and yosemite

micah's only birthday wish was to finally take his family to yosemite. he has been but the boys and i never had. it blew me away and was beyond amazing!! it was cold but that didn't deter us. we were lucky enough to go w/ my sister and her fam, who were coincidentally going the same weekend! we only spent half a day in the park and did the vernal falls hike. it was 3 miles and perfect for this stage of our family. we can't wait to get back and see more and would love to camp when the weather is more permissible.

lest you think we've dropped off the face of the earth...

here is a photo summary of

some of the things we've been up to and
my biggest excuse for why i haven't been blogging:

10 year anniversary trip to NY
of course, we had some trading to do while we were therethe real trader and dear friend, james5 years old!!first snowboarding trippinewood derby
his own super-hero costumelots of time w/ family!
all the cousins on my side.easter at the scheidlesshaving cream wardisneyland
randomly ran into our long lost besties there, who currently reside in AZ!mother's daymicah got the cinnamon rolls and oj for breakfast,
jaden created the rest all by himself!
(micah also prepared a delicous grilled tri-tip and veggies feast for dinner,
which sadly wasn't documented since we were too busy devouring it)
no, look! he is cute.asher LOVES my nephew den denjust killing time
just because, from jadenloving getting to hang out w/ long, long time bestieshave to document this.one morning i'm frantically getting dressed in my closet when asher comes in and asks if we're going to be late? to which i reply, yes! so please go get your clothes on! as i run down the stairs and through the house calling his name, there is no response. when i open the door to the garage and call for him, i hear his little voice call back and then i find him like this. except he was hiding the gum behind his back as best he could. buckled up and ready to go. classic.





yosemite is next. stay tuned...(if you're still around)