Thursday, May 28, 2009

My Wonderful Husband


Eric's birthday was last week, so I am a bit late on this. BUT, I want to post a list of things that I LOVE about my most favorite person in the whole world, in no specific order. This is not a complete list, of course. I could never have enough time or paper to type out absolutely everything I love about Eric!

1. He loves me deeply and unconditionally.
2. He is a WONDERFUL Daddy.
3. He makes me laugh so hard I cry and have trouble breathing. This happens regularly. Sometimes I snort.
4. He makes the most delicious coffee drinks and stir fry. Usually not at the same time.
5. He would sacrifice his sleep, health, and time to take care of his family.
6. He loves Jesus, strives to live for Him and glorify His Name!
7. He knows just how to make me smile when I need it most. This usually involves the word "Starbucks" or "Frosty".
8. We play video and computer games together. Somehow, being nerds together makes us happy.
9. He has huge plans for our future, and wants me to experience so many places and things.
10. He knows how to make Audrey giggle in the most adorable way.
11. He always believes in me. Even though I have the most ridiculous ideas sometimes.
12. He is easily entertained. An authentic Chinese restaurant delivered a menu to the houses in our neighborhood recently, and it ended up being full of hilarious linguistic mistakes. I think he found all of them and we laughed about them together.
13. He is very patient, a quality I lack altogether. No comments from the peanut gallery. :)
14. He is laid back and takes things in stride. We balance each other out perfectly.
15. He is my best friend.
16. He is my soul mate. Cliche, but true. :)
17. He is an amazing athlete. There isn't a single sport he couldn't play. He is AMAZING at frisbee golf!
18. He watches chick flicks with me sometimes. This is how I knew he was a keeper!!!! lol.
19. He is very witty and can think clearly in difficult or complex situations.
20. He doesn't hold grudges.
21. He kills bugs for me. Really, really, really big, nasty ones, and small ones too. *nod*
22. Because of him, I can recognize any Phil Collins song.
23. He makes Taco Bell runs in the middle of the night.
24. He is always willing to try new things.
25. His generosity and kindness is stunning and infectious.
26. He can teach himself almost any song on the guitar, and I love to hear him play.
27. We're on the same wavelength. Sometimes I randomly blurt out a fraction of my thoughts and he'll know exactly what I'm talking about without me explaining it.

I love you Eric. I always have and always will! I praise God that He placed you in my life and I am so excited for the rest of our lives together!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

First Steps!!!!!

That's right... Audrey took her very first steps just a few minutes ago. I simply had to come and blog about it. I'm going to go put my running shoes on now. I'll post pics of her very soon!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Birthday Pics

Here are the long awaited 1st Birthday pictures! Very sorry to have taken so long to post them. Enjoy!


Hmm... was IS this...

Whatever it is, I like it!

Om nom nom nom...


My friend Abby Palmer's little boy Nolan. He's a few months older than Audrey. Adorable!

My friend Laura Beres' little girl Ava, and Audrey.
They seem to really like each other!

Uncle Dave (Beres) entertaining the kids!


Poor baby was sick that day.
She wasn't overly happy to be in the midst of the festivities.


My good friends Laura, Abby, and I with our kiddies!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

California Dreamin :)

I promise I have not forgotten the birthday pics. If you wait for it... they will come. :D Here are my OTHER promised pics, the wonderful memories from Audrey and my trip to CA last week! Beware - lots and lots of pics here.

Celebrating Kim's birthday at Chipotle ~ YUM~. Kim is excited, if you didn't notice.

My grandmas! Much love.

Beautiful Balboa Beach. Kim had her birthday party here. There was a bonfire, lots of friends and family, yummy food, and even volleyball. It was great fun!!

My Dad and Audrey, distracted by all of the loud beach noises.


Group shot! :)

Kim, Grams and I. You don't need to tell me I'm pasty white, ok? geesh.

I was amazed at how well this shot turned out. I love it.


Balboa Pier. *sigh* I miss this.

A few days later, Audrey and I went to Laguna Beach with my mom and Grams.
It was overcast, but still gorgeous. This is my favorite beach.





I love this pic. If only Audrey looked a little happier! :)

I also love this pic!! *poke baby belly and laugh at funny baby expressions*









Mom, Dad, Audrey and I had a really nice walk around Balboa Island.
I just love the beach and ocean, can you tell? Did I mention I love the ocean?

I love my Mom and Dad :)

Audrey hamming it up for the camera.

Peace.

We were eating lunch one day, and Audrey had a piece of cheese stuck on her nose. She had no idea it was there, but we were all laughing at her, so she thought it was hilarious!


That is all for now. My dad took some wonderful pics also,
which I will post soon. Sorry friends, I need to run!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Balboa Beach

I have LOTS of pictures to post from Audrey and my trip to CA this past week. For now, I want to leave you with a video I took of the Pacific Ocean. My seester had a birthday party at Balboa Beach last week (Happy Birthday Kims!!), which I enjoyed immensely. I love my sister. And I love the beach. Turn your sound up.



Wednesday, April 15, 2009

One Year Old!!

That's right, Audrey turned one last week! April 4th was a fun filled day. Birthday party, birthday cake, friends and family, and lots of attention showered on my sweet little girl. She is getting so big! I took some pictures and will be able to post them as soon as I get them. Alas, the camera I borrowed didn't want to cooperate in uploading the pics to my computer.

I am back to being the worlds worst blogger. =( *hangs head* I was doing so well there for awhile too!! Just wanted to let you all know that we are alive, well, and praising the Lord every day. Audrey had her 1 year check up this week, and she is doing GREAT! She weighed in at 20.2 lbs, and is 29.5 inches tall. We'll be switching over to a front facing car seat in the next few weeks - another big milestone in the life of a baby, ha. Our doctor says she is growing right on schedule, eating well, sleeping well, and all around developing normally. Audrey is crawling around at break neck speeds these days, along with cruising on the furniture and even standing by herself for 15-20 secs at a time! Someday in the VERY near future she'll walk up to me and ask for the car keys.

Audrey and I are traveling to California this Saturday. We'll be there for a whole week! I am incredibly excited. I'll post again soon hopefully with lots of pics!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

SHE'S CRAWLING! Also, Audrey loves her Uncle Kyle & Aunt Jen!

My brother in law Kyle and his wife Jen visited this past weekend. We had a wonderful time filled with nertz (only the best card game, ever), laughter, late nights, good food, and great conversations. Audrey loves her aunt and uncle!




It's official. The crawling and cruising stages have hit us simultaneously, with full force. Lock down your cabinets, put up your baby gates, remove all knick-knacks, breakables, and deadly poisons from the lower shelves... the world's cutest, most smiley, spunky, and stinky little goober is coming your way at an amazing speed!


More action shots to follow.
For now, be appeased with lasagna, baby style.


And more pure cuteness!