A.J.'s farewell party thingy

A.J. has been gone a week now in Brazil and it was so fun to get an email from him. He was telling us how wierd some of the other missionaries are (LOL) but also that he is happy he is there. I'm so proud of him for making this decision he's such a cute brother.

All five of us.

A.J.'s farewell party thingy

Taylor and Emmy.

My new camera...

I haven't even read how to use my camera, but I've been messing around with it.

I have a feeling they are gonna love these when they are older!

This is how excited Tori was to start preschool again.

cutie!

I turned 30...

I had a really good birthday. My friend Leslie took me to Costa Vida's for lunch, and a couple of friends brought me goodies and presents. You always hear people getting surprised on their 30th birthdays so I remember thinking all day that there is no way Brett would ever do that. Especially, since the night before I told him I wanted to use my gift certificate to Brio's. Anyways, on the way there he surprised me with wrapped present and a card. This is very rare for me, so I was kind of shocked. And then to open up a nice Nikon camera I was really in shock. He gave me some money earlier in the week so I wasn't expecting a present at all. So, then we walk into Brio's and he nudged me a little and said,"Who's over there?" Me being the sweet wife that I am responded,"Don't push me." And then looked over to see a table full of friends. What the heck? He also had my favorite desserts waiting at their house for afterwards. So my boo has really stepped up his game this year :).

Thanks, Bretty poo for helping me have a fun birthday now that I'm an old fart like you!

Weekend Getaway...

I had the funnest time this past weekend with my wonderful friends. We stayed in Newport in a hotel and had way too much fun.

Why is eating out so much fun?

We practiced our photograghy and modeling skills ;0).

The weather was sooo great, but a little windy at times. Badoomp, chhh! That's my imaginary drum.

The beach water was so warm, and it only took us an hour to find a parking spot that only cost us $20.

Hotties!

I'm not loving the hat so much in that pic. Not you Leslie, me.

These girls think of the strangest things to do for fun ;0).

We stopped by "The Contempo Studio" of photography and got some glamour shots.

Words or things that will always remind me of this trip are barbeque ranch chicken salad, praire cats," that causes cancer", biking to Huntington Beach, 500 days of Summer, not going to bed til 4:oo am, City of Bones, trying to turn my friends off with a channel changer, stores closing at 7pm on a weekend night, Duece, greasy skin, eating a pint of "Golden Spoon", U-turns, hybrids saving me $56, what the correct "Emo" dress attire consists of, ugly fish faces, "gulp", smelly bathrooms at Borders, foreigners at the jacuzzi, and my favorite "I'm ovulating."(My friends can be a little too open with their bodies sometimes.)

Thanks girls for such a fun time!