Party Time!

Here we are with our dear friends, the Johnson's, and their kids.  It was Jenny's actual birthday, but Bob and Ryan also had July birthday's.  I think we celebrated three consecutive weeks of birthdays!  Super fun!  Happy Birthday to everyone with a July birthday!  (Jenny, Joelynn, Mandy, Bob and best of all RYAN!)

We're Back!

Our new FENCE!

9 years ago I started working at a place I call Infomercial Land. 9 years later I was given an incridibly generous bonus for my time working in Infomercial Land. And... here it is!! A NEW FENCE! We LOVE it! I looks amazing! We are so pleased with it, and so grateful for employers, namely ED, who share their generocity with us poor folk... Thanks ED!!

Fence Before



Fence Before



New Fence going in!



New fence is in!!  Don't look at our dead grass.  That can be a later project.



Ahhh.... New fence...  cute boy...  (Ignore the mess)
Bon fire anyone?



Happy Relaxation Day!!

Well, so there probably isn't an official Happy Relaxation Day, but I designated the day after Thanksgiving as Happy Relaxation Day so we could buy this for ourselves...  It is so relaxing.  Already used it and REALLY, REALLY enjoying it!  Happy Relaxation Day to us! 
(What is pictured isn't ours but it looks pretty close to that, except it is an older model and it is forest green...  Still works good though!)

5 years and still kickin'!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to us!  5 years later and still kickin'!  Ryan planned a wonderful evening for our anniversary celebration.  The best was that he took the night off!  He arranged everything - what I was going to wear, where we ate dinner, what did did for dessert, and so much more!  The photo above is the view from the Orange Hill restaurant we ate at.  It was amazing and the food was also awesome!  It was the first of many visits I am sure.  We had an amazing night!  One we'll always remember!

Ryan, thanks for all you do for me.  Thanks for putting up with me and my quarks.  Thanks for loving me even when I make it difficult.  Thank you for planning an amazing evening and thank you for such thoughtful gifts!  You make me smile.  You make me laugh.  You make me feel loved.  I LOVE YOU!  You are so patient with me and push me to be better when we ride.  You push me to try harder to never quit.  You make my heart melt!  I think about you all day, and dream about you all night!  I long to spend time with you.  I look forward to meeting you for lunch.  I love it that you cry with me.  I love that you are sensitive.  I love that you can be silly with me.  I love that you enjoy making me happy.  I love spending all day in bed with you.  I love watching TV with you and watching you immerse yourself into the show.  I love to see how excited you get with your new toys.  I LOVE watching you play with babies and kids.  You are amazing with them.  I long for the day when we will have our own children.  You try so hard and I appreciate it and love it!  I want to make you just as happy as you make me!  I want to make you want to be better.  To try harder.  I want to be the friend you have been to me.  Thank you for making the last 5 years amazing!  I love you!  I need you!  Happy Anniversary my love! 

Halloween at Disneyland

Ryan and I went to Disneyland yesterday!  It was so much fun!!  Disneyland is awesome during the holidays.  They get all decked out for Halloween and then Christmas. 

My favorite is Christmas at Disneyland!  One of our first dates was to Disneyland.  We watched the "snow" fall on Main Street.  Ahh...  so sweet...  I can't wait to go again! 

Jack

Ryan and I were lucky enough to go to the Jack Johnson concert at the Verizon Amphitheatre a few weeks ago.  It was outdoors and really fun!  Neither he or I had seen Jack Johnson in concert before, and it was a lot of fun!  Super laid back and really enjoyable!!

It was a packed house but because it was all outside it didn't feel cramped at all!  I was really glad we went.  I think I love Jack even more than I did before we went! 

Also, Jack dedicated a few songs to his mother and friends/family at the concert.  He mentioned that many of them were there.  It was nice to see him be so personable with his family.  We didn't actually SEE them, but I think the show was more personal for all of us there because he shared some family stories with us.  It was really fun!  I'd go see Jack again for sure! 

Pictures stolen from Tiff's web site... who saw Jack a few days before we did.   Thanks Tiff!  We forgot our camera. 

P.S. The piano guy below was really awesome!  That guy just jammed the whole time.  I am pretty sure he doesn't play the same thing twice.  Amazing!