cutest. boy. ever.

love him so much

McGee's Engagement Par-tay

we (les & i) threw ms soon to be ms mcgee (aka jill katie sorensen) and mr bret mcgee and engagement party at non other than the newly renovated cheney stadium. hands down such a fun evening! we were treated like royalty (thank you aaron for the vip treatment and hospitality) and the raniers played awesome! (although i am pretty sure only the guys watched the game). after the game (and many, many a beers and vino) we headed to a dive bar for a lil off tune karaoke (well i guess i was really the only one off tune). its pretty bad when jeff informs me "that was the worst version of neon moon i've ever heard" thanks sweetie, but don't you know that country is supposed to have a "whine" to it ; )  all and all such a fun night and it was great to have a grown up night with all my besties!  thank you dad and cash for watching mase for the night! he had such a fun time!

the beautiful mrs. alyson crouch

jillbert and aaron. can't WAIT for their wedding (August 20th)

totally sums us up

bestie leslie

love my friends!

love these two

cheers!

belated mothers day pic

Finally some birthday pics!

I still can't believe Mason is 3! Where did my little baby go? For the record anyone that says "the terrible Two's" obviously doesn't have a 3 year old. Mase is super fun right now but super independent (which is good) which means super challenging at times.  He wants to do EVERYTHING by himself- pick out his clothes, get his own milk, brush his own teeth....
Here are a few of Mason's favorite things right now:
*he loves to sing "mymymymymy poker faaace" (Lady Gaga)
*he loves counting and can count to 10 in Spanish & is working on counting to 10 in Japanese!
*he can write his name (still working on the "S")
*he loves, loves, loves superheros
*loves riding his bike
*still sucks his fingers. we are trying REALLY hard to get him to stop doing this-anyone have any tips?
For Mason's big 3rd birthday we started off at the Puyallup Spring Fair. This was really fun because Mase was finally big enough to go on the rides! We met up with his cousins Sydney, Piper, and Alexander and MaaMaa & PaPa as well as the rest of the Belfiore's and even Bachan! Auntie Leslie and Diane also came along.  The weather was freezing but at least it didn't rain

After ther fair it was back to MaaMaa & PaPa's house for presents and cake.  MaaMaa made a sweet train cake! She has made one for all of the grandkid's 3rd birthdays. 

after the party & jeff's mom's we headed to auntie cathy and uncle jim's house for a birthday celebration with my family. my mom and dad, autie carey, uncle eli, auntie courtney, uncle cash and uncle cody, pucci and jimmy and gina were there. steph, mike and baby peyton came over too! it was such a nice party! jacob, issac and matt's kids and mason all played outside! we ate, drank, ate some more and opened presents! needless to say after this birthday mama was TIRED

happy cinco de mayo!

and in honor of it being the 5th of may i'll be enjoying one of these delicious beverages....

ahhh... it's 5 o'clock somewhere

introducing mr and mrs eli tomal

march 12, the day my sister married her best friend and i gained another brother. such a beautiful wedding. and im serious. my sissy did an UNBELIEVABLE job. i think she has a calling as a wedding planner.  since i was in the wedding i didn't take nearly as many pics as i would have liked but here are just a few to highlight the momentus occasion...

me and mase... he was the ring bearer

my beautiful sis. she planned everything. & did all the flowers too!

mason and grandma (my mama)

i now pronounce you husband and wife!! kiss the bride! wooooot!

me and my bestie leslie. this was before we doused each other in red wine... never dance on the dance floor with two glasses of red wine poured to the rim... just sayin

my mama, my sissy and her mil cheryl

love these boys

the speeches were rather emotional (that and there may have been a little boozing before the wedding)

my cousin gina & jill

someone was definetely tuckered out (& i don't mean just jeff)

my sis, eli and their wedding party (sorry about the clarity of the photo.. best one i have of everyone)

All in all such a great night!!  So happy for you two!  xoxo

slacker

i have been m.i.a. school is consuming our lives!  so much to catch up on!! my sissy's wedding (march 12th ah!), mason's 3rd birthday!! and Easter....
so i promise... posts and more importantly pics coming soon!!

here's a little sneak peak though....



my sisters: courtney and the beautiful bride carey



happy birthday little man! can't believe you are 3!!!