STORY OF LOVE!!!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

I want to tell a story of young love. A 16 year old and a 17 year old found eachother. Well found is stretching it. More like the girls parents went out of town and she left the house at midnight to go to a party to meet a friend and there was the sweet red headed boy that she found herself talking to. About two weeks later they saw each other again. They went to a basketball game and she drove him home, which she was not suppose to do since he lived out of her "driving boundary." They started to hang out a lot and became "boyfriend girlfriend" That year they attended her senior prom.

They had a lot of fun. The year ended and they had to part since she was going away to college and he was still in high school. The year was long and sometimes hard but they survived. That summer they got engaged, yes a 19 year old and 18 year old engaged. They decided the summer of 2000 would be a perfect time to get married. That year they were together and had as much fun as they could. That summer they were married, two 19 year olds in love and so happy.

It's been 8 years since that summer day and they are still in love and now have three beautiful children and can't wait for more years to come.

happy anniversary ROBERT!!! I love you!!!

MY B.F.F!!

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

some of you may know that my mom and I are best friends. We are together almost everyday and she has been a huge support and friends in my life. Here are some pictures of some of the ways she helps in my life.

we are always together, shopping or whatever

she is a bicycle extremist

she is our photographer

text message queen

my spray tan professional

and best of all my nanny jk, but she does watch my kids a lot so Robert and I can go out on the town.

love ya mom, missy, marianne, mima

SUMMER SWIMMING

IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE, SO TAKE OFF....

So swimming has officially started for the summer. The weather is HOT, the pool is cool, the kids are ready to dive in. ok well they are still learning so not dive in but hang out on the steps or get in floaties. So we went to swim for the first time we had to get goggles, you know the staple of a good swim. Clayton got the cool superman goggles and Ella got the Dora the Explorer goggles, we had a lot of fun and there are many pool days ahead of us.

superman goggles

dora goggles

don't be jealous!!!

no goggles for Cade, but he is still cute

3 kids or 4 that is the question???

Decisions!!! Decisions!!!! So I have been thinking about my kids lately and my baby Cade is almost one, I was thinking that if I did another two year gap I would be getting pregnant in 4 or 5 months. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH 4 kids can I handle that!! Am I capable of 4 kids?? I don't know?? I thought the decision to stop or have more kids would be so much more obvious than what has been. I thought the heavens would open just for me and a huge sign would come down and spell it out for me, well needless to say I am still looking in the clouds for my sign. Didn't I just have a baby??????

Clayton is 5

Ella is 3

Cade is 10 1/2 months... Do I Need More???????

ps I also don't want to be fat again since I have finally got below honeymoon weight!!!

Disneyland and the Whole West Coast

Our California Adventure....

well we went to disneyland with the kids, (this picture is not good but it is typical family pic)

we also brought my parents along for much needed help.

4 adults to 3 kids is much better than 2 adults to 3 kids. We had a lot of fun, but i forgot how dark the rides are at disneyland,

so my kids got scared and we had to talk them into going on any ride, even the baby rides were dark.

After disneyland we went to Newport Beach the next day. The kids played in the water and we had a lot of fun.

The next day we traveled to Malibu

and since it was so hot we decided to drive the coast so we drove threw santa barbara and onto pismo beach where we walked the streets.

We finally headed home, it was a long trip but we had a lot of fun.

MY THREE LITTLE FISH

BATH TIME!!!!!

Cade is finally old and big enough to get in the bath with his brother and sister, YES thats right no more bath in the sink with the dishes. They all love the bath, even though they always ask me not to wash their hair. I love bath pics but it's hard to get cute ones or pics without showing parts that shouldn't be on blogs.

this has nothing to do with bath time but it is proof that i had some of the cake (this one is for you jackie)

BIRTHDAY CAKE

My brothers 24th birthday cake

my brother had a luau birthday party for himself and his friends. When i was in Utah i saw a cake that was a tiki hut and ocean so I thought i could make that. With a little bit of helpful tips from those with cake experience (thanks a lot) i was able to create a tiki hut birthday cake. It wasn't perfect but it was a lot of fun to make.

This is the cake I saw at the store!!


This was the practice cake!! (My brother Michael)

This was the party cake!!!