Newport Coast!

We just spent the last week at this fabulous place...Marriott Newport Coast Villas. Every time Tyler and I visit this area of Southern California our goal and desire to one day call this home is reaffirmed. We absolutely love Newport Coast!This resort is AMAZING! There is so much to do with kids.

We had fun playing in the kid's club, swimming, playing at the park, sports court, and sand box. On Saturday, Tyler's parents came out and we played at Fashion Island (one of my favorite spots) and we introduced them to Sprinkles.

Taylor got to make her 1st Build A Bear. Thanks Grandma J!!!

The bear is officially called Paigeabaloo (named inspired by Taylor's best friend, Paige).

Ashlyn wanted one too. She tried to take off with this bear and stroller.

We threw LOTS of pennies into the fountain.
So who came up with the idea to throw money into fountains? It is outrageous how many coins are just thrown into water by kids who think their wishes will come true if they do it. I REALLY think I need one in my front yard.

On Sunday my family came out and we played at the beach and had a BBQ. We discovered our new favorite little beach spot...Crystal Cove (Future residence of the Jorgenson's).

And unfortunately this is where my picture taking ends because during my attempt to get this picture of my little beach babies, I dropped my less than a month old camera into the water. It was safely recovered but refused to turn on. Luckily we did buy the accidental warranty however it will take a couple weeks for us to get a new one. LAME!!!

The rest of the week we played at the pool, the beach, and Wild Rivers. The water park was a huge success for our family. The kids LOVED it! My cousin stayed with us to give us an extra pair of hands and so every night Tyler and I were able to go out alone and sit in the hot tub, take a walk, and hang out at Irvine Spectrum. Thanks Kelsea! We couldn't have done it without you. I love little trips like these and all the chaos that comes with traveling while in this stage of our lives. Such great memories are created!

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WIPEOUT!

We had a fun party last night for Tyler's television debut on Wipeout. We were a little disappointed in his lack of air time especially because he DID make it to the 2nd round and beat a couple of the other contestants times in the qualifier.

Boo ABC for that!!!

We still had a great night with about 30 of our friends and a ton of yummy treats.

3 other contestants came so it made the 1st round even more fun to watch.

Tyler took these pictures off the TV.

He is the 2nd jumper in the red shirt.

He barely didn't qualify for the next round.

SO CLOSE!The kids had a great time. Taylor was so excited to "stay up late."And jumping on the trampoline at night was quite an exciting thing.The girls in the yellow, white, and black shirts sitting on the couch were fellow cast members. The girl in the black shirt was the "PHAT" girl. We are so glad everyone came. It was such a fun night!

Set Your DVR's or Come Join Us.

Tyler's Wipeout episode airs this Tuesday at 8 pm on ABC so make sure to tune in. Just remember they encourage you to ham it up. I am already embarrassed for him :) For those of you in the area, come to our house for a little Wipeout Party around 8. You will even get to meet other Wipeout cast mates...woohoo! Just bring something yummy to share and kids are welcome.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Yesterday we had a little birthday party for my mom at the pool. My mom has been on vacation for a couple weeks so Taylor was VERY excited to have her Grandma P. back. This kiddie pool is my lifesaver this summer. We would never get to swim without it. Those of you who saw me at the ward pool day can attest to that.

I think the kids enjoyed having other adults to play with rather than having to fight for my attention. It was so nice to have everyone there to help watch and play. Disclaimer: My kids usually wear bathing suits and swim diapers when in the pool but they decided after they were all dry and clothed that they wanted to jump in so I stripped off their clothes right before their toes hit the water and there you have it...naked babies with saggy diapers, what a combination!

Thanks to everyone who came.

Happy Birthday Mom/Grandma!

Taylor has become quite a little fish.

18 MONTHS!!!

I can hardly believe it. Andy and Ashlyn are officially in nursery at church. As crazy as church has been with them, it was a little sad to leave them. With Taylor I was so excited for each milestone she reached because she was my first child. However, this time around I KNOW that time flies and kids grow up way too fast so I had a little bit of a difficult time leaving them. So I checked on them a few times and decided they were going to be fine. I went to sit down in Sunday School...5 minutes later...the door opens and there is Ashlyn with red puffy eyes being carried in by the nursery leader. Apparently she wasn't ready for me to leave her either.

Oh well, we will try again next week.

Abracadabra!

Our friends invited us to go to the Magic Castle in LA last night. For anyone that likes magic, good entertainment, and good food, I suggest you go but you have to be a member or know a member so good luck. =) Luckily we have friends with connections. This was our second time and much more fun than the first time, mostly because we went with friends and not drunk coworkers and watching our friend Andrea be easily entertained kept me laughing ALL night. I definitely needed the ab workout after all the food I consumed. Holy Cow!

And many thanks to the people who made this night possible:

Grandma and Grandpa J, thanks for taking such good care of our kids

and allowing us to stay out way too late.

Thanks Jeff and Laura for the invite and fun night. Next stop: Club 33.