Our Little Princess

In case you were wondering...

....I have the cutest niece ever.
Love you Miss Olivia Layne!

Purple and Gold

That's right. I am a Lakers fan. Born and Raised. What that means is I am pretty sure my dad and older brothers would disown me if I dared like another NBA team...
Like I ever would! I bleed Purple & Gold. Yup, even when they are going through a bad season, I will always be a fan! Say what you will about them (talkin' to you haters!), but nothing will make me stop rooting for the Lakers!
So you can believe my excitement when I opened my Christmas gift from my brother Bryn, and it was Lakers tickets for Nick and I! I don't know if it is normal for a 24 year-old to want such things, but I gotta say, it was one of the best Christmas gifts ever!

{The Staples Center}

We had an amazing time! I am glad I found a boy that loves the Lakers as much as I do! 

Thanks Brynie Boo! (yeah just said your nickname on here) Love you!

In Case You Were Wondering...

....what I looked like as a babes.
My mom recently blogged about Baby Me. I thought I would share my baby pictures with all of you!
Caution: These pictures are pretty adorable if I do say so myself.

Yeah. I had a whole lotta hair....

Thanks Mom!

Parker vs. The Cookies

So last month my sister-in-law Sarah thought it would be a great idea to make Christmas cookies together. Since this was Parker's first time making cookies, we had no idea what to expect. But we put on our Christmas sweaters, poured us a glass of champagne, and dove right in!

Oh yeah. Did I mention I bought Sarah a "Ring for Wine" bell. My brother hasn't stopped thanking me for that one...
So...we rolled out the dough...

...but just as soon as he realized he could eat said dough, that is all he wanted to do. So we had to take him away until the dough was cooked. He was not pleased...

So once the dough was cooked, and the cookies were ready, we introduced Parker to the joys of decorating. This I can only properly display in what I like to call "Before-During-After".

Before:

During:

annnnd

After:

Yup. I admit, we might have lost control a bit towards the end. But, it was till the funniest, most awesome thing I have ever seen. 
I love our little Roo Bear, and his awesome personality. It is so fun to witness him learning and growing....especially during moments like these.  We had so much fun!

Lucky Me

I am lying in bed sick currently (thanks a lot traveling and all you sick people!). But luckily I got to celebrate New Years with some great people before I was stuck in bed, and there were of course yummy treats involved.

{If you live in Orange County, and haven't tried Susie Cakes, go there...now.}
But what's really lucky is that I got to give this guy a New Year's kiss for the third year in a row!

I have been beyond blessed to have Nick in my life for three years, and consider myself lucky to ring in so many New Years with him. With each New Year's kiss comes a promise of a new and exciting year together. 

I can't wait to see what God has in store for us for the years to come!
Hope y'all had a Happy and Blessed New Years!  Cheers to 2013!