family fun night

And the tradition continues...We started family fun night about 2 years ago and whenever we get the chance we plan a day or night to spend as a family. This one was kind of spur of the moment and yet another bonfire at the beach. I love being with family, talking, laughing and reminding each other of old memories. The Grochmal family is about to change for the good with my SIL and brother's baby due in 2 weeks and with our baby due in February. Our family just keeps growing and I love it! We just got back from a week long vacation at the lake and we are all wasted. Instead of wakeboarding and tubing, baby and I floated around in the water and relaxed and Oh was it relaxing! Back to work on Monday.. boo.

Big News!

Justin and I are having a baby!

Yep, thats right. I'm pregnant!  A little Loar will be joining our family February 2013.  We feel so blessed and could't be more excited!
 I hope the baby looks like Justin. He is really cute.

Phillips Family Reunion

This weekend we drove up to Utah for the annual Phillips Family Reunion. The Phillips family is my Mother-in-law's family. Her family has 7 kids so when everyone gets together it is quite a party! It was my first official reunion with the family because we have always had school during the reunion. The place was beautiful and it was all around a good weekend. The reunion was a blast but the road trip is another story. On the way there we were coming up the Baker grade and our car started smoking from underneath the car. We pulled over and debated calling AAA but my mom talked us into turning around and driving our car the 7 miles back to Baker. (thanks Mom) We made it back to Baker and took it to a mechanic. Of course, we were ripped off but it was a minor problem and we were out of there within the hour. We were driving along and all the sudden we come up the entrance at Zion's Park. We were so confused because we weren't planning on going through Zions but we didn't really have a choice so we go through the park and people are driving like 15 MPH haha. It was hard to enjoy the park because we had been driving for so long already and just wanted to get there!! Anyway, we made it to the reunion exhausted. We stayed up late talking and playing games. We had little competitions,ate good food and caught up with family. I got to see my little nephew Aiden, who I haven't seen since Thanksgiving. He is so big and has such a cute personality. It is so fun to be around so much family and catch up on everyone lives. One thing I noticed about this family is how much love they have for each other. They are all very different but all differences aside they take care of each other and love each other. On our way home we were making great time and then we hit Vegas. WOW. We hit a wall of traffic in the middle of nowhere. I can't even talk about it because I'm still angry about it. What should have been a 7-1/2 hour drive turned into a 10 hour drive. We were both tired and irritated but we talked the whole way and tried to make the best of it. It was quite the adventure and spending time with J was by far the best part.

Fiesta! Fiesta!

The other night we had a graduation party for my little brother and his bff/cousin Will. Of course, the party boys were too busy to let me take pictures of them but I got some other good ones. So excited for these two!

Look at these preggos! 

Random stuff

Yep, I had a birthday. I turned the big 2-3! It was a low key birthday and yet very exciting because it was my first birthday at home in the last 4 years. My 19th birthday was spent in Rexburg,Idaho. My 20th birthday was spent in Florence,Italy. My 21st birthday was spent in Lowell,Arkansas and my 22nd birthday was spent again in Rexburg,Idaho. Wow, we move a lot haha. So, it was good to be home. I went to work, had a little surprise birthday party, and had a date with my hubby on the weekend. I was spoiled and it was awesome! In other news, the hub is working in Arizona this week so that means I come home from work and eat ice cream instead of going on a run...yeah we are running a half-marathon next weekend. Am I ready? Kind of. We will see! ahh!

Two things I love: baby drool and the LA Kings. Go Kings!

Last Weekend...

Last weekend we went to Arizona because J's parents came down to look at houses. Yep, they are moving down into our neck of the woods...woot woot! They haven't officially decided but I have a good feeling about this one. So we looked at houses, layed out by the pool, saw The Avengers, ate a large amount of mexican food and celebrated Josh's birthday. It was all around a really good time. J and I have a lot of exciting things coming up in the next few months. I love having things to look forward too. More posts to come :)

Oh my holy cuteness! I took my little brothers senior pictures. 

Today was a good day...

Today was a good day because we spent the day outside in the mountains. Fact: I lived in the tiny little town of Lake Arrowhead, California from ages 1 to 7. Today we went to Lake Arrowhead. We visit there from time to time but today was special because I got to show the hubs what a beautiful place it is! We ate some delicious mexican good, walked around, looked at all the cute little shops and went down to the lake and hiked around. On another note-J, my little brother and I are running a half-marathon. Yeah, I was super stoked at first but now I am kinda wishing I went for the 10k. They say it is worth it in the end...so we will see :)