congratulations austin and morgan!

austin and morgan got married on september 29. my parents threw them a little open house on saturday to celebrate. we are so lucky to welcome her into our family! i love you guys!
me, vaness, and johnny
my cute parents
me and austin

it was so fun to see the family all together and meet morgan's family. my parents did such a good job with the decorations

i can't believe we all grew up!

us with grandma chy

morgan and kate. her new niece. they got married in hawaii so they were all tan and beautiful


how cute, and they didn't even smash the cake in each others' face
the girls

travi's party

last weekend we went to travi's birthday party. i kinda feel bad i didn't take one of the kids with him, but here are some fun ones on the teeter-totter.



johnny got pretty cranky and tired, but how cute!

happy birthday to me

i turned 28 this week, and my family came over on sunday for birthday cake. we had a fun time with the kids and "daisy dog" (kate calls her).my mom made my favorite cake. (the better than almost-anything betty crocker recipe- see below)
johnny had to take a turn blowing out the candle
mimi with the kids
kate enjoyed it!


cake recipe
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on cake mix box
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 jar (16 to 17 oz) caramel, butterscotch or fudge topping
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup granulated or powdered sugar
1 cup toffee bits
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
2. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan.
3. Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
4. With handle of wooden spoon, poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch. Drizzle milk evenly over top of cake; let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake.
5. Drizzle with caramel topping. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
6. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream over top of cake. Sprinkle with toffee bits. Store covered in refrigerator.