Smith Family Comes to Visit

In April we had our first visitors! The Smith family came to visit us. They were kind enough to sleep on the floor of our place as we had no furniture yet. Those guys are troopers!! We had a fun time going to the beach, swimming, and eating :) Easter was that weekend and we went to Stuart's grandmas in La Crescenta to spend it with all the family. Family time is always a party!

Moving

Back in March we became full blown adults when we bought a townhome. We left Irvine and moved to the bubble of Ladera Ranch. Living in Irvine was a wonderful time for us and we loved every second. It was a great place for us to be after graduating and we are so grateful for the friends and memories that we made there. However, it was very temporary since we were in an apartment and now we are so excited to be in a permanent place for a while. This was the 6th time Stuart and I had moved in our short 2.5 years of marriage and so we are ready to settle down for a bit hopefully. It's just a little 2 bedroom townhome, but it's ours :) It was proved to be a good investment so far and we have loved living here. Everything is at our fingertips and everyone is so friendly! We have a huge ward with lots of kids so we are very excited to be here :) and...cheers for hiring movers! That was worth EVERY penny. 

The Disneyland Pass

Back in May it was a sad day when our Disneyland passes expired. I was so sad that it was coming to an end and it didn't make sense for us to renew with the baby on the way, there's alot of restrictions to prego women. We had such a great time with the passes though and look forward to going again with our little munchkin in a couple years. My husband is also officially a Disney lover and so that means the goal was accomplished. We love all the memories we have made there!

Valentines Day 2013

We're going WAY back here to get caught up. We had a fabulous Valentines Day while we were still living in Irvine. We decided to try out a new place called La Serena. We thought all La Serenas were the same, but after our food wasnt that great we realized we went to the wrong one. Whoops. This happens so often to me and Stuart! Oh well...we came home after and I did a scavenger hunt for Stuart to find his Valentines, he LOVED it, and Stuart gave me his Valentines as well as we ate the chocolate covered strawberries, cookies, and Swedish Fish that he had made ( yes the tiny chocolate looking ants are Swedish fish covered in chocolate). I love any chance to celebrate with this husband of mine and we sure do love Valentines Day!

Baby Lange

We are so excited to announce Baby Lange is due December 11! 

Nannying for Hailey

Back in January I made the BIG.. just kidding, easiest decision to quit my job and nanny for my sister. My job was becoming more administrative and less about working with the kids since the company was growing and I wasn't feeling it. My sister was looking for a nanny and it could not be a better fit! I love Hailey and I am pretty confident she loves me :) we get alot of quality time together and she is my best little buddy. She is the cutest little bug around with her curls, blue eyes, and long eyelashes. I'm telling you, our kids are have some stiff
competition because we have the cutest nieces and nephews around!

I must say though, it had brought me into Mommy world and that world can be a little crazy. People are a little competitive and self-conscious. All the comparing and pretending that motherhood is pure bliss really gets to me sometimes. It's okay to have hard days. I don't know if I will fit in to mommy world someday. I'm not anywhere near perfect or good at pretending I am.

Anyways...enjoy these pictures of my cute niece Hailey

Stuart's 26th

This boy is 26 and he is rocking it. We had a wonderful birthday for him. We played it low key during the day as it rained all morning long. He planned on surfing, but we laid low instead and he modeled on Google Earth ( his favorite past time these days :) That night some of our friends came down and we celebrated at Cheesecake Factory and then came back and had cake and played games. It was a great day and Stuart felt very loved

That Sunday my mom made dinner and we had cupcakes for Stuart to celebrate again. Glad he is 26!