A sweet message.

I woke up to this card in my inbox this morning. I'll have you know I almost deleted it because I thought it was junk mail but luckily Mark was looking over my shoulder and stopped me. It's so hilarious I had to share.

Our new car.

Last month as we were driving from San Diego up to Sacramento our car died about two hours north of LA. It was so tragic because we had neglected to replace a belt and when it broke the engine overheated and literally melted. There was nothing we could do to salvage it so sadly we had to leave it behind and take a rental car the rest of the way. I was surprisingly really emotional about saying goodbye to my car of over 6 years. I kept thinking about all the fun family trips we've taken in it about the day we brough both our boys home from the hospital. I couldn't control the tears. I felt like I was just abandoning it after all it had done for me = (

So we've spent the last month looking for a new car. We wanted another Corolla but kept getting outbid and we were starting to get fed up with it so we decided to widen our search to include Hyundai's because we had heard great things about them. Now we finally snagged this beauty.

It's a 2009 and still under warranty so I'm happy about that. I also love that it's iPod compatible. I hope it turns out to be just as trusty and reliable as our Corolla.

Boston's dream vacation.

We spent two weeks in Sacramento with my family and it was pretty much a dream vacation for Boston of endless fun and attention. Here's what he did all day everyday.

Oh yah and we had fun too.

My favorite holiday.

We were excited to spend the fourth of july in sacramento with my family. We rafter the American River and had a BBQ at my brother's house followed by never-ending fireworks.

Quarter of a century.

The last time I celebrated my birthday at home with my family was when I was 17 so it was really fun to be there this year. It was such a great day that started out with breakfast in bed.

Then an obstacle course that Mark created out of sidewalk chalk which started at the front door and included things like hopscotch over the pit of mordor and throwing water balloons at a target to erase the picture inside. It was hilarious.

We had dinner at the Olive Garden and my mom made the best cake ever!! Sooo yummy!

3 months!

I think this boy gets cuter every day. I love how he smiles when he spots me across a room or laughs when I talk to him. We truly love having him in our family.

I love my boys...

... they melt my heart.

I can't help but smile. = )