HAPPY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

I can't believe it's been 5 AWESOME years since Drew and I said I do! It's been such a blast being married to him and we've had such a wonderful marriage so far. We're truly lucky!! He's my everything and I can't believe out of everyone he chose me. He amazes me daily and can always make my heart pitter patter....Drew I love you! And can't wait for our HAWAII celebration in 3 days!!! ALOHA!

Trip To Arizona

Over Conference we went to Arizona for a long weekend. It was nice because everyone was together minus Scott who's still on his mission (can't wait till he gets home). We had a blast shopping,golfing, eating at Drew's favorite restaurant Oregano's and mine Sauce, watching movies, running Sabino Canyon everyday and eating my mom's famous Cinnamon Rolls....yummy! Most importantly it was nice to be home and to ALL be together. Brinley was highly entertained..the first night we got there she didn't go to sleep until 2 AM!!! Granted she did get awaken at midnight but still she was way too excited to sleep at all this trip..naps included! She loves all her Brinley Fan Club members!

Cafe Rio Night!

So a couple weeks ago we had an awesome Cafe Rio night! Everything was homemade and very authentic! I had the recipes for the rice, pork, chicken, homemade beans, tortillas and of course the dressing! Let's just say I was in heaven. And now that I can make my own there's no need to envy those living in Utah and AZ. I now have my own Cafe Rio in the comfort of my own home. It's so darn close to the real thing that it hits the spot every time I have a craving. That night we also got some great photos of Brinley. My good friend who is a great photographer knows how to get Brinley going..she's such a little poser! She was smiling left and right and most importantly holding still....now why can't she ever do that for me??

It's All About The Easter Eggs!

Brinley LOVED gathering Easter eggs.....I think because she thought the eggs were balls and she is totally OBSESSED with balls or anything that might resemble one. So she loved hunting for Easter eggs and had a great time doing so the day before Easter. Her Elmo Easter basket was her all time favorite as she is also OBSESSED with Elmo. So I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of that Elmo Basket all year long. She also got spoiled this year with Easter dresses from both grandma's so she wore a couple on Easter day. She didn't seem to mind the wardrobe changes. She loves getting dressed up! A girl after my own heart. All in all it was a nice Easter day celebrated with family and lots of Easter balls...I mean eggs!

Our Daughter a.....STAR!!!

Okay so I don't want to brag..but I am just too proud of my little STAR! Brinley graced the inside front cover of Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc. Magazine in her first official Sizzix ad. It was a fun photo shoot and she had some great pictures..but this one was one of my favorites. She's a natural in front of the camera as long as there was chocolate on set! SHE DEFINITELY WILL WORK FOR CHOCOLATE!!

Uncle Tanner & Aunt Sara Come To Visit!

It was so fun to have my brother and sister come to visit us from BYU. They wanted to get out of the freezing weather and come to sunny California. So they drove all the way here through the night! They're crazy! But I guess we were all like that back in the college days. Brinley LOVED having them here she was so excited every morning to wake up Uncle Tanner. Although most of the time she referred to him as "Matt" I guess she still has a thing for her Uncle Matt or it's easier to say then Tanner. She loved her undying attention and trips to the park.....and so did I! We had a great beach day and thanks to Tanner and Sara's You Tube addiction she now says "OUCH Charlie!" all around the house. Thanks for coming it was fun times.

Valentines.....California Style

This year it was my turn to plan Valentines....Drew's in charge of our Anniversary which this year is the big 5! Which means where going on a trip alone! So I decided that we'd bring Brinley this year and forget having to get a babysitter AKA Aunt Didi (Haylee). We thought she might want a break between watching all her nieces and nephew. Anyways so I planned a nice take out meal that included appetizers and dinner along with a heart shaped red velvet cake and headed down to the beach. It was a warm beautiful day so it turned out PERFECT! We had a great time and it reminded us how much we LOVE the beach. It was nice to have a family Valentines day California style. Nothing better then splashing around in the water and basking in the sun. Maybe next time we'll be in our swim suits. Drew did give me the perfect gift...we we're trying to be low key due to our Anniversary in less then 2 months, but he surprised me anyways and got me the WICKED soundtrack. For those who have not seen it you have to go... we've gone to a fair share of broadway musicals (yes Drew loves them) and this one was our ultimate favorite. It's gone to be hard to top it. The music was great it makes me want to go again. So it was a great gift because now I can re-live it in the car everyday!!