The Tradition of Spoiling

I'm off for vacation to see my sisters. I'm so excited. We all don't get together much and I'm so happy to spend time with Lanae who lives so far away. Cyndi will be having her baby and I can love on all my cute nieces and nephews. Yes, I will now have 2 nephews on the Stewart side!Although I'm excited there is a man in my life that isn't. He's pretty much helpless. He's spoiled. It started off with his mom and then I continued on with the tradition. The clothes are ironed and hung in matching order. The cupboard is stocked with enough cold cereal to last years. There are plenty of cold ones in the fridge with ample fresh fruit. Thank you to (as Shane calls them) "the ladies" AKA my friends for taking care of this poor helpless man. I know he won't go hungry and wither away to nothing while I'm gone because he already has a few dinner dates. The spoiling continues and I'm starting to worry that he may get spoiled too much while I'm away. All "the ladies" are fabulous cooks so my cooking may not look too good once I return! His belly will be full, boredom will leave, and the tradition of spoiling will go on so a big THANK YOU!

Every once in awhile

Every once in awhile I get a picture that makes me feel complete and happy. I love capturing people in their real element and this pictures is one of them. Normally Damon's Dad doesn't smile huge in pictures but in real life with his son's around he is always laughing. Who knows what was said but either Damon or Josh made some funny comment and I am thrilled I was there to capture it. We were playing at the park in Nebraska at suddenly we come around a corner and I decide to peek around and see a perfect picture spot! I have so much I need to get done but I just couldn't resist playing around with these pictures.

I'm glad Shane and Trevor will finally take pictures together. It took me years to be able to have them cooperate but they do now and I'm oh so happy!

The three loves of my life!

Now on to my darling niece and nephews. All these kids have so much fun together! After a week of playing together there was not one fight which is pretty hard to believe. This is spunky little Lyla.

Gavin who is in between Shane and Trevor. He is one shy little guy and I am happy I got him smiling!

Cameron shares a birthday with Damon and is so good to Shane. He plays with him for hours and teaches him so much about being a big boy!

Now older kids are so easy to take pictures of! Whenever I ask they just stop and smile like perfect little models. Dillon is one fun young man. He can out eat me and Damon combined any day!

Now I'm noticing I'm missing our oldest niece! She went off with Grandma and so I missed getting pictures of her. There are so many pictures to post but I have so much to do besides blog! Nebraska was wonderful and I'll be posting more when I get back from my NEXT vacation. I really need to get out of this heat! We have only been back 2 days and I'm already sick of it!

Longest Road Trip EVER!

We made it back from the longest road trip ever! We drove 2600 miles round trip through 6 different states and this is how we feel about getting in the car again any time soon... Yesterday, Damon and I were ready to be home so we decided it would be a good idea to drive straight from Nebraska back to Las Vegas for a 16 hour drive! Amazingly we made it. Amazingly the boys did a great job! We went through farm land, the beautiful Colorado mountains, a rainstorm so bad we couldn't see the road, to the Utah desert, and finally back to our desert and home Las Vegas. We won't be here long because the boys and I are headed to California for a few weeks to play with more cousins in just a few short days!

California Dreamin'

When we returned from California to our Vegas summer heat we were already dreaming about returning. We love being home. We love being with family. We love the cool weather. We love having a good time even though Shane doesn't look like he does! He was upset because he just wanted to sit on a bench. He was having issues about who knows what. Mr. T loves the motions of the carousel and giggles the entire time. I love watching him and the joy on his face while spinning around and ground.

There is something about Santa Barbara that we just love. Even simple tasks we do weekly in Vegas seems more grand in SB like going to the park. It's so beautiful and so relaxing. I take the boys to the park each time we visit and each time we have a blast.

Grandma Young enjoys all the little grandkids around and playing all day. Allie isn't technically a grandchild but she loves her "Aunt Net!"

Gotta love a family picture on the pier. Can't we ever just smile!?! Crazy kids just wanted play, imagine that!

There is my happy boy not having any issues now! I look at him now and can't believe how big he is!

We always stop for ice cream on the pier and always stop for candy in the candy store. I remember going into these same shops and ordering bubble gum ice cream just like Shane when I was a little girl.

Trevor is all smiles when there is sugar involved.

Whenever we head up to Santa Barbara we talk about when we can move back. The lifestyle is completely different then the hustle and bustle of a big city. However, if we move anytime soon I'm afraid we will be living beach side withe this guy!

Lucky in Love

Things haven't always been perfect for Damon and I. He almost ruined it when he got back from his mission and was his cocky self! However, we were destined to be together. We are sole mates always searching for our other half. It really is hard for me to imagine my life without him. We started out as best of friends at 15 and here we are 16 years later still best of friends. Sometimes I think he knows me better then I know myself and that is scary! He still makes me laugh and feel special everyday. I'm lucky to still be in love and have forever to continue to be in love too.

4th of July

Vegas is way too hot to enjoy the 4th of July outside so this year we went to Ventura and had a great time with our families. When I was little I was in the Pushem Pullem Parade and now Shane and Trevor are! Waiting for it to start took awhile but once we did we had a blast!

We met up with cousin, Gavin, and him and Shane rode around together for awhile.

Mr. Trevor opted to not ride his scooter we brought all the way from Vegas and decorated to cute. Instead Damon helped me out and rode it through the parade. I think he was having more fun then the boys!

Trevor had his own float AKA Baby Jace's stroller! He took his job seriously with waving to the crowd. He was very important waving and riding in the float as you can see with the serious expression on his face.

The last time we were all in the parade together was when Trevor was the little baby in the stroller and Allie and Shane were 2!

After the parade we always enjoy the Street Fair. This year we went straight to the food and had lunch! Trevor seems to always crawl up onto Grandma Stewies lap and take a little rest. I love it. Almost every time we are together he does this!

As always Shane enjoys the BBQ corn which is my all time favorite too. Yummy!

Now Trevor is lucky to have Grandma Young being so nice to him. She got him an ice cream in a cup and he cried because he wanted a cone. Normally he would have to deal with it but Grandma's are for spoiling and she is perfect at her job!

Festive cupcakes.

After some swimming, jumping on the trampoline and relaxing we headed to the college for a fireworks show. Do you notice I'm wearing a sweatshirt in JULY? Loved it! The boys had a blast running around with cousins and Grandparents.

It's great to be with family. As always we had a great trip and can't wait until our next 4th of July festivities all together.

Too tired to eat

I haven't had someone fall asleep while eating for a very long time. I guess Trevor wore himself out and just couldn't find enough energy to finish eating his snack of chips and beans (a number one favorite of his). I couldn't believe it! He slept at the table for a good hour and I couldn't help but think of the last time he fell asleep while eating back in May of 2007. What a sweet baby.

I guess some things never change with Trevor. When he finally stops he crashes and it doesn't matter where he is at!