Saturday, July 16, 2011

Happy Anniversary x TWO!

Welcome to March! March 21st that is!
whatcha think, huh? we are making some progress around here!

our anniversary celebration started on the 20th. 
we tackled the rain & LA traffic to watch the Lakers take on the Portland Trailblazers.





And on our anniversary we headed down to san diego for the day with no real plan in mind. 
we ended up spending the day at sea world. 
now apparently, i have visited sea world as a child, but this was the first time i remember going. 

we checked out this guy...i think he is pretty famous!




our next stop landed here...




and no day is complete without checking out the dolphin show!





and we couldn't leave out these guys on our trip...





and how could we not snap a photo & admire this cool dude! (think finding nemo)

and because i am such a kid at heart & slightly annoyed that the baby on board prevented me from riding the REAL rides. we tested my fear of heights with a ride over the bay on the sky chair.

we finished our evening with a great dinner down in the gas lamp district. a sad but true fact we captured no photos of us. bummer. 

happy, happy 2nd year anniversary my love! 
i love you most!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A 60th Birthday Bash!

REWIND!
we are still hanging out in February. 
this time, we are celebrating a 60th Birthday!
yep, i know it's shocking to find out 
because she just looks so dang young 
BUT drum roll please & a BIG HAPPY FLIPPIN' BDAY to my MAMA!

how did we ring in the B-I-G 60? in style of course. 
we hit lucky strike with our game faces on.

we talked...

we ate...





we bowled...


AND we made wishes...

maybe for more time together as a family...



or maybe more time with life long friends...
whatever you wished for on your special day, mama, i hope it comes true. 
my wish for you that day, and everyday, is that life continues to surround you & spoil you with people that love & care for you the way you so graciously love & care for so many!

Happy Birthday & wishing you many, many, MANY more!

Friday, July 8, 2011

A Baby Shower - Connor James

REWIND to February!
try to keep up folks. 
i know it's a bit confusing around these parts with the present & 
past posts but we are still playing catch up over here.

now that we are all back in the cool & rainy month of february let's celebrate kristen and connor with a "baby love" themed shower. fitting for the LOVE month! 

kristen is my dearest friend. we go all the way back to the summer before 6th grade. we have gone from having beach days to slumber parties to dance recitals to bridal showers and wedding days. now, here we are, both welcoming little baby boys into the world just 7 weeks apart from each other. trust us, we wouldn't have it any other way. it has been so amazing sharing this experience with kristen. 

i had the extreme pleasure of helping host one of her baby showers. let's take a look at the day!
kristen's mama handled the tasty treats, yummy lunch & beautiful cake.



And we tag teamed the decor. i was told several times by kristen to not take it over-the-top. why would she ever think i would do that? wink. wink. so i kept things a little more low key.
 do you have any idea how hard that was for me?!

Baby Boys LOVE Books!
 Baby Boys LOVE Sports!
 Baby Boys LOVE Trains!
 Baby Boys LOVE Cars!

And then it was time to SPOIL connor james! Presents!



I hope you enjoyed your day, punk! it was a blast putting it together for you!
we LOVE you all so much...so excited to watch our baby boys grow!