Karlee and Jaren

My little sister Karlee was married in the Los Angeles Temple on April 9th. Her and her cute husband Jaren are the most darling couple! They are so so cute together and he has the most amazing family that we were able to meet and get to know. They have a tradition of an "Advice Dinner" the night before the wedding and it was so fun. They prepared a delicious meal and then whoever wanted to give advice was welcome to. He comes from a family of 13 children so it was overwhelming trying to remember who was who but they are seriously the nicest people I have ever met. I am so happy for Karlee to be a part of this sweet Soleberg Family.

These are the only pictures I had time to take! Not even a single one of the bride and groom, I am so sad. I will have to steal some from Kar. These are all taken outside of the temple while we waited for them to come out.

I wish I could show you all how beautiful Karlee looked:(

Lounging

These two were just eating their lunch and lounging in the backyard together.


I tried to stick Evie in there but she wasn't having it. She looks bigger than Ella in this picture! (She almost is...)

Family of Five

Our attempt at a family photo...too bad I have a mullet:(

Shower caps and shots

Ella wore a shower cap for the first time and she thought it was the coolest thing! She has SO much hair.

The band aids on her arms are from the shots she received at Kindergarten registration. I cannot believe my tiny little Ella will be going to school this fall. She couldn't be more excited, she talks about Kindergarten all the time. She is really smart and did well at the testing. She will definitely be on the younger end, and she is small, so I just hope she doesn't get overwhelmed. I explained to her that she was going to have to get shots, and she said, "I don't care Mom!" She was literally singing down the school halls, "I'm ready for my shots, I'm ready for my shots!" All of the other moms were amazed at her attitude, but I'm telling you this girl really wants to go to kindergarten! If its going to take a couple of shots to get her there, she can handle that. I've debated about holding her back, but at this point I don't think she'd let me!

6 months and cereal

Evie is 6 months old and I am just now getting around to feeding her rice cereal. You would think I was feeding her steak and potatoes by the look of her thighs, they are seriously enormous! She has been eating this for the last couple of days and seems to really like it (I'm not surprised...I was pretty sure she would enjoy food) although it is quite the process. She is still figuring out how to work that tongue of hers so it is a mess but by the middle to end of her feeding she gets the hang of it.

It was quite the family affair...I was feeding Evie, Matt and Kash were video taping, and Ella was taking the pictures. You can tell by the angle of these pics that someone little is taking them!

Triple Time

Matt was giving Ella and Kash a bath and I thought we should stick Evie in too. It would save time and they would have fun. Well her tub kept floating around and she kept sliding down and they were all a little squished so no, it didn't really save any time. But yes, they did have fun!
You can't really tell from this picture because by the time I had everything covered up they didn't want to smile anymore!

This is the Life

Holding her own bottle...legs crossed...nothing better.

Line it up

Lately Ella and Kash like to get everything out of the garage and line it up on the driveway. Ella is the one who is very particular, and wants everything a certain way. Kash mostly just does the heavy lifting for her. I can't help but smile when I see everything perfectly lined up like this. It sure does entertain them, so I am all for it. I thought I might as well benefit even more from this arrangement by putting Evie in one of the strollers. She was perfectly happy sitting there watching her brother and sister play.

Karlee's Bridal Shower

My cute sister Karlee is getting married in April and we are so excited! I was able to surprise her and show up at her bridal shower in California. It was a quick trip; my Grandma and Aunt Robin and I left at 5 am Saturday morning and drove home Sunday morning. I am so glad we went, it was short but so so fun to be there for Kar. Whitney's mother in law Lisa hosted it at her beautiful home and it turned out really nice. We had a delicious brunch and enjoyed chatting with everyone.

A few of the guests...

Karlee was so excited for her kitchen aid mixer. She loves to bake more than anyone I know.

She got a very special present from our grandma. She passed down our great grandmother's china! Yes, we were all jealous.

She was HILARIOUS opening lingerie (what did she think her sisters would get her?!). She was SO embarrassed and wouldn't show a thing. It didn't help that all of us girls were cheering from across the room. Bless her heart.

Mandy sat by Karlee as she opened her gifts and wrote everything down. She was across the room from the rest of us so we kept making fun of her and taking her picture. This is her signature "thumbs up" pose.

Sweet Liddy! I made sure to get my fair share of holding this little thing. You really have to soak up that newborn stage, I already miss it.

I see you

Evie was having fun playing with her blanket and when I went to check on her I only saw this giant flower and two big eyes peeking out.

CuPcAkEs

Some of our neighbor girls were over playing so we decided to make cupcakes and decorate them for St. Patrick's Day. They had lots of fun!

Ella, Kash, Carley, Evie, Lacey, Sydney

5 months

Evie at about 5 months...I just snapped these while Matt was holding her. And yes, she really is this chubby.


P.S. I was trying to find something green for her to wear for St. Patrick's Day and Ella picked something out that was a size 12 months. I told her no, that was too big. She insisted we try it out so we did and.....yep it fit perfectly.