Cookies for New York

Hi y'all. Mom and Jess wanted a picture of the cookies I did for some magazine in New York. They were pitching something to Nivea. Hope it went well!! I am having to much fun to call this work! :)

Valentine Dinner....

For Valentines day, Mark and I went to dinner with Bill & Susan, and Laura & Gregg. It was really nice to sit and visit with adults for the evening!!!

I love you Mark. Happy Valentines Day!

Valentines Day

We spent Valentines Day weekend in Irvine visiting Marks family. I was hoping for warm weather with lots of green grass, lush trees and of course SUN. Well.....it was cool and rainy... With a little bit of sunshine mixed in. We still had alot of fun. Friday, the kids really wanted to go swimming. So we went, in the rain! It was cold, I had conveniently forgotten my swimsuit this trip, (It's only Feb. I am not swimsuit ready!) but the kids and Mark had theirs, so we found a heated pool and spent an hour or so splashing and diving.

Saturday it was sunny, and a little warmer. So we decided to take the kids to the beach. We are smart enough now to take extra clothes with us whenever we go to the beach. Even though it's February, and we told the kids the water would be very very cold, they wanted to 'Wade' in the water. Wade means swim, so we put their suits underneath their clothes. Good thing too!

I was worried about Ryan. He can be a loose cannon, and I really didn't want him in the water. Well, luck was with us. He was scared of the sounds of the waves crashing. So he didn't even want to come down to the water. He kept running back to the parking lot. Eventually, we distracted him by getting him to chase the birds.

Grandma and Papa Redford were watching James for the weekend, so the 3 of them came to the beach with us!

So here are the 3 brave kids venturing into the water.....

Finding lots of fun stuff to play with....

Matt is always the one who wants to be buried in the sand...

Josh was so ready to get in the freezing water. I think we must have dropped him too many times when he was a wee one. :)

After swimming for a little bit, he got out complaining that he was cold and ready to go.

Uh...we did tell him it would be cold. They just don't listen. Literally.

Caitlin is my picture girl. She kept hitting funny poses demanding that I take pictures of her.

After seeing Matt buried, Ryan decided he wanted to give it a shot.

Laura came down to the beach to see us. This was a really cute shot of her and Susan.

It was such a fun day. I love the beach. It is so relaxing to sit and listen to the waves crash onto the shore. I really didn't want to leave........but we dried the kids off and headed home.

I guess I can't really say I didn't want to leave. Mark got me a really cute little red surprise for Valentines day, and I was a little anxious to ride home with the top down.

I know, I know, I am incredibly spoiled!

Let it Snow

It has finally snowed enough to stick! This year we haven't had as much as last year. The kids have been waiting anxiously for

Snow, Snow, Snow.

It snowed a few inches yesterday and last night, enough for the schools to declare a Snow Day. Which means No School today. They are excited, not sure if I am yet! It is amazing how kids are. On a normal school day, Mark and I have to drag them out of bed to get them going. This morning, it is like they just new there was no school...Josh and Matt were both up around 6 am. I don't get it. Hmmm. Well anywho. I took some cute pictures of the kids playing outside. Bella Loves to run in the snow with the kids. It is funny to watch her tear around the yard in the snow.

So Happy Snow Day Everyone!

Matt running in the snow

Caitlin

Matt again. He loves posing for the camera!

Ryan making snowballs. So Cute!

Bella playing with her bear in the snow

The view out the front door this morning. Beautiful!