My Boys!

We went playing in the back field while our backyard gets a makeover, and I had to take some cute shots of my "boys!"



That is one good looking guy!


I love this one!


So much fun playing around, and what a view! Can't wait for my backyard to be finished so we can sit on the patio and enjoy it!

Moments.....

There are moments in life that seem to define who we are, moments that make us laugh, or cry. Moments that make us smile, or melt our hearts a little. Moments that make us think of an old friend, and moments that make us want to go back. Last week I made an impromptu trip to California with my Grams and Gramps and my nephew Jesse. The last time I had taken a trip with Grams and Gramps was before I got married and I just had one of those moments that made a little part of me want to go back.

Moments when I had forgotten how much fun it was to be with someone on their first trip to Disneyland! (that they remember) Tower of Terror has never been funnier than with first timer Jesse!

Grams, so much laughter and talks of old times. Moments that I wished I was a kid again so you could ask me how my day was and we would talk for hours. Shopping all day even if we only buy one thing, we had to go in every store! Things only gals really understand!

Gramps, moments when I realized how much I miss hearing your laughter and jokes everyday. I wonder what the people in the next room thought as we were laughing and reminiscing until after 1 in the morning, because you said you gave up makeup years ago when Grams and I were talking about Fashion Academy and color wheels.

Moments standing on the beach at Newport and wanting to be 18 again to see Grams chasing boys out of the beach house on my senior trip, and rollerblading with Gramps to Balboa every night with cousins and friends for frozen bananas!

Moments when you remember how much fun it is to be a Disneyland with best friends, because it had been awhile since the last time you were there with some. Moments when you laugh so hard you can't breath anymore listening to Andrea scream from her first Screamin ride!

Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. Can't wait for more!

St. Patty's Day Race!

Dave and JohnPaul stretching and getting ready to run.......

The Race begins! It was a beautiful day for it! Notice how Dave and JP look like Phoebe running....lol

Go Dave! Love the wigs, don't you?

Go JohnPaul!

Off they go!

While I waited.....how cute is she? She loved my camera!

Coming to the finish line....YAY!!

And the WINNER is........

Dave won the bronze medal for his age division, I was so proud! It was his first race and he can't wait to do it again! I am going to join him at the next 5K May 8th for Breast Cancer, who's with us?

Smile.....

This makes me smile! They were having quite the conversation.

This smile melts my heart, and makes me smile.

Sunshine makes me smile, and I laugh at the perfectly focused pier.

And beautiful things to look at make me smile!

Beautiful Girl!

I have been dying to show off this gorgeous birthday girl! I went with Cheryl to help her with taking the photo's and it was just easier for me to take them and Cheryl to keep her happy! She was such a doll, and is truly stunning, all this while it was freezing!! Happy Birthday (soon) to this beautiful sweet Gentry Jace, your parents are lucky to have you!

My personal favorite, just something about this one! Gorgeous!

Good Times!

So we always have a ton of fun with Miss at AGC Western Night! So much laughing and dancing!! Is it just me or does Miss look a little hippie-ish and not western? Love ya! ;)


Hard to believe he smiled for this one! He said it was the only one I would get all night and he stuck by that promise, brat! He also thinks I blushed his cheeks but I didn't, then he said it must be the lighting! I thinks he's cute!

I know, I really don't know what exactly these two are doing, besides doing their best to make me laugh!

So much fun! Can't wait until next year!

Dear blogger,

I have neglected you horribly. I feel a little bad about it, but sometimes life just gets in the way. I know I have a ton to catch up on, just haven't been in the mood......too much going on in my head and no where to write it. I couldn't skip today though, probably the reason today has been one of those days. Happy Birthday Stephie, not a day goes by that I don't think of you. You would have been 37 today, I have am sure I would given you a hard time about getting old! It is so hard sometimes, without you. When I need a shoulder to cry on, someone to go dancing all night, someone to make me laugh, someone who will call me and sing a crazy good morning song ( I know I used to groan, but I loved it) to get me to go to breakfast. Someone who will wear flashing magic rings we bought at the fair just to be silly. Someone who will run through cemetery's in the middle of the night just to scare ourselves senseless. Someone who goes to 80's hairband concerts with me and still LOVES them! So many hours talking, laughing, just being you, always there, no matter what or when, even when I needed you in the middle of the night. Maybe you only get that person once in your lifetime, only have that kind of connection once, doesn't seem fair though. Stephie, I miss you, miss my best friend every day, it doesn't get easier even 4 1/2 years later, hurts as much, sometimes more.

Happy Birthday Stephie.......I love you.