Disneyland!

last weekend we had the opportunity to take Gracie to Disneyland and boy did she have the best time ever! we left early morning, got there right when it opened up and we were able to walk on most of the rides without any lines or long wait! we love going early morning because like i said before, we get to hop right on the rides without any lines or wait! it was so fun seeing gracie get so excited about EVERYTHING.

gracie LOVED the castle and wanted to walk through it a million times.

gracie and her daddy.

we had to have a "family Pic" to document this fun occasion!

us on the dumbo ride... yes it is ty's favorite ride. haha.

this is when we had to wait in line to see the aladdin show... grace was getting impatient because she wanted to see Jasmine.

us with Ariel. Ariel was my FAVORITE growing up and gracie loves the little mermaid. it was so cute watching her be in Awe when she would see the princesses.. her FAVORITE part of the day!

gracies most favorite now is Belle. i loved the dresses of all of them!

we love the movie Princess and the Frog! i loved her dress too.. it was the prettiest color.

we had such a fun trip last weekend! and there will be LOTS more too! we cant wait to go again in a couple weeks!

trip home to UT

recently, i was able to go to UT for my friend Jenn's wedding and to go visit family. it was so fun to see my friends and family for a little bit. Ty wasn't able to come with me because of work, so we missed him being there with us. i left early about 4 am saturday morning so i could drive all the way through with out hitting any traffic and the girls would sleep for most of it. it was my first time driving 10 hours just me and my girls, but the girls did great, and my car ran perfectly with no complications. we had such a great time, and time always goes by way too fast. i got to UT by 1:00 so we headed up first thing to my familys ranch. the ranch was what i looked forward to most on my trip. it was beautiful up there and i can never get enough of being up in the mountains so i went about every other day up there. spring time up there is so fun, new baby horses being born every year and they are ADORABLE! we had two new baby horses join the ranch and they are so dang cute. gracie loved the baby horses so she would always get so excited to go up to the ranch. i miss having beautiful mountains around here, i dont get to see that now since i live in CA. during my trip, i went on a couple of horse rides also which i miss like crazy. i grew up with horses and riding horses was a big part of my life, i LOVED riding and working with horses. i will definitely miss it.

thurs night was Jenns reception. she looked beautiful and so happy. i hadn't met scott while they were dating, but i heard great things about him. jenn has always been one of my best friends and it was so fun seeing one of my close friends get married. i know scott is a great guy from all the things i had heard and when i met him at their reception, i thought he was awesome. i wish Jenn and Scott and life time of happiness and i am so happy for them. i will miss having jenn close to me,and hope one day we can live by each other!

also, while on my trip i was able to meet up with other friends. one of my friends who i miss way too much is my friend Jess Hinkson. we were friends in high school on our dance team, and ever since she has been one of my best friends. she has two cute adorable kids around the same ages as mine, so its fun to be able to share being a mom with her! she is one of the strongest women i know. she has been such a good strong example to me and i look up to her so much. when i left UT to move to CA she was in the hospital from appendicitis and a miscarriage all at the same time so i was sad i couldnt say good bye to her, so it made me super excited to see her when i came home and to talk to her about everything. i love her so much and she will always be one of my best friends.

also, one of my best friends Amanda who i grew up with is getting married in August. it was fun to see her and talk about wedding plans. i cant wait to be there for her wedding and her fiance is a good fun guy and i am super happy for them and cant wait for them to experience married life! i want them to know i love them and wish i could be closer to them, but i am excited to be there for their big day!

then i got to see my dear friend Jen who is engaged to one of tys best friends. we went to dinner at gurus which is soooo good and i loved seeing what she has planned for her wedding! i just love her and think she is an amazing and beautiful person! she is just darling and has such a positive outlook on everything and knows how to have fun! i love people who know how to make life fun. im thankful for her kindness and friendship. i wish we could be there for the wedding, but we will be gone on a rohm family vacation during their wedding.. sadly. but GREAT NEWS! they are moving to Santa Barbara after the wedding and so they will be closer! when Jen told me they are moving there, i immediately jumped for joy knowing we would have friends from UT closer! Santa Barbara is about 2.5 hours away but hey, its WAY closer! i cant wait to come on over and have beach days!! woohoo!

then i got to see Brianne. she is wonderful and i love her. she has been one of my best friends since elementary school and she is so great! i have always looked up to her and i miss her. she is just down to earth and real. thats what i love most about her. thanks for always being my friend bri and i love you. we havent been able to hang out much the past couple years, but you'll always be one of my good friends. cant wait to see you again!

and my sis in law Kassi. when i first met her i was so excited when my brother asked her out and i was hoping they would start dating! lol. but its true. i really was so excited, because she was so easy to be around and would be a good fit for my brother. it was so fun to hang out with her while on my trip and talk to her about life and marriage and everything else. shes beautiful and one amazing woman. and i hope she knows how much i look up to her and admire her for who she is. i always felt like i have a close relationship with her where we can talk about anything and i will miss her and tanner a lot.

i miss my family a lot. it was so fun to see how much my family loves my two little girls. thankyou for making my trip so fun and i miss all of you guys. especially how you love Grace and Summer and for all of your help you have given us. i think the world of all of you, and im lucky to be a part of our family. and my girls are lucky to have you in their lives. i love all of you.

Vegas!

last weekend i went to vegas to go visit family! i love them and was glad i went! here are some pics

i love my sisters! its so much fun with them!

look whos becoming a big girl

yes.. she has learned how to crawl. shes not very good at it yet, but she takes 2 steps before she gets mad and gives up. soon she'll be crawling like a champ!

meet Mckay Joseph!

this is my cute nephew Mckay Joseph Harmon! i love him already and cant wait to meet him!

he looks like a spitting image of his daddy! almost identical, i think!

exciting and fun

a lot of fun things have been happening lately. we have had a lot of things going on and its been a blast. this past week, i had the chance to go down this weekend to las vegas and spend it with my in laws, my sister in law Kirsti and her husband live there. ty couldn't make it with work. so i packed up the girls and i, and we headed down to vegas for conference weekend. it was fun to see my in laws and spend the time with them. i left friday early morning and came back sunday morning. it just so happened that it was my Sister in law Kaitlans birthday, so we got to celebrate her birthday with her! she turned 23. gracie had a blast with her cousins and they played and played non stop. friday night we all hung out at the house, celebrating kaitlans birthday with cake and ice cream and enjoying each others company. saturday, my mother and father in law showed up just in time to watch conference. my mother in law Karen had fun holding and playing with summer and grace. then later that night, we went to an outdoor mall, right off of the strip and did some shopping. after that, we headed back to the house and put the kids to bed, while some of us went back down to the strip to catch the water show at the Bellagio and walk around exploring some of the hotels. the Bellagio had the prettiest spring time display with all butterflys. it was amazing what they do with it. it was a fast trip, but i had a ton of fun. thanks for a FUN weekend! Another fun thing that happened was, my new nephew was born! Mckay Joseph Harmon. he weighted 7 lbs and came a week early, but robbie said that he is doing really well and couldnt be better. i head down to Arizona in two weeks and i can't wait to meet my new nephew. Another thing happened. my Brother Tanner got into Med school at the U of U in SLC. what an accomplishment! its so hard for white males to get into med school in the U.S., but he got accepted and is super excited. i am so excited for him and Kassi, how awesome is that?! another thing, My sweet little summer has started crawling! she is growing up too fast. she is my little angel and i love her so much. where does time go?

loving life in CA

life in Bakersfield is going wonderfully! i love it here and i honestly can say i don't miss Utah much, but i do miss my family and all my friends up there. ive met some really nice women in my ward, and i think the reason i have learned to love it here so quickly is because of the women in my ward. they have made me feel right at home and made me feel really welcomed here. they have already invited me to do things, even though i havent been able to attend some of the things because my kids and my husband working late, i appreciate everything and look forward to the next activity and want to go to everything going on! so i wanted to say thank you so much for showing me friendship and kindness being new to this whole place. i have pretty much learned my way around this area, and its such a nice feeling to not have to use my gps for once.which i am surprised i have learned it all so quickly. on the other hand, Ty's job is going GREAT! he is doing really well, and has already made a good impression on his bosses! ty has always had lots of ambition from the day i met him. i knew he would do whatever it takes to succeed and achieve success, and that a huge quality i admire and look for. while ty is hard at work every day, my days have consisted of taking grace to parks.. we probably head on over to the park about every other day, and taking trips to the mall. when you're new, theres not a whole lot to do yet. but im finding new things to do every day. i am thankful that we live here in Bakersfield, and i know that i will be happy here!