1 year old!

Owen's big day started with blueberry pancakes-Brett made him a 1 and he was not sure what to think of it at first, but ended up eating the whole thing!We BBQed with our families (my parent's came over for the weekend) and some friends came over for dessert-these are Owen's friends Syd and Mya.  (Owen is the one with no shirt on, a big belly and soaking wet shorts from playing in the ice bucket!)One cupcake down-one more to go!
Brett and I had way to much fun decorating this cake...he is quite the cake artist.  He made the bee, the ant, the beetle and a flower-who knew he had this talent!

10 days late...but worth the wait!

This is Owen with his friend Gracie.  Gracie is my friend Jenn's little girl and these two turn 1 this week!  Jenn and I were due on June 1st and 2nd, and the little ones were born on the 11th and 12th-both 10 days late.  It's so fun to see them interact!  Happy birthday you two!

Happy 30th!

Brett turned 30 on the 13th!  We celebrated with family on the 13th and again with friends on the weekend.  Brett's brother Ty flew in from AZ to surprise him and we were so excited to see him!

Brett's Brewfest-"Cheers to 30 years"!  The weather was nice enough that we were able to enjoy the evening outside for brew and yard games.  We had a Local, Pacific NW, and Import Brew section for the tasters and frosty beer mugs too!

Dallas and Charlie...some of Brett's tallest friends.

Uncle Ty

I found Owen a "My Dad is the Man" shirt...

and we ironed "Happy 30th Daddy" on the back!

Nora and Tyler's wedding

We flew into Portland Wednesday night for 3 days of wedding festivities-all extremely fun by the way.  Thursday night was rehearsal followed by an Iraqi Henna Party.  Friday, I met Nora and the bridesmaids for manis and pedis and then we boarded a bus to the rehearsal dinner at the Viewpiont Inn overlooking the gorge-awesome setting and even more amazing dinner celebration.  The main event was Saturday and Nora looked absolutely beautiful, and everything went off without a hitch (surprise, surprise).

I have to say, Owen looked pretty handsome for the reception!
Sneaking into the bridal suite!
The Head Table-WOW

Happy late Easter!

On Easter eve we had some friends over for dinner and also had a little egg hunt for Owen and Mya.  They were a great team-Mya found the eggs and Owen ate the cheerios that were inside!

After church we enjoyed a delicious brunch at the Feltons and an easter egg hunt with over 200 eggs!!  The Sayler's brought Owen this little car and he loves it.  Uncle Rob was even hiding eggs under the hood to get a head start on the hunt!!

Spring Break

My spring break was last week and it was lucky enough to have sunshine, family visits and friends all wrapped up into one week!My week started with a trip to Palm Springs (my first weekend away from Owen) and ended with a visit from my mom and grandma "Nona".  I met 15 other girls in Palm springs for Nora's bachelorette party where we had a blast soaking up some sun and staying up way too late.  I spent the next few days enjoying being at home with Owen, and Nona and my mom flew over at the end of the week.  They loved the time with Owen and Nona had us laughing until our stomachs hurt!  It was a wonderful visit.  I'm so glad they made the trip!

Prom 2009

Since I was pregnant and without a date for prom last year, it was so fun to have Brett chaperone with me this year!  This was my second year as a prom advisor and prom is WAY more involved than I ever remember it being when I was in high school.  There are now committees, paid advisors, multiple fund raisers and all the proceeds benefit a chosen organization.  Grand march is also very new to me, and we had over 600 people come just to watch the march!  Aside from calming down some parents that were very nervous about the grand march route and safety pinning dresses together, my job was very easy once things got rolling.  I am still catching up on sleep though...after taking down decorations, I think I got home later than I did from prom 1998!  

Happy St. Patrick's Day!