Back from Cali

Jace and i boarded a plane with my sister and her family and off we flew to California....

We had a connecting flight in Denver...

Did a little driving around....

There was lots of jumping on the bed...

Slumber parties...of course Jace was the 1st one awake...

Saw where every single Jelly Belly in the whole world was made


And of course ate some!

Yes...it did get a little hot...

We did hang out by the pool a bit...

Went to Lagoon Lake...

We chased the "puppies" around....
"Here pup pup"...



We jumped on the train and headed to San Francisco...


We got to ride the F-line through Fishermans warf...
Saw Alcatraz...

um...but no body warned us when we left that the 95 temperature would drop down to 62 by the bay...so needless to say we left with some nice unplanned souvenirs---fleece!

When your on the coast you HAVE to eat at Bubba Gumps...

Late night train ride back...


We started to miss daddy a lot so we headed home...

of course you have to drink on the plane!


all in all it was a fun trip. It was nice to be back. Five days without David was just enough time to realize i should marry him. Hehe...just kidding. He also realized that he HATES doing dishes...what did he think...they did themselves?




****TIP****if you ever go to San Fransisco dress in layers, just in case its cold. now you can't say no ever told you! thanks for the warning locals. *shaking fist*

wedding to come....

MySpace Countdowns

i've tried to be on top of everything and send out invites to everyone i could possibly think of....if your readying this and did not recieve an invite...i sincerely apologize and hope you won't hold it against me :) check out the wed-site and see if its something you want to attend and then just RSVP, we would love to have everyone we love there. Also if you've heard "well i wasn't invited"....point them to the website too :) i don't want anyone feeling left out.

And those of you who did get an invite and have NOT rsvp'd....you better get on it :) there is valuable information on our wed-site you shouldn't miss !

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photo shoot

We found a wonderful photographer to do out wedding....actually we got extreamly lucky. instead of an engagment shoot we did a 1yr old/fam shoot. I am blown away at the photos she took of us and could not be more excited for her to share our wedding day with us and capturing the little moments. She is so talented and is turning me into a vain person because all i want to do is stare at the pictures of us :)

to see a sneak peak of the pics so far go to her website!

click here

www.juliebranyan.com

HE'S ONE!

So the past two days i've been thinking back to what we were doing this time last year. I've been playing through in my mind each stage of labor...giving birth...the time right after...the first few hours....In my memory its all so beautiful! It was so exciting to see him grow up this past year and i can't wait to see what the next years bring. He is truly the biggest blessing ever and he has taught me so much. There is still a lot to learn...and i'm ready.

We had a party at our home, thank you to all who made it! Sorry to those i didn't really get to talk to...it is a little crazy and hectic. Trying to keep everyone full and happy, trying not to drag things out too long since some people couldn't stay long, trying to make it feel not super rushed. But i felt like i had to be in a million places at once. Its defiantly different when YOUR the one throwing the party....lessons learned for next year. There were a few unexpected things come up...but nothing we couldn't handle....ready for some pictures...?



Some of the little details...


Mr. Social...


The "kids" playing with the drums


Cake time...


You sure i won't get in trouble?


Opening presents...


Playing after everyone left...





Need a little help getting up the hill...


almost EXACTLY one...


1st tubby time as a one year old :)



...and for you Aunt Ne.....he LOVED his cards....