The Peays: 2007

HO, HO , HO

Friday, December 28, 2007

MeRrY ChRiStMaS

We had a wonderful Christmas at our house, the jolly old man swung by and dropped off some tidings of joy. Almost as great as having your kids yell Daddy and run over and give you a big hug when you come home from work is the craziness that overtakes your kids on Christmas morning. Growing up my Dad always tortured us by making us sit there and wait until he was ready to go in the room, so naturally I do the same thing. They really haven't gotten annoyed until this year. Rylee really wanted to destroy me! As always we read the story of the Saviors birth and reminded the kids why we truly celebrate Christmas and then they go crazy and tear open everything in site. We always go to Lara's parents for Christmas breakfast and then return home and get some much needed rest. I have included some photos from the crazy day! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Sam had that smile on his face almost the whole day! He was in CARS heaven

Rylee showing off her new doll house. (I Feel sorry for the elf that had to build it)

Sam had the same face even after he opened 13 of those CARS characters (seriously 13)

Rylee played Mary in Grandma Vicki's pageant of the Saviors birth (Yearly Tradition)

Bekah showing off her new Electric Guitar (What was Santa thinking???)

Rylee has been driving Bekah around everywhere in her new wheels (Check out the Chrome)

Sam again with that silly smirk in his new race car!

ZOO LIGHTS

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

We took the Kids to the ZOO to see the animal light show. For those of you with kids who have not been, this is GREAT! Our kids love the ZOO and this just adds to the fun. Some of the animals are sleeping or inside but the lights are great! Sam got to go in and see the White alligator so all was well with us. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Rylee showing off the pearly whites, she hasn't quite figured out how to smile normal yet.

The whole fam in the mouth of the Walrus!

Sam and Rylee with their GQ poses

Once he saw the Alligator I thought he would never leave!

Bekah sure looks harmless, don't be fooled!!!

Lara and Bekah before she realized that she was FREEZING!

Long Delay

Monday, December 17, 2007

It has been quite awhile since the last post. I have been preoccupied and have seriously slacked lately. Since our last post we have celebrated Sam's 3rd birthday, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Rylee tried to teach Bekah how to ride the eliptical trainer and all Bekah got was a fat lip (see below). Since pictures speak a thousand words, I will let them do the talking. I wish you all a wonderful holiday!

Happy 3rd Birthday Sam! For those of you that know Sam, you can imagine his joy with the CARS cake. So much so that if you look closely you will notice the damage to the front wheel. He pulled it off the counter just to get a peek. Major props to Lara for making this Lighting McQueen cake.

Another view of the CARS cake and the damage Sam caused.

My cake YUM!

On Halloween Lara and the kids went to visit her Granny and stock up on candy!

The kids sitting on the trunk of the elephant during BOO at the ZOO. The kids get to dress up, go see the animals and get candy. How much better can it be.

Rylee, Sam and their carved pumpkins.

The infamous FAT lip.

Another beautiful shot!

DISNEYLAND

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

We decided to take the kids to The "happiest place on earth" this past week and for them it was. They were crazy the whole day. We started off at the Disney princess breakfast and finished off with the parade. Sam saw Lighting McQueen and Mater and that made it all worth it! The weather was great and we had a great vacation.

Sam had to clean off some dirt on his hood. He seriously pointed it out to the girl who gave him the rag!

Family with the GOOF!

Rylee was so excited to meet minnie mouse that she is going to be her for halloween

For $50 you can leave them in there all day!

This was the first time we visited the CARS exhibit. The first picture was the second time!

Kids enjoying the parade after a LONG day of FUN!

PUMPKIN PATCH

While in California we had a chance to take the kids to the PUMPKIN PATCH in Laguna Hills. The kids had a wonderful time

The goats not only ate the fod they ate the cups they kids used to hold the food.

Learning to farm the ranch! Good things the bails of hay were around the track.

We measured all the kids Sam is catching up fast!

Here comes Sam down the back stretch!

LONG LAYOFF

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

I realize that it has been a long time since we last posted and we have no excuse. We have simply been lazy. Lara and I went to San Diego the first weekend in September and loved every minute. Notice that I said Lara and I, that is right no kids! First trip together without the kids, it was very relaxing and enjoyable. We did miss the kids and were happy to get home when it was over. Rylee had started school and loves every minute of it. Sam is turning into quite the little terror and Bekah is trying to walk. It should be an interesting couple of months in our house. We were able to get all the kids together and somewhat happy for some family photos attached below. I know I am biased, but my kids are cute!

It took a lot of work but Bekah has mastered the signal for TOUCHDOWN!

Bekah, shortly after the photo decided to test the edibleness of the flower in hand

Rylee looking cute as always

Sam in his "MACdaddy" pose, notice the left arm perfectly flat!

THE HORSE WHISPERER

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Last weekend we went to a ranch in Wyoming with all of the Jones family. We had a great time, the kids got to ride horses for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. Little did we know that Sam was capable of speaking to horses? We were all talking after a ride and suddenly Sam had disappeared. We looked over at the barn and there he was, carrying on a conversation with the horses.

I am sure the conversation was deep, "Do you know the White Alligator?" "Is CARS your favorite movie too?"

The ability to talk with horses requires the ability to act like an ANIMAL!

Even while riding a 4 wheeler Bekah is never without her two fingers.

Future RODEO queen

Bekah put down the straw hat long enough to look at the camera

Mom looking beautiful as usual with our little "horse whisperer"

The kids got to ride with both of us and didn't want to get off the horses.

CALIFORNIA, BIRTHDAYS and JOBS

Sunday, August 12, 2007

A lot has happened since the last post to the blog. Some quick highlights;

Lara and the kids went to the beach for 2 weeks.
Rylee turned 5
Bekah turned 1
I started a new job with OMNI Brokerage, Inc.
Lara registered Rylee for school, she starts KINDERGARTEN in the fall.

Sam is fascinated with stickers right now. This is a picture from when Lara arrived in Utah after driving all day from California.

This is where Sam spent all day at the Beach. Under the umbrella in the shade far away from the OCEAN. It is way to loud for his liking??? He loves the beach, just not the OCEAN.