Happy Birthday Haylee Anya!!!!!!

Just want to wish my baby sister an early happy birthday! I don't want to forget when were on our way to Seaworld tomorrow! I am so proud of the young little lady you have become. I am so proud of you baby! Keep being that crazy, unique, loving, beautiful, and sweet baby girl that you are! Happy 11th Birthday mamas! 

Mmm, almost summer<3

Summer is almost here, we can DEFINITELY feel it. Bryan and I hung out at our friend Natasha's house all day today and spent the day swimming and bbqing. It was relaxing and a nice way to spend our Sunday. I tried getting a tan, but I just couldn't keep myself out of the pool, especially since she has a super fun water slide!!! We are planning on spending A LOT of time over there this summer! 

Haylee's & Payten's Birthday Party!!

Saturday we had a cozy little get together with some close family and friends and celebrated Haylee's 11th Birthday and Paytens too (oooops, I forgot how old she turned!) We had yummy Sams Club Pizza, cake and ice cream! The girls got so many great gifts, and we all had a blast! It was great to see everyone, it seems like it has been a while! :) Here are some of the party pics! Haylee got some really cool gifts: LOTS OF MONEY!!!! (I think its about $80.00 PLUS gift cards!) from Grandma, my mom and dad, & John and Anna. Bryan and I got her a very neat antique lock and keys, a CD, and a really cool shirt. Bryan's parents made Haylee a awesome wooden sign that reads "Haylee's Shooting Range" (picture above!) She is going to hang it above her shooting range area, and my mom and dad also bought her an entire calligraphy set (she has been really getting into calligraphy, and she is really good at it!) 

Beach Trip & Wedding Reception :)

On our to the beach from The Flower Fields we found this cute, secluded area on the beach in Encinitas! It was so pretty and quiet, there were only a few families and a lot of surfers. We spent about 4 hours just relaxing on the beach, I even took a nap. Bryan was having fun watching the surfers and the kids play in the water! We both got a little bit burnt - me on my stomach and calves and Bryan on his face. We definitely had a very nice and relaxing day, and we plan on doing it at least twice a month (hopefully every weekend) during the Summer! 

We got home around 4:15pm and rushed to get ready because we had a wedding reception to be at at 5pm!!! Imagine being super relaxed from the beach, smelling of suncreen and salty water, and being sandy and have to get ready in 45 minutes to look semi-fancy. HAHAHAH. It was definitely crazy!! 

The wedding reception was for Bryan's cousin Dezzy and her new husband Alucky. It was soooo much fun and there was such DELICIOUS food!! (Mexican families make THEE best food!!) I even won a gift from one of the games we played! We had a great time, and didn't get home till about 1am! :)

Flower Fields in Carlsbad!

On our way to the beach Saturday morning, we went out to take a look at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad. They are in bloom right now and we were told that it was free to walk through the fields... however, when we got there we found out that it was $10 per person! AHH! No thank you! However, we snuck through the Garden Shop (the flower store there) and took pictures through the back gates! :) We got some really cool ones! We are definitely going to plan a trip out there sometime this Spring/Summer and PAY to get in :)

Oh, and the picture of the mushrooms was taken inside the Garden Shop. When we move into our own house I am going to have a really fun, mythical garden (gnomes, fairies, bright flowers, mushrooms, etc.) :) I thought the mushrooms were fun and bright, so I wanted a picture of them :)  

Happy Easter!!

I'm a little late - SORRY! This past weekend was just so busy for me, and yesterday as well... I haven't had time to get on here and blog about ANYTHING! Anyways, Easter Sunday was great. Brandon and Danielle and the rest of the family came over, as well as Grandma Cathy and Bryan's parents (Tina and Ronnie). We had bbq'd hamburgers, hot dogs and many different delicious sides! Grandma brought two Marie Calendar pies & I made a delicious apple spice cake! :) We just hung out, relaxed and talked all day! It was very nice!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Love,

Lex & Bryan

Easter Tradition :)

No matter how old I am, I always love to involve myself in holiday traditions, such as decorating Easter eggs! Friday night my sisters and I followed in the yearly tradition of decorating Easter eggs! It was so much fun - and of course, the girls eggs came out way better than mine. But, oh, how they are SO delicious (and it seems like they are more so because they are so colorful and beautiful!)