Oh How We LOVE The Beach

Randy & Lizzie are the bestest of friends just like their mommies. They had so much fun playing together. Maybe they will even date someday?
Ashley, Randy, and Lizzie at the beach
Ashlyn & Paker flying kites
Randy and Lizzie having fun
WOW!!! Look at me!
Wendy and Lizzie enjoying the sun

Kris and Ashlyn enjoying the water

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!

Lizzie's 1st sand experience
Randy playing in the sand
Lizzie trying to figure out why this "spoon" is so BIG!

Jaren enjoying the sand and his chips


We had a great time in Oceanside! The weather was beautiful and there was a nice breeze. We couldn't ask for anything more. Lizzie and I were so excited that Ashley and Randy came to play too. That was the 1st time Lizzie meet both of them. After the beach Lizzie and I had a girls night with the kids. We went to IKEA and In-N-Out. It was like we were back in high school, but with kids. Thanks for the great time Ashley we should do it again sometime soon.

I LOVE My Daddy!!

Lizzie LOVES to spend time with Daddy. Everyday when David gets home from work she can't wait to see him. The other day when David came home from work he peeked over the couch and said hi to Lizzie and proceeded to the kitchen to give me a kiss. Lizzie FLIPPED OUT! She wanted her daddy to pick her up and give her kisses and start her Daddy time... Well since that incident David comes home picks her up, proceeds to the kitchen to kiss me, and off they go to start daddy-daughter time... it's the best time of the day!

THE TEXAS PARKERS ARE FINALLY HERE!!!

Lincoln and Teagan helping Lizzie eat... Aren't they the cutest?

They are the GREATEST helpers

Rylan, Wendy, and Lizzie enjoying time together

We are so excited to have Darren ,Wendy, Teagan, and Rylan visiting. They are so much fun! I just wish they lived closer so we could play everyday. Plus, that mean Jello everyday of the week. That would be HEAVEN! It will be sad when they have to go, but that means we just have to go to Texas and enjoy some yummy BBQ with them.

(P.s. Thanks Marla for the pictures! You're the best!)

FHE with The Parkers

Ashlyn is ALWAYS ready for her picture to be taken! She is so cute!
Rylan enjoying spending time with his cousins
OMA in her super great apron we made for her! (CLICK ON THE PICTURE!)-check out all the bears :)

Teagan splashing away in the pool
Jaren enjoying the sun
Time to BBQ... WOW! We even get a police officer to cook for us.
Jaren helping Oma garden
The family getting together for another FUN filled FHE!

We had a great time visiting with the Parker's from Texas and the OC. Please come back and visit soon!

Happy Birthday Lizzie

I can't believe that Lizzie is 6 months old! My baby is growing up so fast. Everyone told me to cherish these days since they grow up so fast, but they weren't kidding it seems like she was born yesterday minus the pain from giving birth. She ALREADY has such a personality. Happy and always smiling, plus she is the BEST baby.

I LOVE MY LIL' PUMPKIN

Tag from Bekah

3 joys: being married to my best friend Davey, being a mom to Lizzie and enjoying all of her beautiful smiles, and finally being able to buy a house.
3 fears: getting pregnant again before I'm ready (and my body is ready), the house falling out of escrow, and Lizzie's food allergies get worse.
3 goals: to fit back into my pre-pregnancy jeans/clothes, to be organized when I move and have everything put away within 1 week, and to exercise more.
3 current obsessions/collections: blogging and editing pictures, Reading, reading, and reading some more, buying Lizzie clothes.. my husband isn't a BIG fan of my last obsession, but I want her to look super cute!
3 random facts: I'm left handed, I'm nervous about everything, and Lizzie and I are going to take a Mommy & me swim class this summer!

I tag Ashley, Susie, & Kelli

I need your HELP Please!!!

I need your help!!! I entered this picture of Lizzie into a photo contest, and I need you to vote for her picture please! The company will make you enter some information about yourself, and if you do not want any of the offers just don't click on them. Thanks so much for you help Lizzie appreciates it!

Here is the link: https://www.greatamericanphotocontest.com/voter1/index.aspx?referid=EmailFriends&p=539875&x=.jpg

A New Trick Lizzie Would Like To Share With The World!!!

Almost there...
using her arms to balance...
TA-DA!!! I'm sitting! I'm such a BIG girl now!!!

(plus, my hair is FINALLY starting to grow in again... my Mommy is so EXCITED!)

ODE TO MY GREAT FRIEND A-MAN-DUH

Today I thought I would blog about someone dear to my heart, and I hope she will read this! Ever since Amanda and I were 18 months old we were the bestest of friends. We were like peanut butter and jelly or as David would say lamb and tuna fish. Amanda and I ALWAYS could find a way to get in trouble or to find the danger in anything. As time went on and Amanda went to another school our friendship continued to flourish. We would only get to see each other on the weekends, but it didn't matter it was like we were never apart. Either Amanda was at my house or I was at hers.

We learned to drive at the age of 4 when we drove the Fenn's truck across the street, we defied death by riding down the icy hill on the boy's go kart and almost getting hit by a car, Amanda taught me how to drive stick since she didn't have her license yet and we wanted to go see Matt Davis, We jumped the Hoopie everyday going to school, we befriended multiple friends from down the mountain and learned how to drive home super late while keeping each other awake as we drove the 15 miles up our long driveway home. The list could go on forever.

Then as time passed we went our separate ways, and endured a variety of trials. The one thing that we both could count on was that we were only a phone call away. No matter the weeks or months that had passed it seemed like at the very moment we were teenagers hanging out and chatting about what we thought would lie ahead in our futures: who we would marry, the lives we would live, and the dates we would go on.

Amanda we have had the best of times and the worst of times, but I always want you to remember you will always be my best friend no matter the distance that lies between us. Thanks for always being there for me, and helping me to become the person that I am today.

I LOVE YOU!

Our NEW House FOR REALS THIS TIME!!!

The Front of our house
3 car garage
Front shot of door and porch

Kitchen Family Room
Formal Living room and dining room
Vanity in Master
Shower and tub in Master
Our Huge Walk in closet

Our Master Bedroom
The guest bathroom
The office
Lizzie's new bedroom
The Nemo Bedroom


Side yard
3 car garage
view from front door
View up the street
Our backyard that backs a canal

So you are probably thinking wait... this isn't the house that you are in Escrow with. Well let me give you the 411 on the Stratus house. We were getting ready to sign the papers, and we noticed that the owner wanted to keep the stove and take our water purification system out of the house (which would cause damage to the pluming) we asked if those things would please stay with the house since the house was appraised with them. The owner got all sketchy and told us he would rather go into forecloser than let us keep the fixtures with the house so we pulled out of escrow today, (we starting thinking what else would the owner think was his and take with him) and instead got this AMAZING house. We went into Escrow today and we are so excited. It is cheaper, 600 MORE square feet, newer, and in a better neighborhood! So that is our NEW NEWS!

The Greatest Mother's Day!!!

This was the second Mother's Day that I have celebrated... since last year Lizzie was in my tummy and I thought I should celebrate even though she wasn't born yet. Lizzie and David made this year EXTRA special. They are so sneaky! This year they bought me a refrigerator and an hour massage at Massage Envy. It was the BEST day a mother could ever ask for. After church David, Lizzie, Oma, Papa, Lizzie, and I headed up the mountain and spent the day with my family. We had such a great visit. Plus, we got to play the GREATEST game in the world JOKER!!! Thanks to Carly and Brian.

Escrow is coming along great we should be moving around the 1st of June! HOORAY! My new house was another Mother's Day presents, and this present will benefit the whole family. Thanks to my great husband!

Gerber 1st Foods

So Lizzie has had some set backs in her eating. As I have been feeding her the past week I noticed when she would eat that she would always sneeze. I never thought anything about it until one night as I was changing her into her jammies I noticed a reddish rash all over her body. I started getting nervous so I emailed our doctor. He said those are the symptoms of a food allergy. GREAT! So he told me to keep a journal of all the things she eats so we can track down what she is allergic to. I don't wait to put Lizzie through that so I stopped feeding her rice and barley cereals and she has been fine. This is Lizzie eating sweet potatoes and she loves it as you can tell. We will keep you updated on our journey through food allergies 101.