Adele's 60th Birthday

Adele threw quite the party to celebrate a fantastic milestone in her life...60! The day could not have turned out any better and we have a few pictures to share from the day. Sara had a great time on the dance floor, but on the way home she reminded us that her birthday is next. I'm not sure we can compete with that for a party, even if the "stars" align...

Princess Crown

Sara was going through Mom's hair accessories (fancy for 'extra stuff') and found a "princess crown" that she decided was a MUST for today's outfit. So, Mom decided it was time for Sara's first ponytail and to let the "princess crown" hold all of the little wispies back. Mom thought she looked glamorous (that is a fancy word for 'stylish and beautiful', like a movie star!) Sara has been LOVING the Fancy Nancy books, in case you couldn't tell! :)

Pool Time in April!

It has been a beautiful weekend here in ABQ, so we decided to have a little pool time. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon. Lets hope that a snow storm doesn't hit ABQ in a few days like it did the last time we filled up the pool!

Happy Easter!

We are enjoying a beautiful day here in ABQ and wanted to share a few fun Easter memories with all of you. Hope your day is filled with friends, family, and love!

April Fools?!

So, the end of March was beautiful! Owen and I were outside getting the yard prepped for the spring this weekend and Sara took her first dip in the swimming pool for the season. Just a few days later, SNOW! Never know what you are going to get here in ABQ, so we decided to make the most of it. Sara and I went outside to make a snowgirl! My sunburn from the weekend still hurts a little, but the snow certainly helped cool it down! Here are pictures from our adventures today as well as a few extra pictures we took last month of Sara being silly. Hope you enjoy them on this wintery April day!

Natalie's First Birthday

Yesterday was Natalie's first birthday! Allan & Melissa threw a sock monkey themed birthday party that was a hoot for all! I have posted pictures for everyone to enjoy! Happy Birthday Natalie!

Visit to WI, Take 2

We went back to WI again this past weekend. My grandfather passed away on Thursday, so we flew back for the funeral on Monday. It was sad for us to lose such a great man, but I know he is happy once again, reunited with my grandmother. While we were home, we enjoyed time with the family and I picked up a few more pictures, from this trip and the last and have included them in the February album.

Visit to WI

It has been a while since our last blog post. January was quiet after a busy December. Lots of decorations to clean up an a new routine to establish now that Sara is out of diapers! Yahoo! We did a crash coarse between Christmas and New Years and it went really well. Sure there were a few accidents, but all were expected during the learning experience. She is now diaper free (even at bed time) and we are loving it!

The beginning of February, we traveled to WI for Pam's baby shower. For those of you who didn't know, Pam and Travis are expecting twins (due date 4/2). I don't have any pictures of the shower on my camera, but hopefully I can get a few to post from my mom's camera soon. We did have a few other activities while we were in WI that I was able to capture.

Hope everyone enjoys the photo updates and I'll try to get another post out before March! :)

Christmas in NM!

This has been our first Christmas here in NM. Friday night we went to look at lights around the town. There were a few that were synchronized to music and totally over the top...what fun! Christmas eve, we went to mass and saw Santa before he made his ABQ rounds. Then we came home for a nice dinner, relaxed in the living room watching White Christmas with the tree lights and fireplace a glow, then up to bed for Santa's arrival! Sara must have been a good girl because Santa brought lots of goodies for her to play with. Here are a few pictures from our NM Christmas and it is only 9:30 am! This evening we celebrate the holiday with our neighbors Eric & Lisa. It has been a magical year for us and hopefully for you as well! Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas with the NM Yaklins

We celebrated Christmas a little early tonight with Allan, Melissa & Natalie. We enjoyed a great dinner (thank you pinterest!) and a few gifts. Sara is loving the bowling set she got from Uncle Allan & Aunt Melissa right now, and as soon as Santa comes to visit, I think she is going to love the cook book too! Here are a few pictures from the celebration...enjoy!