A picture of Paul and I that we both just LOVE! Thanks Lorrie for taking so many awesome pictures yesterday! You rock!

Sparkling Apple Cider, I Promise!

He looks like a lush, but he's just enjoying Martinelli's sparkling apple cider for the toast! You can tell the seriousness of getting it down by the fist-hold he has on his glass! I pretty much feel the same way about Martinelli's (and champagne for that matter). We'll just have to come up with lots of reasons to celebrate so we can indulge in some bubbly.

That's Some GOOD Lovin'

Tyler, Isaac and I posing for the camera. Isaac has been a little in love with me lately, but I won't complain for a second! I know his adoration of me and utter sweetness toward me won't last forever, so I'm soaking up every minute of it while it lasts! Look at those handsome boys all dressed up--love it!

Break-dancing Foo'

Here, Isaac attempts to break-dance, something he spent quite a bit of time trying to perfect on "stage" as he called it, at the wedding. Why, might you ask would a 5 year-old boy try to break-dance? Well, Tonya and JP threw their wedding guests a curve ball during the reception. Right in the middle of their first dance together, dancing to a beautiful Nora Jones song, the DJ messed up their music! Or so we thought...As we were all standing there in shock at the DJ's incredible faux pas, JP and Tonya broke into the Evolution of Dance, if you haven't watched the original, check it out at on YouTube by searching for the title "evolution of dance." It's a great laugh, but was even better watching JP and Tonya dance it as their hilarious first dance together!!! Seriously genius idea you two! Truly memorable, loved it!

Dollar Dance

Following East Coast tradition (being from Pennsylvania originally) Tonya and JP did a dollar dance. Isaac was happy to take advantage of an opportunity to dance with Aunt Tonya. The professional photographer took a picture, too. I'm guessing his was way better than mine, but it was still too cute not to post. Who wouldn't want to dance with Tonya, she is the BEST!

Me and my Hubby

Another of my self-taken pictures of Paul and I. Not the best picture, perhaps, but not so bad considering I was holding the camera. Looking pretty good, all dressed up together! Things are changing here at the Soto residence. I FINALLY gave my two weeks notice to the group home. For those of you who may not know, I work like a regular person during week full-time as an interpreter for the deaf. But I have also been working Friday and Saturday overnights for the group home for 5 years now. To give you an idea, that means I've been working 50-60 hour weeks for 5 years. Needless to say, I'm a bit over that schedule and the constraints it puts on my weekends as a person/mom as well as those it puts on us doing things as a family. I hope that leaving the group home will be a new start for me, and for our family. I have big dreams of camping trips, relaxing weekends at home, movie nights and lots of other things. On an everyday basis, I hope that it will help me to be more of the mom I want to be; being less tired I hope will help me to be more patient and enthusiastic. Three cheers for a new life and positive change!

Isaac and his Buddies

Lucky for Isaac, Tonya's sister Jaime has 2 kiddos to be Isaac's buds. Tyler is a little younger than Isaac, Hanna is a few years older. To the right you see Isaac and Tyler hamming it up for the camera. The lovely and slick (?) move you see Isaac doing in the background is courteous of JP. First you put your hand into the sign for "I love you," then you lick your index and pinky fingers and smooth your eyebrows with said wetted fingertips from the inside to the outside. And who wouldn't be thankful for JP to share such a lovely move with their hero-worshiping son? :-)

To the left you can see Isaac and Hanna hanging out at the wedding. Clearly, Isaac has no objections to Hanna giving him a little lovin'. That's my boy, always going for the older girls...