Easter

Easter was a blast. We went to Grandma and Grandpa Crandell's and watched conference and had a fun Easter egg hunt. The Easter Bunny (moms and dads) brought some really cute things for the grandbabies, matching hats, matching sunglasses, and lots of yummy snacks. We just had a good time eating good food, watching conference, and hanging out.

Callie, Kate, and Bailey jamming out on the piano

Disney Land!!!!!!!!

To celebrate Steven getting done with law school and the bar, we make a big trip to DisneyLand. Steven has been wanting to go for 3 years! So it was about time.

What do you notice in the picture above...... There is no one there! We were one of the very first in the park, and the first on space mountain.

As you can see my little guy (Sorry, I meant to say big fierce husband) is pretty excited.
He was like a little kid in the candy store.

If you look close you can see that Steven even made us "TEAM TRUJILLO" shirts, which we wore with pride of course.

Woody even showed us some smooth gun finger shooting moves!

So I know this picture is blurred, but that girl in the top right corner, screaming for her dear life... ya that's me on tower of Terror. That man that she is clinging on to who is smiling from hear to ear... of course, it's Steven.

And yes, after nearly 4 years of marriage, we are still living happily ever after.

The end.

Poppy's Birthday Party

It is official; Poppy is a senior citizen. We celebrated his 60th Birthday Party, so as Poppy would say "Don't forget my senior discount."

It was so nice to have so much family together. We ate some good grub and had a good time.

Gramps scooped up Callie and held her the whole night. I don't think she minded one bit.

Phoenix Zoo Day

So today we met up with Sarah and her two little ones, Hunter and Reese, at the Phoenix zoo. I think the adults liked it almost as much as Hunter!

They have this really cool tree house which was just ideal for pictures!

Oh, and we were sure not to miss the Giraffes.

Hunter got a hit out of the turtles, but even more amazing to him were the squirrels and birds that he chased around.

Little Reese and Callie were good sports in missing out on their nice long morning naps.

Even Callie got a hit out of the animals. It's amazing how those goats just sit there and let those kids pet, poke, and prod at them.

and I could not resist putting these picts. I'm so in love with my little girl's hair!

She is not even 1 yet!

Just living and loving life

Callie is growing so big!

And her hair just keeps getting longer and longer!

Dressing her up is so fun! The other day was just fun party dress day! No big reason, but just because.

Having Cabela's so close has it's perks. Callie loves to see the animals, Steven loves to check out the outdoor gear, and it gives friends and family a good reason to come and visit us.

Just Swinging away on Nonny and Poppy's swing. This past weekend we went over to help out a little bit around the yard. Micheal and Sarah met up with us and we got a chance to go on a double date with a free baby sitter for all the babies! Hurray for Nonny and Poppy!

Recently, my friend Onya came over and I showed her a few cake decorating tips. With the few tricks I showed her, she quickly caught on and was able to decorate these cakes in one sitting! Wow good job Onya! Those are some yummy, beautiful looking cakes!

Law School Graduation

My intelligent talented husband, Steven, officially graduated from law school Jan 23, 2010 from Cooley Law school.

We visited the Lansing Downtown Campus, and Steven showed us what it's like to be a real law school student.

It sure looks like Ashton might make a great attorney some day.

We are so lucky to have so much support. Steven's sister, Lisa, and brother-in-law, Jeff, came all of the way with their 2 kids, Katlyn and Ashton, from Alabama. Steven'a parents flew with us all the way from AZ, and my brother Casey and his wife Tamara came with their 2 children Paige and Brice for the special occasion. Thanks everyone for the support.

Happy Day!

Life happens fast. Steven will be graduating soon and we wondered what we would do for income while he studied for the bar. We prayed to be financially independent and in October I applied for what seemed to be a bazillion nursing positions. Well, about 2 and a half weeks ago I got a job offer to work as a cardiac catheterization nurse in West Phoenix. They offered to pack the apartment, take care of the shipment, ship one of our cars, and even top it all off with a bonus. We were thrilled to be so blessed! So I booked a flight and flew home with my parents to AZ after Thanksgiving at my brother's in Grand Rapids.

Thanks giving was awesome. We had the best oven baked turkey I had ever tasted, thanks to Tamara, the tastiest yams, thanks to Steven, and the most scrumptious stuffing, thanks to me (okay, okay the receipt came from Diana Charles)! Bummer I don't have the pictures to post, but it was great.

The night that I flew out we all went to the little Michigan famous diner, Steak and Shake.

Great shakes and meals for a great price. Can't you tell my brothers and sister liked it too!

So my dad is pretty amazing. We flew into the airport around 11pm, and waited for luggage for another hour or so, and then my dad drove the 3 hours homes that night. Wow! how does he stay awake like that. He is super Dad!

The next day when arriving in Heber, Callie and I went Christmas tree hunting with the Trujillos. Not a bad looking batch of tree choppers, huh!

Then we met up with Gramps and Gran. This was the first time that Callie met them, they were thrilled. Poor Callie is missing from the picture because she was out cold napping.

So while being here in AZ we have been visiting family. We stayed with Nonny and Poppy Trujillo a few days, the Crandells, and now the Adams. Everyone has been so helpfull and generous. Thanks guys for taking care of me and little Callie. Its been nice hanging out with family and letting Callie get to know her cousins before I start working.