Great to be Eight

Marisa and I had a blast taking her baptism pictures for her big day coming up. Tim and I were married in the Newport Beach Temple and it was completely surreal to take my oldest daughter in the exact locations Tim and I stood for our wedding pictures. It made my heart skip a beat as I could see us through my lens almost 9 years ago...

Jog-a-thon

One of Marisa's favorite school events happened to fall on her actual birthday this year. She could not wait to tell me when she found out! And this year Natalie was happy to be able to join her big sister in a school wide event. And I love being their mom and showing up to support them. ;)

{Marisa with her best friend Sadie}

2nd Grade: Red team!

Happy Birthday Marisa!

{Natalie with her best friend Kaitlyn}

Kindergarten: Green team!

Spring break: {Scottsdale, AZ} Flashback: Day 2, 3, 4

Pools, water slides, lazy river, trampoline park, and mini golf occupied the next few days. The water slides and the lazy river were all our favorites! Natalie thought it was pretty gnarly when she accidentally went in head first. Ha!

Oh, I'm mistaken, someone was grumpy about the last river...

We also included shopping for the women (fantastic shopping in the area) and an adult only dinner at Mastro's Ocean Club where I had my first taste of oysters. It was... alright. Oysters are definitely an acquired taste. 

It was an A+ trip all together and I actually hope to come back real soon! Now off to spend some quality time with my side of the family in Phoenix.