date night with the thompson's

we are so happy to have the thompson's in our ward now! when we moved back we knew there weren't a lot of young couples at church, but we were so glad that the thompson's moved in a couple months before we moved back. we love them! we went down to balboa for a ferry cruise, balboa bars and a visit to balboa candy store! here's to many more date nights in the future.

newport beach with the clausen's

it's been a beautiful summer. nice and hot. we hit up newport beach with the clausen's. it was a great time. the boys headed out onto the jetty and found some star fish. we saw a school of dolphins. and brylee couldn't be cuter! ahh... i love summer.

dad's 60th birthday bash

my dad is 60! he was very adamant about us not doing anything big for his birthday so, just like good obedient women, we ignored him and threw him a surprise party! it was really fun to watch him spend time with his friends and family and to hear the good things they had to say about him. everyone pitched in and the night turned out quite amazing. we also surprised my parents by celebrating their anniversary. my sister's replicated their wedding cake and made a great video with a history of their life together. it was awesome! such a nice night... beautiful people, good food and yummy treats made by my talented sister, danielle! i sure do love my dad. he may drive me crazy sometimes, but he is one of the funniest, hardworking and loving father's i know. i love him dearly and am so grateful for the man that he is. happy 60th dad! we love you!

while brylee was visiting

while the clausen's were in california for a month and a half we had a lot of fun. the boys played video games, i tortured brylee and put her hair in the cutest little pigtails i have ever laid eyes on, we went to the spaghetti factory and watched the trains fly by and we cuddled. that little girl has stolen my heart!
it was such a blast having everyone here and being able to spend so much time together as a family.