What did you do over Christmas break?

This break has been sooooo much fun. Even though we didn’t get to go to the desert (heater broken in the trailer) we still had a blast spending time with friends and family.

Our good friends, The mcDougalls were down for the holidays. We got to sneak in a girls night and park day. So fun!

Lunch at Alicia’s Bakery with one of my besties and our kiddos.

And a movie.



More movies with my family.



BIRTHDAY MADNESS

Dinner at LaBarca with a couple of my favorite girls

Breakfast at John’s place ON my birthday with my boys. Gavin picked out a new purse for me and Kevin bought some super cute walking shoes for me in addition to our trip to Loews Coronado which was rescheduled for March due to the weather.





Movies with my sweet sister in law and “The cousins”


Fun in the lobby with the kiddles







They were having a bit of fun with the Rango display.

Dinner with my honey at Lucille’s




Bbq chicken salad



Only camera on hand was my cell phone….not the best pics.





More movies…..can you believe it? Just my honey and I….Nice treat.

True Grit FABULOUS!!



Another great evening being spoiled by Kevin’s family.

They brought pizza, fruit salad, green salad, sodas and drinks for the kids. Pretty plates and napkins, tablecloth and fresh gardenias from my MIL’s yard. Homemade carrot cake…ahhhhh and a FABULOUS game of Apples to Apples….I won of course. WHAT??? It was MY birthday.











Pinkies up!



The newest member of the Marthinsen’s family…Tulla





They know how much I love Brighton Jewelry.







Some beautiful Hawaiian dishes



BOOTS…Kona coffee, a cute little kitchen sign, a Honu (sea turtle) ornament and a yummy looking pasta kit. Annnnnnnd, something we’ve desperately needed for a couple of years….A new kitchen faucet (thank you Janice). I wish I could but pics of them all but this is already the longest post in history. Maybe later.



Thank you family. I truly appreciate all that you do for me.

PS…Aunt Judy, thank you so much for my beautiful jewelry. I wear it all of the time.

HaPpy Birthday Aunt Judy.

Words can not describe how much I love you.
For those of you who don't know her. My aunt is absolutely one of my life's biggest heroes. She's always been there for me through tragedies, bad decisions and triumphs. She is always encouraging and quick to make me laugh. She's never short on kind words and shows love for us in everything she does. I hope your birthday is full of laughter, encouragement, love and kind words.
XXXOOO

So Much Joy

I love my boys

You guys make life here on Earth...AMAZING.
I LOVE you xxoo

Birthday Wishes....

More birthday wishes going out to the Meehan family this week.
HaPpy Birthday to Paige and Dave. We love you guys, and remember, you have LOTS of family here in California. ;)

Winter Wonderland? Not so much but….

Ice-skating in 80 degree weather is pretty awesome.



Jacob, Gavin and Danny





OK, so it took a few spills before getting the hang of it.





And a little wall hugging.



But finally, he got it!



He even did a few spins.



The dads found it pretty amuzing (must be a stooges kind of thing).



Three amigos.



Two pirates.



One fun day.

HaPpy Birthday Sandy

My gorgeous cousin is having a birthday today. Love to you Sandy....
From all of our hearts.

Let the holiday magic begin.

We were so excited to attend our annual family get together with my side of the family. We're so spread out that once a year is about all we can manage but this year we made a committment to at least shoot for a bi-annual gathering. Here are a few random shots of my precious family including one crazy addition, my aunt and uncle's dear friend Randy (minus his beautiful wife Lana). Sadly, we were missing Mike and the boys but we were thrilled that Rainy and Jordan came up anyway. There was still a tiny bit of snow on the ground from the last storm but we didn't get out and play this time. We'te headed back up to Idyllwild in February when we will surely dash through the snow and get more much needed family time.



By the way, my aunt and uncle have a beautiful, large, two story house....but inevidably, we end up cramming as many of us as can possibly fit into the kidtchen.