Big Bear...The Best Thing We Have Done For Our Marriage

Honestly, it was the best thing we have ever done for our marriage. We love Noelle more than words. We love being her parents........but it really was refreshing to have some time together when all of our energy was just focused on us. We had spent some of our honeymoon in Big Bear, so it was like we were doing it again.

We got up in the morning and had breakfast at this hole-in-the-wall. It was really yummy and the portions were insane!

After gorging ourselves we set off on a gorgeous hike. It was 5.5 miles and beautiful the whole way.

Here we are on our way back down the mountain.

After the hike we went back to the cabin to rest for a bit then went to the tubing course. $15 for the night session. It was really fun!

Here is Aaron going down.

Here I am going down.After tubing we had a late dinner and then crashed. We were so tired after such a long and exercise filled day. After breakfast in the morning we headed home. It was a great trip and we had so much fun.

Noelle did not miss us one bit. She stayed with Auntie and Unckie and had a great time.

My Birthday Celebrations

My day started out with lunch with my friend from church. Liz, the genius got a baby sitter for our kids so we could enjoy lunch without any distractions. Not everyone is in the picture but you get the idea. Food was yummy and I got some really sweet and thoughtful gifts. Thanks everyone!

That night we went out to dinner with Aunt Lorrie and Uncle Larry. We met at a great Mediterranean restaurant in Glendale. The food was delicious. The birthday dessert was on fire!

Yummy!

Thanks for the great night! I love you all!

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful gifts. They were so thoughtful. Thanks Joseph and Amy for the gorgeous flowers. I felt so special.

Before I Tell you Anything Else...Then A Cooking Lesson

I got to hold this sweet little two day old baby. She is just precious. Georgia decided not to come on my birthday after all... She was born March 29th weighing.........10lbs 8oz. It's OK if you say holy crap! because I did, too.

After spending time at the Meldrums, I did not like having to give the baby back, by the way, we went over to Aunt Lorrie's did something very exciting and delicious!

My cousin Shaun is married to a great gal, Donna. Donna is from Thailand where they have some of the most delicious food in the world. Donna's Mom is here in the US visiting and she gave us a little cooking lesson. MMMMMMM.......your mouths can start watering now.

Yum...Yum... Here is the curry she made.*Disclaimer* Authentic Thai Curry does not have these vegetables in them. We just added them anyway. This stuff was the best I've ever had. It was spicy and I have a hard time eating spicy. I am a wimp. To make matter worse my lips were already chapped and eating this hot stuff did not help. Everyone was laughing at my red lips, but it did not stop me.

The master herself making little nests of 'Thai spaghetti' we poured the curry over these.

These are glass noddles with vegetables and ground pork. I could have eaten the whole plate myself.

Noelle and Donna's nephew Ung had a good time, also. Little Natalie was running around but I missed getting a picture of her.

Bye-Bye 20s! Hello 30s!

Today is my 30th Birthday. Holy Cow! As I look back on my life thus far, I remember such good times and so many blessings. Thank you to all my loved ones for being there for me through thick and thin. I have the best friends and family anyone could ask for. I love my life and am grateful to be married to Aaron and be a Mommy to Noelle. I LOVE YOU ALL!

We have dinner plans tonight and are going to Big Bear for the weekend. I will post about those fun times after the weekend!

Baby Georgia, I know you have been waiting for my birthday to finally make your debut. So come on!

Family Easter Celebration

After church we went over to Auntie and Unc's house for lunch with family. Noelle and her cousin Marissa had a very fun time together.

Noelle could play with bubbles all day long.

We recycled some eggs and had another Easter egg hunt.
Hung out in the sunshine and visited.

Played Cranium and laughed and laughed and laughed.

It was a great day! We love you all!

Easter Morning

We had a great Easter morning. Noelle had way more in her Easter basket than she should have. I have been collecting stuff for awhile and by the time I was done there was so much!

Aaron and Noelle's Easter Baskets

This is the 'basket' Aaron put together for me. He was so thoughtful in getting me something that I would really love, Trader Joe's! The three bags of candy were way too much. I put eggs together for my young women at church in order to get rid of most.


The Strawberry Shortcake panties were probably her favorite thing. Here she is discovering them. Maybe she will want to wear these instead of a diaper.

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Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday morning we went to church Easter egg hunt. Noelle had a fabulous time! She saw the Easter bunny walk over across the parking lot and her eyes popped open and I promise she said, "Oh, my goooooon-essss sakes! A bunny!" I told her to give the bunny a hug and she walked right over to him and grabbed his legs.

As soon as the hunt began she was off and did not stop until all the eggs were gone. It was fun for her to find the eggs and fun for us to watch.

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Field Trip

On Friday we and the Kinghts and a fun day. We drove downtown to Olvera street. We watched authentic dancing, saw the Avila Adobe in 1818 , and ate some dang good Mexican food.

Mama and Noelle in the courtyard of the Adobe.

Noelle loved twirling when she got out of her stroller.

Our Trip to Texas 5 Months Ago

In November Noelle and I were able to visit Uncle JoJo and Aunt Amy in Texas. For whatever reason I never got around to blogging about our trip. We had a really great time and were grateful for such wonderful hosts. This was the first time Noelle actually got to meet her Aunt and Uncle. I cannot believe how much Noelle has changed in the short time since this trip. She looked so much like a baby.

Caution VERY picture heavy. There was just so much fun to share, it was hard to narrow the pictures down to these!

Eating lunch just off the plane.

Noelle LOVED playing with the doggies Marshall and Cooper

Driving to see Suzy and Papa in San Antonio was a long trip. Aunt Amy saved the day with a Lollipop.

Suzy had a lot of fun toys.

Big hug for JoJo!

Sweet Picture

Amy is teaching me true style.

Yummy salad.

Cheese!

Working in the yard.

Throwing leaves.

Then the sprinkler came out...

Aunt Amy thought ahead and bought me some special toys. Sidewalk chalk was my favorite.

Being silly.


Eating the BEST food in the south. So many memories at the Bluebonnet...

Sneaking a drink out of someone elses cup.

Cheese! Eating some incredibly authentic Mexican food before we caught our plane home.

Being that Aunt Amy is a chef we also made yummy food at home here are a couple samples of what was prepared...
Blueberry Creme Brule

Meat Pizza


Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, and Basil

Happy St. Patty's Day

We hope you all enjoyed the luck of the Irish yesterday! We had a fun meal of Corned Beef and Cabbage with some good friends. I did not get any pictures of our meal but I did take some this morning. It was kind of a late night and I did not do my dishes. YIKES! This is what I woke up to.