My Nephew Turns 1!

 I just couldn't resist posting these pictures of my nephews 1st birthday...

 He had a Mickey Mouse theme for his party. Sonja asked if I would make his personal cake and cupcakes. I almost didn't get them done because I was running late getting home from my internship. We whipped the cake and cupcakes up in about an hour. I had Bill and Rachel helping in an assembly line.

Gratton was a little hesitant at first but then he figured it out and really dug into the cake. I LOVE his face!

 Rachel was trying to get Gratton to smear the cake on his head. My brother Colin used to do that to my kids when they were little.

 Such a Happy Baby!!

Happy Birthday Gratton! 

It's about time!

This is the longest I've gone without blogging. It was one of my new years resolutions to post at least once a week on my blog. So, I've already broken my New Years Resolution. haha I finally had some spare time, the kids were in bed, Bill was helping my brother move something. It's just me and my blog tonight. I really want to get better about keeping up my blog, mostly because it's an easy way to keep a family journal. I have a million excuses as to why I haven't made a single post in the last seven almost eight months, I even thought of making a post about all my excuses but I decide to just move forward. Enjoy!

Celebrity Sighting!

I always thought I was the person that if I ran into a celebrity on the street I would walk right past them and not even realize it. When we were at Disneyland I actually spotted Timothy Omundson, AKA Carilton Lassiter "Lassie" from one of my favorite shows Psych. I actually made eye contact with him in the line at Peter Pan and he got a panicked look on his face, which kind of startled me. Then as I sat in line, I couldn't help but think he looked familiar,  I wracked my brain for a good 5 minutes before it dawned on me. I turned to my husband and said, "Hey, doesn't that guy over there look like Lassie from Psych?" Timonthy Omundson was looking pretty shaggy compared to his squeaky clean character he portrays  on Psych. But we both agreed and even got a little excited...okay, I got a little giddy. My husband tried to talk me into talking to him or taking a picture with him but I just couldn't bring myself to bug him when he was trying to enjoy his day at Disneyland. I did take a picture though...its hard to see, but it's definitely him.

This is his character "Lassie" on Psych

This is the picture I took, I was trying not to be obvious, that's why its so blurry, plus it was  getting dark.

This is a picture that look more like he did at Disneyland!

 

 

 

I still get excited to think about it, I NEVER thought I would be star struck. Dang, I should have listened to my husband and taken a picture with him. haha

Christmas 2011 in California!

  It's had been an entire year since we had been back to California. I know, hard to believe! We were able to go for almost 2 weeks. We tried to fit everything and everybody in but we still fell short. I have to say that I loved every minute of being in California. As much as I love living in Idaho, my home will always be California. There are a TON of PICTURES

Here are some of the highlights

We spent Christmas Eve with my family and here we are at our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. Grandma & Ellie.

Christmas Day was spent with Bill's Family. The kids had to be woken up to open presents or else we were going to be late for church. haha

We made it to the beach! It was in the high 70's low 80's the entire time we were in California. I just love these pictures that were taken right as the sun was  going down.

 

Jared and Bill walking along the beach looking for shells and crabs. What a great pictures of Daddy and Son.

Jared found a couple of hermit crabs but this was his BIG  find of the day!

 WE MADE IT TO DISNEYLAND!!!

This was the kids Christmas present this year!

Ellie trying to navigate around Disneyland. Which  ride to go on first???

Rachel, Auntie Mame, and Jared

Bill's parents Ron and Julie...getting ready for the Matterhorn!

Auntie Mame, Bill,  Jared, & Rachel on the Matterhorn.

The kids walking along with Auntie Mame

Standing in line...we did a lot of that. It was one of the busiest days of the year, but we made the most of it!

Thunder Mountain Railroad

Daddy, Ellie, and Mommy!

Tea Cups!

Amy, Julie, and Ron-Thanks for a great day at Disneyland!!

Bill and I  got to go to the San Diego Temple. My parents work in the temple on Thursday nights, so we tagged along. We got to meet a lot of the people they work with.  It was a great and much needed night out to the temple. Thanks Colin for watching the kids!

And we went to the beach again! This is David, Sonja and Gratton (his first time at the beach)

Grandma Mayfield with all her grand kids!

What a fun night. S mores, hot dogs, sand, and Grandma time!!

Eating some smores...I think she had about 4.

Grandma and Jared

Gratton, I think you have a little something on your face. I hope you  liked your fist adventure at the beach!

There were so many things we got to do that I didn't get a picture of or write about.

Bill Graduates!

Bill graduated December 16, 2011. It was one of the happiest moments of our marriage. For most of you, I don't have to explain what a long and challenging road this had been. He's had a lot of obstacles to overcome, especially with his health. I'm so grateful for the decision we made to come up to BYU-I. We are so blessed that Bill's Crohn's disease has been in remission for the past four years.

Bill also passed all of his testing to become a Paramedic. I think that was harder than getting his Bachelor's degree. He loves being a paramedic and his goal is to get on with a fire department. 

 Congrats!

 The kids were pretty happy to celebrate with their daddy!

Bill's family came up from California to his graduation. We loved having them up here. It meant a lot to Bill to have them there sharing this moment with him.