Lily's Baptism

 Lily was able to be baptized today as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  We are so happy for her and for her decision to be baptized.  It was a wonderful event.  She just glowed all day afterwards.  We are so grateful for the friends and family who came and participated in our activities today.  We feel very loved and blessed. 

  Lily and her friend Myra.  They have known each other since they were 2.  They used to live near us in San Diego and now they live near us here.  It was great to have them there. 

 Aimee and I decorated the house and planned the menu for the luncheon after the baptism.  It was a wonderful gathering. 

 Here are some pictures of Lily that Damon and I took a few days before she was baptized.  They turned out great.

Adam is 11!

 Can't believe Adam has turned 11. We can't believe he is off to middle school either.  Seems like he was that sweet little 3 year old who used to drive me absolutely crazy with his zest for life.  We are so glad he is part of our family and can't wait to see what the next 11 years has in store for him and us!

Adam got a few extra days of celebrating.  I can't seem to understand how my kids manage to drag out there birthdays for days on end.  His nana and papa were here on Sunday and were leaving before his birthday so he wanted to have his birthday dinner with them.  This worked since on his birthday Damon was going to be at school all night.  Adam had his favorite dinner with his favorite family :)

 Tuesday, his actually birthday, we had a birthday breakfast!  He had pancakes and got to open his presents with his dad around.  Tuesday afternoon he got to go water skiing with some of his friends.  He did a great job doing that and told his dad that we needed to buy a boat.

Wednesday I actually threw him a birthday party.  He hasn't had a friend party since he was 5 and I felt like he needed one.  Well, he had a luau when he was eight, but it was more family than friends.  So we had 6 10-11 year old boys over here.  They had pizza, played games, had water balloon fights, played on the wii and managed to squeeze in a nerf gun war and minute to win it games.  Fun was had by all!

 Happy Birthday Mookie!!

A Special Date

 For Lily's birthday we went to Los Angeles with her friend, Lucy, to visit the American Girl Doll store.  It was quite the affair.  We had lunch at the cafe, shopped and enjoyed spending time together.  It was a great day!  The girls were so preoccupied with their spoils they didn't realize how long we were in the car together!

The Dolls got to get their hair done at the salon!

 We met Lucy and her mom Debbi way back when the girls were 3 and 4 taking ballet lessons together.  It's been so fun to stay friends over the years!

Leaving San Diego is never easy, but Lily had Emma to entertain her and keep her company!

Lily turns 8!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet, beautiful, sassy, smart and perfect daughter.  We love you more than words can express.  Can't believe our baby is 8.  Where has the time gone?  Here's a look back over the years!

 sorry I can't seem to rotate that one.

2006

 2007

 2008

 2009

2010

 2011

2012

Lily wanted to celebrate her birthday in San Diego.  It worked out perfectly with Jerabek's promotion ceremony so that was great.  Lily wanted breakfast at her favorite French cafe, Fabrison's.  After breakfast we walked around downtown and visited some cool spots.

 Bob Hope Memorial

 The Black Pearl from Pirates!

 We got back to the beach house and chilled for an hour until the Mortensen's arrived.  We went to the beach with them and had pizza and cake and ice cream.  Lily loves celebrating her birthday with the Mortensen's.

After dinner we got to go to the airport and pick up Damon.  Everyone was so excited to see him.  We were happy to be celebrating Lily's birthday all together in San Diego.