176 Days...

Until the wedding....

Okay, part of me feels like that is really far, but the other part of me is starting to freak out and realize that is less than 6 months away!

I am on wedding duty, T is on honeymoon duty...I think i got the short end of that stick though.  Just kidding, I am loving it!  

One thing we have to do is find a home that will fit us and 5 kids.  This is actually kind of exciting...there is something about us finding a place together and making it ours that is very cool.  We found a home we really like and will see what happens.  The town is small, the school is great, and it is closer to Jackie, JP, and baby Hope (but not too far from the girls Dad, so we could still work out the weekends, etc.).  All in all, it would be a nice fresh change.

Anyway, not much else happening in our neck of the woods.  The kids are back in school, weekend sleepovers are happening again, dance has started again for Kami and Cita, Jenna started going to youth group at Reality, and Charlie and TJ are enjoying the video games they got for Christmas <giving T stink-eye for that one>.

Here is a photo of the kids from this last weekend when we went house hunting, we stopped for a bite to eat in Santa Ynez.  It was fun, but the only ones that decided they like looking at houses are Kami, Charlie, and Cita...TJ and Jenna said they don't want to go next time.  :P~

Winter Break & Wedding Planning

Life has been busy since the holidays....the kids had three weeks off, which is just way too much.  By that third week they are bored and ready to go back and see their friends.  On a good note, they didn't drive each other crazy and the dynamics continue to be great with all five of them.

T and I are busy getting ready for the wedding and all of the other details marriage will include (where we will live, premarital counseling, etc)...for some reason, even though we are trying to keep it simple, we feel like we are way behind.  We have set a date of July 14th.  It will be a smaller size wedding, with just family and close friends.  Of course T's family counts for almost 50!

We kept busy over break and tried to do fun things with the kids (bike rides, short trips, bbq's, etc).  Here are a few pictures from a hike we went on...Maggie came too!  :)

End of trail...see T peeking through the trees?

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas! Here are the kids with their new kindles!

Cookie Time

Every year we make cookies on Christmas Eve...however this year my girls will be with their dad on that day.  Because of that I decided we would make some of the batches last night...that way they don't miss out.
The girls had fun and the cookies were delicious! Cita and I will finish up making the rest of the goodies on Christmas Eve.  

Tank!!!

T is for Tenacious

A is for Annoying

N is for Naughty

K is for Krazy

But, we love him anyway!

Kami & Tank

Vegas!

T and I are heading back to California after spending a few days in Vegas! As usual, we had a ton of fun! I shopped and spent time with my best friend Gina...T spent the days in the sports bar watching football (and losing). We had a great dinner with Gina on Saturday night and then went out dancing with her and Mark (another high school friend of mine) Here are some photos from our fun time!

Gina, Me, T and Mark

Gina and Me being silly...

T & Me and our famous self portrait

Busy Times

Life has been busy since T and I got back from our Tahiti trip, I haven't even had time to post Tahiti pictures!

We celebrated Cita's 6th birthday on November 17th

Had a wonderful Thanksgiving on November 24th with family!  The food was amazing, T and I have become quite a good team when it comes to this feast (if I don't say so myself). 

We went to the famous Annual Pilmer Party on December 3rd

And we celebrated Jenna's 12th birthday on December 10th.  

In the midst of all this we are busy planning the wedding details, which we sometimes have to squeeze things in wherever we may be!  On Jenna's birthday we happened to be staying the weekend at a ranch house in Santa Ynez.  Cousin Jon & Ethan came to visit, as well as Shelly and Phil, and my daughter Jackie, her husband JP, and baby Hope.  We had to sneak out for a couple hours so Jon could do an engagement photo shoot!  He did a fantastic job!  Here are a couple of the favorites.  

Later that night we had an amazing BBQ and sat around the dining room table chatting, laughing, and having fun.  Let's just say the theme song of the wedding will be "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (you had to be there).

The next few weeks will be busy with Christmas shopping and getting ready to celebrate the birth of our King!  We wish you all a wonderful Christmas season filled with blessings, love, and happiness!