Girls night out

Last night we partied hard. Boys left around 5 and we went crazy! Well, not really. We still had fun...we went to OD's for dinner, and took up the whole back room. They weren't that busy, I was surprised, but they haven't been doing dinner for awhile, so I guess that's why? We had quite the group! Joanna, Janae, Robyn (My uncle Shawn's cute new … [Read more...]

Gilroy’s party

Last night was our chance to partay down here in Gilroy in honor of Jarom and Stephanie's wedding last week! My mom worked so hard getting everything ready, and she loves this stuff, so she had a blast...I saw her all day with a smile on her face while we were setting up. lol! We set up the chairs, etc in the afternoon...it was so nice and … [Read more...]

Happy (late) Birthday JoBo!

Oh don'tcha love me? I love you! muwahaha...So, here's to: saying the same things at the same time, watching PB and GG, quoting endless dumb movies, word G-man, Roll.. Snowflake, spending quality time with our pals Ben and Jerry, and generally having a blast together whenever we're together. I'm glad to have you as a sister, and glad we survived … [Read more...]

Phew!

So, we took off Wednesday morning around eight (we actually got off on time!), and started the what was supposed to be 9 hour trip, but really was 13 and a half. We took some stops, of course for Sadie, but also for Harry and David! They have a big store up in Medford Oregon that we had to stop at! I worked at the store here in Gilroy for two years … [Read more...]

Hoppy Easter!

Happy Easter! We had a fun, food-filled Easter today! It started with an Easter egg hunt at my parents house, followed by egg salad sandwiches (one of Rory's favorites, haha), and then church. Back to the egg hunt, actually, back to this morning at our house!Sadie, in her new Easter dress sewed by my mom, pawed through her Easter basket with glee! … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Twinners!

Happy Birthday, guys!Sorry about the pictures....but not really. They ARE pretty awesome. Dontcha think?I think you two are pretty awesome as well.P.S. Beware Joanna, your turn is coming next week... … [Read more...]

Oh SOOO cute!!

So my uncle Scott is an awesome photographer/artist. He's been doing it for years and is oh so talented! He's also always given me pointers when I was really into photography, and been supportive and encouraging in whatever creative things I do! Anyways, I stopped by his studio randomly last week and he offered to take some pictures of Sadie, and … [Read more...]

Homeschooling…is cool!

Today the kids came over to do school at my house since my mom is off galavanting in New York City for the weekend. No biggie. Back to that later. We did play some educational games (Friday is their "fun" day, wish I had a fun day back in the schooling days), and did some baking and sewing on top of that! How funnnn! Our sewing project was a … [Read more...]

Happy kitchen day, Stephanie!

Yesterday we threw a bridal shower here in Gilroy for Stephanie! (my brother's fiance, for those of you not on the up and up on my life) lol. It went really well! We had a great turnout and had fun showering her with kitchen stuff! Don't worry, no one actually threw knives or anything. The big present was a compilation recipe book for Stephanie … [Read more...]

My little reader…

So....I love this picture I took today. For one thing, it's in focus, which never happens without the flash, on my camera. But more importantly, it's so darling! That cute little look of concentration on her face just gets me! Sadie is so into the book she didn't even notice me snapping away, which also doesn't happen often. She just loves reading … [Read more...]