BFF's

My friend Ana had her son three months before Ryan, and we predicted long ago that they were going to be best friends. This weekend she and her husband John and Baby Ben came for the weekend and it looks like our prediction was correct! The six of us had a great weekend hanging out and relaxing, and the boys had a ball together. Thanks, Ana, John and Ben for a great weekend and some fun memories!

Yum, I want some of that graham cracker!

On our way to the playground at the mall

Like our matching car seats?

Lookin' for some ladies...

Enjoying a warm Arizona afternoon

There's Definitely a Baby in There!

Sorry I have been MIA and gone so long without a post. I've had some requests for prego pictures, so I'm finally obliging! My best friend Christine was here a couple of weeks ago for a quick visit and these were taken while she, her husband Gregg and her adorable new baby girl Kylee were here.

I can't believe how quickly the time is going. I am currently in my 23rd week--more than halfway there! Some of you know we had a few weeks of worrying about whether Baby Ryan had Down's Syndrome, but come to find out my doctor had given us completely false information and we had basically worried for nothing. Ugh. The good part though was that we got to see a wonderful specialist and have a very detailed ultrasound that showed how perfectly all of his little body parts are developing--his hands, feet, heart, brain, kidneys, the whole nine yards.

So for now I'm enjoying the processs and eagerly anticipating the arrival of Ryan in July.

Yay for babies!

Old Friends are the Best Friends

A few weeks ago I got to meet up with my friends Sharla, Mary Lou and Carole for dinner when we passed through Riverside. I love having friends who you can go forever without seeing, and when you are finally together again, you start up right where you left off.

Love you, girls!

Babies, Babies Everywhere

This past weekend I went up to Sacramento for my best friend's baby shower. It seems like everyone is having babies! I love it! Anyway, the shower was seriously the nicest baby (or any other) shower I've ever attended. Everything was picture perfect.

The best part though, of course, was spending time with Christine. The only thing I dislike about living in Arizona is the distance from my friends. But little visits here and there defininitely help.

In addition, I got to help her get everything organized for the nursery, which I totally loved. Maybe I should have taken the Professional Organizer career track...

I love to see the temple...

Back when the Church announced that there would be a temple built in Sacramento, I told my best friend who lives in the area that when it opened, I would take her to the open house. So that's what I did this weekend. The temple is absolutely beautiful (of course) and it was great to be able to share a little piece of that part of my life with someone who is so close to me.

The rest of the weekend was a blast, as well. We got in a descent dose of shopping (of course!); bbq'd and had poker night with Christine's hubby, parents and grandparents; hung out by the pool; saw a couple of movies; and just generally had a good, relaxing time.

Thanks, Christine, for a perfect weekend!

Back from Some Much Needed R&R

Bryan and I just got home from spending the 4th of July weekend in Southern California, and it was just what we needed. We got in lots of beach time in Malibu (which unfortunately resulted in a bad sunburn/blistering for Bryan), some excellent shopping at the outlets in Camarillo (including new golf clubs for Bry and a new Coach bag for me), a Dodger game, good food and lots of laughs with our good friends Ana & John. With Bryan's business it's nearly impossible to get away for any extended period of time, but these long weekends always get us recharged...

I Heart North Carolina

Bryan and I got home from our trip to North Carolina this afternoon. We had a fabulous time, and absolutely loved it! Everyone always says that NC is so beautiful and so green...and I concur.

It was great to be able to spend some time with our friends Greta and Tom. They're the kind of friends that you only see every once in a while, but when you do, you always pick up right where you left off. I love that.

As far as the trip itself, we were able to see and do a lot. We visited multiple NASCAR Museums (the Richard Petty, Richard Childress and Winston Cup museums), enjoyed fabulous Japanese food (who knew you'd be able to find good Japanese food in Charlotte?), and of course went to the All-Star race on Saturday night. Little did we know that the Red Hot Chili Peppers would be performing at the race, so that was an extra little treat. Our other extra little treat was the rain...there were multiple rain delays before and during the race, so the race didn't even finish until about 1:00 a.m. But it was all good. We had great seats and a fun time just the same...