San Fransisco for a Day

Yummy cookie dessert with ice cream and whipped cream that we shared.   We ate at Bubba Gump's on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf.

Ghiradelli Square is a must see.  We had to sneak in for a chocolate sample and then of course buy some.

This is probably my very favorite tourist attraction in San Fransisco.  This is the famous Bushman.  He actually makes a living scaring people from behind these bushes.  It is sooo fun to watch.  He always gets the unsuspecting tourist who is deep in conversation.  The sidewalks are lined with people watching him.  I think he actually makes a good living doing this.  He is a great entertainer.

None of us had ever ridden a trolley car so we hopped on it at Powell street and rode the famous trolley down to the wharf.  It was slow going but fun to ride.  We got to see the famous Lombard street on the way.

Waiting for the flight to board in Salt Lake City.  It was fun.  We ended up getting 3 seats in first class.  

Our Utah Baby - Alayna June - Also known as AJB

When AJB comes over she likes her toes painted.  This was the first time Kali painted her toenails.

Alayna loved our Christmas tree.  It had an ice cream truck that would play music.  Here she is getting ready to play the tunes.  

Isn't that the cutest covered ice cream face you have ever seen?  She loves to bite the bottom out of the cone.  Why do all little kids like to do that??  

AJB eating broccolli when she is just a tiny muffin

Look at that cute little round face.  We are real glad she lives close because if we didn't have one grandbaby living close I think we would all be real grouchy.  She loves to come to grandma and grandpa's house.  (Really she walks in and starts calling for Kali)

Our Indiana Baby Girl - Madeline Rose - MRD

Madeline on our last visit to Indiana.  She finally warms up to us by the time we leave.  However, when she was here at Christmas time we worked and worked on her and by the time she left we had her saying "Grandma" - YEA!!

Look at that cute face!

Showing off the cute pigs and big smile! - She has big brown eyes just like her mama.

Here's Madeline's protective daddy guarding her with his life.  She knows how much her mama and papa love her....TONS!!

Look at those gorgeous brown eyes!

Grandma's and Grandpa's Pride and Joy

Here are some pictures of Alayna and Madeline that were just too cute to pass up.  They are Grandma and Grandpa's pride and joy.  Here are our babies when they were less than one month old in Disneyland

Grandpa is being just a little protective of his newest additions

Every opportunity I can I have to show these cute little buggers off.

Once again  - Grandpa guarding the prized possesions

CUSS FREE ZONE

I have decided it is essential for this mother to post a thought each week on my blog and my refrigerator for the family to see.  I have a journal that I keep my best thoughts in that I refer to all the time and I think it is time to share.  Here is the thought that is going on my fridge this week.  CUSS FREE ZONE - why this you may ask??  I saw this article in a church news and loved it and I want my house to be a cuss free zone always.  Here is the article:  Apparently, swearing has become so commonplace that when this Southern California city declared itself a "cuss-free zone" for the first week of March, the media saw it as big news.  All the fuss came bout through the efforts of McKay Hatch, a freshman at South Pasadena High School and founder of the "No Cussing Club".  A South Pasadena proclamation that the first week in March will be No Cussing Week was proposed by McKay.  It quoted Mayor Michael Cacciotti saying of the proclamation, "It provides us a reminder to be more civil, to elevate the level of discourse.  McKay said, "My mom and dad always taught  me good m orals, good values, and not cussing was one of them."  A member of the South Pasadena Ward, McKay formed his club while attending middle school.  It now has members in all 50 states, a total of more than 10,000 worldwide.

WHAT A GREAT CAUSE!!!  

Sunday Fun at the Stewart House!

Every time Muffy (Alayna) comes over she walks in and runs to grandma (and after I get a big hug and kiss) she looks at me with her big blue eyes and asks me if she can have a tubby with bubbles.  Of course I have to cave in and before she goes home she gets a big tubby with lots of bubbles and splashes the entire bathroom and each of us in the process.  She is our little bubble monster!!

This is the beginning of our first game of Snorta.  We each have a barn that we hide our little animal in.  Then we all snort and he haw and quack at each other.  It is a real fun game.

We are HUGE game players.  For my birthday Steph and Coby bought me this new game.  It is called Snorta.  We were laughing so hard.   I love it!!

Here is a picture of two of my favorite girls.  Alayna loves us all but she loves her mom the most!!  They are the best of buds!!

The super bowl had 3D commercials.  Kali got her 3D glasses for us all to share that she got at the Hannah Montana Movie.  However, you can see who rules the roost.  Alayna was the only one lucky enough to get to see everything in 3D.

The Day Kali lost her wisdom (teeth)

Kali finally agreed to a picture.  Here she is Day 2, after surgery.  The cheeks are hardly swollen at all.  She truly is our miracle kid....(haha)

Did she really get her wisdom teeth out you may ask???  Look she isn't swollen at all.  Well, yes she did get them out and this is on Sunday.  She has recovered incredibly well.  She contributes it to the Loritab.  We were playing a game and you can tell she is feeling much better.  She has her spunk back.  She is threatening to squirt the Bishop with water.  Hasn't she learned yet that you never win a battle with the Bishop.  You will always come out soaked when you have only spritzed him.

Here she is with gauze in mouth - Really loopy since she is on her first dose of Loritab.  She was really mad at me for taking her picture.  I thought she was real cute - Gauze and all

On Friday afternoon Kali got all four of her wisdom teeth out at once.  The surgery took a total of 15 minutes.   She was told to take it easy and not do alot.  So she took the advice literally and here she is on her computer surfing guess what??  Facebook as usual.  She parked in front of the fireplace and lived on Loritab all weekend with her computer in hand.