Mini Vacation to Tahoe

During Brandon's last week on his old schedule we decided to get away for the weekend.  His "weekend" was in the middle of the week, so going up to Tahoe was very relaxing and quiet :).

We enjoyed a 10 mile bikeride along the lake and Aubrey enjoyed throwing rocks for the first time.

As always, Aubrey enjoyed her snack time :).



We enjoyed some leisurely walks and overal just enjoyed being together as a family.



2nd Father's Day

Krystal's Baby Shower

On June 16th, my mom, friends and I had the privilege of throwing my sister her very first baby shower.  It was a full house and a very hot day, but I think this little one and mom were showered with blessings that day :).

During the shower we didn't really have games, but we all pitched in and made the baby her first ABC book and we also made a blessing mobile for the nursery.  Each guest got a paper bird and wrote a word of encouragement or blessing and I put the mobile together later.  Hopefully this will hang in the little one's room as a memory of how special and blessed she really is :)

Our good friend, Jean Ann, said a little devotional that brought Krystal and lot of the room to tears.

Since it was so hot that day we made a big container of lemonade and each guest got to flavor their own drink with a fruit flavor. 

My mother-in-law and aunt made these wonderful and adorable cookies.  Passionfruit macaroons and adorable baby feet sugar cookies.

Little Aubrey wanted in on the fun too! Can't you tell :)

Krystal's good friends from high school joined us.  These girls have been so supportive of each other through so many years.  Shannon even flew up from southern California for the shower!

These two are due 5 days apart!  Both having girls :)

 Mom and daughter :)

Cake pop favors

We are just so excited for Jon and Krystal as they embark on this new journey of parenthood with us.  We also can't wait till Aubrey has a cousin and the memories we will all share.  We're praying for a smooth delivery come August.  We just can't wait to meet her!!!

4th Anniversary

We just cannot believe that we have already been married for 4 years!  With this anniversary we have been married longer than we were dating :).  We have felt so blessed and so fortunate to have so many blessings in our lives that are too many to count: a home, a new car, a healthy, beautiful girl, great friends and family, and a great job for Brandon to name a few.  We have enjoyed so many adventures together and we can't wait for what is to come :)

This anniversary we decided to take a day trip to San Francisco.  We haven't had a night out just the two of us let alone a day together in months, so when my sister offered to take Aubrey for the day we took her up on it :) It was a sunny, beautiful day with a little haze and a lot of wind.

On the way we enjoyed our favorite Starbucks beverage.  With our coffee in hand the GPS instructed us to take a short detour through the deep...DEEP heart of Richmond where I confused a high school for a prison. Not 10 minutes had elapsed when we passed San Quentin prison. It was there, that we decided that our GPS was trying to kill us.

 When we got to the city we drove up to Twin Peaks to get some gorgeous shots of the city.

  We ate at a small cafe on Polk street for lunch and then, as we did even when we were dating, went to the airport park where we could watch planes arrive and depart while sitting along the water. 

After we felt like we got enough sun for the day, we went to dinner at a place we went to on our honeymoon in Hawaii, Roys.  I got to enjoy my seafood while Brandon enjoyed his steak.  Since we are usually not night owls anymore we decided to take a short drive over to the piers and walk a little.