Quality Time with My Dad

This weekend I got to spend some quality time with my dad. A week ago my dad was working in the back yard and fell 8-10 feet, landing on the concrete, which resulted in him compressing a vertebrae, fracturing his lower leg, and tearing a tendon away from his ankle. As bad as his injuries sound, we are praising God that nothing more serious happened. Since he ended up having to have surgery on his ankle, he is out of commission for the next couple of months. For those of you who know my dad, it just kills him to have to stay off his feet and not be able to do much.


I had the pleasure to get to help him out since my mom was out of town with my grandma in the hospital. With the weather being rainy all day Saturday, we had a great time just relaxing, watching the Olympics and playing cards. Jim joined us Saturday afternoon and stayed until this afternoon. I joked that we were having a slumber party at my parents.

Maddux of course loved spending the weekend with her grandpa being spoiled. Andrea, Reggie and Corban were even able to make it over to see us all. Corban was missing Maddy and was so excited to get to play with her. By the end of the night though, Maddux was ready to just crash on the couch.

I caught Maddux trying to hide behind all of my dad's pillows he has to use to prop up his ankle. Isn't she cute? I had a great weekend spending time with my dad, Jim and Maddux!

Congratulations are in order...

Congratulations Reggie! We are so proud of you. Reggie completed his B.A. in Human Development from Azusa Pacific this past week.



Andrea, Reggie's wife, planned a surprised graduation party to celebrate with family and friends. We had a great time celebrating Reggie's accomplishment with everyone!

Shots of Newport Beach

Over the Valentine's Day weekend Jim and I went down to Newport Beach. Jim likes to spend time in Newport when he gets a chance and wanted to take me there since I had never been. Here are some pictures Jim took while trying out our new camera. I have to admit, the California coast is beautiful and the weather couldn't have been any better..especially for it being February.

Has it really been that long...

Yes it has unfortunately. I realized that I hadn't updated the blog in three months, since before Thanksgiving. Well it is all updated now, enjoy!

My Birthday Getaway Weekend

To celebrate my 27th birthday, Jim and I spent the weekend in Dana Point courtesy of my parents. Our condo was right on Pacific Coast Highway, directly across from the ocean, with an ocean view. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday weekend. The weather was awesome (gotta love Southern California in January) and the time relaxing.


Saturday morning we woke up and went for a bike ride along the beach to Dana Point Harbor where we walked around the shops and had breakfast. Later in the day, as part of my birthday present from Jim, we were pampered with a couples massage. The massage was wonderful and relaxing...I should get massages more often. We had planned on going out for dinner but after the massage we decided to grab dinner on the way back to the condo, watch a movie and play cards. I enjoyed just being able to spend quality time with Jim...even though he beat me a skip-bo.


I have always wanted to go to the San Juan Capistrano Mission and since it wasn't too far from the condo, we decided to go visit Sunday morning before heading home. There is so much history at the mission. We enjoyed walking around the grounds and learning about what life was like at the Mission back in the 1800s and early 1900s.


This was the best birthday weekend I could have asked for, sunny weather, ocean views and quality time with Jim!

I'll leave you with the card that Jim gave me, which fits me perfectly (there is a picture of a girl, guy with flowers and shoe). "She was caught in a love triangle. She was torn between her love for him and her love of shoes. But she had to choose...And frankly, he just didn't match her purse." Jim knows that in reality I would always choose him :)

Time for a New Year

To uphold our New Year's Eve tradition, Andrea and Reggie came up for a slumber a party. We have spent the past four out five New Year's with Andrea and Reggie. The evening started out with an awesome dinner at Zocalo, followed with a movie, dessert and games. And yes, Andrea and I stayed awake until Midnight. Our past track record for staying awake hasn't been the best :)




We love them and hopefully we will be able to continue the tradition for many years to come.

Christmas Time is Family Time

Christmas was special this year because we had a new addition to the family celebrating with us this year. This Christmas it was great to reflect on the meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus and spend quality time with our family.

Here are some pictures and highlights:

-Christmas eve after church we had a full house at Matt and Jen's for their annual Christmas Eve Spaghetti dinner. Matt's brother's family and my aunt, uncle, cousin and her little girl all joined us.


-Thought it had snowed Christmas morning...frost is the closest thing we got


-Elijah was a joy to watch while he opened his presents...he was so excited about each gift he got to open. Elsie was as precious as ever...very content and all smiles.


-Christmas day my cousin and I took Elijah and her little girl Jo to the park. They had a blast on the swings, slides and running around.


-Reception for my cousin Jason and his wife Juli who were out visiting from Minnesota.


-Week before Christmas Jim and I had a Christmas together with a wonderful dinner and gifts from each other.


-Spending time with Elijah and Elsie. Elijah can always make me laugh. He is such an entertainer.

-Enjoying the time with the family :)