Mission Inn Light Festival

We have a really fancy hotel near our town that was originally a mission, which gets lit up every year for Christmas. They call it the Mission Inn Light festival. It's beautiful to see and entertaining too because it is in the middle of town where shops, food stands, and restaraunts surround it. We had a good time walking around and filling our tummies with sweet roasted almonds and hot chocolate. They also had an ice skating ring and reindeer. The kids really enjoyed that except were dissapointed when they were told it wasn't a petting zoo. Boohoo. Uzziah was ready to go in and pet that reindeer, I guess they're a little more aggressive than your regular goat or sheep right? This is my favorite time of the year, I'm already feeling that christmas spirit and want to serve and help wherever I can. Uzziah decided to donate his gently used toys to kids that might not have as many as he. My parents will be going to Mexico this Christmas and will be taking the toys to children there. We are excited to clean them, wrap them, and send them away.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Uzziah at 8.5 months

Uzziah is 8.5 months and busy as a bee. He crawls, stands while holding onto furniture, claps, bites everything, and loves to laugh and have fun. It amazes me how much he can do at such a young age. He even plays hide and seek in his walker. I'll hide behind our center island in the kitchen and he'll run around looking for me and cracks up everytime he finds me. He is such a nut. I absolutely adore him and so happy to be his mother.

My first official Mother's Day

This was my first official mother's day. I made chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate filled strawberries for mother's day this year. They were delish I probably had about five of them. They are so addicting. We got flowers and my brother-in-law made all the mommies a beautiful orchid corsage. It was a very special first mother's day.


Everyone enjoying those yummy chocolate covered strawberries and good food.

All the moms, what a special privilege. I am so grateful to finally be a mom.

A Wonderful Surprise

A few weeks ago we woke up went downstairs to have breakfast and we saw this right past our back yard. It was so close no more than a mile away. I've always wanted to go on a hot air ballon. We could clearly see the people inside the basket and waived goodbye as they floated higher into the sky.

A Fun Day at the Park

We've been going to the park a lot lately. Uzziah loves to just be outdoors, he's definitely a virgo just like his mamma. He's always looking up at the sky and the trees and he gets so excited when he sees another dog or any other animal around. I put him on the swing with me but he wasn't liking it very muchNaomi on the other hand loving the swing.


Since the swing was no fun we enjoyed a little shade under a nice tree. I couldn't get him to stop wanting to eat the grass though. He's such a handful but I love it.

Uzziah's first Easter

This was easter morning before church opening up his easter basket. He got lots of fun stuff like bubbles, books, a summer outfit, toys, and of course candy. We spent easter at one of Matthew's aunts ranch. She has a beautiful home and lots of room to run around and find easter eggs. She has horses and lots of cool stuff around her ranch. Like these bird houses and cool looking iguana made out of metal and painted rocks. We had a super duper fun time.


The kids finding easter eggs


Here are Uzziah's eggs



We had a great time with Matthew's family