Wedded Bliss!

Today we attended a beautiful wedding...a wedding we have been anxiously awaiting! Congratulations Corey & Debbie! So now it's official...I have a sister-in-law!!

Debbie asked me on Christmas Eve if Madison would be her flower girl, and I couldn't have been more excited!! Wait, did I mention she was no where near walking at that point? Well, let me also mention that she didn't even take her first step until about 2 weeks before the wedding!! I'm pretty sure she knew that she had to learn, and fast, so she could make her grand debut! Every little girl should have her opportunity to be a flower girl, and we're honored that they wanted her! At 1 year old, even! She really is quite the little Princess!

The wedding was beautiful. I started crying well before the ceremony even began. First, I spent a few minutes with Corey and his groomsmen, which of course included Cody, who, if I may say, makes quite a handsome groomsman. Corey was so excited to marry Debbie, he didn't seem nervous at all. Then, I went to see the beautiful bride, and all her bridesmaids. Debbie looked just stunning from head to toe. She was posing for pictures, and she looked like she should be on the cover of a bridal magazine.

A little about the ceremony...Madison looked like a little angel walking down the aisle, and I couldn't have been more proud. When Debbie started walking down the aisle, I looked at Corey and could see the tears in his eyes...then I looked at her and could see the tears in her eyes. They couldn't have been more in love!

The reception was beautiful, the dinner and drinks were awesome, and Maddie danced all night long! I wish I would've taken more pictures, but we were having so much fun, and of course chasing Maddie around! Here are the few that I did take...

Cody & Corey, before the ceremony...


Madison walking down the aisle with the Jr. Bridesmaid...


Mr. and Mrs. Naughton...


Madison dancing with her new friend...


Maddie & Daddy dancing...


Cody, Maddie & her Uncle Corey...



Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Naughton!! We love you so much!!

Toy Story 3!!

Being total Disney Fanatics, we have been anxiously awaiting this movie to come out!! And we went to our favorite place to watch Disney movies...the El Capitan!







Before every movie here, they have a man that plays Disney music on the organ. Then the manager comes out and talks to the audience quickly. This time he was talking about a contest they had going on. 4 free tickets to Disneyland if he called your seat number. We won!! We already have passes, but 4 of our favorite friends will soon be getting an invitation to Disneyland!!



Anyway, the movie was great, and afterward, we walked over to the "Toy Story 3 Theme Park". What's that? That's the other reason I just had to see the movie here. The El Capitan borrowed the back of Hollywood High School's property to set up a miniature theme park, based on the movie. It was amazing.











We had a great time! On the way home, Dylan says, "Now I remember what it's like to be an only child...I kinda like it." I guess we'll have to do a "Dylan Day" more often.

Happy Fathers Day!

Ok, first, I want to say Happy Fathers Day to all the special Daddy's out there...

Especially mine...

He's a pretty special kind of Dad. I haven't had a lot of super great role models in my life growing up, but my Dad definitely is. He's a hard worker, a good parent, and a good husband. Everything I strive to be in my own life. I may be a McCarthy, but I'll always be a Miller.

And Grandad...

I've always adored this man, and even more I've always adored being his favorite. Since I was tiny he has loved to spoil me with chocolate sundaes and shoe shopping. And now that I'm grown-up, I love watching him with my kids, his great-grandkids. They are lucky to have a relationship with him, and they have officially taken my place as "favorite". His motto is "You're at Grandads, you can do whatever you want over here...even if that means chocolate for breakfast!

And my Cody...


I'm glad I chose him. He's special. He didn't have the option to just be with me & date & have fun before we got married...he had to jump right into my crazy world of parenting...and he did without ever looking back. And to top it off, he gave me the most beautiful baby girl I've ever seen!!

Since Cody had to work on Father's Day, we went to visit! Well...Maddie & I did, and Dylan spent the day with his Dad. Cody loves showing Maddie off to all his friends, it's the cutest thing.





And another of the many reasons I love my Cody...
This Fathers Day he gifted himself...tattoos!!





I was touched by the whole thing, but mostly that he would get both of their names. I can't say that I know many men that would get a child's name tattoo'd on their body if they didn't share any genetic traits. Did I mention what an amazing Dad he is?

New Blog!

I designed it all by myself! This experience has taught me...I have 2 children and I really have no time to be doing things like this. Ha! But I love it, and I hope you do, too!

An Eventful Day in the MacHouse!

Dylan lost his other front tooth! Yay! He was very excited...and even more excited that the tooth fairy left $5 under his pillow!



And, the moment we have all been waiting for...Little Maddie is finally walking!! She is clearly very motivated & determined (she gets it from her mother), because she hasn't stopped since!



THIS is what life is all about! These kids are simply amazing!!

Bench Warrant for Lindsay Lohan's Arrest

Bench Warrant for Lindsay Lohan's Arrest

Lindsay Lohan has had this alcohol monitoring ankle thing on for like a week, and she can't even get through an award show without drinking. Obviously she has a problem, so I'm not sure why she keeps getting let off the hook.

Seriously...what has to happen for this girl to finally have some consequences for her actions? Maybe get in an accident while drunk driving and kill a person? I think she needs to spend some time in jail. It's just so blatantly obvious that she has a problem...she's not even good at hiding it! Pictures of her with lines of cocaine less than 2 feet away...the ankle monitor thing...oh wait, the TWO ankle monitoring things...the crazy highway chase. I mean, honestly. Her career is in the toilet. She needs to hang out with Courtney Love and Janice Dickinson. She's just gross.

Vacation!

I didn't really go anywhere, but my little sister Heather was in town for almost a week, so it felt like vacation!!

The kids and I picked her up at the airport on Thursday afternoon.
Friday morning we left for Disneyland, for 3 whole days!! I know you all think I go there WAY too often, and I will tell you again...It can never be too often...it's the Happiest Place on Earth!!

I also had to make sure before she went back to Arizona's 105-degree days, that she spent a day at the beach! So on Tuesday we headed down to Paradise Cove. It was a beautiful day, and the place was practically empty! We started with breakfast on the patio, and then parked ourselves in their beachside adirondack chairs & played in the sand!
















It was a great week with Auntie Heather! Madison just adores her, and will really miss her! When we took her back to the airport, Heather leaned in the back seat to give Maddie a hug goodbye, and Maddie reached up for her to pick her up...it was the sweetest, but saddest thing!! We'll miss you Heather!!