These are the Days We'll Remember

After church

I bribed the fam with chocolate chip cookies,

if I could get just one family pic.

(Amber, Rocco 8 months, Ryan, Esther 2, Ryker 5, Isabelle 8)

Here it is!

"These are the days we'll remember!"

Bigelow/Facer Extravaganza

Our Surprise

Bigelow/Facer Extravaganza

Long story short-

There was a wedding planned...then there wasn't...

then there was...and then there wasn't.

So this is what we did instead!

Oakland Airport-pound the pudding-Vacaville

The Office-Monterey-Aquarium-jelly fish-sea horses

Great White Shark-claustrophobia

brownies and cinnamon rolls(Oh My)

Amber talking, Melissa listening-Ryan talking, Dave listening

hunting for shells-falling on rocks-Charlie&Esther=betrothed

Navy Hotel-kid's night-Crazy George

8 ball to the head-pull out bed with no mattress

"We will never forget Crazy George"

BIG train playground-"welcome to my car"

holding hands walking through the park (eye-rolling)

Carmel Beach-digging, running and splashing

Rocco eating seaweed and sand

"that is so Carmel, and so is that ;)"

Max&Ryker=best buddies-Cribbage (game 1, Ryan and Melissa)

Golden Gate Bridge-Noah&Isabelle=warming up

-guys brushed up on all 50 states-"Even"-The Redwood Forest

Muslim tourists love Ryan-In & Out-"the burger that sent me over the edge"

keychains-eyebrows-Cribbage (game 2, Dave and Amber)

and all the other things in between!

We never would have taken the time out of our crazy lives to see each other,

what a treat! I am so glad it worked out the way it did!

poor sweet lily

We dropped Lily off at the groomers for a trim.

Esther was distraught at the idea of leaving her "sidekick" at a strange location.

When we picked her up a few hours later

Esther would not let Lily go. She made her sit on her lap in the car,

and once we got home she would not let the dog out of her sight!

Lily & Esther (2 1/2)

Esther Smothering Lily with Love

This is not Lily's first love extravaganza.

When she was a puppy she endured

the same extreme affection from Isabelle.

Lucky for Lily she lived with Mamaw and Aunt Carly,

so she had some long term breaks. Now that she lives with us the love is 24/7.

Lily & Isabelle (4)

Isabelle Smothering Lily with Love

My first time!

Here I go. My first blog post. It is not much, I just thought I would try because I swear this is not going to work. I really wanted to start blogging so that I can share the things that are important to me with the people that are important to me. Please be kind and help me in my quest. :)