May has come and gone. FAST!

Life has been crazy busy lately. Dave has been working non stop on his Masters, surf team contests, teaching, and bishoping. I am staying busy with baby showers, outings, working, resting my back (shifted T4 vertebrae and pelvis, thank GOODNESS for my chiropractor! Make sure to hold your children on BOTH sides), keeping PHOEBS entertained, and young womens! I'm amazed how fast the weeks are flying by. Here's a lot of pictures to show how awesome our life is. (Dave always says "lets show everyone how awesome our life is" very sarcastically when I update the blog. . .but I really just want to document our family history honest!)

Last Saturday was the Timmy Dowell Memorial contest we go to every year. We got to witness the beautiful Garcia family be sealed for time and all eternity later that evening. It was the most beautiful sealing I have ever been too. Such an awesome eternal family!Had 3 baby showers. Starting off with this expectant hottie. (remember how cool it was to say "hottie"? I still think it is.) Earlier that day we went to the beach with aformentioned hottie and other hottie friends (yay Kristin for taking pics! Sorry Jill, I know you think you look fat, but really you look phat).This is Melissa, Isabelle, and Adriana Pena. They got baptized on May 19 and are so solid. I feel extremely fortunate to hang with them in young womens. Last Saturday we went to Dane and Miley's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse birthday party. Best theme for a 2 year old! Also got to see this pretty lady.
Went to a farewell dinner with my padres (Left for Hawaii for a while). My dad is Phoebe's best friend. Nana is a close second. She lights up whenever we turn the corner to go to my parents and starts yelling "PAPA!! NANA!!! PAPA!! NANA!!!" Speaking of the little tiger, Phoebs has been quite the 21 month old lately. One minute she's doing the hot dog dance, the next she's using her body as a piece of canvas. Sporting some major stilo these days. Did someone say hot dog dance?! She hung out with her idols "NONNIE!!!" (Mickey and Minnie) yesterday. And watched daddy surf.

Help my bro in law start his business!

Open call

I'm beginning to think I am more Mexican than American these days. And I'm ok with it! So, here's the dealio, this summer we are DRIVING TO CABO! I know it sounds crazy with an almost 2 year old, but we will make plenty of stops along the way. And we would LOVE to caravan with our awesome friends. So let me try to sell you, or most likely your husband (if he surfs) on this trip. (BTW you can also fly down and meet us if driving ain't your thing). I stole most of these pics from google.

First stop will likely be here (water is still cold) And then here for the next couple of days (water is warm. Yay!)
Until we meet our final destination. . .CABO!
Plenty of surf for the boys. And on smaller days for us. . .this is actually in Galveston, but I want to show that even an 8-month prego lady can surf like it ain't no thang.We could even join a surf camp. ha This is where we will be staying in Cabo thanks to an awesome Shorecliff's hookup! I can see some pretty pictures taken here.
And here.
Two and 1/2 weeks of a crazy good time. Have I sold you yet? C'mon, its only 48 hours round trip! I may or may not be flying home. Sorry Dave.

Silliness

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Timmy Dowell Contest

We look forward to this contest every year. How can it not be a good time with a gorilla business man, a cow milking itself, and love birds? Not to mention a concession stand guy (left). I snagged these shots from the OC Register.

Flower Fields

As moms of toddlers, my friends and I like to sometimes think outside the local box and have little field trips. This time we ventured to the flower fields of Carlsbad. None of us had been there so it was new territory for us and the wee ones. I recommend it, as it's beautiful, keeps the attention of the kids (especially the park there) and would be great for picture taking, IF your babe cooperates. Allow me to demonstrate the candid side of things:

(Please note Phoebe's shrieking face)

Hurry before Miley takes off!Um, hello? Niño's? Can you turn around please?

But oh do they looooove to hug!
Great idea Cora! My apologies for the gaudiness which is Phoebs. She is way more into fashion than I will ever be.