June

June was a very busy month. Graham's sister Shannon got married! The wedding was in Virginia so we spent a week spending time with all of Graham's family before Emerson got out for summer break.

Happy Father's Day, Graham!

The Mitchell's (day before the big wedding)

Emerson was her Aunt Shanny's flower girl. Shannon asked Eme to help her get ready for the wedding. You should have seen Eme. She was so happy to do that job. She helped her get her dress on and helped her with her jewelry. Hold her bouquet, hold her dress so it wouldn't drag on the ground. She loved it!

Shannon looked so beautiful! Welcome to the family Uncle Jesse!

Emerson with her niece baby D'Anna. Now she is not the only granddaughter. She reigned that crown for over 8 years.

While in Virginia, we went to DC and hit some of the smithsonian museums. The kids love the movie The Night of the Museum, battle of the Smithsonian, so we went to the natural history museum to check out Rexy the dinosaur. Emerson's first reactions was "that's not very big"!

with all the cousins

The other favorite from the movie is "The Thinker" We had fun searching the art museum for all the art pieces they showed from the movie. When Atticus saw the Thinker, he repeated the scene from the movie. It was pretty hilarious.

I'm so glad the kids love that movie because they really got into all the museums and they got so excited when they recognized the artifacts and the art pieces.

We took the ferry to Maryland to go canoeing in the Potomac. Graham and I did this when we had our wedding reception in Virginia. We had fun but I know it wasn't a pleasant experience for all.

After we got back from Virginia, we had FHE at the Fiesta Island with some of our friends to kick-off the summer and celebrate the last day of school.

We had dutch oven dinners

Eme and Mateo, her best friend from school.

Mother's Day Pics

How perfect does the kids outfits match the beach scenery? Graham's sister, Shannon is getting married in July and Emerson is going to be her flower girl. The yellow dress she is wearing is her flower girl dress. We've had so much rain this year that the daisies stayed out a little longer so, I decided to take some pictures of the kids for my Mother's Day presents.

I bought Atticus this adorable linen suit for Aunt Shanny's wedding. What do you think? Is he not the cutest thing ever!!!! I think all the ladies will like him at the wedding.

I can't get him to just sit and smile anymore for pictures. He loves to strike a pose!

My 2 handsome Men

I woke up on Mother's Day with a yummy breakfast in bed made by Chef Graham. The kids gave me the most beautiful bouquet of multi-colored roses and a super cute cardigan. I wish I took pictures of it. You did good, Graham!

MY HAPPINESS.................is being a MOM!

Spring Break

We had a very busy Spring Break this year. Actually, it started a few weeks before Spring Break. From three sets of house guests, multiple trips to the zoo, Sea World, beach, John's Incredible Pizza, Drive-In movies to slumber parties, I am pretty happy that the dust has now settled and life will go back to normal tomorrow.

Our first house guest was Graham's little sister Megan and her husband Brandon. It was Brandon's first trip out to California. Atticus called them the "Creepie People" but within a day, Brandon was his new BFF! The kids loved them. They got to go to the zoo with them, play a little frisbee golf and Brandon entertained them with some pretty cool magic tricks.

Our first Easter Egg Hunt. The traditional ward hunt. Both Emerson and Atticus found a golden egg which had a $1 in it. Atti was pretty excited. He loves to find money.

We went and watched "How to train your dragon" at the drive-in with the Stanton boys and the Rasner kids (our "fake cousins")

Putty had a disgusting mole on his neck and it was infected so he had surgery. I swear, every two years, this dog has something.

Emerson wanted to take him to the vet and give him a last hug in before he went in for his surgery.

He made it! The surgery was a success. No more mole and he even got his teeth cleaned while he had his surgery. Poor Putty, look how sad he looks. He was so tired when we brought him home. He just snuggled up and rested for a couple of hours on his bed.

Our "fake cousins", the Rasners came down to visit for a couple of days. It's always a blast when they come to town!

We went for a hike with all the kids on a beautiful spring morning.

Atti got a little help from his dad.

Coloring Easter eggs

New spring outfits and a few toys on Easter morning

So cute, the Hubby got me a Easter basket too. It was filled with my favorite See's candies and a super cute bracelet.

All the colored easter eggs.

Round II easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday between watching General Conference.

We had an earthquake on Easter. This is the only evidence in our house of the quake. It was my first earthquake in 15 years I've lived in California that I've really felt or wasn't asleep through.

Emerson had her first slumber party with 4 of her closest friends. I love girls! They crack me up.

They had pizza, did hair and make-up, painted nails, listened to music, sang and danced. And listening to them talk is hilarious!

Atticus and Graham went on a "man date" while the girls were in the full swing of their slumber party. The next morning, he helped make the girls breakfast. I am teaching him well!

We did even more stuff during the break but I didn't get pics. Like the dessert contest we had where everybody brought a dessert and we taste tested everything and judged it. All the kids loved it! Talk about sugar coma! Also, Marcus came and visited for a week from New York so our house was filled with all of his friends going in and out of the house. We miss you, Marcus!