May in a Nutshell

Seeing as I was MIA for most of April here are a few pictures to recap the month.

We went back to my hometown for Mother's Day and my Little Sisters graduation.
  I know you've heard before, but my sorority experience was completely and 100% worth every penny.

We went on an official date night

Which included painting ceramics 

Husband painted a cross and I painted a mug.

And dinner at Dave & Busters.

We also volunteered at Special Olympics.  What a great experience!

We spent the last week of the month on a cruise with my parents in Alaska.  Simply awesome!
We left from Seattle

 And stopped in Ketchikan

Made some new friends,

We visited Juneau,

Where we saw the Mendenhall Glacier,

 But not Russia,

 And our last Alaska stop was Skagway,

 Where we went to the summit of the Klondike

 Mommy and I even did a 5K, On Deck for the Cure, for breast cancer.

  

Before our final stop in Victoria, BC, Canada

 I had a great time spending time with some of my favorites and seeing more of this beautiful planet God entrusted to us.

A Little Visit

Last weekend I was super blessed to go to Denver to visit my wonderful friend A.  We've been friends since high school and in an unexpected turn of events, on the 26th of September, I married in to her family.  So now not only is she one of my dearest and longest friends, but she is now a cousin my marriage.  So blessed am I!!!

The same weekend her sister, her niece, and her little brother were also in town visiting.  Here are some pictures from our weekend, but I didn't take all that many.

 From the Denver Children's Museum

 At the Mall

 Picture Time

 At Ceramics in the City

Thanks A for a super wonderful visit.  I love you, friend!

Proud to Present...

I got a call from my Big Brother today to announce the arrival of this beauty

 

She arrived around 12:30 pm in San Francisco weighing in a 7 lbs 12 oz and 21inches long.  My niece and her momma are doing great, and here is her proud Big Brother.