Anniversary Getaway #4

This was our 4 year anniversary trip and we wanted to get a little sunshine! So we headed to Laguna Beach! It was beautiful! This trip was full of fun and some crazy adventures!

We got to explore the beach, treat ourselves to amazing dinners and delicious desserts (cheesecake, fruit tarts, and gelato to just name a few!), and do fun activities every day! It was a much needed break and nice to get away from Utah's cold harsh winter.

Playing on the beach and riding a tandem bike clear down the coast was a blast!! I think I was grinning ear to eat everyday all day! :)

One of the days Joel's friend from work, Rick, insisted we take his Aston Martin for the day! Gasp!!*** for any of you that know my husband you know that he died and went to heaven when he was handed those keys!! Haha! All of his dreams came true! Literally :) that car is worth $250,000 whaaaaaaat?! And Rick gave it to us for the WHOLE day!! Talk about trust!

The Robbins boys have a tradition that every time we are in California they go to "Cars and Coffee". It's an event that people go to on Saturday morning in Irvine, CA and bring all of their REALLY nice cars. Bentley's, Lambo's, Ferrari's, Aston Martins, Porsches, and all sorts of collector cars are there. Everyone walks around checking out each others cars and visiting. It is pretty cool. And this year we actually got to be IN it and pull right up to all the other cars! We kind of felt famous lol. Everyone was taking pictures of it and chatting away :) it was a lot of fun!

That car drives like a dreeeeeam! So smooth and SO much power. Holy cow! So needless to say we had a blast with it! We went out with Rick and his wife for dinner that night and he let Joel drive one of his 4 collector Porsches! Seriously Rick is the man. So nice!!

We were able to go to all the cute shops in Laguna and search for shells for Presley along the shore line, biking in Huntington, cruise on PCH and around town in the Aston, and play on the beach in Santa Monica. Such a fun time!

My favorite part was just being with my cute husband the whole time! He is truly my best friend and I love him more than words! He makes me SO happy and takes such good care of us. We are so blessed to have him! Love you babe!! Here is to eternity :) xoxo!

Vegas for New Year!

For New Years Eve we all went to visit Tosha's fam in Vegas! It was a blast! It was so fun to hang out with family and plus the warmer climate didn't hurt! Those lucky ducks and their Vegas sunshine.

We walked and shopped the strip, had late game nights, visited Hoover Dam, went to Red Rock Canyon, did crazy late night slurpee runs (Britt &Joel haha), and had a blast of a week!

I love my family so much and have so much fun with them! Thanks mom and dad for the fun trip and hotel and thanks Tosh and Tyler for having us!! We loved it!!

West Coast Thanksgiving-Manzanita Oregon

Singing, Running, & Dancing in the Rain!

First day started off with a bang! The weather here is a little wet to put it lightly! So we thought, if ya can't beat it, join it of course!! This is a picture of me creatively trying to protect my leather boots! Silly me didn't really come prepared for hurricane type weather. Next time, Galoshes FOR SURE! But there was no way that an ill prepared wardrobe would stop me from having fun! So, I slapped on some plastic grocery bags and off I went! We ran and danced our way to the ocean in this CrAZy rainstorm!! Literally you needed safety goggles to see anything. IT WAS AMAZING! Seriously we were laughing our heads off! Meanwhile the babies were peacefully sleeping in the warm house, being watched by Jordan and Rickae. 

 This is a picture of us before we headed out into the WILDNESS. My cleaver husband wore his swimming suit and a plastic garbage bag over him! Why didn't I think of that? Oh yeah, I didn't want to freeze my buns off! :) You are much tougher than me babe! haha. 

 This was taken after! It really doesn't do it justice. We were SOAKED to the bone, full on shower status! 

 Me and my other half! Love that he is always on board to do fun, random things! He is the best! 

 After we were all dried up, well kinda (the power was out all day cause of the hurricane status storm) we went out and got some pizza in a town with power! It was delicious and the restaurant was right next to the ocean! So we took a little late night stroll! It was gorgeous. 

 Next day was the Tillamook Cheese Factory. We got to see how that delicious cheese was made :) And bought a bag of squeaky cheese to snack on! A must. 

 Then off to the Lighthouse! It really is breathtakingly gorgeous out here! The views and beaches are so pretty!

 Morning strolls on the beach.

 Bonfire at night!

 Exploring!

We had a blast and loved the Oregon coast! Thanksgiving was great and it was great to spend time together with the in-laws and the whole family. There are so many things that I am thankful for and I love this time of year! First and foremost I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and my Savior! Without them I would have nothing. The gospel has brought such a light and understanding into my life. I am so imperfect and have so much to work on but I know that this life is all about learning, growing, serving, and loving! Each day I know that I can lean on my Savior for help and guidance! 

 I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family and a beautiful, sweet, healthy baby who is not so much a baby any more (she is growing way too fast!)! I am grateful for a husband who knows me in and out! He is my best friend. He works so hard to provide for us and I feel so blessed to be able to stay at home with our baby. I truly feel like the luckiest girl to be this guys wife! 

I feel blessed to have the parents that I do! They have taught me so much and I feel lucky to have such a close relationship with both of them! They are such good examples to me and constantly teach me with their examples. And a shout out to my sistas!! They are truly wonderful and I love them so much! They are kind, loving, giving, beautiful, hilarious, and talented women! My world would not be the same without them because they mean to world to me and I would do anything for them. I am grateful for my sweet brother that puts up with having 6 mothers! haha only boy, bless his heart! He is so great, thoughtful, and talented! He has taught me a lot and our family wouldn't be the same without him! Love them all SOOOOO much! Ok, I could go ALL day. SO I am going to stop. You get the point! Just feeling so grateful! 

Hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving!! xoxo

Halloween!!

This was Presley's first year trick or treating! I think it's safe to say that she really enjoyed it! It was a pleasant surprise to her that she could go up to so many doorsteps and get candy handed to her! Haha. By the end she was grabbing handfuls...uh oh! She insisted on holding the candy in her hand until she reached the next door and was handed more. It was only then that she would put the previous candy in her bucket! This girl loves her goodies! ...hmm I wonder who she gets that from... ;)

Earlier in the day we went over to daddies office and they had turned the whole place into a haunted house! It was sooo cool! They even had a fog machine!! What!!?? They did a great job at making it fun and spooky for the kids! Pres loved it all, but was a little hesitant about the mad scientist lab...it was a little too spooky for her. They had tons of treats, cupcakes, and even pizza! We were spoiled! So much fun!

This year for Halloween I was a witch and Presley was my little black cat. Joel was a Mexican scientist...who knows? Haha. It was a blast though and we had lots of fun! Hope everyone had a great Halloween!!