A day to always remember!

3 years ago today my grandpa Grace Grace died, and I just wanted to pay tribute to him so he knows we still love & think about him all the time!! I love my Grandpa very much and he has been very missed the last 3 years. I love going to the temple and the feeling I get when I am there is truly amazing! It is truly a blessing to know that we can go to such an beautiful place and feel the love of those who have gone on before us! John and I have had some very wonderful experience's at the temple that involved Grandpa and I wouldn't give those up for anything! I love having the knowledge that if we live our lives righteously and faithfully we will be able to see him again. I know our Savior has a plan for us and it gives me so much comfort to know we are not alone, especially when we are struggling with loss and sadness. Death is not a easy thing to go through let alone try to deal with, but the only way to help us overcome the sadness and know we are going to be ok, is the love of our Heavenly father and Jesus Christ! They know pain and sorrow better then any of us and they only want us to be happy!

I just want everyone to know how much I love my family and I would be nothing without them! I love you all so much, thanks for always being there for me! Let's think of all the happy times we spent with our Grandparents and our hearts will be filled with love and joy!

We love you Grandpa Grace!!!

Bridal showers, bonfires, babies and LOTS more!!

Last weekend I flew out to Utah for my sister's bridal shower, it just happened to fall over Memorial weekend and it was so much fun! It was the first time in a long time that all my sisters were back together and we had a blast just hanging out with the family! We did so many fun things but the trip had to start out with... CAFE RIO of course!

My little sister Brenna is getting married, and I'm so happy I was able to be at her bridal shower! It turned out so adorable and fun as usual!

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!

After the shower we went to play on my parents new play ground with the kido's!

Later that night we had a bonfire at my dad's horse barn!

For memorial day we went down to my Grandpa's grave and had donuts in his honor!

G man could not get enough donuts..

Or whip cream!

Brenna is moving into her apt and she needed help fixing it up, I think we did more damage then good but I know it will be so cute when we finish it all up!

We had so much fun hanging out by the pool with the kids, they are so cute!

We ended our trip with the BEST shaved ice ever! We ate there 3 times and my sister is having them come cater apart of their wedding! I'm so excited

We had such a great weekend and I can't wait to go back for the wedding, Its going to be a awesome event!

Summer fun, Vacations, Birthdays and Mother's!

I know it has been awhile since I have blogged and yes I have a lot of catching up to do! So here is what's been going on for the last couple of weeks! Besides being super sick the sun has come out and it is feeling more like summer so I'm working on our patio to make it a little more approachable! Thanks to my cousin Carol-lyn she got us these really cute pots and chairs to help spice up our very boring patio. Its still a working progress, but I'll post more pictures if I ever get it finished!

The Babcocks invited us to go to the A's game with them the other day and we had so much fun! We had V.I.P seating and it was Colby's first baseball game, It was really exciting he got a game ball and made it on the jumbo screen!

You can't go to a baseball game and not get some nachos

Or pizza and a churro (to bad it was the grossest churro EVER)

We got very exciting news Last Thursday that we have been waiting FOREVER for! John and Brent passed their national boards! We were all so excited, a big weight is lifted off our shoulders! Good Job boys!

We've been planning a trip to So Cal for the last few weeks to attend a wedding for one of John's mission companions, the wedding was in San Diego and it worked out nicely we were able to visit Brianne and Brandon while we were there!

We had the best beach day ever!


John was able to surf for a couple of hours and I finally got a video of him.. Pretty hot stuff!

While I was with Bri we got a very unexpected package from Lester, Can you believe this.. our mother sent us a mothers day package! ha ha she is adorable! My mother is the best.. look how cute this package is..

It was full of yummy treats and very cute pair of earrings!

Later that night we stayed at the Hilton Hotel for a night, we were treated like kings! We were giving a wedding gift basket when we arrived and we had such a nice room!

This was the view from our room the swimming pool was awesome as well as tennis, golf, etc.

We just want to say Thank you to Adam's parents for treating us so nicely, the wedding was wonderful and we are so happy for Adam and Sheridan Paulson! We love you guys!

While we were in So. Cal we had many events take place, my sweet little baby girl Avery turned the BIG 1 years old! She is so sweet and we wish we could have been there to help her celebrate! We love you Avery Sue!

Another big event took place It was Mother's Day, and we just wanted to say how much we love our Mother's! My mom as well as John's mom has been so inspiring and such wonderful role models to both of us! We love our Mother's more then words could ever express! They are such great women and we would not be the people we are today without them! We hope you had a great day and just know how much we love and admire you! Thanks for everything you do for us, we can't thank you enough! We are so lucky to have such great mothers in our lives to always help us when we need them, as well as just to be there for a good laugh! We are truly blessed and once again we LOVE YOU!

It was Eli's birthday day as well as my Grandma's Birthday on Mother's day! So my family threw one massive party for Mother's day, Grandma, Eli and Avery's B-Day! Once again we just want to wish you a Happy Birthday and hope you had a great day! We love you guys so much and can't wait to see you all!

WE LOVE YOU!!

Be-lated Easter post!

John and I had a great Easter this year, It was very relaxing which was a great change from our usually very busy schedule! We started out the holiday by coloring Easter eggs with our BF's the Babcocks (as you can see from the picture we were very creative) ha ha! We also received yet another awesome brown package from Utah, this one I was a little hesitant to open since it came on April fools day, but once again Lester has out done her self AGAIN with a Easter basket filled with real Easter grass and yummy treats! Thanks we really loved the package. On Easter morning John and I woke up and saw what the Easter bunny brought us then we enjoyed watching conference and spending the day with the Hatch family, Thank you Liz for all the great food!

I really love this holiday, Easter is such a wonderful time of year, I'm so grateful for my Savior and all the sacrifices he has made for me! We are so truly blessed and we always need to remember that! We love my families so much and we just want to say thank you for all your love and support! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

My easter grass needed a hair trim!

I sure love the Easter Bunny!

Weekend O' Fun!

This weekend was a long time coming, we have been planning this trip since November and I can't believe its already come and gone so quickly. We're so happy Brittany and Adam were able to come to California and visit us. We really had so much fun, and we packed so much into 3 days it was awesome!

Our 1st day....

We drove down to Santa Cruz and rented beach cruisers, had a great lunch on the pier, saw some fun sights, and watched some fun surf competitions!

Later that day.. We drove to San Jose and got ready for the JOHN MAYER CONCERT! The concert was so much fun, we sat on the 12th row and let me just say Mr. Mayer never disappoints. Thanks Ad rock for getting those tickets!

Late that night.. After the concert just to top the day off we had to hit up donut wheel! :)

The 2nd day.. We were off for our adventure in San Francisco to shop till we drop, but first we had to full fill one of Adams long lost dreams, to stand at the gates of PIXAR! Done and Done!

Later that night.. Since the boys were so good at letting Brittany and I shop all day with no complaining we let them choose where we ate for dinner and of course it was sushi. This was one of the best rated Sushi places in San Francisco so we had to try it. The boys loved their rolls but brittany and I weren't the biggest fans.

Late that night.. To make up for the sushi places we had to stop off at the best dessert place Ghirarelli's! Yum Yum

The 3rd day.. Before Brittany and Adam had to leave I wanted to show them down town Danville, it has really cute shops and some fun places to eat. We decided we had some more time to kill so we went to Berkley and got FAT SLICES PIZZA and walked the grounds of Berkley! It is a very pretty school but a lot of very dirty people! On the way to the air port we stopped off at Nordstrom rack and looked around for a few Min's, then we dropped them off at the airport and said our good byes. I hated seeing them leave we had such a fun time. There were Lots of laughs, jokes and memories that we will talk about for a long time!

Thanks again for coming out Brit and Adam we love you guys and can't wait to see you again.

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for watching the kids so they could come!