Randomness from the month of May

I wish I could fix up this old house.  It makes me so sad to see it this way.

 Random roadside picture, taken while sitting in traffic, just because  :)

 Thought bubble in the sky...

 At the temple again

 Danny and Chelsea enjoy a summer afternoon slushie!

{#37}

My 37th birthday was wonderful!  

I made a birthday banner and balloons, well, they were actually done for David's birthday which is on May 23rd, but we kept them up for mine too.

My baby sister managed to find a beautiful and unique Sleeping Beauty figurine for me!

 David got me a digital picture frame - I have been wanting one of these for a long time!

 A birthday birdie necklace from my mom!

 A birthday evening sunset walk followed by homemade cheesecake!

 And a super sweet birthday card from Chelsea!

"Camping"

On Memorial Day weekend, David and I were invited up to Silver Lake to spend some time camping with my best friend Melinda and her family.  Well, it ended up being very snowy and cold, so we headed back down the hill and spent the day out on their family ranch in Plymouth.  We still had a great time and I had a lot of fun taking random pictures.

Engaged!

It's almost 5:30, Danny needs my help with the laundry, Austin needs my attention for his space derby rocket, David should be home any minute and I still haven't started dinner.  

Luckily we are having leftovers tonight  :)

But I am determined to get at least this one post up tonight.  It has been so long and there is so much I want to add and share!  It can be a bit overwhelming.  So I will start with this one, and hopefully the rest will follow quickly so I can feel caught up on at least one thing in my life!

So...by now it is no surprise to any one reading this blog that David and I are not only engaged, but married to boot!  But here is something you may not know.  We knew we were getting married a good month and a half before we really told any one.  We made it official on Mother's Day when we told my boys.  Austin was ecstatic!  Danny didn't really understand what the whole thing meant but he was happy because we were all so happy.  The lighting may not be great in this picture but I love it because it was taken right after we told the boys.

We told David's children just a few days later.  His older girls had already figured it out (as had most people by this time) so they were not surprised but were very happy about it none the less   :)

David has 4 kids:

Emily (then 17)

Brittney (15)

Chelsea (10)

Tyler (then 7)

So that makes a total of 6 (six!!!) kids.

We are going to need a bigger vehicle!

 The official proposal came at the end of May.  David took me out to the rainbow bridge, were we first met, and where we frequently would meet to walk and talk during our "just friends" phase.  He hid the ring in a big, gold, prize Easter egg, (and I almost didn't find it!).  This egg is a tradition in the Easter egg hunts in my family.  And all through my life I never did get to find that prize egg during the egg hunt.  So I finally got to find the egg, but held a better prize than I could ever have hoped for!

And even though he knew what the answer would be, he still got down on his knee and officially asked me to marry him.  I said yes.  :)

We then enjoyed some sparking cider, in real glasses mind you, and beautiful walk to the bridge at sunset.  :)

{Keith and Sara}

My cousin Keith got married!  He is so amazing and I am so happy for him!  I was asked to be the back up photographer and here are some of the shots I got:

 And then the reception:

I am not sure what was going on in his mind at this moment, but it sure does make me laugh!

 Photo Prop fun...

Uncle Laith entertaining the kiddos during the ceremony

 Danny and the evidence of his visits to the chocolate fountain!

Meet David

<3

This is David.  

David and I met last fall, 

dated a bit, 

decided to be friends, 

ending up starting to date again in March 

(when we got together as friends and then 

realized half way through the night that 

we felt like we were on a date), 

and became an official couple in April.

<3

Easter #4

And our final Easter Party was at home, on Easter Sunday.

All the cousins

 Danny and Maysie hunting eggs together

 Nessa and Beamer.  I LOVE this picture of her!

 A heartbroken Hannah.  She had been so close to finding the Golden Egg

 Papa and Hannah

 Austin and Gillian

 Me and my Danny Boy

 Me and my Boys, including my newest boy, David  :)

 My boys...Danny was being especially brave after the "ant incident".  I learned a valuable lesson about checking for ant hills, before I ask the boys to sit somewhere for a picture.  You should see the way Danny crushes any ant he sees now with a vengeance!

 Silly boys - they bring me so much joy!