April??

Where the heck did April go?? To tell the truth...April was sooo much fun! From the end of March to the end of April, we had 31 straight days of visitors or we were visiting someone. It was totally crazy, but so fun! Here are so pics from our visit with Grandma Rich.

Spring has Sprung!

We FINALLY got the planting bug! We loaded up the car, and I say car because I am reminded by a certain husband, on a daily basis, that we no longer own our lovely truck. Well anyway...so we made several trips to Home Depot and started OUR garden. We ripped up the backyard, but it isn't finished yet. When it is, I will update. It feels good to start making this house...ours.

I know it is March...because I made these....

So...as most of you know, I LOVE to bake. I ran across these little dreams in the goddess of baked good's magazine, better known as the lovely Paula Deen's, magazine. She had them all cutesied up for Valentine's Day, but I decided to add a little Irish flare to mine. They are filled with a cream cheese filling and topped with ganashe (sp?). Holy clovers...AWESOME.

Slug Bug.

We would like to welcome our son to the wonderful world of...SLUG BUG!! Last weekend while Rich's parents were here, Rich welcomed back his long love of the slug bug game. Anxious to teach our son the joys of this game, we began to point out every VW beetle we could find. I could not believe how quick Jax caught on. Our very enthusiastic 4 year old "beat" us as he found a slug bug while screaming "SLUG BUG!!! I GOT IT!!". Then...of course the OCS kicked in. (Only Child Syndrome) kicked in when anyone else in the car got one. A quiet pout lingered...but only until the next SlugBug was spotted. I love this kid!!

San Diego

"Our" Whale!!
Jax and Grandma Velle...loving the boat!!

Can anyone say TOP GUN!? I was totally stoked to feel like I was in Top Gun...so what if I wasn't??

My cute boys!!

What a wonderful weekend we had in San Diego!! Rich's parents came to visit last week and we were so excited to show them around!! It was Rich's dad's first trip to our new casa, so we wanted to do our best to show them a good time. Well, I must say that we didn't really plan to spend the entire weekend in San Diego, but after battling LA traffic for one day...we headed South instead. We spent one day Whale Watching...and guess what?? We SAW A WHALE! So exciting for this desert gal to see her first whale in the wild. Yes...I have been to SeaWorld, but nothing is like seeing one in the ocean. Jax was estatic. And, what an amazing bay to leave from...with the naval base being right there. I was worried that Jax would get bored...I mean it was a 4 hour tour. I came completely prepared...toys, food, books, etc. He didn't need any of it. He loved looking at all of the "jet planes", boats, submarines, birds, dolphins, sea lions, and the list goes on and on.

The next day we returned to San Diego to climb aboard the U.S.S Midway. We spend a couple of hours aboard the ship and had a great time. Great idea, Craig! All the men we of course thrilled,and it was pretty great for us ladies, too! We of course it the beach, but didn't make it in time to see the wonderful world of tide pools! Next time!

Ford Family Pictures

We haven't had a family picture in FOREVER!! So, this year it was the first time in a very long time that the entire family was all together. So, of course we had to capture it on film! After many reschedules due to family arrivals and departures, the day finally came. We woke up to SNOW! Not only snow on the ground, but it was a full on blizzard outside. So, we changed venues a couple of times, but finally the snow cleared out (you have to love Albuquerque weather!) and we were able to get our pictures done in Old Town. Erin Schmutz did such a beautiful job. This is such a SMALL sample of what she did, but we love them!

Not gonna make it...

Headache is setting in. Crap.