May

This little girl melts my heart.

 

Mothers Day started at Nana and Tom's clubhouse for a delicious annual mother's day breakfast cooked by the men. (Tom and Grandpa Pierce included)

And concluded at the Riggans' pool in Tustin for more family fun and food. Didn't get any pics from the second part, shame on me. :(

Palm Springs, Memorial Weekend

As much fun as always, if not more. The baby girls are not babies anymore and watching them play together (near each other :) is so precious. 

Oh, the wigs! My newest business venture and obsession. Don't worry, if a wig party hasn't come your way yet, its sure to soon ;)

Great Grandma Converse continues to amaze us with her energy, positive attitude, and loving spirit. She is such an inspiration to me and I am so blessed to have her be such a big part of my and my kids' lives. Happy Birthday, Grandma!

 We found another fun thing to do in our neighborhood... This great bike path that runs along the lake, so beautiful and the kids loved riding in the chariot together. Next time we will be sure to wear bathing suits, though. Couldn't resist a dip in the water and playing in the sand.

April

Chase and I celebrated our 5th anniversary this year with a trip up to Oxnard at Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach. We ate amazing meals, soaked in the jacuzzi and took an 8 mile tandem bike ride along the beach. It was so nice to spend some time alone together.

Hunter finished up his t-ball season and brought home his very first medal :)

Skyler is growing and growing. She makes the funniest faces and her hair is getting longer and curlier. She is such a doll and almost always happy and smiling and waving at everyone she sees.

We spent one weekend afternoon fishing at Prado Regional Park with Nana and Tom and Grandpa Gene.

I finished up my most recent project; painting the handrail.. I love the result

My parents bought themselves, Hunter and I Knott's Berry Farm passes and they've already been twice, and I've been once and we all had soooo much fun. There are so many fun rides at Camp Snoopy for the kids, and Hunter's most memorable experience was the robbers on the train!! He could not stop talking about them and how he said if they took his money, he would throw them out the window! HA

I have been really busy with the salon the last few months and continue to get new clients, which is awesome! Chase's work has been very hectic the past month as he is in charge of not only meeting tight deadlines, but also training all the new guys. He always keeps a good attitude even when he works 70 hour weeks! It will slow down again eventually and we have some vacations coming up over the next few months to look forward to. 

March

Happy 1st birthday to our beautiful, sweet, loving little princess! We celebrated the special day on Saturday, March 16th at our house with an "A your adorable" party with friends, family, lunch, cake, presents and alphabet games.  Skyler loved playing with her new pink, girly toys, all the attention she received, and her first taste of cake :) Thank you to everyone who came out to help celebrate the joy she has brought to our lives.

Easter started out at Nana and Tom's for a delicious breakfast and egg hunt. We got to spend some quality time with Grandpa Pierce also and squeezed in a game of darts.

Then we headed down to Danny and Cherlyns in Newport for lunch, another egg hunt and a special guest appearance! Skyler loved the Easter bunny except for the 2 seconds it took to take this picture. Too funny :) Chase whooped all the guys in some beach bocce ball, and the kids loved playing in the sand and on the playground and swings. The weather was beautiful and we all had a great day. 

February

Love the weather, love our tax return, love Skyler's first time to Disneyland, love Hunter's new teeball program, love our new furniture, LOVE February. So many great things this month! And throw in a Superbowl Party and Hunter's Valentine's Party and we were a busy bunch this month.

Hunter and his team, The Rockies...

 Our new monster couch... ALL seats recline!!! We were able to move our old set into the front room and what a difference it made! Just need a few lamps and decor, rearrange some things, but our house is finally getting closer to being furnished :)

I've been spending nap times this month preparing for Skyler's "A your adorable" first birthday party, and so excited to celebrate the great joy she has brought to our lives over the past year. 

Skyler's middle name, Dawn, has a special meaning to us as she is named after my grandfather, Donald. He had a great love of music and always sang to my cousins and I.  "A your adorable" by Perry Como was his special song. I grew up with my Mom singing this song to me every night as well, and have kept up the tradition with both of my kids.  I so wish he could be with us at Skyler's first birthday party, along with her other great grandparents she was never able to meet. But it will be a great day of celebration for a very special little girl that has brightened so many lives.