Yea it's getting warm!

Sailing on Daybreak Lake


I'm so excited for summer! Thanks to my friend Court for taking this picture. (Court I took this off your blog a few months ago, I just love it and I can't believe how much Daybreak has changed in just a few months.)

A small tribute to my BFFs

I just wanted to express how much I appreciate and love my two best friends Brittany and Deidra. We found each other 5 years ago, we were all new to San Diego and we hooked up at an Enrichment night. There were so many people there but some how we ended up sitting together at the same table. We couldn't stop chatting, they even had to ask us to leave so they could close up the building. From that day on we quickly became the best of friends and were always together. I can honestly say that those were the best times in my life. We had so much fun and so many laughs. Brittany is my rock she is so fun always upbeat and luckily we found each other it's very hard to come across another mom with kids your same age that is willing to go to the beach with you everyday. She is my fellow beach bum. Brittany's husband was in Med School with Jeff and is also an anesthesiologist resident, we can totally feel each other's single mom pains. Deidra is a blast, she cracks me up. She is my style guru and since her hands have touched my head my hair has never looked better. She has so many gifted talents and has done so much service for me and my family. Deidra and Brittany I love you guys and I truly mean you are my BFFs.

Brittany who in this picture has 3 kids running around and is almost due with her fourth. She is a rock star! May there be many more beach days in our future.

Brittany and I at Madeline and Connor's preschool graduation
Deidra and I

Okay you can't tell from this photo but on her finger is a mustache she drew. Anyways when I looked up and saw that I just about died from laughing.

Love you girls! Thanks for being such good friends to me.

Easter

I love the holidays and we had such a nice Easter. The spring weather was perfect and boy did the Easter Bunny nail it, I mean how did he know that the kids just wanted those Easter Webkins. We had a wonderful dinner surrounded by friends and family. We were joined by Garrett, Autumn and their kids Henry and Grace. Autumn's dad Allen, who often joined our family for Easter while I was growing up happened to be in town so it was very nice having him it felt like tradition. Jeff's sister Michelle, her fiance Bobby and their cute dog Gizmo. Also my best friend Deidra who made the most amazing Jello I've ever seen, this girls talents never end. Autumn did such a good job with the dinner I'm telling you this girl can cook. Jeff bought beautiful flowers for my table (thanks for my Easter present Hun) and I just had so much fun decorating my table.

The best part of the day was going to church and remembering the true reason for this nice holiday. I'm so grateful for my Savior my relationship with Him is my greatest gift. I'm grateful for all he has done for me and this world. I'm grateful for the blessing He has given me with my beautiful family and all that I have. I'm also so grateful for the primary and all the wonderful leaders who on that day taught my kids about the true meaning of Easter. My kids know their Savior loves them and that is my greatest joy.

my Easter present

the most beautiful Jello in the world

Deidra the artist of Jello I don't know I think she may want to switch from a stylist of hair to a stylist of Jello

Well she did it again. Not only can she do thanksgiving turkey she can also make a delicious ham.

My food contribution :) I would just like to thank Costco and Jeff for going to Costco

Never too many cooks in this kitchen

Autumns cute egg nest full of chocolate eggs..... love it!

Flowers from Jeff to me for Easter....... I love fresh flowers

The table

Deidra came with fun filled eggs and gave the kids a fun hunt.

Tyler - I just love this kid he steals my heart everyday

The gang around the table

Ashley with something really good to say, she demanded attention and told everyone at the table to SHUSH! So she could say what she wanted to say.

Allen and Grace (Grandpa and Granddaughter)

Bobby, Madeline, and Michelle...... isn't my sister- in-law so beautiful inside and out and she definitely gets the aunt of the year award. Bobby is so awesome and we are so glad to have him in our family. My kids love Uncle Bobby. Cute Madeline just loves being with these two and was happy to sit between them.

The Easter Bunny came! Yea!!!!

Dig into that Candy

Peeps there so good!

The most beautiful girl in the world........ it always embarrass her when I say that!

California dreaming on such a winters day

Trip to California!

It had been a year since I have been to California. Jeff said what do you want to do while we are there and I said just the beach. One look at that ocean and my spirit just gets lifted. I love the beach and I'm so lucky my family does too. We had so much fun on our quick visit. We meet Mariel and Tita at Balboa beach. The kids had so much fun on the ferris wheel and merry go round. I was in heaven eating a frozen banana on the board walk. We then found some beautiful seashells and Ashley found that throwing sand at her Mita was just too much fun. Luckily for me Mariel is just as much fun as the kids and a real good sport. We then enjoyed good 'ole times and met my BF Brittany at my favorite Beach, La Jolla Shores and our favorite spot "Life Guard Tower 32". We had a blast in Oceanside with my mom and Steve we sure love that Pier and how thankful am I that my step dad loves the beach as much as me and bought a home only five minutes away. One morning my mom watched the kids and Jeff and I took the beach cruisers on the bike path and rode all along the beach and harbor. That's one of my favorite things - a bike ride on the beach (especially if the bike is a cute beach cruiser :). To top off our visit my grandpa (Poppy) came down to visit us. I haven't seen him since my grandma's funeral. He brought his new wife Gloria, she is wonderful and Ashley started calling her Angel and kept telling me she was an Angel. It was so cute.

Well California has my heart and soul but don't get me wrong I'm very happy to live in Utah especially if my husband keeps his promise to me that I can rent a beach house every year :)

Tyler on his scooter I don't recommend wheels on the Pier it's a very bumpy ride.

Ashely, Jeff, Meme (my mom), Poppy (my grandpa), Angel (Gloria), Me, Tyler and Madeline

Ashley loves the swing

I gave Tyler and Madeline obstacle course challenges on the Playground they passed all the challenges except the one that I told them they had to go in the Ocean and catch a shark.

My favorite picture from the trip. Oh to have a swimsuit bod like this. She sure turns heads.

Just as cute from the front

Tyler, Connor and Madeline - Madeline and Connor have been playing together at the beach since they were 18 months.

Love this photo of Jeff and Tyler playing

Starfish on the pier in oceanside. Tyler took this photo

Jeff and Ashley - I have the best husband and thank goodness he is good looking because the kids all look just like him

Jeff, Ashley and Madeline on the ferris wheel - Tyler was too scared and mom gets too sick

Madeline and her scooter

Ashley wanting to escape from me to get more treats at the beach

Winter Fun

This winter we had a lot of fun playing in the snow. Here are some fun pictures of Ashley having a daddy daughter sledding date with her best friend Lilly and her dad. Plus Madeline took ice skating lessons and she did so well.

Girls gone wild at Sundance

Deidra, Shelby and Ashley

Autumn, Deidra, Ashley, me and Leslie

Courtney and I

Leslie, Autumn, Ashley and Me - this was my emergency stop because I started feeling sick and my awesome friends took such good care of me.

Deidra and I

Leslie, me and Courtney

The whole gang Rachel, Michelle, Deidra, Courtney, Autumn, Shelby, Me, Ashley and Leslie

Courtney, me, and Deidra

My sister-in-laws Rachel, Autumn and Michelle

We had a fun girls weekend in Park City. We went to dinner, we went skiing, hot tubbing, and pajama party! I have really wonderful girlfriends and can I just say my brother's married two of the greatest girls. Plus marry Jeff Michelle becomes your sister....... how lucky am I.