The Blackham Family

Christmas in Fallbrook

2012-01-23T11:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great but kind of a blur...the stomach flu hit ALL of us except Eloise on Christmas night and lasted about two days. We had an AMAZING dinner and then a few hours later, Rylee starts throwing up, Clint barely made it home (actually he didn't, I had to pull over off the freeway for him to yack. Then I got the kids to bed and within 30 minutes of me climbing in bed, Rylee walks Vaughn into our room (being the sweet sister that she is considering she's already sick) with throw up covering his face and hair. I guess he doesn't know you have to sit up if you feel like your going to barf:( So I get both of them in the bath tub at 11pm, Clint is hurling in the sink and I was running around with barf bowls trying to make sure none landed on the floor from the kids...I felt like a chicken running around with its head cut off. I stayed up with the kids til 3am all to wake up with what everyone had by 7am! Oh the joys of motherhood!!!

Smiley-Rylee opening her presents

Vaughn

Eloise

and of course some mate :)

Christmas eve the kids did a little nativity scene for us and sang songs in between Grandpa Kim reading from the Bible. It was really sweet hearing Rylee sing a solo for us of "Picture a Christmas" and Vaughn pretending to know the words to the songs.

We had tons of fun doing Just Dance!

Colette & Wil

Rylee & Vaughn were pros!

First day of first grade

2011-09-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

My little girl is a first grader!!! It seems like just last week I was walking her to kindergarten, now I'm sending her on the school bus to be gone pretty much all day :( It's a long day for her (8am-4pm) but she's doing great and loves it.

I don't know where this pose came from but she thought it was cool and after three times of trying to get the picture it was just funny to me...already trying to be a cool little first grader. Vaughn wants to be just like his big sister and has to do every thing like her. After the first week of school, he still tells me every morning as Rylee gets on the bus "School bus! Go in! Go on there!" Sorry Vaughn, not yet bud.

The socks were meant to be for a cold day but Rylee thinks otherwise.

Vaughn thinks he's pretty funny...or me saying "say cheese" is.

After a long first day of school and coming off the bus in tears because she fell down at recess, scraped her knee and had to go to the nurse's office...this is how we end our day...at Papa's shop to watch tv in the movie theater room! (This can make ANYTHING better for these kids).

2011-08-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

Here's Vaughn the first week Eloise was born...he couldn't get enough or her! He wanted to hold her whenever he saw her and kiss her over and over again. Now that the novelty of having a baby sister has worn off, he's bit her foot, smacked her face, whacked her face with a ruler several times and pushed the car seat off the counter (luckily she wasn't in it!) Welcome to the family Eloise

something's not right here, Rylee's on the ipad & Vaughn's playing with the itouch

Rylee's first ballet recital

Eloise's baby blessing

Vaughn & Vaughn :)

waiting for dad to finish surfing

Rylee got to ride a pony at Irvine Park. Vaughn was too big of a scaredy cat, he just wanted to hold the lead line of Rylee's pony to take her for a walk. I guess I should have gotten a picture of that, I'm a little slow

Family picture (too bad Eloise was sleeping in the stroller)

she fell asleep while we were watching tv

5 months worth of pictures...shots of kids, some family time, Hawaii, Easter, & Rylee's spring picture

2011-05-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

We needed some pictures taken of the kids to blow up on canvas for our living room, so when Clint's cousin Stacy was in town I asked her to take the pictures for me :) thanks for your amazing talent Stacy!

I should start a collection of Vaughn's dirty looks & scowls

he really is a happy boy though

Vaughn likes to sit right next to Clint on the couch when he knows it's bedtime. He'll say "Seat-Daddy!" over & over until he gets his way, I guess it's his way of prolonging bedtime, or he really misses his dad all day.

Rylee being a good big sister & another one of Vaughn's faces...

... & another

I asked Clint to keep an eye on the kids so I could make dinner and this is what I get!

cute smiling faces on the roof outside the kitchen window :)

Rylee didn't wanna miss out on the fun so she got up there too.

Vaughn's little photo shoot before church

Hawaii

Clint got to go paddle boarding with his dad & brother

Clint completely buried the kids at the beach, Rylee loved it!

Vaughn did at first but that quickly changed.

Vaughn REALLY wanted to pull Rylee's backpack through the airport...poor kid doesn't know it's a princess backpack.

Easter

we had a little Easter egg hunt the day before Easter with Nautica & Cadia

Rylee was very proud when she found one. I wish I got a picture of her giving some to Vaughn, she's an awesome sharer!

Vaughn was a little slow because when he found an egg, he decided to unwrap it and eat it right there!

Cadia (my brother Darren & Jordan's little girl)

& Nautica

another stop to open his chocolate

My brother Darren & his wife Jordan

I finally found a cute hat that fits Vaughn's head, but he didn't feel like smiling. (his car seat cover is being washed)

This bookshelf & dresser was mine and my sister Jessica's when we were growing up but it had an oak stain on it. It's been left out in the barn at my parent's house in Olivenhain for about 6 or 7 years so the finish was all faded from the sun. I wanted to put it to good use so I had an idea (for Clint) to sand it & paint it white to look shabby-chic. It turned out great and is now being shared by Rylee and Vaughn!

We had to make a room for Eloise so Rylee and Vaughn are sharing a room early. Clint raised Rylee's bed to turn into a bunk bed but I'm not ready just yet to let Vaughn outta the crib so he just sleeps underneath. Rylee is VERY excited about her bunk bed & tells EVERYONE that her ladder is 64 inches :)

I'm very happy with Rylee's spring pictures because the one's they did at the beginning of the school year were kinda funky, she smiled so pretty for this one!

Lagger...

2011-01-11T21:45:00.000-08:00

is what I am when it comes to blogging I've decided! This is a picture of Vaughn's first haircut which happend right after Rylee's 5th birthday (oct. 18th, 2010)

My brother Darren's 39th birthday dinner

Rylee at our ward Christmas party with Santa

Poor Vaughn being truamatized

Rylee & Vaughn at the Wild Animal Park

Vaughn was extremely happy about the cookies left in his stocking by Santa :)

A happy girl on her new beach cruiser that she was totally not expecting

At Christmas time we rode the coaster down to Old Town in San Diego with Clint's parents and the Conforto's & this was Vaughn's expression when the train started moving...it was priceless!

Rylee REALLY wanted the movie Shark Boy & Lava Girl thanks to her cousin Hayden for Christmas, the one I found was 3D and came with these glasses. Rylee watches this movie ALMOST every day & her brother has caught on pretty quick..he wants to do just what she does...our kids are so cool! :)

After being gone for two weeks at Thanksgiving, here is the end result of our kitchen! My husband is amazing & works so hard to make our home beautiful...or is desperate for his wife to cook :/

A lot to blog about....

2010-09-29T11:33:00.000-07:00

San Diego Zoo...

In the middle of September, Clint had some vacation time & the zoo was how we chose to spend one of the days. When Clint asked Rylee, "You wanna go to the zoo today?" she replied "YEAH!! Wait, are you just kidding dad?" It was really cute. This is a Rylee and Vaughn sitting on one of those foot massage machines, he was pretty stoked to be outta the stroller.

We got a family picture in front of the elephants. Some nice old man volunteered to take our picture which was nice because I hate asking strangers if they would mind taking our picture, it's always so awkward for me

I think Vaughn had his tongue out pretty much all day!

We went on the sky ride which was really cool but I didn't know I was afraid of heights until this thing started going up in the air...one of the most uneasy feelings I have ever felt. Sweet little Rylee just told me "you just gotta stay calm mom!"

This was great, typical Rylee! You can't tell but I'm like 30 or 40 feet away from her. She just plops down right next to this man, (not a seat away from him but RIGHT next to him, a total stranger) and starts reading her map. She's a goof!

Rylee's got her own picture of this panda on our fridge because she's pretty much in love with pandas right now.

Once again, perfect way to end our day!! We brought the kids home & Papa came to babysit so we could go see a Mason Jennings show. It was awesome! It was at this women's center in San Diego, with not too big of a crowd which was rad because then we got to meet him after the show. Clint got me a shirt & Mason signed it!

Vaughn's New High Chair...

How I went so long without one is beyond me! But this kid loves his chair. This is just one of my favorite faces that Vaughn makes.

I think he thinks this is a trick or something. Since Vaughn was pretty little he'd always stick something in his mouth, tilt his head just a little & then let go, (like 'look at me! no hands!'). Now he does it with food :)

Rylee the photographer takes pretty good pictures!

Who knows what happened to Rylee's pants?! She probably took them off because she was too hot. That happens often with her.

Seaport Village...

Last Sunday it was a really nice day, too hot to stay home. So after church, Clint made sandwiches for the car & we headed down to Seaport Village in San Diego. Rylee had tons of fun, there was a band playing and right when we walked up they were letting the kids play instruments while the band played.

That's the Coronado bridge behind us, it was SO nice & hot out! This must have been the first day of our heat wave this week.

Rylee took our picture for us :) She was pretty bothered with Clint & his faces.

Right before the riding the merry-go-round, Clint bought Rylee a little butterfly necklace from this Mexican stand on the side of the rode. She loved it!!! & broke it before we got home :(

All smiles!! Well, Vaughn looks a little worried in this one but he enjoyed himself. Rylee waved at Clint EVERY time we went around :)

MY favorite part of the day! My Vera Bradley bag that my thoughtful husband surprised me with, I was looking at it in one of the shops. Then went to take Rylee & Vaughn in a toy shop while Clint said he had to go to the bathroom. Little did I know..he bought this bag & took it out to the car. I was so surprised when I got in & saw it sticking out under my purse. =)

Clint's the best!!!

no explanation for these pictures...I just like 'em

2010-09-06T22:07:00.000-07:00

I feel like these pictures are a great explanation of the before and aftermath of an evening at our house or a car ride with our family. One picture shows how it started-the next shows how it ends...

this is Vaughn-BEFORE Clint got home

Now here's a preview of in the car...

we were on our way to Fallbrook for some pool-time

Vaughn after he went skinny-dipping, the skateboard is covering his nakedness

& we're done!

Rylee's First Day of School

2010-08-27T17:43:00.000-07:00

I think I was more nervous than Rylee was for the first day of kindergarten. The morning started at 7am with Rylee at the foot of our bed saying "Come on Mom! I gotta get my school clothes on & you have to pack my backpack (with snacks). School doesn't start for her until 12:15pm, she was very excited! Almost every hour she was telling me it was time to go. I explained to her that after Vaughn's nap and after she ate lunch it would be time to go. So she waited patiently after lunch for Vaughn to wake up by playing games on the computer..very content. As for me, I had Clint teasing me saying "Look, you're all dressed and ready to go, (2 hours early) you're more nervous than she is and you're not even the one going" :) He was so right!

When we finally got to school, she skipped from the car all the way to her classroom door.

Here's the second day of school outfit...

She skipped again today, I wonder how long that's gonna last :)

Church Beach Party

2010-08-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

Last weekend it was perfect weather to have a beach day. We didn't make it all day because we like to nap at our house but we had fun eating & playing in the sand with people from our ward.

My handsome boys!!!

Rylee looks like she's eating a Popsicle but that's a shovel that she found, digging with her friends from church

Nauctica (my brother's daughter) & Vaughn playing around in the sand.

Vaughn thinks it's the funniest thing to put things on his head right now, he's a bucket-head :)

...but some think maybe Nautica put the bucket on his head ;)

2010-08-19T14:54:00.000-07:00

Cousins!!!

My sister Jessica & me on the pier

This picture of Vaughn wasn't taken at the same time when we walked on the pier but his face is priceless...

it was so sad, his sad face always is!

This was almost to the spot where we jumped when we got engaged!

An Unforgettable Day :)

2010-08-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, Aug. 14th, 2010 our family was sealed for time & all eternity at the San Diego temple...happiest day EVER! Walking into the sealing room with our children made me feel like a kid at Disneyland for the first time, the smile on my face felt indescribable. Knowing that Clint is ours for FOREVER is a wonderful feeling. I'm so blessed to be a part of this great family.

What a perfect way to end a great weekend...running a half marathon with Clint!..thanks for not leaving me in the dust :) We woke up at 3:30am to drive Vaughn down to my dad's and put him back to bed there & luckily he slept until 10am (which he NEVER does). We had to be in line for the shuttle at 5:30am! Way too early to start the day but so worth it. I think my favorite part was at mile 11 when there were some random people on the streets of downtown San Diego with a bar-b-q grilling up some cheeseburgers cut into quarters & passing them out to the runners, they were SO tasty but a little hard to swallow when you're that outta breath.

The Adoption is FINAL!!!

2010-07-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

We had the final hearing for Clint to adopt Rylee on July 28th, 2010 at 8:30am! The reason we all look a mess is because we were! I woke up at 8:05am and EVERYONE in the house was still sleeping, nobody was dressed & we were supposed to be walking out the door at 8am. Luckily we made it with NO time to spare. When the court room started to take attendance...of course the Blackham's were the first name called on the list! The judge told Rylee it was her special day and that is what she reminded us ALL day long! After signing the final papers, we had our picture taken with the judge, and then Rylee got to pick out a teddy bear at court. She picked a rainbow bear that has now become very special to her & comes with us almost everywhere we go. The whole week before, she would tell anyone "I get to go to court AND the temple, I'm so lucky!" But I'm the one who feels so lucky having this amazing little girl in our family. We love you Rylee!

Beach Day!!

2010-06-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

Vaughn is such a little poser! I'd call his name and he would happily turn to me and smile, it was so cute. The minute I put him on the towel he grabbed a handful of sand and didn't stop until it was time to go. He was loving it & to my surprise...he didn't try to eat the sand! Yes!! Now Rylee on the other hand does NOT like having her picture taken right now. I got this picture of her after screaming her name a bunch of times & when that didn't work, I threatened to take something away when we got home...sadly this attempt works every time. Within seconds of arriving at the beach, Rylee walks up to this little girl (because she was the closest to us who looked about her size) & just says "hi." They were instant buddies for our remaining time at the beach. As for this little girl, she was more than happy to say "cheese" to me the first time I called Rylee's name : )

2010-06-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

Rylee wanted to wear my hat & glasses before going swimming at her cousin's Nautica's house. Then she insisted she was Mommy for the day :) Vaughn once again trying to eat something! Anything he gets in his hands goes straight to his mouth. He's a funny kid!
Clint's friend wanted to borrow some snorkling gear but Rylee just had to try it on before it left the house. I'm not sure why she's only in her underwear though.

My FIRST half marathon!

2010-05-05T13:38:00.001-07:00

I did it! I ran my first half marathon withOUT walking! I did have the raddest partner to keep me going though. =) Thanks to Jamie I kept a steady pace & had the best experience in my life doing it! It was so rad to run along the coast up & down KNARLY hills with total strangers (6500 of them) and seeing the other random people on the side of closed roads cheering us on. I never would have thought their handmade signs would be so inspiring. It felt like every 5 minutes I was looking over at my sister with the GOOFIEST & BIGGEST smile of my face, and I'm sure she was wondering what the heck I was looking at & more importantly...WHY was I smiling?! It was such a bonding experience to wake up SOOO early to drive down to the starting line, trying to pin my bib number on myself perfectly straight, walking up to those biffy's and standing in the LONGEST lines just to pee before we ran 13 miles! Being so nervous together and scared of running up that VERY long hill up Torrey Pines road, and then down what seemed to be NEVER ENDING, the very STEEP & uneven paved road of the scenic route down to La Jolla Shores Cove. Sprinting across that finish line because I was just DONE & seeing my family there supporting me was such a GREAT accomplishment for ME! I mean come on! I used to get a side ache walking up to the mailbox as a kid, I'd rather drive up there & it was just up the street. If I can do this, anyone can! I feel so addicted! I just had to find another race. I couldn't stop thinking about it. So....thanks to Clint, we'll be running one together (well, not really together because he's way faster than me) in San Diego August 15Th. I've taken about a week off from running and I think I'm having withdrawals! We went to Kim & Colette's condo last night for a bar-b-q, (I did most of my training in the fitness room there) and I had such strange feelings to that fitness room last night. HAHAH, like it was calling my name or I was cheating or something. All those long hours & hard work of getting ready for this half marathon-I didn't want the training to be over. So I am VERY excited for my run tonight when Clint gets home from work. =)
Luckily they gave me a gold medal because Rylee really wanted me to get one. Actually, she wanted me to WIN, but there was NO way that was gonna happen with 6500 other experienced athletes!

PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY!

The announcer said this at the starting line and I kept repeating it in my head when my thighs were burning up those hills & my knees were aching coming down. Picking up running like this for this half marathon has been life-changing for me. One of the funnest events ever in my life!

My Laundry Buddy

2010-04-15T16:55:00.000-07:00

Months ago I asked Clint to kill this black widow & he had some reason like she's not bothering anyone & spiders are good, they eat the other bugs. Well, I'm too scared to attempt trying to kill her & now she's been in the same spot for so long I think I'd feel too bad. Never mind the fact that she could be deadly to our kids or make them very sick. Hopefully she'll just never leave her spot. She keeps getting bigger too! The bigger she gets I keep telling myself she's gotta go but she's still here. Oh well. I'm not a fan of spiders but I do have to admit, she does look pretty rad. When I was taking her picture I thought she was going to jump out at me but who am I kidding, spiders don't do that, right?!

2010-04-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

Rylee went to Montana with Papa for a week in March & I guess this is what her days consisted of...thanks dad for letting her dress you up in ribbons & thank you mom for sharing your collection with her. This new love for ribbons she has is driving me nuts but I can't stop her because it makes her so happy! Vaughn is a very curious little boy, & very grabby! He was looking at Clint so intensely this one morning before church.
Easter in Corona was sooo much fun! Rylee was pretty much nowhere to be found during the day except when it was time to hunt for eggs, she was way too busy running around with cousins.

Rylee, Vaughn, & I met Jade at the mall last weekend & this was the best picture I got of her...

smothering Auntie Jade!

This kid! His face makes me so happy! Both our kids are so awesome & make me so happy!

Need I say more?!

A Day at the Blackham's

2010-03-05T22:28:00.000-08:00

I could seriously eat this kid up! His cheeks, his eyes, his smile, his little tongue, he's so much fun! He thinks Rylee is hilarious, she's such a great big sister & we're so proud of her. I feel so blessed to be a part of this wonderful family!

So this is what our house looks like when Clint's in charge...Rylee turns into a ballerina, Vaughn gets a cookie container on his head for a hat (thanks to Rylee), & a dad snoozing on the couch : )

Dinner at the Jensen's

2010-03-05T22:07:00.000-08:00

Vaughn & I had fun having dinner at the Jensen's. Nautica was full of energy & missed Rylee (she was having a sleep-over with the cousins in fallbrook).

Cadia found Vaughn's pacifier & was curious to what it was like..even though she doesn't use one : )My handsome boy's face all lit up as usual.

testing out my new camera on Darren & Jordan

thanks for dinner Jordan, your home-cooking is wonderful!

Disneyland!!!

2010-03-05T17:01:00.000-08:00

Rylee still insists on taking pictures with her eyes closed..we're hoping she grows outta that one soon : )

It was Gabriel's birthday, I think that's why she was hugging him
Yes, Clint was on the phone on the merry-go-round with his kids : )Our happy boy! It seems as though this kid is always smiling.
This is who she wanted her picture with, she's really random; this was right after she went on splash moutain with me (& liked it).

Rylee and Bella held hands all day!Handsome guys : )My pretty, pretty girl. I think she looks cuter when she keeps her eyes open for the camera

Christmas time in Montana

2009-12-23T14:02:00.000-08:00

Rylee and Hayden couldn't resist checking out the presents we put under the tree

Here's Rylee making what she thought was patties..but was really pasty's
Vaughn's getting better at sitting up by himself before he tips over

sisterly-love, we miss you Jamie =(
Clint's snowman he built with Rylee and Hayden which left Rylee in tears because she didn't want the snowman to be a boy, she wanted it to be a girl with a tiara

riding around with Papa. Rylee can't see and Hayden doesn't look like he's in too safe of a spot

Pumpkin-Patch

2009-10-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Where's Rylee =)

Rylee's missing from this picture because she's the one taking the picture.

Vaughn balancing on a huge pumpkin!

Today we all went to Bate's Nut Farm to see the pumpkins & man was it hot! Colette went with her class & invited us to meet her there. We had fun going through the maze, feeding the animals, & Rylee got to pick out her first pumpkin. Poor Vaughn just got balanced on a pumpkin.

Vaughn's blessing

2009-10-12T19:47:00.000-07:00

Vaughn's baby-blessing was yesterday and Clint did a great job! Thanks to everyone who made it. We finally got some pictures of Vaughn with Clint's grandpa. It was so nice of them to drive down from Utah =) ...and super cool to hear Grandpa Vaughn bear his testimony the same day as little Vaughn's blessing.

Here's a picture of Papa, Vaughn & me.

"The Vaughn's"

this is the first family picture of the four of us since the hospital, and we both look like we're about to drop our kids.

Vaughn's wearing one of the adorable onesies that Jade made for him to match his van's that Uncle Joe & Jade got him.

Buddies!

2009-10-03T22:02:00.001-07:00

Rylee is such a big helper & a great big sister! Sometimes she acts like she's Vaughn's mom. She's so loving and gentle with him and I'm so proud of her. Vaughn is such an easy baby..sorry to rub it in to those of you with new babies. He's all smiles and rarely cries. He lights up when his big sister talks to him and he brings so much joy into all three of our lives!

September

2009-09-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent pictures of Vaughn. It's crazy how much he's filled out and how big he's getting!

The boys watching some tv, when Clint put Vaughn down on the couch his arm just went up like that and it looked really funny.

our blue-eyed baby =)

Pregger Pics..before Vaughn

2009-08-21T14:54:00.000-07:00

thanks for the pictures Stacy!

2009-08-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

Rylee cracking up at something while playing with Papa & Uncle Andy in her room..she said they were going to the pink castle.

Vaughn & Rylee having their first bath together

Rylee wearing a pretty dress Grandma made for her

We finally caught a picture of Vaughn smiling at about 7 weeks

Rylee & Vaughn watching some tv after church. She's always asking me if Vaughn can sit next to her and since he cant really sit yet I have to prop him up in the corner of the couch and ask Rylee to keep an eye on him..meaning she tells me when he's falling over =)

2009-08-07T08:09:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Karleen Reinhart I have these beautiful pictures of my family!

Rylee's photoshoot

2009-08-07T07:28:00.000-07:00

2009-07-31T13:57:00.000-07:00

Big stretch! He's already growing so fast it seems.
Rylee being the good big sister that she is at storytime with Vaughn
Rylee takes pretty good pictures & pretty random ones =)

Clint taking a snooze with Vaughn

This was pretty funny! Clint was trying to annoy a grumpy Rylee right when she woke up from her nap..mission accomplished.

Vaughn Cledwyn Blackham

2009-07-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

On June 30th, 2009 at 9:44pm this little guy arrived in our lives!...a whole week early he weighed 7.2 lbs. & was 19.5 inches long. Five pushes in fifteen minutes and he was out! Having no epidural was seriously such a great experience, that and having the best coach ever! Clint was awesome!

Vaughn was hungry and latched on to daddy's nose
A proud big sister Rylee holding her baby brother!

Spring time

2009-04-27T11:27:00.001-07:00

dying easter eggs with dad..& Rylee caught pick'n a wedgie

Happy Easter!

A new outfit made by Grandma

Bigfork, MT.

Hanging out in Montana

watching tv with grandma

Rylee was really excited to be in the airport with papa and just wanted to keep up with him and do everything like him!

Happy April

2009-04-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

Rylee riding the quad with papa
this is the tree my dad and Clint cut down=)

A Princess Birthday Party

2009-03-22T21:53:00.000-07:00

Rylee went to a friend's birthday party from preschool and Cinderella was the special guest!

This is Ryle and Julia (the birthday girl) eating some snacks.
where all the princesses sat

Rylee being silly after getting her nails painted by Cinderella.

One of the games was "The Bean-Bag Dance" and for some reason Rylee decided to put the bean bag between her legs when the song tells you to put it on your shoulder =)

Our pretty princess!

2009-03-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Since Clint has been working the graveyard shift he needs to sleep during the day so the house needs to be somewhat quiet. So Rylee and I tried killing some time before naptime by going to three different grocery stores..which I thought would be tiring but apparently only was to me. She wanted to watch a movie quietly before her nap. But once I got the tv going, I turn around to see her on the floor with blankets, pillows, an easter basket, Barney, her baby, sunglasses on, and other random stuff. I asked her "what's going on here?" her response to me was "no thank you, i don't need to take a nap, I'll just be quiet."

San Fran & Big Sur

2009-03-11T20:44:00.000-07:00

Clint was working in the yard and Rylee wanted to help so the two of them planted a tree together..she's in the hole that the tree is going to be put in.While the two of them were outside, I was putting a new bookshelf together in the house. Rylee took a bath and then this is what happened when she got out-she wanted to play in the packaging that the bookshelf came in...she thought it was a beautiful skirt!
This is a picture of a place on the side of the road on our drive up to Big Sur. We left at 4 am and I guess I just couldn't keep my eyes open for a picture. The drive up was so amazingly beautiful!

This is Clint just about an hour or two after he put our breakfast burritos under the hood of the car to heat them up while we drove..thanks Clint, you make the best breakfast ever!
This is our campsite at Big Sur where we hiked in about 1/4 of a mile to camp...it started raining in the middle of the night and our tent leaked, it was pretty cold and pretty worth it =)
On the Golden Gate Bridge

At Fisherman's Warf..Clint's second time there that day because I was sick all day in the hotel-Happy Valentine's Day!

Ghiradelli Square

Christmas 2008

2009-01-15T19:42:00.000-08:00

Rylee giving a thumbs up to her big sister t-shirt...her baby brother is due in July

Clint and I went to Temple Square to see all the Christmas lights

Snowboarding at Brianhead
our matching pj's
Rylee hung out in the lodge with Jade and was a little excited to see daddy back from snowboarding

A quick family picture before Clint and I hit the slopesRylee all bundled up and ready to play in the snowChristmas party in Corona

Rylee's Birthday

2008-11-11T08:00:00.000-08:00

Rylee's 3rd birthday

I know she doesn't look like the happiest three year old but she just wanted to eat her cupcake instead of saying "cheese" for the camera
after a birthday dinner at souplantation, Rylee had a shoulder-ride on daddy's shoulders..that made one happy girl!

eating pistachio cupcakes with uncle D
Rylee got a little birthday party at preschool the friday before her birthday so she picked out some orange cupcakes and celebrated with her classroom.

El Salvador

2008-11-11T07:27:00.000-08:00

These are pictures from our trip to El Salvador, this one is the view from the pool. It was the funnest trip ever!
all the boys after dinner

This is on our way back to the airport, the truck was full of corn and these guys were asleep on the back going about 60 mph..until our flash on the camera kept going off =)
all the girls after dinner
the boy's boat ..we went out on two different boats, one for the girls and one for the boys so they could find the perfect spot to surf while we layed out and watched.
my handsome husband and me eating lunch..the food was sooo good!

the view from our room!

Our Honeymoon...

2008-09-05T13:28:00.000-07:00

First we stopped in Palm Springs, then headed to the river
sunset-canoe-ride

going on the sea-doo & kind of excited about it.

The wedding was a blast and now we're home from the honeymoon...back to reality. These are some pictures of the honeymoon in Palm Springs & the river.

OUR WEDDING!

2008-08-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

Concentrate! don't trip! ... ...but I did, twice! my handsome soon-to-be hubby Walking to the gorgeous groom.... the greatest kiss ever!...too bad my strap slipped outta my dress Bridal pictures with Rylee
the yummy food!oh-boy!

the engagement pic's

2008-08-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

The Pier-Proposal

2008-08-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

Clint already over the railing about to jump..I was still trying to talk him out of it.

Me climbing over the railing extremely scared!
no idea about what's about to happen...
...still a little confused
oh I get it now!

YES!