james and stephanie's wedding

on june 12th we went down to la jolla to watch james and stephanie tie the knot. we all had a great time and we know they will make a great couple. we are excited to welcome steph into the family!they look so happy!
the dudes
steph and her daughter bailey
the mitchells
vaness, mom, and me


congrats!

fun day

over spring break we got to spend time with darren and his daughter jules. i went to california with the two of them the first couple of days, then we all hung out together later in the week. we went to the park one day then colored easter eggs together. it was a great week.johnny, jules, and some random girl on the slide
the 3 of them

kate is crazy lol

easter

this year for easter the kids woke up and found eggs, we went to church, then dinner at my parents. we had a good time and great food. kate on the lawn at my parents

johnny and i

the gorgeous spread. my mom never disappoints.



we had to wake sleepy head up. she is such a princess. she loves to sleep in.


the kids' baskets were hidden, so when johnny woke up he said "the easter bunny didn't come. because where's my basket??" so he was really excited when he found it. all he had been asking for for weeks was an umbrella. lol. so the easter bunny brought him one.

the kids looked so cute in their church clothes. i make them hug and kiss each other every day so they stay best friends.... we'll see how long that lasts, lol.

2 months for this??

yes, it has been 2 months since my last post. so the few people who actually checked my blog probably already gave up. but i seriously have not taken any pictures (except these few). we have had a lot going on, and i'll update later.
but for now enjoy the blossoming 2 and 1/2 year old that is getting more grown up by the day... kate. i love this paris themed dress

i was dragging my feet that morning and let the kids head into the kitchen before me. big mistake. but she was so cute i did let her eat ice cream for breakfast.
looking so big
she cracks me up. she was actually saying "cheese" under the wax lips

christmas

the kids had a great christmas this year. it was the first time they had christmas twice. they spent the day at their dad's and santa came the next night at mommy's house. about a month before christmas i started asking the kids what they wanted. their answers pretty much stayed the same until santa came. what was i to do??? johnny wanted the easter bunny and kate wanted poop.
kate helped make cookies for santa. johnny was too busy.waiting for santa


after santa came


hmmm, what else is in here

christmas sweater party

this year for christmas eve we decided to have a christmas sweater themed party. i have known a lot of people to go to christmas sweater parties, but i have never been to one, and it was so much fun! my parents made great food and we had a white elephant gift exchage also. i missed the kids that night but they had fun with their dad.

we took a couple of pictures in front of the christmas tree before church on the sunday before christmas. i tried to teach them a little about the true meaning of christmas.