Yee Haw!

Guy and I took a weekend trip to Las Vegas for our anniversary and he surprised me with tickets to see Garth Brooks! The show was amazing!! Garth played for 2 1/2 hours; the entire last hour taking requests and playing anything the audience wanted. The venue is pretty small (about 1500 people) and it felt like he was playing just for you. So much talent! Saturday we spent the day lounging by the pool, watched a movie, did some window shopping, and then we saw the Blue Man Group. Also a great show! It was such a fun and relaxing weekend!

"ALWAYS"

In the picture below you can vaguely see "Always" painted in the grass. Right next to that spot under a huge willow tree Guy asked me to be his wife. (it started pouring rain while he was down on one knee and when we went back the next day to take the picture everything was flooded) The day we dot married was one of the most amazing days of my life. As we celebrate our five year wedding anniversary today, I feel so lucky to have a husband that makes me smile, works hard for our family, and loves me unconditionally. I can't wait to see what our future holds.

Guy, I will ALWAYS love you!

Jack at 8 months

Some of the words that come to mind when I think of Jack at 8 months are: active, happy, sweet, mobile, and fun! The second he wakes up he gives you a big smile. Teething has begun and you can definitely tell the days that he is not too happy about it. His babbling is a cross between dadadadada and screaming, and is almost constant. He LOVES the walker but also doesn't mind hanging out on the floor. He is not quite crawling yet, however that doesn't stop him from getting where he wants to go. He rolls all over the place and is getting up on all fours and lunging himself forward. I give him a week before he is a full fledged crawler. Overall Jack is so easy going and such a great baby!

Miss Amy

It's been a while since our niece Amy has made an appearance on the blog. Valerie and Amy came over on Friday to help finish Jack's room. (pictures to come!) Amy is walking now and her and Ella are playing together more and more. I love that Ella has a cousin that is so close in age. Now if I could only talk them into having another =).

Happy Father's Day!

Guy,
One day a year is not enough to show how much we appreciate all that you do for our family! You are such a hard worker, some days working all day and then all night; but somehow you always make time for me and the kids. Ella adores you and Jack flashes the biggest smile every time you walk into the room. Thank you for being such a great husband, friend, and father! We love you so much! Happy Father's Day!

So stinkin' cute!

Rocket Ships

One of Ella's favorite Yo Gabba Gabba episodes is a all about Space; specifically rocket ships. This weekend Guy read about an event out in Lucerne Valley where people could go to shoot off home made rockets. I was surprised at how much Ella liked watching the rockets, especially once I realized how loud the bigger rockets were. We hung out for about an hour. Every time a rocket would go off, which was about 1 every couple minutes, Ella would clap and say "YA!". She was sad that we had to leave. All the way home she talked to us about the rockets. "I saw the biggest rocket ever!" she would say over and over. It was fun to see Ella and Guy both enjoying the rockets; looks like something we will be checking out again in the future!





This was the biggest rocket we saw. It was HUGE and so loud!

She's like a tornado!

Doesn't she look content amongst all the chaos? It took no time at all for her to turn her clean room into a complete mess. Now if only I could get the mess to stay in her room. =)

Feeding Jack

Ella is always asking to feed Jack and we finally gave in. I love that in the picture she has her mouth wide open; I do the same thing when I am feeding Jack. It is so much fun to see the two of them interact with each other!

"I'm so cute!"

Ella has been all about Princess's lately! You can only imagine her level of excitement when Daddy let her run errands today in her Snow White dress. She came walking out of the bedroom saying "Mama, I'm a princess" over and over. She kept twirling around and looking at her reflection in the glass of the fire place. Right before we were about to leave for Home Depot, Ella pulled out the sides of her dress and exclaimed "I am soooo cute!" Guy and I both smiled and agreed; along with all of the other patrons at Home Depot. =)



**Thank you Emma (Ella's best friend at day care) for sharing your love of princesses with Ella! As you can see she LOVES the Snow White dress!

First trip of the season

We headed down to Bolsa Chica State Beach for our first camping trip of the season last weekend. We had a lot of visitors and a delicious BBQ! Unfortunately mother nature wasn't friendly on Sunday and we ended up going home a little early. I can't wait to go again!