at Grandma's house. They stayed up late (of course) doing crafts and playing games on the Wii. The "fairies" visited in the middle of the night (as they often do at Grandma's house) and left presents for all of the girls!

First thing the next morning the girls went to the "spa" at Jill's house (thank you Jill!). They were treated to pedicures and manicures while reading American Girl magazines and sipping orange juice. Breakfast was a doughnut tower complete with birthday candles!

Then it was back to Grandma's house for afternoon tea. The girls were treated to finger sandwiches, veggies, cheese & crackers, apples & caramel, petit fours, and lemonade poured from a tea pot into tea cups. Each of the girls were given a small tea pot of their own (thank you Grandma!).

After tea time we all headed back to our home in Carlsbad to gather with family and continue the celebration. We had cake and Eden opened her presents. Eden said more than once that day, "This is the best birthday ever!"

We told Eden this is her last single-digit year before she begins the double-digits. It was a reality check for me that time has passed so quickly. My Eden will soon be a young woman. I want to savor these next few years of "girlhood". I don't want her to grow up too quickly.

Eden, you are my first-born and my only daughter. You mean everything to me. I experienced pregnancy and motherhood for the first time with you. It was just you and me and Daddy for 2 1/2 until Kai arrived. I have such fond memories of just you and me together while Daddy was at work...we played together all day without the boys! : ) We ran errands together, watched Winnie the Pooh and Aristocats together, read books, did puzzles, got the mail and played on the playground every day together, snuggled...because you were my only child at that time I was able to give you so much of my attention and I'm thankful for those years. It has been so fun through the years as you have grown. You are a beautiful girl with such a caring heart, a spunky personality, and a great sense of humor! You are the little artist of the family, you are so creative! I look forward to continuing to watch you grow into a beautiful woman and I'm so glad I always get to be your Mommy!! I love you Eden, your Mommy loves you!!!