Birthday Boy!

My man turned 26 last week! We are getting so dang OLD! Not really but for some reason 26 seems old to me. We had a very chill and fun birthday just like Michael likes. I made him breakfast in bed that morning and then we both had to go to work. Michael got a massage later that day and then we met up for dinner. Such a YUMMY place!
After that we went out to Glendale to share his birthday cupcakes! Sprinkles cupcakes to be correct. 
It started to pour rain as we got to their home so this is the birthday boy soaking wet blowing out his candle. Hope his wishes come true. 

Finally he got his "favorite birthday gift ever"  a riffle gun! I love seeing him so happy!

I hope my baby had a good birthday! He is such a amazing person and friend. I am so excited to spend so many more birthdays together. Happy Birthday Michael Kimo

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend we all headed from various destinations to go to Vernal Utah where our little brother Peter was married. The weekend was full of fun and we are so happy for the newly weds. They are on their honeymoon and then back for another reception in California where we will all meet again. Cant wait!
The handsome crew
I was lucky enough to get a picture with the beautiful bride at the reception. We just all love her and are so excited she is now a MORPHY! 
My sweet hubby and Lilly! 

I love my Emmy. She is so cute. All in all it was an amazing weekend and we had a ton of fun with our family. Good luck Pete and Kati! We love you guys! Congratulations!

Happy Fourth!

Michael and I got to visit mom and dad Marquardt in San Diego this fourth of July. We had such a great time! So nice to get out of our AZ heat for awhile and be with family.
One night we went to the Del Mar fair which was a blast! We got to go on a few rides and we also got to eat yummy food. Funnel cakes,corn dogs,garlic fries,slurpee's, cotton candy you name it and one us probably had a bite of it. For some reason calories don't seem to count when you go to any kind of fair or carnival.
Dad and Michael on the trolley

The Girls! My sis in laws Malia and Jenn

On the day of the fourth we went to the beach, it was nice to just relax, read, swim, fly kites and just be together. Cool Shades baby!
Michael and his sister decided it would be fun to bury dad in the sand, what a good SPORT!
Later that night we had a BBQ and watched the firework show from mom and dad's balcony. We had such a great view. Kaila, our niece insisted sitting by her new best friend Michael while watching the fireworks. Thanks mom and dad for such a great visit, we always get so spoiled when we go home. We had a wonderful time and it was very hard to leave the amazing San Diego weather and head back to our heat. Hope to visit again SOON!

Girl Time!

With Michael still gone.......... It was so fun to get together with some of my AZ girl friends. We went out to celebrate Klorissa's birthday and also her last outing before her third girl arrives in less then 2 weeks. We had a great time. Klorissa,Rachel,Jade, Me, Megs,Summer. There is just something about talking and laughing with good girl friends. It is needed every so often. Love these girls!

Girls Camp 2008

This year I was asked to go to Girls camp for my church. I got to be a Cabin Mom also known as Mama "M"!! There was another cabin Mom with me and we were in charge of 12 girls aged 14-16. It was like a slumber party every night. We had makeover nights, hikes, archery, dance parties in our cabin and lots of boy talk.
Chillen in the cabin with the girls. We took out all of the bunk beds and put all of our matresses on the floor and basically never slept.
One of the girls in my group had hair that never ended. We all talked her into cutting it off. SHE DID IT! 13 inches later she was a new woman. Don't worry I made her call her Mom before we did it. She loves it!
Savy was one of my girls who I absolutely loved
This is a total typical girls camp picture: no makeup, crazy hair, funny poses, and comfy clothes. We call this our " Myspace or Facebook" pose.
Some of my girls
This was such a fun time I will never forget. Hope I get to go in years to come!

Girls Night Out!

I got together with a few girlfriends I haven't seen in awhile and it was pure FUN! I still can't believe we got to the restaurant at 6:30p.m and were asked to leave at 10:30, because they were closing. We then took our conversation out to the parking lot until midnight. It was one of those nights you just wanted to keep chatting away with the girls! We need to do Girl Nights more often!
Klorissa, Cams, and Jade

The First Cut is the Deepest.

Good thing I didn't get cut. This last weekend I went to my first mini camp with the Bengals. This is a picture of downtown Cincinnati from the river banks on the Kentucky border. There were a ton of people in town for the Kentucky derby and you could tell at the airport. Every woman was carrying a large hat box luggage piece. That..... smack in the middle of the picture, is Paul Brown Stadium where I will be playing my games. You can't see it in the photo but just left of the stadium is our practice field and other facilities i.e. weight room, training room, cafeteria, meeting rooms, etc.I am really pleased with how the mini camp went. These are some of the bruises I got from butting heads with the best of them. Not bad huh? You should have seen the other guy. Seriously, this picture does no justice for how I actually felt after three days of two a day practices. Not to mention I never adjusted to the time change.
While I was there I finalized my paperwork and signed a contract for two years. Its official. Yo soy BENGAL! The NFL is definitely a different game. People there mean business and it is not just playing for fun anymore. But don't get me wrong, it is still fun. Now that I am back Cami and I are working on getting packed and getting ready for the season. Go Bengals!