The Love Of An Auntie

I love my nieces and nephews so much, words do not suffice! I am so proud of their accomplishments.

Evynn is on the honor roll at school. Not just the regular honor roll she also received an award of distinction. You have never met a happier person than Evynn, she always greets me with a great smile and a big huge. My favorite thing about her is the text messages and voice mails she leaves for me. My sweet niece is an amazing little girl and is a true blessing in my life. This is Evynn's awesome big brother, Matthew. We were able to go to his baseball game and see what an incredible athlete he is. Matthew is so stinkin' cute out on that field. I wanted to run out there and smother him in kisses. Matthew also does very well in school.

Noelle LOVED watching "Matt-chew" play baseball, but, I think her favorite thing was the churro Daddy got her

Lunch with 'M'

We drove to meet Auntie 'M' at work and have lunch. It was a long drive and I paid waaaaaaay too much for my salad but, whatever, the company was good.

I Forgot To Add This Sweet Picture...

We had bought some snacks for our trip and we did not eat the 'Natural White Cheddar Cheetos' that Aaron loves. We have actually turned many friends and family members into addicts. Donna has to send them to her Mother in Thailand! Anyway, Noelle's eagle eye spotted them in the car and would not rest until her and Daddy were snuggled on the couch eating them.

Bonus: Noelle has turned into a baby lover. When you squeeze the baby she cries. Noelle then pulled a kitchen towel out of the drawer and trieed to swaddle her. Then she put her in the stroller with the cup, as if that will help. All the time saying, "Baby cryin'. It's OK baby."

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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