Sunday, October 25, 2009

Latest happenings...

Being in California is great, but at this time of year, I am sorely missing the beautiful Fall weather in Utah. The weather here is still between 80 and 85 degrees and I see people posting pictures of the fall leaves, etc. and I can't help but miss it! I also miss the crispiness of the air outside. As you can tell, I miss Utah fall weather. Come January, I will be loving the weather here.
Anyway, things we have been up to is school for the kids, preschool for Josh (he is in the best preschool. I feel so lucky to have him there!!), and trying to keep Daniel entertained so he doesn't destroy the house every day. He is one busy little guy who follows me everywhere I go and makes a mess every where he goes. We love having James working so close that he can walk to work, come home for lunch and be home early for dinner. It is the best arrangement, since having him commuting for 3 months really took its toll on our family. He is now home a lot! We have met some great friends here, which certainly helps us feel more comfortable here, since we aren't around any family. The only hard thing is that the primary in our ward is terribly small and our neighborhood doesn't have many kids. So, there aren't many kids around for my kids to play with. But, they have met a couple kids at school and are doing o.k. with it. One great thing is we get to know the missionaries on a personal level and my kids are figuring out that living here isn't like living in Utah, meaning that not a lot of people are LDS. It is a good learning experience for them and one I am grateful they will have. I think they will grow a lot.
Here are a few random pictures of our days...

Joseph and Hannah first day of school

Daniel wanted to see what kind of a fairy he would make. Lets say he is definitely cuter as a boy!

Can you see I was having a little too much fun? Snow White was our next dress up adventure. (I was a little bored this day keeping my kids entertained)

Is he liking being a princess?

Nope!

Get it off me, mom!!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Spencer and Mary's wedding

OK, so here it goes. I am finally doing a blog post!! We went up to Utah the end of September for my brother's wedding. This is something we have been looking forward to for so long! My mom came home for a week for the wedding, which was awesome. We loved seeing her. The kids and I got colds during the week, which was a bummer, but were doing better finally by the wedding.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful and Mary's dress was honestly one of the most beautiful dresses I had ever seen! Very vintage, antique looking. She looked beautiful.

The kids patiently waiting at the Temple with their cousins who were were glad to see during the week, since they live in Boston!


Joseph being the coat rack for a minute. He loved it.

Spencer and Josh
Spencer and Mary

They're married!!

The reception was at Mary's house and was absolutely beautiful. Her sister, Emily Brooks, does flowers professionally, and did not disappoint! The backyard was full of flowers, lights, dancing, food. It was like a fairy tale. People stayed, danced, visited. It was definitely a party.

Hannah LOVED her flower girl dress and couldn't wait to wear it!




Nate and Daniel



Daniel LOVED the band. He is a very busy baby and was running around all over the place all night. It was wearing me and James out. The only time he would stand still was to watch the band. So funny.

Spencer dancing with our wonderuf mom
Joseph had a hay day dancing. He was in his element!
Such a great week and it went by all too fast.