This year my dad was in town for Father’s day! we had a nice weekend; we went to the zoo, went to the Parker Days festival and parade, and topped it all off with great seats to Tim McGraw.
Elephant passage at the zoo
Riding the zoo train, every time we heard the whistle, Ryne would say, “all Aboard” so cute.
Pretty Fun Night!
I turned thirty this month and was having a little bit of a hard time with it. There’s nothing I can really do about it, so I decided to celebrate anyways and throw myself a party… And then only took one picture from it, must mean I as having fun. (I did!)
I had the honor of hosting a sip and see for one of my best friends, Heather. They adopted the most precious baby girl, and we wanted to sprinkle them with love… and show off the adorable sweetheart! Plus I had an excuse to throw a super girlie party… um hello! It’s hard to hold back sometimes, if my budget wasn’t limited… watch out Real Housewives, this girl has ideas!
It’s really hard to see, but my favorite part of the party was this circle garland I made and hung from my second floor down to the first and across the vaulted ceilings in my living room… This is the best picture I got, but I HAD to show you guys
Carter turned 4 today… it’s crazy to think I’ve had a child the same amount of time as I was in high school or college. UGH I AM GETTING SO OLD!
After the unpleasant spring we had, I just didn’t have it in me to throw a birthday party for either of the boys. I know horrible mother. The most heartbreaking part of the day… when Carter asked when his friends were coming over, (I'm writing this in August and it STILL gets me… never again, I'll always do something, even if it’s super small) So instead of a friends party, we got pizza for dinner and went to play at Monkey Business. Carter loved it and luckily doesn't seem too scarred from not having a big 4th birthday party. 
To sum it up, this past spring was ROUGH. I had some personal issues, my kids were sick, and it seemed as if everything just compounded in the middle of March, right as we were leaving for vacation/family wedding, driving, with my in-laws, 1000 miles to California.
I’ll spare you the long story, but over the course of our five day trip, Ryne turned terrible two, was teething, got croup while staying overnight in St. George, Utah, prompting us to visit the ER in the middle of the night, was hungry yet not eating because he didn’t feel well, and overall made our trip less than favorable and definitely memorable. My in-laws were great, super helpful, and SO patient with all the crying (Ryne, not me, but I was real close!) We got to Santa Monica and things got a little better (not the weather) and even more so a day later when my wonderful husband flew in and met us. Thank God for Daddy! Anyways, enjoy some pictures of our very own; planes, trains, and automobiles!
Finally somewhat happy on a cold day on the Santa Monica Pier
See it was chilly!!!
The cool weather didn’t stop them from playing in the sand :) 
Swimming with Grandpa in the hotel pool
I LOVE these people (My brothers in law and soon to be sister in law)
I did a crappy job getting photos of their outfits, I got a few on Easter that I’ll post and luckily we have a few events this fall that they will be wearing them to 
Who doesn’t love a bbq wedding reception with bean bag games??
