if you're dying to know what we're having (boy or girl), skip to the end if you must.if you can stand waiting til the end of the post, continue reading about our "baby gender reveal" party! this party almost didn't happen! i had been planning it for a few weeks, and had my ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon. (friday) well, i get a call … [Read more...]
independent woman?
January 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
hopped in my parents rv for an impromptu trip to monterey this morning. it was high tide at the "beach", so we got to see some awesome waves, like the one above. gnarly. we enjoyed some sandwiches, clementines, and cookies for lunch, and then headed outside to see the waves and birds closer. sadie had fun peeking out the window at us...alas, fun … [Read more...]
see ya, 2009
December 31, 2009 By 8 Comments
isn't she the little mommy in the making? minus the binky, of course.notice her painted table and chairs...finished them yesterday. i'm sick of painting. SOOO......almost-happy new year! here are some of my favorite posts from this past year. thanks to all of you who read my blog...it's nice to know there's someone on the other end of all these … [Read more...]
goings on…
December 30, 2009 By 16 Comments
sorry, did i make you drool? didn't mean to. i got this amazing book from my mother in law for christmas, and just had to try out the technique! you make a big batch of dough (no kneading!), let it rise, store it in the fridge, and cut off bits whenever you want some bread! uh, yeah...my kind of bread making! it can last for weeks in the fridge. … [Read more...]
sunny day
November 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
sadie had so much fun playing at the park today. my brother, sister, mom, and sadie and i took a picnic lunch to enjoy the sunshine! sadie had fun......being swung by grandma....drawing with sticks in the dirt. (the quintessential kid activity)...playing with the dirt....and pointing out the trees to everyone. she LOOVES trees. all i hear from the … [Read more...]
i won!
November 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
i won my first blog giveaway! yay! it's a christmas card design from kamille. (who, by the way, won one of my giveaways...i swear we didn't fix it....just good karma?!) hehe. i'm so excited, i was just thinking about cards the other day...can you believe the holidays are coming so fast?! yikes. i've gotta get cracking on presents if i want to make … [Read more...]
pumpkin patch
October 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
we headed to the pumpkin patch on rory's lunch break today. we wanted to avoid the crowds, so we skipped going on saturday. let me tell you, mondays are GOOD days for the pumpkin patch. there were like, 4 other kids there.anyways...we realized we didn't have any cash when we got there, but didn't really want to pay $10 a pumpkin anyways, when a … [Read more...]
moving on up…
October 18, 2009 By 17 Comments
good bye, little silver car. i will not miss your broken transmission, missing drivers side sun visor, crappy paint job & peeling paint, cigarette burns in the seat (NOT from us!), crummy floors (ok, that one's my fault), window that wouldn't work awhile ago, auto locks that don't work half the time, lack of cruise control, small trunk, and being … [Read more...]
disneyland (again)
October 11, 2009 By 7 Comments
whew. this was, by far, the most tiring disneyland trip we've had in the past four months. har har. for those of you not keeping up, this was sadie's fourth trip. within one year.yes, we are crazy. but when you get season passes, you've gotta use 'em! so use them we did. this time was the company trip, which was a blast. thanks again to jeff … [Read more...]
we’re back.
October 11, 2009 By 2 Comments
and in one piece.right now, that's all that matters.let's just say today was....interesting.pics from the trip coming! … [Read more...]