rain, rain, go away.

i'm a huge fan of cloudy skies. dark, gloomy clouds- super high up with light blue sky peeking through? that is a really beautiful day to me. but, straight up rain? not so much. after a few weeks of mid 70 to low 80s weather here in southern california, i was really starting to get used to wearing my flip flops. it's been raining a total of one day & i'm so over it. so here's to wishing i were bathing in the sun right now & a few good memories of when i was...

 hubby + me in jamaica

 hubby looking up at me from the deck of the boat

bridgett + me in the hot tub last week

 (i ♥ how chubby she looks, because she sooo isn't, poor kid)

 my favorite girlfriends + me at the MGM

our little family in newport

playdate with cousins

we went down south to visit bridgett's cousins, aren't they all so cute!?

my sister in law Allison holding Easton Joe (22 months) and Bridgett Lou (3.5 months)

& I'm holding Aven Jaymes (22 months) and Cutter Wells (4.5 months)

please ignore the makeup i'm lacking on my face :)

highchair kisses

one of my girlfriends said, "God really knew what he was doing when he created nieces." 

yup.

merry [christ]mas

 bridgetts first christmas was simply wonderful. we started christmas eve in the sun on the patio with some dear old friends, went to the christmas eve service at our church, enjoyed my parents annual christmas eve open house for family + friends, spent the night at my parents, woke up real early to sing happy birthday to jesus, opened presents with my family, drove down to my sisterinlaws, opened presents with the cousin twins & cutter, and then.. crashed. asleep, of course.

 

 [bridgett and her great grandmother mary lou, whom she was named after]

from our family to yours.

merry christmas.

our family

photo by corey morgan photography, card design by stewart design studios

the wells family

photo by a larson photography

the couch family 

cabo wabo

for easter this year, we went with my side of the family to cabo san lucas. we stayed at cabo azul. the resort was gorgeous and the company couldn't have been better.

if you get a chance to go, you should definitley visit the office...

and ride horses on the beach.

Aven & Easton, 9 months

Our neice & nephew are now nine months! I can't believe it!

I love how Easton is trying to rip the nine-month sticker off his sister, and she hates it :)

o night divine

o night divine. i love this christmas song, because it makes me really think about jesus being born.

our family tradition on christmas eve is to host a party for our

families & friends to get together {eat, drink & be merry}.

Aven & Easton, 8 months

Aven & Easton are eight months old today.
How do you like her purple bow? :)

la jolla in december

... isn't much different than in august: great weather, great food, great family.

Aven & Easton, 7 months

Here are the twins at seven months!

Of course, Aven, our pretty girl, has a beautiful sunflower in her hair :)

pumpkin craves

Here are some pictures from last weekends pumpkin carving party::

my little sister, Victoria, and my cousin, Amanda

the winning pumpkin eating another pumpkin, haha

and finally, the creators of the winning pumpkin: our friends stacy & chris.

Also, Cory's sister Allison took some pictures of the twins

in their pumpkins down in La Jolla. Really, how can you get any cuter?

For those of you that don't read her blog (fico fam), here are the photos::

Miss Aven

and little Easton ♥

Aven & Easton, 6 months

The babies are already six months old, I can't believe it!

Allison said they were throwing fits about taking the pictures this round, and Easton kept trying to tear off Aven's six-month sticker! Soo cute :)

Aven & Easton, 5 months

Here is our neice & nephew, Aven and Easton at five months old...

Gosh, I just can't get enough of them!

Aven & Easton, 4 months

Here is our neice & nephew, Aven and Easton at four months old...

Aren't they the cutest twins you've ever seen? :)

Aven & Easton, 3 months

Aven & Easton at three months old today! Happy birthday lovelies :)

Aven & Easton, 2 months

I can't believe the babies have been here two months now! It seems like they just got here, ugh i just love them.

Here is our boy Easton...

and our beautiful mamas, Aven.

busy busy busy

It's been awhile since the last post...
I spent all last week in Washington, D.C. with my eighth graders, and this past weekend Cory and I went to visit his family in La Jolla. We got to hang out with the twins, Aven & Easton; I can't wait to spoil them :)



... and I'll post D.C. pictures soon.

P.S. Wedding invitations went out this week... I hope you got yours :)

happy mothers day.

Celebrating my mom for mothers day, my sisters and I decided to have pictures done by my girlfriend, Tiffanie Edwards, and surprise her with the whole album of proofs to choose from.







I'd love to tell you what Cory got his mom with his sister, but I don't think she knows yet.. so we'll have to wait :)

i heart Easton and Aven

On Tuesday morning at 1:00a.m. I got a call from Cory... Allison was having her babies early! So we drove down to La Jolla to Scripps Memorial Hospital, and waited for the twins...

easton joseph mangiafico
4 pounds 11 ounces


aven jaymes mangiafico
4 pounds 10 ounces

Aven is sooo cute, I got to see her while I was there, and I can't wait to see Easton this weekend! Allison is doing great, and the twins should be coming home in 2 weeks. :)