10 years and counting

cd of songs i picked out for him that remind me of us

jordan wrapped it all pretty for us, with our anniversary date &

cute saying she put together for us all over it.

{it was really sweet and thoughtful}

{really bad picture}

california pizza kitchen. we always celebrate as a family, because we

were one before we were married.

and it always has to be a new place none, of us has ever been before!

now that's a tough one! 7 people. new place. kid friendly. yikes!

{cheese burger pizza, 5 cheese fresh tomato basil pizza, all meat pizza, cobb salad}

telling john that he and i are going to vegas to celebrate in 2 weeks!

surprise!
he had no idea it was coming!

how fun!

{we wanted to get married there- we didn't}

my flowers.

i love flowers.

anyone who knows me knows this.

red roses like when we were dating and the white~well you know, i love white & flowers, how perfect!!

16

So Sage asked Alex to her senior prom {as friends}her dress was BEAUTIFUL!

{notice his shoes}

~brand new vans~

he has to put his own spin on a tux ya know!

they looked so sweet

how can our oldest be old enough to be this handsome, enjoyable young man?
he's growing up way too fast.

the world through his eyes

i love the awe and the amazement my baby enjoys when he feels the touch of a baby lady bug on his skin, the look in his eyes when one lands on his arm, when his chubby little finger points to the tiny red insect crawling, tickling his delicate little self. his giggle that starts in his tummy and erupts out his happy grin. trying to catch it as it flies away.

Love Toy Story- so we ran to get our picture with Jesse
Shilo was so funny about meeting the characters.
If there was a line, she would rather wait in line for a ride.
But they did do a couple pictures for me.
{Chastin looks like he's ready to take off to the next ride!}

Kids favorite treat, they always bring these home from Disneyland


Our new favorite ride!
Toy Story 3D
It was so awesome- longest line, but worth the wait!
when we all got off,
we looked at each other and said
"lets do it again!"
Loved it so much we had to buy the Wii game of it when we came home!

Moms and Muffins

Moms & Muffins 2010

our tradition for 5 years running

Shilos first year of joining in the fun

Day3 First day at Disney!

I just remember this feeling of overwhelming joy,

ear to ear smiles all around,
an indescribable excitement in the air.

We went back and forth to California Adventure

all day for the whole 3 days.

{my feet were killing me!}

We all LOVE roller coasters!

{and i love shilos silly face in this one!}

Our favorite!
Shilo begged to go on this over and over.
we went on it 9 times!
It was the most perfect time to go to Disneyland
Spring break for us, so the park was empty
The longest lines were 5 min.
This trip is just what we needed.
I'm so glad we went.

California

Day 2.

blue skies & palm trees

things i miss from living in L.A
Knotts Berry Farm with snoopy

the boomerang
there i am, next to chastin in the front, screaming my head off!
this ride broke my earring!
i loved it!

Knotts has many roller coasters for big kids,

you can tell they were having so much fun!

john hadn't been on this ride since he was 6.

best part- no lines

so if we liked a ride we just stayed on till we got our fill

lunch

nathans famous dogs- a whole foot long!

chastin and shilo shared

unlike disney, knotts doesn't have characters walking around

so we had to make due with pictures of them

shilos favorite ride!

a roller coaster that swivels around while on the track

after 4 times in a row, i was feeling a little dizzy, but she was ready to go again!