It's been awhile...

It certainly has been a long time! Here's a quick update...Cate turned one year on July 31st. We had a little party for her and had a great time celebrating our sweet Catie-Bug. Cambria is just starting the dress up stage and loves it. Thank goodness for all of Cybill's old dress up costumes. Each day is a new outfit. Cybill started the 8th grade this year. The picture is of her on her first day of school. She also turned 13 September 10th. And no, I can't believe I have a teenager!! The other pic is from a beach house. We spent our last week of summer vacation on the beach. It was so much fun. Lots of fun family memories. The other picture is just too cute to pass up with Cambria and Cate actually caught in a moment of sisterly love. (: They really are good with one another, but I will say Cate holds her ground well. She learns...fast. All in all, Devin and I are great. Nothing new with us. Just living each day trying not to blink as life somehow seems to go by faster the older we get. Live, Laugh, Live...right?

HE DID IT!!!!!!

We just found out today that Devin passed the bar exam! I repeat-DEVIN PASSED THE BAR EXAM!!! We are just so thrilled, relieved, excited, happy...need I say more?! I am so proud of him and all his hard work to get this far. So much sacrafice. Devin Lane Pace, Attorney at Law. Sounds good, doesn't it!! Lots of tears of joy and happy shouting at our house. And of course, thanks to a loving Father in Heaven for bounteous blessings. GO Devin! Yeah!!

Happy Mother's Day

I had a great day today. I feel relaxed, celebrated and very much loved. I went to my Mom's house to talk to my brother Sean. (He called home from his mission in Peru.) It was so nice to hear his voice again. He's doing great! We went to church with my Mom in Ojai. It was nice to see familiar faces there. After coming back home, I was given a yummy dinner that I did not have to cook or clean up from Devin and Cybill. I received a beautiful heart shaped necklace from Tiffany's (love that little blue box) from Devin, and perfume, Covet, (don't you love it!?) from Cybill, Andrew, Cambria and Cate. Not to mention the beautiful cards. I loved my day and love being a mom. I am so blessed to be the mother of such wonderful children. As a friend's license plate frame says, "Love my life as Mommy and Wife!" And, I do.

Congratulations Stephen

Yes, it is me, updating my blog. We have been so busy with so much I have a lot to update. First, and for now, we got together with my side of the family at my Mom's house to celebrate my brother, Stephen getting hired on with Oxnard Fire Department! Yeahhhh! We are all so excited and happy for him and his family. He's going through the academy right now. Sounds tough! So we said congrats and good luck with yummy food from Qtime, root beer floats and cake, swimming and good ol' family fun! Here are a few pics. And be sure to tune in later. I WILL get more on the ball. (:

Greetings from Peru!

No it's not me from Peru. It' s my brother Sean who's serving a mission there. Sean, or Elder Lowry, is enjoying the area of Lima, Peru. He is excited that he is out of the MTC. Here is the latest picture I have. It shows all the missionaries with the mission president, his wife and all the missionaries that came out with Sean. (Sean is 3rd from the right). Look at how happy he is! I love it. Service with a smile! (:

Another Great Reason to We Live Here

This week the girls and I headed up to the snow in Mt. Pinos, Frazier Park area. We had a blast! (Once my car stopped sliding and I could catch my breath once more...) And I am reminded once again that California is such a wonderful place to live with mountains one way and the beach another... fun in any direction. My sister in law, Kathy and her girls joined us. We had so much fun. Cybill enjoyed sledding, rolling around, making snow angels and snowwomen. Cambria was happy sledding with Auntie Kathy and eating snow. Yes, it was clean. Cate kept mommy happy by keeping her warm with wearing the Bjorn, and being the happy girl she is. I loved seeing my own girls and my nieces play together, knowing that they will remember this forever. The scenery was so gorgeous with the tall pine trees, their branches kissed with snow, and untouched snow drifts waiting for someone to claim them. I think we are more than qualified now to become the official Pace Snow Bunnies of 2008.

2008 is Going to be Grrreat!

I hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. We sure did. Being with family is always fun. The kids received a trampoline from Santa this year and it sure is a hit!