Temple Lights

 Thought I would post something since no one has in a LONG LONG time. I hope you enjoy!

 If you've never been to the San Diego LDS Temple - here are some pictures to enjoy. It really is a beautiful temple. The temple is the House of the Lord & his spirit dwells there - you can feel it anytime of the year, but it is especially strong during this time of the year. The true meaning of Christmas can be felt while you are walking the grounds.

If you are near by, make sure to take some time to stop by & enjoy... it really is beautiful!!

Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day

Monday May 28th Kim had a party to celebrate Memorial Day.  Mom, Dad and I were planning on going up but Mom wasn't feeling good so she stayed at home.  We got to Kim's house and the 1st thing I wanted to do was hold Page.  She is soo cute.  I loved holding her.  She is a really good girl.  We had hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner.  Kim did a really good job. Here are some pictures I took:

 Great Grandpa Langston holding his 1st Great Grandchild Page

 Page

 Page

 Great Grandpa & Page

 Taylor & Page & Great Grandpa

 Danica & Jeanette

 Jodi, Page, Taylor and Great Grandpa

  Jodi, Page, Taylor and Great Grandpa

 Taylor & Grandpa

 Great Aunt Jodi & Page

 Grandma Jeannette Rocking Page to Sleep

 Sleepy Page

 Rocking Page to Sleep

 Grandpa Eric

 Brandon

 Jesse

 Pop Michael & Page

 Diaper Change

 First Bikini

 Peace!!!

 Page cutie pie!!!

 Proud Great Aunt Jodi & Page

 Great Aunt Jodi & Page

I figured Kim would post pictures of Page earlier but I guess she's toooo busy so I am posting some pictures.

Happy Mother's Day

I want to wish Happy Mother's Day to my mom.  I love you very much.  You mean the world to me.  I am so honored to have you as my Mom.  

Happy Mother's Day Mom!   I love you!

I also want to take the time to wish Happy Mother's Day to all the woman in my extended family.  Even if you don't have children of your own, you are still a great influence to the nieces, nephews and cousins and other children who are in your life.  So even if you don't have your own, you are still a "Mommy" influence to your loved ones.  

Happy Mom's Day to you!

Now go something nice for your mom, or for yourself.

Kim

Taylor's baby shower

I'll bet you thought I had dropped off the face of the earth.  Sorry to disappoint you, but I haven't.   I've just been too busy doing nothing.  I'm not kidding.  I can waste more time doing nothing and feeling like I'm so busy doing something.   

I'm going to blame the Internet, Pinterest to be exact.  It's my latest obsession. I could be on that all day and night.

Besides, Pinterest, the other thing that takes a lot of my free time is our dog Cookie.  I have to take her on a walk every night.  I thought that the pounds would drop off once I started walking.  But no, I've actually gained 7 pounds.  What the heck?  I'm going to say it is muscle weight. 

But while I was not blogging, life did go on.  Today I decided to share my niece Taylor's baby shower.

The shower was held at Eric and Jeannette's house (parents of Taylor).  It was suppose to be a beautiful day.  Except that Mother Nature didn't get the memo.  The day was actually probably one of the coldest of the entire winter season.  But it was no longer winter, it was actually spring.  But here in SoCal we only have 2 seasons, winter and summer.  It usually fluctuates between the two and they don't always happen in the correct season and/or order. 

I love the color combo they chose.  And the theme was ladybugs. 

I love the labels on the water bottles. 

Here is Taylor patiently waiting for the food to be served.  OMG! (Oh my goodness for those of you that think I am taking the Lord's name in vain, which I am not).  The sandwiches were amazing.  All the bread came from Panera.  I had never eaten there before.  All I can say, it was the best bread I have ever had the privilege of tasting. 

Aren't these the cutest cupcakes?  Love the little ladybugs.  And I just now noticed that the only closeup photo I took has a finger smudge in the frosting.  Looks like someone tried to sample before the party.  My guess it was one of the boys. 

Danica put together these cute ladybug crackers.  I found a link to them on Pinterest (which for some reason I did not save).  They turned out so cute.  And they were pretty yummy as well.  Except for the olive part.  I hate olives.  But you need a head on the ladybug, so they were a necessary evil.   

Taylor had found a link on Pinterest for these dipped strawberries and asked her mom to make them for the shower.  Jeannette tried and said it was an epic fail.   Luckily Danica was able to figure it out and saved the day.   These would be great for the 4th of July as well.

Taylor, Carol (Taylor's Grandma and Jeannette's Mom) and Andrea (back turned to camera)

Jeannette also had these yummy salads from Panera as well.  I think I need to take a trip to Panera to get some more of their yummy food.  Panera could well be my next obsession. 

Aunt Jodi trying to feel baby Page kick. 

Since it was freezing outside, the gift opening took place inside.   Taylor got 2 diaper cakes.  I thought this one was cute.   Until.......

This one was brought in.  The other one was cute, but this one was WAY cute.  And it had baby Page's name on it. 

Andrea, Jodi and Mom (Grandma Dorothy).  Poor Andrea and Mom nearly froze to death that day. 

Taylor opening up her gifts.  Poor thing got so many gifts she was all tuckered out by the end. 

I didn't take a lot of photos during the gift opening process.  Jodi took tons of photos, and I was waiting for her to post them on Facebook so I could nab some.  But so far, she hasn't done so.   This quilt, personalized onesie, pink tutu and "PAGE" blocks were made from one of Taylor's friends Priscilla.  The "PAGE" blocks actually match the quilt that Taylor will be using in the crib that her Mother in Law made. 

This afghan was made by the mother in law of my neighbor Roxanne. 

Here is Taylor opening up my gift.  I placed everything in this basket.  Taylor is using the basket to hold stuffed animals.  The lamb actually opens up to be a blanket. 

I wish I had taken a photo of the front of this cute summer dress.  It has a ladybug on it.  It fit the theme of her shower perfectly.  I also gave Taylor a bunch of diapers as well as a diaper holder and some wipes that i didn't get a photo of. 

And I made this banner that spells "PAGE".  I forgot to take a photo of it at the party.  This was taken at Taylor and Michael's house in the nursery where it hangs on the wall.  I found all the vintage letter graphics from Rook No 17 blog.  Just used small clothespins from Walmart to hang each letter from some twine.  One of the easiest gifts to make. 

And of course later that same day the sun finally came out and it was warm.  But being with friends and family to celebrate the upcoming birth of Page warmed the hearts of everyone there. 

Tomorrow I will try and post about baby Page who was born on April 20, 2012.  She is definitely a cutie pie!  So stay tuned.  Yes, I am a proud Great Aunt. 

Kim