Pedersen Road Trip 2015 - Family photos Idaho

We planned, talked, plotted and saved up for a trip to Disneyland for a year! Everyone was so excited when it was finally time to go!! We left on a Friday afternoon and drove the first day to Nampa, ID. Of course we left later than we wanted to so we got in really late (or early, it was 1 am!). We had to wake up early and get ready for family photos! Our wonderfully talented friend Brie left us and moved there recent;y so it was so fun to schedule a session with her!

All loaded up and ready to go!

September Fun

Always throwing a fit about something. :/

Love when they get down on their tummy to play!

We had a pretty good rainstorm one afternoon. The kids, including Opal, insisted on playing in it!

Addie and our neighbor hiding.

Soaked. :)

This year we just took the older 2 kids up for our annual family flight. It was so fun! Addie was a little nervous before we took off which was funny because this wasn't her first flight. We did skip last year so maybe she forgot how not scary it is.

Daniel built a clinic out by the airport we fly out of. It's the white building on the left side next to the green field. 

Classic final approach picture, thanks Daniel. :) I don't even know how many of these we have.

Spoiled getting to use my bath tub!

Morning snuggles when she wakes up early. "Mom you love me most and I love you more."

Dia officially started preschool in September at the gymnastics place we go to. It has been hit or miss. Some days she walks right in and doesn't look back, other days she cries and clings to me for dear life!

Some friends came in to town for a weekend and we were able to see them! I ordered this fun drink at The Old Spaghetti Factory! It was delicious!

Afternoon jog with my kiddos. You can't tell from the picture but we were all soo hot!

I left the kids with a project to do and this is what I came back to. The green paper on the left is his self portrait (he's a ninja). The puppet on the right was supposed to be a frog from an Aesop's Fable we read. Somehow it morphed in to a batfrog ninja? Boys.

August Wrap Up

We were so busy enjoying summer, starting school and getting ready for our trip, August just flew by!! Here is what's left of my pictures...

School lesson planning. Always a daunting task but how I love to have it all done and organized!!

Who doesn't love a good blanket fort? Especially when the babysitter helps make it then lets them sleep in it while we are not here to say no. :) I do love out sitters though!

My view every time I come up the hill to go home!

Cleaning out the garage and found these gems. Funny how often we change our hair.

I walk by this little table in the entry way all the time. This particular day I happened to look down and notice this perfect little foot print in the dust. I though it was so cute, but I did dust shortly after. :)

First pig tails! She was not cooperating for photos!

I was able to spend an evening with Addie and help with a day camp for Activity Days girls (girls age 8-11). It was so fun to hang out with just her for a few hours!

Little Miss Dia's first trip to the dentist. She did great.

Waiting on Addie at the dentist.

We completed our first 10k in August!! Whoo hoo for us! It was challenging, we were not expecting so many hills! But we did it. I might even be considering a half marathon in December. :)

When you don't like what mom made for dinner but you really want a treat. Life is hard.

I finally had this annoying varicose vein injected in my leg. While I was there the doctor decided to inject a group of spider veins on the other leg. So I got to wear these beauties for 2 weeks. Super uncomfortable and annoying but hopefully the vein will feel better soon!