The Countdown Begins

We are officially in wedding week! In not even a handful of days from now my little sis will be getting married!! We are so happy for her and "It's about time!" (haha)I had so much fun planning her bridal shower. We had a nice lunch with lots of yummy food, did a little Wedding Mad Libs, opened presents and shared some fun memories. Luckily I dodged that bullet somehow. Since I did here are just a few of my memories of my BFF/sister. I have many memories of playing barbies until WAY past our bedtime. We use to laugh and sing at night while my mom would pound on the wall and tell us to go to bed. Then later as teenagers when we finally got our own bedrooms we would have sleepovers because we still liked hanging out. She was the first person I told we were going to be parents after years of trying to get pregnant and finally getting to adopt, and was just as excited as we were. She has been such an amazing aunt! Almost every good, sad, fun, humorous, obstacle memory I have includes her. We have they same dirty sense of humor and many many times finish each other's sentences or know what the other person is thinking or about to say. I wish Emily and Cole all the happiness in the world and I am so excited for them!!!

(Pre) Baptism Photos

I took Stella to Gardner Village to take her Pre-Baptism pictures. I have had such a hard time with her turning 8 for some reason! I am in denial that she (and I) are getting older. I keep thinking if these past 8 years have gone this fast then the next 8 are going to fly! I don't like my babies getting older. This is such a big milestone for her and I am so proud of her for choosing to be baptized. I got a little emotional taking her pictures. She looked so mature and pretty. Only one more week! She is so excited.

Spring Holidays

I forgot to post anything about St. Patricks Day so I figure I'll combine it with Easter. Both pretty laid back holidays, but the kids had so much fun on both of them. They said this was the "Best Easter ever!" Never mind last year on Easter they found out we were going to Disneyland. I'm glad they are happy with such little, simple things.

We did get visited be a silly Leprachaun this year who peed in our toilet, stepped on my face, turned out milk green, and left some treats in the kitchen. We also celebrated by having green shamrock pancakes.






Easter we did the ususal. Dyed eggs. Egg hunt. Yummy food at the parentals. Too much candy. New Easter clothes for the kiddies. I felt particularly in the Easter mood this year after watching Ben Hur with my dad. A long awaited date. It came to the big screen and we just had to go. My whole life he's been trying to get me to watch that movie! I really enjoyed it! I am so thankful for the Atonement and for the sacrifice my Savior did on my behalf. I could never repay Him and I love Easter for the simple fact that we can focus on the life He gave for us. Amazing.

School Daze

School is rapidly coming to an end! I am so excited for summer, but not excited for my kids to be finishing yet another school year! It goes by way too fast. I have enjoyed helping in their classes and love their teachers! Stella had her first science fair project this year. We chose to do the Mento's in Diet Coke. When we went to her class it was obvious how some parents have done this before. There were some pretty cool posters and everyone had a different experiment. It was fun to see.





Tristan has done really well this year. He has learned so much and created some fun art projects. It's hard to believe he will be starting Kindergarten soon.