Justin's wedding

This weekend was my brother Justin's wedding! He and Anna were sealed in the Oakland temple yesterday and it was a fun day and so nice to see our Utah fam.

I didn't get any pics of the bride and groom together (it was a hectic day) but here are Sadie and Charlotte in the best pic together i could get. (found Charlotte's dress for $1 thrifting, and Sadie's I used again from Joanna's wedding)

love this pic.

 

we had fun! The end.

Happy Birthday to Charlotte!

We sang Happy Birthday to Charlotte before taking off for my brother's wedding and lit a candle for her muffin. She was enamored with the flame! (and our lovely singing I'm sure)

Oooh, pretty fire!

Happy Birthday little Charlotte. You've been such a joy to us and we all love you!

family pictures

This past weekend my brother Justin got married! (my parents are now half done getting rid of us marrying us off!) We had to take some family pics since everyone was together. (a rare occurrence) 
My uncle took the pics, but I got a few courtesy of my sis in law Steph. Thanks Steph!

 
Janae, me, and Steph.

We like to pretend we're normal and such...

But then we let loose and it's all over.

I don't even know what to say about this one. Janae?

Jarom enjoyed imitating Ariels' famous rock scene.

Joanna was just...confused.

Jarom also got in touch with his sensitive side.

And Cody and Justin tried to ruin some pics.

All in all, we got some fabulous pics. (and normal ones too!)

we went on a walk.

Then Rory glared at me. (note Charlotte's huge grin.)

Then he smiled. 

I think the sunshine won him over. We've finally been getting some sun here! You'd think we lived somewhere other than "sunny" California, with the crazy cold weather we've been having. 

Charlotte's nearly always a happy little ball of baby. Her birthday is next week! I cannot believe it!

park day

Sadie and Dylan are too cute together today at the park. She was totally macking on him, kissing him on the cheek multiple times! (not that he was complaining, hehe!)

The other two kids (Charlotte and Rayne) were having so much fun swinging and being swung! I love that these kids have special little bonds already!

Charlotte loves the swings, usually she's screaming her head off in delight.

Sadie even surprised me by climbing up and down this play ground tower all by herself! She is usually pretty timid about that sort of thing but she did great! 

Then she promptly offered her help to a much more able Rayne. :-)

the wonder of bubbles

Last night the weather was actually decent (it's been unseasonably cold so far this year) so after dinner we enjoyed some bubble blowing provided by the Sadester. The day she learned to blow bubbles was the best day ever in my mind. No more frustrated tantrums! Little jar of bubbles=instant happiness in her mind.

Plus it provides easy entertainment for us! And endless cute picture opportunities!

Charlotte enjoyed lounging on Aunt Nae Nae's lap.

Not so much on the grass. Ew what is this pokey stuff?

That's better.

A lovely (almost) summer evening.

the wrong feet.

It cracks me up so when Sadie puts her flip flops on the wrong feet. Especially when it takes me all day to notice. ;]

flip flops?

Sadie," Mommy, dees are my flip flops."

Me, "okaaay, hehe."

Sadie,"Now take a picture of me!" 

She's definitely a blogger's daughter! hehe