Thanks Babe!

Joey brought me these beautiful roses the other night. What a sweet guy! Let's just say, I needed a pick-me-up and these flowers did the trick. Thanks honey!! I love you!

Thank you!

Some wonderful friends in my ward gave me a baby shower. They insisted we celebrate this baby boy even though he is child number 4. I really appreciate their excitement and I didn't feel like they felt obligated to do this for me. A HUGE thanks to Bethany, Heather, Brooke, Abby and Carrie!!!! You are the BEST! And to everyone else who helped with food, thank you so much: Karin, Shaylyn, Cheri, Brittany, Angela and Alison you are great friends!!

Joey's aunt and mom came to the shower! Thanks for making the trip!


The spread...the food was delicious! The party planners sent me home with enough food to last a week and I ate it everyday for lunch!

It was fun to get new stuff for the baby. And I'm especially grateful to have talented friends who made wonderful blankets, bibs, carseat covers, and nursing covers!

I've got a c-section scheduled for the 27th of November so the countdown has begun!

Again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Still Feels Like Summer

Yesterday Joey attemped to teach Hayden how to ride her bike without training wheels.

It started off great...
...and ended in tears. We will try again soon.

The kids got to play out in the backyard on the slip 'n slide then we ended the day with hamburgers and hot dogs. What a great Saturday!



And best of all...USC lost and UCLA won their respective games! We couldn't have asked for a better day...okay, BYU could have won and then it would have been perfect!

Poor Lincoln

I've started a new reward method for my kids. I have a big jar full of marbles and then I have three smaller jars assigned to each child. Every time they do a chore or deserve praise I give them a marble. Once their jar is full, then they get a reward (e.g., a date with Daddy, a special little toy, etc.). Earlier this week, Hayden and Spencer each had about 15 marbles in their jars and Lincoln had 1...poor kid is having a hard week!! He is testing his boundaries and he is so strong-willed. Thank goodness he is cute! I'm grateful for each personality in our home...even Lincoln's!

Brotherly Love

This is how my boys slept for the first 4 months of their lives. We finally had to separate them into two cribs once Lincoln wouldn't stop cuddling with Spencer and waking him up.


Last night we found that Lincoln got out of bed, climbed into Spencer's bed and they fell asleep like old times.

Our Six Is On Fire

Here is a little trip down memory lane for me: Joey and I were married six years ago today in the Oakland, California temple. We recently got the rights to all of our professional pictures and last night Joey and I went through them and talked about what a wonderful day it was. My parents were living in Tokyo, Japan at the time and planning a wedding wasn't an easy thing to do from overseas. My mother-in-law took the reins and planned a perfect wedding. It was such a beautiful, memorable day.



My immediate family.


Joey's immediate family.


The wedding party.


Young and in love!




The head table (those are customized mini-Martinelli's bottles that we used as name cards).


The reception hall.


Joey and his mom sharing a dance.


My parents.


We had the best dee-jay and the reception turned into a rockin' dance party. We had everyone, old and young, dancing.


Joey read me a beautiful poem which he had written. It was one of the most memorable moments of the day for me.


The guys fighting over the garter. Joey's best friend, Leo, got it and a year later he threw the same garter at his wedding.


Leaving the reception and getting into the limo. We stayed in San Francisco for the night and headed to Oahu the next day.

Slip 'N Slide and Friends!

Summer is so wonderful! It's so nice to wear the kids out at the pool or in the backyard.

Lincoln slipin' 'n slidin'!


Spencer making his way down the slip 'n slide!


Hayden had her friend, Rachel, over yesterday. I love the picture because Rachel is older than Hayden but she is also blessed with height and then there is my petite little thing! Thanks Rachel for playing yesterday!