Girl's Weekend

This past weekend, six of my best girlfriends came to Cali for a girl's weekend. It's been over a year and a half since we were all together. We spent the weekend lounging at the beach, shopping and eating, eating and eating some more. I feel so lucky to have such incredible influences in my life.
Bryan and Mia had a daddy/daughter weekend, so this was a win-win deal! He's such a great sport!

A Special Day For Moms

I have to say that I am the luckiest mom around. I have been blessed with 2 beautiful daughters, who I absolutely love and adore. There is no better career for me than being a mommy.
I'm also the luckiest daughter to have such a beautiful, charitable, selfless mother. I can only hope to be half the mother to my children that she is to me.
It was such a great weekend. I heard a rumor that there was a new Cafe Rio in Lake Forest {about 30 miles away}. It's been 4 1/2 months since I have devoured a grilled chicken salad and have been craving one ever since we moved. So to celebrate being a mommy I chose to dine at Cafe Rio and it was worth every bite {and every mile driven}. Afterward, we drove to Newport Beach to get a cupcake from Sprinkles. Much to my dismay, the line was a bazillion miles long. Now, I love me a good Sprinkles cupcake, but I'm not crazy enough to wait in line for 10 hours to get one. So, we settled for a Susie's Cakes cupcake and it was oh so good!Mother's Day itself was awesome. The bishopric of our ward {with the help of the wives} put together a special luncheon for all the relief society sisters. During the 3rd block we enjoyed some yummy food and listened to stories of mother's of the prophets. I've never heard of other wards doing this, so it was a real treat......Only in California.

Later that evening, my good friend Michelle and her sweet baby Elizabeth came over for dinner. Michelle's husband was just deployed and I was so happy to spend Mother's Day with this amazing mother.

Miss Elizabeth and Mia. Silly girls.

Happy Mother's Day to all you amazing, hard-working mothers out there. You are so loved and appreciated!

San Diego Wild Animal Park

Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers and Bears are for the birds.......or so Mia thinks. She prefers just hanging out with these feathery friends.

We found this darling little ladybug and thought it would fit in perfectly at Kate's grave site.

U * T * A * H

A couple of weeks ago Mia and I had the chance to go to Utah and visit my family. Since Bryan was out of town for the week, I decided that I had better get one more flight in before we have to start paying for a plane ticket for Mia. It was so great seeing my family and Mia had a ball with all of her cousins.Drew, Devin, Mia and Gavin doing what kids to best!

Four Generations

My mom, Grandma Christensen {Great}, Mia and I

Grandpa Great

Grandma Great

Uncle Buck {Weston}, Kirstin, Motley & Cash came and met us before we flew home.

Kisses from Cash

LA Ragnar

Team Jaydie
April 23-24, 2010

A few weekds ago I get a phone call from my cousin's wife, Jen, who lives in Arizona and they had 2 teams put together for the LA Ragnar. One of the members of their team had gotten an injury and therefore had to drop out of the race. Jen thought of me, bless her heart, and since I hadn't done a single race since November I said "sign me up." So, a week and a half later we met for a weekend full of aches and pains, very little sleep and over 200 miles of crazy running fanatics! The LA Ragnar is actually quite new to the series. In fact, this was only the second year. We started the race in Ventura, CA and ended in Dana Point,CA. It was so much fun and I met some pretty cool people, not to mention got to spend some time with Matt and Jen.

Vans 1 and 2 at the starting line

Jen and I 5 miles into our 10 mile leg! 10 miles down....12 miles left to go!
Team Jaydie 1 and Team Jaydie 2 at the finish line.

We're Bringing Curly Back.....Yeah!

I have forgotten how much I miss Mia's curly hair. I knew I was going to have a busy Sunday, so I figured I would put curlers in the night before to make for a quick "do" for church this morning. Note to self....the longer the curlers are in the tighter the curls:)

BEFORE.....

.......And Wallah!!!

Happy Birthday Miss Mia

I hate to even think about Mia turning 2-years-old already. I just want time to stand still and have her stay this age forever. It seems like I say this at every stage she goes through, but I have to say that this stage is, by far, my favorite. I love watching Mia's personality evolve. She is spunky, vivacious and is constantly making us laugh. I love that she is starting to talk in sentences. Her most current words are, "I wuv you" and "I'm two." She loves lip gloss, which she calls "lipee", gum which she calls "gummy" and long walks on the beach. I sure do love this girl.

We had plans to spend the day at Disney, but we've been getting so much rain the last few days that we decided to postpone it until next week. So we celebrated at home with gifts and birthday cake. What a perfect day. Happy Birthday Miss Mia!!!







Little was so excited for the gift she got Mia that she wasted no time helping her unwrap it.

Easter Lovely Easter

Easter Deliciousness

Easter Greatfulness

Easter Blissfullness

Easter Loot Goodness

Easter Egg Hunt Successfullness

......oh and I'll add in a little Easter Earthquake Scariness!!!!