Who's at your table?

Are they as cute as these two?
Tyson is usually not home in time for dinner at our house, so I feel VERY lucky to have the most wonderful dinner dates to keep me company.

Life's a Beach

Recently we have found ourselves escaping the heat of the desert to enjoy the cool, ocean air that the coast has to offer. If only we lived a bit closer...

Susie and I spend most of the day in the shade of the umbrella.

The beach has a certain way of wearing oneself out. Little Susie is proof of that.

Tyson and Nina enjoyed searching for crabs and playing in the sand.

Tyson showing off his sweet boogie boarding moves.

There's nothing much better than a day at the beach with two beautiful little ladies.

You-Tah

We took the classic trip up the 15 to visit our friends and family in Utah. Tyson had a few days in between his old ICU night job and his new OR day job, so we decided to pull a quick trip to Utah. We are still trying to forget about the drive home and may need some therapy to recover from it, but we had an absolute blast in Utah and will focus on all the great things we got to do there.

What could be greater than hanging out with Aunt Gentlemen (Jennalyn). Nina just loves playing with her and we still miss her and Kevin and wish they could live with us again.

C'mon, is there anything cuter than these two?? We are sad they live so far away now.

Nina loves playing with Billy and all of his awesome toys. I actually think I had more fun playing with all their "Tickle me" toys than anyone else.

We got to spend a little bit of time with our friends, the Bilbao family. They have a new baby girl that was born about a week before Susie. Here are the two guys (friends since elementary school) together with their little girls.

Nina had a blast playing with Cody.

The two baby girls were instant friends.

We got to visit my Grandma Wood and her new, beautiful house in Kaysville. I love this picture of the three of them.

Visited Temple Square and ran into my sister Bridget, who is serving a mission there. We ran into her in the Tabernacle and got a wonderful tour from her about families. It was such a neat experience to see her on her mission and see what a wonderful sister missionary she is.

Lindsey and Brandon were nice enough to entertain us at their apartment in Salt Lake. They took us to an amazing Greek restaurant and treated us to cake balls after. We love those guys!

Grandma Connie (Tyson's grandma) came out from Altamont to visit with us. Here is a picture of Grandma Peggy, Grandma Connie and the girls at our favorite buffet, Chuck-a-rama.

A group shot of all of us. I just love Nina in the bottom corner. This is definitely how she felt by the end of the week.

All in all, the horrible drive home was worth every second we got to spend with our wonderful family and friends and worth all the delicious food we ate at all our favorite restaurants. Oh how we miss you already!

Memorial Day

We were lucky enough to spend Memorial Day with a lot of our family this year. We went down to Eternal Valley in Santa Clarita, where they had a nice Memorial Day program. My dad and brother Kevin sang in the choir and did an amazing job. Afterward we visited my mom's grave and left some flowers. It was so nice to have a day to remember the sacrifices of those fighting for our freedom. We were once again reminded of how lucky and blessed we are to be citizens of the United States.

Kevin and his lovely blonde ladies

The kiddos at the cemetary

Nina was actually willing to show a nice cheesy smile.

It was so great to have our siblings from Utah there. Here is a cute picture of Billy, Tom, and Mayer.

Nina and Grandpa at my mom's grave.

Blessing

This past Sunday we were able to bless our sweet little Susie. It was a wonderful experience and we feel so lucky to have so many wonderful family and friends who support our family.

Here is a picture of our family after church

Here's the whole group : (l to r) Mack, LoAnn, Justin, Janice, Tyson, Beth and Nina, Lindsey, Brandon, me, Kevin, Jennalyn, Mayer (front row) Larry, Susie, Tom and Billy

Here are some shots of our sweet little Susie. We love her so much and truly consider her one of the most wonderful blessings in our lives.

3 months

Wow, time flies when you're having fun! I can't think of anything more fun than being with this little peanut and Nina. Our little baby is still as sweet as can be. Even though we have been through this once before, it still amazes us at how fast they grow. I mean c'mon, aren't you in love with this sweet little face too?Things about me at 3 months:

• I can smile back at you
• I can have a "conversation" with you (she loves to babble back and forth)
• I've rolled over a few times from my belly to my back
• I have completely stolen the heart of all of my family members

Life as we know it

While Tyson and I were busy painting this...Nina was busy painting this....