Mimi & Papa's Day...Hugs & Kisses!!!

Happy Grandparents Day!!!

"Happy Grandparents day Mimi and Papa! I love and miss you guys like crazy! I hope you are having a great day! You both are amazing and I cant wait to see you both soon! Love you!" -Awbrey (:

Happy Birthday Honey!!!!

Stephen you're such an amazing husband and father! You're caring, loving, understanding (especially when surrounded by 2 girls in the house), funny, you have amazing values and I love how you enjoy the little things that add up to so many things. You always have Awbrey and me in mind and sacrifice so much! We love you so much and want to wish you a wonderful day full of fun and great memories!!!

Happy Birthday !!!!!

 

Daddy's Girl!!!!!

It brings such joy to my heart to see the relationship that these two have. They are hilarious and enjoy just being silly...you should see them in a grocery store...I mean seriously sometimes I have to tell them to go somewhere else because I can't concentrate, but I LOVE IT!!! They have the same sense of humor and they crack me up :) 

Awbrey created this picture and I love it and want to frame it because it's truly them.

   

Happy Halloween!!

We started off at our friends house and met up with a bunch of families for pizza while we waited for the Trick or Treating to start. It was so fun to see what all the kids were, they all did such a GREAT job with their costumes!!! Then we headed out...it was crazy...people everywhere and great times were had. It was so cool to see entire families dressing up...we ran into the cast from  "Hook" there was Peter Pan, Tinker Bell Wendy and Captain Hook...it was so cute.

What a fun night :)

Happy 20th Anniversary....I am so blessed

I am one of the luckiest girls around. I married my best friend 20 years ago!!! I remember that special day like it was yesterday. It was perfect!!!

We've had our ups and downs, we've had for better or worse, but we also have lots and lots of LOVE!!!! I wouldn't want it any other way. We truly appreciate each other and I am so thankful and blessed to have you for my husband. You are such a loving and compassionate man, a fantastic father and great friend. You are always putting me and Awbrey first. You push yourself when you are running on fumes. I find strength in you when I feel like I just don't want to deal with it. You give me support and always have my back.You and Awbrey keep me planted and you both have such an awesome since of humor you keep me laughing (even in the grocery store when I am trying to stay focused and on task ;) )

I am looking forward to the rest of our lives together. Thank you for all the wonderful memories to look back on and I am so excited to make new ones with you.

I love you sweetheart!!!
xoxoxoxoxox

Finally a post hehe...Having Fun

Wow it has been a while since I've posted something. Life has been good and keeping us busy. Awbrey got home from California at the beginning of August. We celebrated her 13th birthday and enjoyed the remaining bit of summer.

Last week she started her guitar lessons and 8th grade. She is loving being back in school with all of her friends and enjoying her classes and teachers...YAY!!!!!

This past weekend we took a beautiful drive up the Washington side of the Gorge and had fun taking pics. Cody was excited because he got to go :) we ended up at the waterfront at sunset...great time to take pics and here in the NW there are so many beautiful places to take pics.

Here are a few photos that we took over the last week. Hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful week - Muah

Taking Awbrey to Mimi & Papa's

We took our first trip back to CA since we moved. It was weird when we came off the mountain and everything was so brown and dry, I never really noticed it as much before.

Awbrey is spending the month of July with Mimi & Papa. It was a short trip...we drove up on Thursday, hung out with the girls (my mom, aunt, Awbrey & myself) on Friday and Saturday everyone got together for a BBQ. It was great getting to see everyone, sorry we missed you Chris I hope the boys are feeling better! Sunday we drove home. WOW it was a blur but we had a great time! I forgot how HOT it is there or I must be spoiled with the Pacific NW weather.

Friday us girls went out shopping! I love downtown Exeter...there are wonderful shops and places for coffee and such. My  aunt took us to a place called Monet's...I loved it! Stephen and my dad joined us while we sat around talking and relaxing in the cool a/c. Had a refreshing herbal & honey iced tea and us girls shared a slice of delicious chocolate pecan pie then Stephen orders an amazing rich chocolate cake...Yum Yum!

All the way around it was an amazing visit. I am very blessed to have such an amazing family. I thank God everyday for them and their love.

Here a some pics from the trip...

Monet's

 Family BBQ

yummy Lava Flows...thanks Christy :)

Getting Ready to Head Home

Beautiful Sites on our Drive Home

Happy Birthday to a Very Special Man!!!

Today we want to wish a very special man Happy Birthday...this man is a loving husband, dad, papa and wonderful friend. He is a man of honesty and integrity. He is a man with great faith and loves his Lord! He is a man that loves his family and takes great pride in them. 

His name is Gary Richards aka Papa...

Dad we are so blessed to have you in our lives and you fill our hearts with love. On this special day, your special day we want to celebrate your life! Thanks for being you!

Happy Birthday!

Enjoying the day

It's a beautiful day here and I am happy to say I am feeling better. Friday and Saturday were awful, I had a headache that would not go away and I felt like poo! I slept pretty much the entire day Saturday which was a bummer since it was such a nice day and I coudn't play outside. Today we went for a drive to get out since I had cabin fever. Everything is so green, the wild flowers are every where and the views are breathtaking. We came across a residential area that over looks the hills and valley...it was GORGEOUS. We took a few pics while we were out.

Hope you all are having a great Sunday!