Jamie comes to visit...

Crew and Lyza

Hudson trying on his mommy's fidora

My best friend Jamie and I...love her so much!




Mermaids.

I love my two boys.


Cyndal and Hudson getting ready for "Toy Story Mania"



These two love each other so much...it's the cutest!

Lyza and Crew watching the playhouse Disney

Everytime we go to Disneyland Crew asks me to get his face painted...this time he got me. And how cute do they look?

He loved his dragon face painting so much that he said, "Mom, take another picture...this time like IRONMAN."

Hudson's favorite ride...Finding Nemo


We went to the Harbor hoping to go to the Tide pools but it just so happened that the tide wasn't out and it was soooo windy


We had such a fun time with Jamie, Lyza and Cyndal staying with us for a week and a half. Here are just a few of the fun things we did with them: shopping, eating, cooking, shopping at the Fashion District, making bows, going on late night sushi runs, returning (you know what I mean Jamie), going to the Beach, going to Disneyland, staying at my parents Beach House for a few days, and driving to Arizona. Thanks for coming to visit us! We miss you already. Crew still asks about Lyza all the time. Thanks for being such a great friend to me Jamie. You really are such an amazing person/mom/friend. I love that I can tell you anything with out you judging me. I love your advice. I love how we can catch up right where we left off even if we haven't seen each other in forever. I can't wait for you to move out here for the month of June. I wish we lived right next door to each other. Hopefully in 10 years we will at least live in the same state. Thanks for everything Jamie. I love you and miss you. June can't come soon enough!

Happy Easter!

Kitchen Before & After

BEFORE:

AFTER:

My Dad did such an amazing job on our new beautiful kitchen. He worked long and hard on this project but I think it totally paid off. We loved having him around our house everyday and are now kind of bored with out him. The boys ask about him daily. Today I said, "Lets get ready boys, we are going to Home Depot!" and Crew said, "Oh, are we going to meet Papa and Mimi there?" I guess thats what we have done a few times since my Dad has been up here working. Thanks again Dad. You truly are the best contractor around! We love you!

Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday some friends from our ward put together a cute little Easter egg hunt for all of our kids. The boys had a great time and Crew's running skills came in pretty handy. He had his basket so full of eggs that he had to empty it into Hudson's basket so he could collect more. Hudson on the other hand was content with the first egg he found once he noticed it was filled with candy...he just found a nice spot on the grass and ate away. Every year each holiday gets better and better with these two boys!

Watch this...

I am in love with this song and just saw the music video for the first time and love it just as much. Enjoy!

El Tepeyac Cafe

On Saturday night we went to El Tepeyac Cafe to experience LA's biggest and best burrito with some friends. This place was on Man vs. Food so we thought we should all try it out. I thought it was really good for the most part but the huge burrito was just too much, it kind of grossed me out since it was so BIG. After Wyatt ordered I looked at the receipt and the burrito alone was $17.00. It was huge! We had a great date night and ended it with my favorite...21 Choices!

Hike up to Eaton Canyon Waterfall

On Sunday we invited my parents up for dinner and we went on a beautiful hike up to Eaton Canyon waterfall...I didn't even know this place existed and it's only 1 mile from my house. The boys absolutely loved every minute of it...especially Crew. Later that night while we were sitting on the couch Crew started bringing all of my headbands out of my bathroom and started getting Mimi all "dressed up." It was hilarious! (Mom...please don't get mad at me for putting this on here, I think it's too cute!)

Have a SUPER Sunday...

Love,
Crew "Rockstar" Dannels (if you ask him his name this is what he says)

Water Boys

Today I walked out in the backyard to Crew full on hosing Hudson down while he was still fully clothed. So we decided it was time to break out the elmo sprinker so the boys could cool down in this 85 degree weather. They loved playing in the water and I think it's just the sweetest thing that these two little boys think the world of each other. They may not always be the nicest to one another all the time but they truly do look out for one another and enjoy each others company so much. As hard as my boys may be, I wouldn't trade them for anything. I love everything about them!

Hudson + Baseball

Crew got this amazing toy from his Nana & Papa for his birthday but Hudson loves it just as much. Today while Crew was still taking his nap, Hudson wanted to go outside just to play baseball all by himself. I was inside the house just watching him play and looked out to this....he is pretty dang good for only 16 months old!