tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87236715470818686032024-03-13T09:00:57.792-07:00Life on the Mom ListUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-28463107964997392552012-04-01T09:11:00.002-07:002012-04-08T07:47:49.814-07:00weekly photo dump. week 11.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week was crazy town!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i was busy washing clothes, cleaning house, packing, and wrangling a toddler all while making sure he was entertained enough to not get cabin fever.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YbrLoXcCcoM/T3nQmtx8BHI/AAAAAAAACFQ/BZP8s6O0rCU/s1600/Sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YbrLoXcCcoM/T3nQmtx8BHI/AAAAAAAACFQ/BZP8s6O0rCU/s400/Sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday was a lazy day full of rain, donuts and coffee, and a manicure for mama. that evening we watched basketball and d was shocked that north carolina lost! as was i considering i needed them to win so i could have a shot at winning some money in the pool!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">monday d played some games on the iPad while i folded piles of laundry and was kept company by one of my cats. after nap time we played outside for a few hours and i drew our family for d. he calls my mom and dad "ama and abu." no idea why, but it has stuck! that evening i enjoyed a glass of wine after a long day! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YhHBNNK0Mc/T3nR_6bl_TI/AAAAAAAACFY/soks9l9zcfg/s1600/Tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YhHBNNK0Mc/T3nR_6bl_TI/AAAAAAAACFY/soks9l9zcfg/s400/Tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">tuesday we had breakfast then went on a long walk and stopped for some tea and apple juice at starbucks. we spent the rest of the morning outside playing basketball and soaking up the sun! while the little guy napped i started laundry and prepped dinner which was later eaten by the toddler while holding the basketball. his new favorite toy!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXn-HNVCMfQ/T3nS0Gu-SqI/AAAAAAAACFg/fD3YOfB7iko/s1600/Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXn-HNVCMfQ/T3nS0Gu-SqI/AAAAAAAACFg/fD3YOfB7iko/s400/Wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we were off to texas for a long vacation to see family and friends! d now has to have his own seat and it was awesome! he was way too big to be sitting on my lap! he played on his little laptop and the iPad. he was so good. we had a long layover so we had some dinner and played at the playground for an hour. good way to burn off some steam and stretch the legs! every airport should have one of these. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlRZKhzAzbE/T3nTeseQ6cI/AAAAAAAACFo/6gvphwyU3ko/s1600/thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jlRZKhzAzbE/T3nTeseQ6cI/AAAAAAAACFo/6gvphwyU3ko/s400/thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thursday we slept in since we got to my parents house late wednesday night. we watched some cartoons, drank some smoothies, and ran some errands. later that evening we were hit with a crazy storm with hail that lasted for an hour in some areas. the hail above was from our house but a few miles away they reported a tornado and golf ball and grapefruit sized hail. it was unbelievable and i have never seen anything like it. luckily d slept throughout the whole thing. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PydJvRP3ZKU/T3nUAeYnJ1I/AAAAAAAACFw/BpcOLwDXulI/s1600/Friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PydJvRP3ZKU/T3nUAeYnJ1I/AAAAAAAACFw/BpcOLwDXulI/s400/Friday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we did some art this morning, ran around outside for awhile and played on the golf course after it was closed. my parents have a gold course behind their house so it is a nice open area for the little guy to run! the tree that is down in the pic above in in my parents yard. it blew down in the storm and my mom actually heard it snap! so scary! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5RPho4i6wfE/T4GkQlJZBAI/AAAAAAAACGA/rmEKEq4ws1I/s1600/SATURDAY.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5RPho4i6wfE/T4GkQlJZBAI/AAAAAAAACGA/rmEKEq4ws1I/s400/SATURDAY.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today we spent the day with my cousin and her kids. d loves his cousins so much and had so much fun playing with them, running after each other, and sharing toys. yes, sharing! they were pretty good at it! that evening we had a long bath where i swear the bath water was brown! that is how much they ran around and played outside. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hope you all had a good weekend! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-8869518207517845472012-03-29T18:04:00.000-07:002012-03-29T18:04:30.753-07:00little bits of happiness. volume 3.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7Ls3GvpTCk/T3TthBTkbHI/AAAAAAAACEI/WWB0_VxpnVo/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7Ls3GvpTCk/T3TthBTkbHI/AAAAAAAACEI/WWB0_VxpnVo/s400/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNaP8vZmRkY/T3Tv1ha8apI/AAAAAAAACEY/61pPNHHp74E/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNaP8vZmRkY/T3Tv1ha8apI/AAAAAAAACEY/61pPNHHp74E/s400/3.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c_MAweHXiJs/T3TxNOFmftI/AAAAAAAACE4/EKqDgDihVPc/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c_MAweHXiJs/T3TxNOFmftI/AAAAAAAACE4/EKqDgDihVPc/s400/5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dY9kKSec-bk/T3TvTQNsgPI/AAAAAAAACEQ/RbOw_ZkWfIU/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dY9kKSec-bk/T3TvTQNsgPI/AAAAAAAACEQ/RbOw_ZkWfIU/s400/2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GYk1-QONBNY/T3TwNljZa0I/AAAAAAAACEo/z-9Dn27TA0A/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GYk1-QONBNY/T3TwNljZa0I/AAAAAAAACEo/z-9Dn27TA0A/s400/4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7MiDOx4c5lE/T3TxXlTzqTI/AAAAAAAACFA/2vUwp-_U4pk/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7MiDOx4c5lE/T3TxXlTzqTI/AAAAAAAACFA/2vUwp-_U4pk/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fZBl48wC03Y/T3Txp-bXcEI/AAAAAAAACFI/gXwKQD8FXVo/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fZBl48wC03Y/T3Txp-bXcEI/AAAAAAAACFI/gXwKQD8FXVo/s400/7.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">these are big bits of happiness. nothing little here.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we are now in texas with family after a day of travel on wednesday, and there is no place we would rather be than with our family and friends! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i linked up with <a href="http://www.polospearlsandpacifiers.com/">mrs. stephanie </a>for her little bits of happiness. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">what made you happy this week?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-42742456258084250542012-03-26T10:00:00.010-07:002012-03-26T14:40:18.551-07:00Raspberry Lemonade Margarita.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">last week i posted {via instagram} a pic of a raspberry lemonade margarita and blew people's minds! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">margaritas go beyond the basic one made with sweet and sour mix and tequila. gag! i like <b>real</b> ingredient margs! none of this pre mixed stuff. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">b and i have perfected our margarita recipe and enjoy them frequently. since we didn't have all the ingredients we typically use, we used what we had and came up with a Raspberry Lemonade Margarita that is delish! </span><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">2 oz. Silver Tequila</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">1.5 oz of Cointreau + a little for a floater</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">4 oz of Limeade (we use Simply Limeade but any fresh, NOT frozen will do)</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">2 oz of Raspberry Lemonade (we use Simply Rasberry Lemonade, but any fresh, not frozen will do)</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">1 oz Sprite</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Cut limes for garnish</span></span></b></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Salt for rim of glass</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><br />
</span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: normal;">Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake and pour! </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Super easy, good and perfect for the summer months ahead!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there is no way i actually have kept up with this for 10 weeks! yay for a blog milestone!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week was my first full week back as a single parent during the day. b went back to work and it's just me and the boy. and it is great. but this boy misses his daddy. a lot! so i have tried to keep him busy and keep his mind off of missing him. i think we had a fun week while doing so!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hYHz324gzfI/T2-0iKnzD6I/AAAAAAAACD4/PWtavrrrX9A/s1600/Sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hYHz324gzfI/T2-0iKnzD6I/AAAAAAAACD4/PWtavrrrX9A/s400/Sunday.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week started off with sunshine! yay! saturday was full of rain. and cold! so cold! not your typical la weather. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">if you've never had espresso cheese from trader joe's then you are missing out on some major cheese coma. it's so good! i hung up my newest print from LivyLoveDesigns which is pretty much my motto these days! for dinner we had yummy pizza from cpk and caught up on tiro shows. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VkEo9IRIYik/T2-sDfLlwsI/AAAAAAAACDI/dtYCDw_Ih2I/s1600/monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VkEo9IRIYik/T2-sDfLlwsI/AAAAAAAACDI/dtYCDw_Ih2I/s400/monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">monday we ran some errands and hit up target for some new crayons, diapers, and to browse. i fell in love with some chevron print boxes that i think would be good for all of my crafting stuff and d's art supplies. they have a ton of gorgeous stuff out right now. i want it all! after target we went to trader joe's where i bought some yummy falafel chips and d loved them. after nap we face timed with daddy and my mom! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6k_ma97icr4/T2-ssidZq3I/AAAAAAAACDQ/mvomu_qKXGo/s1600/tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6k_ma97icr4/T2-ssidZq3I/AAAAAAAACDQ/mvomu_qKXGo/s400/tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this morning i made <a href="http://www.harpershappenings.com/2012/03/14/harpers-favorite-smoothie/">mandy's smoothie recipe</a> in hopes to incorporate more veggies into the little guys diet. it worked. he loved it and i have made 3 since! we ate breakfast and headed out for a walk at the track and then some time at the park. before nap there were a few firetrucks in front of our apartment so that was good entertainment for 20 minutes! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-el2JJ9N_JgE/T2-tf4eCf2I/AAAAAAAACDY/kWoqm9tqwq0/s1600/wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-el2JJ9N_JgE/T2-tf4eCf2I/AAAAAAAACDY/kWoqm9tqwq0/s400/wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wednesday we had a special playmate with leah, calen and traci at their house. i fueled with coffee and we headed out. the roses were from their house. gorgeous! spring has sprung in la. the had so much fun playing together! so much so that d fell asleep in the car on the way home! after driving around making sure he got a sufficient nap we came home and played on the iPad and i made some peanut butter, marshmallow cookies. soooo good! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DiJLqfDxrv0/T2-uPBFDyeI/AAAAAAAACDg/NMIWhQTqaBE/s1600/thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DiJLqfDxrv0/T2-uPBFDyeI/AAAAAAAACDg/NMIWhQTqaBE/s400/thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the morning started <b>very early. </b>we played, read some books, and then passed some time playing hex bugs. if you have never heard of these check them out. they are so fun! d and my cats love them! after breakfast we headed to bed, bath and beyond for some vacuum bags and then hit up the brentwood country mart for lunch. we sat a few tables away from ewan mcgregor and i drooled while eating. holy crap this man is gorgeous. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">later that afternoon we went out to enjoy the sunshine and watered our plants. which btw will not need watering for a month after today! he had so much fun so that is really all that matters!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5-BXFGna1uQ/T2-wbJQQNcI/AAAAAAAACDo/BiyYpV29t3M/s1600/friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5-BXFGna1uQ/T2-wbJQQNcI/AAAAAAAACDo/BiyYpV29t3M/s400/friday.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday's are gymboree days so we headed to class, had lunch with some friends after, came home for a nap, and then went to a book signing in santa monica. i got to meet courtney from <a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/">pizzazarie</a> and the author of push up pops. she was so sweet and has the best southern accent! i adore her site and it is full of party inspiration if you are looking for some ideas! after the book signing, i picked up a few cookbooks and then we had dinner at cpk where d devoured mac-n-cheese like he had never eaten before! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">linked up with <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/">amy</a>, per usual. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-58560362892429438342012-03-22T10:19:00.001-07:002012-03-22T10:20:45.605-07:00little bits of happiness. volume 2.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this weeks bits of happiness.....</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">finding my favorite espresso cheese at trader joes // pie tasting for work // a new app // pink roses in the spring </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week was full of the awesome! so much wonderful, fun stuff going on these days. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'm linking up with the lovely <a href="http://www.polospearlsandpacifiers.com/">mrs. stephanie </a>for her little bits of happiness link up! </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-78250111251863823762012-03-18T15:01:00.000-07:002012-03-19T15:45:53.745-07:00weekly photo dump. week 9.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">what a nice week we had!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we did a few things together and then brandon went back to work and it was just me and the little guy!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Beo1hsK1izM/T2evNprD_6I/AAAAAAAACCQ/T4ZcoiCfnLI/s1600/monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Beo1hsK1izM/T2evNprD_6I/AAAAAAAACCQ/T4ZcoiCfnLI/s400/monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we enjoyed the extra sunshine with a nice walk, some raspberry lemonade margaritas, and lots of bubbles! i might be the only one who likes daylight savings. i love the extra sunshine in the evenings. especially when we live in a city that is sunny 90% of the time!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p9YieR25WAs/T2evpXk-rJI/AAAAAAAACCY/p331-udBAQo/s1600/Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p9YieR25WAs/T2evpXk-rJI/AAAAAAAACCY/p331-udBAQo/s400/Wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wednesday started with some morning cartoons and then we were off to have a play date and lunch with a some friends. d and paige played and ran around so much that he feel asleep after lunch not 5 minutes into the car ride! that night we perfected the shampoo mohawk and this one was one of the best to date! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfZhpzHle3w/T2et2Cx7_SI/AAAAAAAACCI/Lw_KOxROIKY/s1600/thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfZhpzHle3w/T2et2Cx7_SI/AAAAAAAACCI/Lw_KOxROIKY/s400/thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thursdays at the grove is <a href="http://www.thegrovela.com/los_angeles/entertainment/kids_calendar.php">"kids club"</a> day where they have musical guests and stuff for kids to do. we had a great lunch, listened to some music, walked around and did some window shopping and finished it off with a Jamba Juice and a trolly ride. we love the grove and the farmer's market and there is <b>always</b> something fun to do there! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z57jYfgsb2o/T2e03cmsC3I/AAAAAAAACCg/gsGTor9H9EQ/s1600/friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z57jYfgsb2o/T2e03cmsC3I/AAAAAAAACCg/gsGTor9H9EQ/s400/friday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday we hit up gymboree for some playtime and after we watched some traffic and counted buses while d snacked on snap peas! after a nap we had some facetime with leah, d's girlfriend! it was the cutest thing i have ever seen!! they were so happy to see each other and d laughed as leah ran around her house! they are so cute together. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">that evening there was some pie tasting for work! not a bad gig! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">that evening we had some green beer to celebrate st. patrick's day, which by the way is just another day when you have kids!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">as usual, i am linking up with amy for a good life.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-50754804512832733922012-03-17T08:15:00.002-07:002012-03-17T08:16:56.777-07:00happy st. patrick's day!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy st. patrick's day friends! it is cold and rainy in always sunny los angeles. we are bundling up to attend 2 birthday parties for d's friends today. this boy has more of a social life than i do! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i love st. paddy's day! there's always so much fun to be had, yummy food, and lots of bailey's! celebrating has taken a nose dive since we had d but we still do something at home once he goes to bed! next year he will understand the fun a little more and i plan to do some fun stuff. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">here is a little flash back to st. paddy's day for the last 2 years. amazing how much d has changed!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">tonight i hope to make shepherd's pie and have some green beer! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">enjoy and be safe!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-69734362731081454742012-03-15T22:34:00.001-07:002012-03-15T23:20:01.757-07:00little bits of happiness. volume 1.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i love<a href="http://mrsstephaniet.com/"> mrs. stephanie's blog</a> and instagram! she is adorable and her little lady is a doll! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">when she came up with the meme i decided i had to take part. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there are so many things i am so very thankful for every single day. despite having hard days here and there and being away from family when times are hard for them, i count my blessings. i have a wonderful life full of love and happiness and i need to remind myself of that more and more. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this is a great way to do so. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">little pictures of the things that made me happy this week. that made me smile. that made me so grateful for all that i have and who i am lucky enough to share it with. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am late posting this due to spending lots of family time together before brandon goes back to work.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-utq8MPEL4nk/T152FajMmnI/AAAAAAAAB-o/7w6UN3origM/s1600/Sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-utq8MPEL4nk/T152FajMmnI/AAAAAAAAB-o/7w6UN3origM/s400/Sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it was a hot day spent in rain boots (toddlers are weird), sweet rolls for breakfast, and a mani pedi for mama! loving the accent nail these days! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Dx_2ZTrlWw/T152PwSQEQI/AAAAAAAAB-w/IJpnaulapxo/s1600/Monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Dx_2ZTrlWw/T152PwSQEQI/AAAAAAAAB-w/IJpnaulapxo/s400/Monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">monday we purchased a basketball hoop for the little man and he loves it. future basketball star right here! i also made my grandma's no peek stew. so easy and so quick. and soooo yum!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this is the one recipe that the little guy usually eats but of course tonight, dinner fail for him! such odd eating habits by toddlers in general so i am gonna try not to sweat it! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-veejDuEr16E/T152av_dm0I/AAAAAAAAB-4/1YyPf-E94kw/s1600/Tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-veejDuEr16E/T152av_dm0I/AAAAAAAAB-4/1YyPf-E94kw/s400/Tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the first tuesdays of the month are free at the <a href="http://www.nhm.org/site/">natural history museum </a>so we packed up our stuff and headed out to see some dinos! super fun day that ended with chick-fil-a, some waffle fries and a nap! we are slowly getting back to napping around here. thank the lord!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1qE2DQpXTU/T152kz68NNI/AAAAAAAAB_A/AaMs4ydJpx4/s1600/Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1qE2DQpXTU/T152kz68NNI/AAAAAAAAB_A/AaMs4ydJpx4/s400/Wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wednesday we stuck around the house and did some arts and crafts, tons of reading and played with magnetic letters on a cookie sheet! hours of entertainment were spent at the dinner table and in the high chair! i love when we go out and do things as a family but days at home are just as special! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qhdXfDfFthw/T1553HD3LcI/AAAAAAAAB_I/SSp-EnE0p7Q/s1600/Thursday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qhdXfDfFthw/T1553HD3LcI/AAAAAAAAB_I/SSp-EnE0p7Q/s400/Thursday.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">d loves trains so much and we have been wanting to go to the <a href="http://www.griffithparktrainrides.com/content/griffith-park--southern-railroad">griffith park train</a> ride and also <a href="http://www.griffithparktrainrides.com/content/travel-town-railroad">travel town</a> to check out all the trains. we had a blast! we rode the train at both places and then ran around travel town and got to go in some of the train cars and run around! see below! i think we might have found our next birthday party location! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-42994Pt3AbI/T2LBzdcdUPI/AAAAAAAACAA/72PXi1BAk2k/s1600/Thursday2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-42994Pt3AbI/T2LBzdcdUPI/AAAAAAAACAA/72PXi1BAk2k/s400/Thursday2.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWtvc9sch2w/T158K-qZ6YI/AAAAAAAAB_g/mKZkK4Ta_W8/s1600/Friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWtvc9sch2w/T158K-qZ6YI/AAAAAAAAB_g/mKZkK4Ta_W8/s400/Friday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today was a gorgeous day so we spent it with a quick run for coffee, then off to the farmers market and the grove where we ate delicious food and rode the trolley. and then picked up stuff to make some grilled pizzas! this is our new favorite way to eat pizza. i think i will blog about how easy it is! really, so easy and fun!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OD_DGjdTsJk/T15-bBMOe-I/AAAAAAAAB_o/dVPOpG2n4x8/s1600/Saturday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OD_DGjdTsJk/T15-bBMOe-I/AAAAAAAAB_o/dVPOpG2n4x8/s400/Saturday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this month is full of birthday parties. we had one saturday and have 3 next weekend! today we went to pasadena to help celebrate d's friends birthday at <a href="http://www.amysindoorplayground.com/">amy's playground</a>. this place was so cute and had so much to do for the kids. and it was clean! yay for clean play places! d loved the bounce house and the play kitchen and house and cried when we had to leave! the sign of a good party! after the party we stopped for some cupcakes to try out on my never ending quest to find the best cupcakes in la. these were pretty good! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B6iqMoaf9ck/T15-fsGtewI/AAAAAAAAB_w/St5nL9xQ8oU/s1600/Saturday2JPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B6iqMoaf9ck/T15-fsGtewI/AAAAAAAAB_w/St5nL9xQ8oU/s400/Saturday2JPG.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">saturday night i went out with traci for a girls night! we went to dinner at cube, one of my favorite places to eat in la. it is a great little restaurant that specializes in cheeses and meats. we had a great meal, some champagne, a delicious dessert and great convo! it's always nice to go out with girlfriends from time to time! afterwards i made traci drive my <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">lacma </a>to see the lamp posts lite up! i love this place so much and had to share it with her. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. i'm an only child and never really wished for a brother or sister.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. i worked on a cruise ship for 6 weeks as a child counselor. i went alone, not knowing a single person on the ship and left with some great friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. i hate raisins thanks to od'ing on them when i was little.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. my mom was adopted and i have always wanted to adopt a baby since i was young and could understand adoption.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5. i met my husband on a plane. we sat next to each other and struck up a conversation, exchanged emails, and i moved to la 10 months later to be with him. we dated for 6 years and have been married for 3.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">6. i played sports in high school and love basketball.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">7. i met one of my college roommates from an add in a newspaper. she is now one of my dearest friends and was my wedding planner. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">8. i am really tall. like 6 feet tall!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">9. my husband is a movie freak and works in the entertainment business but i haven't seen many movies at all! i have never seen back to the future! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">10. i had a blankie up until 3 years ago when my cat hijacked it and eventually shredded it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">11. i love to travel and went to europe for 4 weeks with a friend and wanted to keep traveling but ran out of money! </span><br />
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</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1. What is the first thing you do when you wake up and the last thing you do before you go to bed? wish i could sleep a little longer! </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2. Are you what you wanted to be when you grew up? yes, i have always wanted to be a mom. nothing greater. </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3. If you could go anywhere for a vacation where would you go? What would you do? i would love to go to Fiji and do absolutely nothing but drink on the beach and soak up the sun. </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. If you had 30 seconds to get out of your house and you could never go back, what 5 items would you grab? (Assuming all people and/or pets got themselves to safety) photos, diapers for d, a set of clothes, d's blankie, and my phone. </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">7. 80s Hair bands or 90s Grunge bands? 80's hair band for the win! </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">8. What is the soundtrack of your life? not really depicting my life but i have fond memories of john mayer's inside wants out. </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">9. Are you a morning person or a night owl? neither. but i tend to stay up way too late for no reason! </span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">10. What would your last meal be? my grandma's chocolate cake with some ice cream</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">11. What was your favourite show as a child? three's company </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1.if you could be on the cover of a magazine, which one would it be and what would the caption be? </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2.worst job you've ever had and why? </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3.favorite cocktail?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4.if you could meet any celebrity who would it be?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">5.if you could eliminate one hour of the day, which hour would it be?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">6.the best quality in your spouse that made you fall in love with them?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">7.biggest fear?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">8.if you could be on one tv show what would it be and who would you play?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">9.if you could be anyone in history who would it be?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">10.favorite historical person?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">11.if you could have a supernatural ability what would it be and how would you use it to your advantage?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">i tag </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://bringingupbronwyn.com/">Eileen of Bringing Up Bronwyn</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://helloprettyeyes.blogspot.com/">Amanda of Hello Pretty Eyes</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.livylove.com/">Diana of Livy Love</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://domesticateddelight.blogspot.com/">Johnna of Domesticated Delight</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">, and anyone else who wants to play!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-10211248013516783792012-03-07T08:00:00.001-08:002012-03-07T08:00:00.564-08:00Dino Declan!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">yesterday we went to the <a href="http://www.nhm.org/site/">natural history museum</a> for a fun day of dinosaurs and animals! d has a sudden interest in dinosaurs and the first tuesday of the month is free, so we hit up the museum for a few hours and got our dinosaur love on!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VNwPkzrnvI8/T1bNDC3fdII/AAAAAAAAB-I/3MbJE2JLwKo/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VNwPkzrnvI8/T1bNDC3fdII/AAAAAAAAB-I/3MbJE2JLwKo/s640/5.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">after the dino exploring we hit up chick-fil-a for lunch where d fell in love with waffle fries and we scarfed on chicken sandwiches. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i freakin love chick-fil-a. too much, really! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zlgb5pX-_HI/T1b4H9EGADI/AAAAAAAAB-Y/nH_d1JC4nIo/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zlgb5pX-_HI/T1b4H9EGADI/AAAAAAAAB-Y/nH_d1JC4nIo/s640/photo.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and to end a wonderful, family filled day we did a little of this! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">guess we have to run around the museum more often since the napping has been practically non existent these day! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am getting sad that brandon is heading back to work soon so we are squeezing in as many fun things as we can as a family! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-74597165866302657522012-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:002012-03-04T15:21:34.167-08:00weekly photo dump. week 7.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">another fun week in the books for the lott family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we are enjoying these last few weeks with b before he goes back to work and we don't see much of him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week was pretty awesome! d is learning a million new things and words and can communicate so much better. makes life a little easier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">now if he would only get back to napping! meh.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-udD-V0KRWY8/T1KcCRaGWyI/AAAAAAAAB8w/px-DsMNzHtk/s1600/sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-udD-V0KRWY8/T1KcCRaGWyI/AAAAAAAAB8w/px-DsMNzHtk/s400/sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday morning was started off right with some pretty flowers, homemade french toast, dot art for the toddler and mama and a nap.(for once!) we spent the afternoon outside and did some major chalk art and the evening was spent with an awesome cheese and meat platter and champagne while we watched the oscars! we haven't seen a movie in forever but i watched for the fashion. don't we all?</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ie8Cp5Ha_4/T1KcJMhc-FI/AAAAAAAAB84/bINLsrdbEkY/s1600/monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ie8Cp5Ha_4/T1KcJMhc-FI/AAAAAAAAB84/bINLsrdbEkY/s400/monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">monday i went to traci's where i added some more purple to my hair that didn't take and then i decided maybe i am destined for pink! i did some target shopping and found some mini marshmallows what were perfect for hot chocolate on this dreary day.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i also discovered the joys of the app draw something and got the best drawing ever! if you play, my name is mamainlalaland! i can't promise a masterpiece but i can promise some good lolz!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7lWUoL9dsqk/T1KcSmJHxPI/AAAAAAAAB9A/GlR_Au_ko1s/s1600/tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7lWUoL9dsqk/T1KcSmJHxPI/AAAAAAAAB9A/GlR_Au_ko1s/s400/tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the boys got their haircut on tuesday. this is d's second cut. the first one was a snip because i couldn't bare to cut the curls. this was a real deal big boy cut! he looks so handsome! after the haircut we went to griffith park to play on the playground and then got chick-fil-a for lunch but i ate it too fast and forgot to take a pic!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LE6-0rBLDw/T1KctucT-mI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Tb22pHelCpA/s1600/wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LE6-0rBLDw/T1KctucT-mI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Tb22pHelCpA/s400/wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it was a gorgeous day for the zoo so we packed up our stuff and headed out to see the animals! d is loving animals these days and loved the petting zoo area where he practically smothered a sheep and i cringed in fear that it would kick him! after checking out the animals we played on their playground for a bit and headed home for some naps. which didn't happen. sigh....</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LTCBZkW-SoQ/T1Kc3H-PAqI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/VXcnyiH0dgc/s1600/thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LTCBZkW-SoQ/T1Kc3H-PAqI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/VXcnyiH0dgc/s400/thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we started off this morning with a yummy homemade breakfast of eggs and toast and got the house cleaned up. i spent most of the day cleaning, laundering, organizing, etc while the boys played outside. i also got my new fruit crate in the mail and filled it with yummy stuff! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">that evening i took d out for dinner and frozen yogurt for our monthly date nights. i love these special nights with just the two of us!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-doJPyxRmryA/T1PHoYFFQVI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/CHugPZ78jSs/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-doJPyxRmryA/T1PHoYFFQVI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/CHugPZ78jSs/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday is gymboree day so we hit up some playtime, ran around with the dogs in the pet store and came home to prep for a dinner party with friends. i made the pioneer woman's penne a la betsy and it was so yum! they brought cannoli's for dessert and we had the perfect little italian dinner complete with homemade sangria! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qkdFqOdDDs/T1P3DIxU0PI/AAAAAAAAB9g/CKh8l0BnKbQ/s1600/saturday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qkdFqOdDDs/T1P3DIxU0PI/AAAAAAAAB9g/CKh8l0BnKbQ/s400/saturday.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we love our saturdays full of coffee, cartoons, sunshine, and dinner plans with friends. we drove to calabasas to have dinner with friends and enjoyed a delicious dinner and great fun with the kids. d and paige played so well together but ran around all night hence the lack of photo bombs from the night!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i linked up with <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/">amy from a good life</a> blog for her week in iPhotos.</span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-41195640252659791572012-03-02T14:00:00.003-08:002012-03-02T17:17:49.639-08:00Friday Favorite. My MOST favorite thing to do.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this weeks friday favorites is dedicated to two things that are my absolute favorite. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">one, my favorite boy in the whole world. and two, my favorite thing to do with him.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">d and i have special dates together once a month. we leave dad at home or he goes out with friends and we hit up the farmer's market or cpk for dinner. just the two of us. we draw, we play cars, we read books, or i just stare in amazement at this little guy and count my blessings that he is all mine! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">last night we hit up cpk for some yummy mac-n-cheese and a salad for me. the older d gets, the more fun this is for us. he now has a ton of words in the word bank so communicating is a lot easier! </span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmKcNGCW-jo/T1EMRD_YZvI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/gGypkMNrZ8k/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">after dinner we hit up </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">pinkberry</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> for some fro yo for mama and fruit for d. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">salted caramel yogurt?!?! yes, please! it was sooo good and way too big! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">my non eating sweets toddler (by choice)chose fruit. at a yogurt shop! crazy! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i found some great stuff for our bedroom and i am super excited to reupholster that stool with a chevron print to match my bedspread! i wanted that green depression glass to come home with me but it was one of those ridiculous prices!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">my cat loves our bed and the sun. also, i made our bed for a week straight! and my toddler loves boxes and played in this one for an hour straight. cheap entertainment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">if you live in the la area, this place is a must. very fun!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">b made some gumbo/jambalaya that was so good! we had some drinks in my newly redone patio/shed and the the boys played together...in the box!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">ryland got the baby in the king cake which means he hosts the party next year. he is 3 so i'm not sure how that's gonna work!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we also celebrated national margarita day with out famous margaritas. sooo good!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the evening we went to a friends movie screening at the silent movie theatre. yes, the movie had sound! this theater is old and so historic. i was a great time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i'm a total sucker for a pretty package. i can't help myself. who doesn't love to receive a box wrapped in pretty paper, with some nice ribbon or twine and a cute gift tag? i know i can't be the only one.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i have a stack of paper, gift tags, ribbon, twine etc just itching to be used and this month we have a ton of birthday parties so i'm excited i get to be creative and come up with a pretty package idea.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">here are my favorites from <a href="http://shopolivemanna.com/">olive manna</a> that i have in my gift wrapping arsenal. if you haven't checked out this site, it's a must for paper junkies like myself!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i love a beautiful wrapping paper but lately i have been using <a href="http://shopolivemanna.com/products/brown-wrapping-paper">kraft paper</a>. it is sometimes cheaper and thicker, plus you can dress it up how ever you want! plus if you are like me and like to be all matchy matchy with your paper and ribbon, kraft paper is brown. you can use any color to make it pretty!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hope you all have a great weekend. we are planning on getting some stuff done around our house an possibly purchasing a garden box so we can start our herb garden. spring has sprung in los angeles and we are soaking up the sunny la weather! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-89074400940278319532012-02-23T15:13:00.000-08:002012-02-23T15:13:24.625-08:00thrifting thursday link up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am not sure i even qualify as a 'thrifter," but i am linking up to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.harpershappenings.com/2012/02/23/high-on-thrifting-thursday-v-2/">mandy's post</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> anyway because i went to the flea market and found a few things that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>might</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> qualify me as a "thrifter!" is that even a word?!? </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday i made a little trip to the fairfax high flea market, a huge market in the parking lot of a local high school. this market is ah-mazing. tons and tons of stuff. some for a good deal, others making you wonder "really? 50 bucks for a crate?!?" ridiculousness!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so with an iced chai in hand (isn't that the drink of choice for "thrifting'?!?), i strolled the parking lot <b>ALONE </b>(baby was at home with daddy) looking for some goods for our room. i was also looking to score some pyrex because lately i am all "zomg! pyrex sighakhdlahrjebgjkb!" i am obsessed with it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i found lots of pyrex but mostly what i already had, but i did find a booth where the guy was wanting to get rid of stuff and not leave at the end of the day with anything. jackpot! give him your best offer and he would probably take it. and he did. and this is what i came home with. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G42SL3zfwWM/T0bAoYSA9_I/AAAAAAAAB44/lB2RLW1GTHI/s1600/stool.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G42SL3zfwWM/T0bAoYSA9_I/AAAAAAAAB44/lB2RLW1GTHI/s400/stool.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>the date underneath the stool says 1950's. this will go in our bedroom and will be covered with a yellow or gray chevron fabric to match out bed stuff. </i></span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Magazine holder and a gold seat for our bedroom. Not too sure if that seat will be used for but I fell in love with it! </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TBtvMmoDNq8/T0bAxoOPpsI/AAAAAAAAB5I/sfawzG2EE2g/s1600/magainze+holder.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TBtvMmoDNq8/T0bAxoOPpsI/AAAAAAAAB5I/sfawzG2EE2g/s400/magainze+holder.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Magazine Holder for our living room. I have been looking for one of these forever! and fell in love with it immediately! </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">a few things i fell in love with but didn't buy were some gorgeous depression glasses and plates and some old cameras to add to my collection. seriously the amount of stuff at this place is unbelievable and if you and the time could take all day to go through. </span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxB9I8LWcxs/T0bE1OGNX2I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/aivX-_PVnos/s1600/photo-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxB9I8LWcxs/T0bE1OGNX2I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/aivX-_PVnos/s400/photo-1.JPG" width="398" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PLhonZDuJU/T0bE64_2MdI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/9Ew9yz31eqo/s1600/photo-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8PLhonZDuJU/T0bE64_2MdI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/9Ew9yz31eqo/s400/photo-3.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">there you have it! some great finds at the local flea market! i have some great pyrex from here, as well so if mandy does this link up again i will post pics of it. seriously amazing stuff!<br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">xoxo</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-75481995071937455782012-02-22T08:00:00.006-08:002012-02-22T10:30:49.518-08:00Wordlessish Wednesday. Hey Girl.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so on valentine's day i posted a <a href="http://lifewithbaby-d.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-love-day-friends.html">hey girl v-day edition</a>. if you are not familiar with hey girl then you need to head<a href="http://handmaderyangosling.tumblr.com/"> here </a>asap and get your ryan gosling on because swoon, meow, etc. he is hot!!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there are so many different memes for this but i am loving the handmade these days. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i take like 80 bazillion photos of d so i thought why not have some fun with my toddler + hey girl! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so here it is....</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">another toddler hey girl!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gjcyk0YMgpE/T0PjTLdYlhI/AAAAAAAAB4w/r2845c7AN9s/s1600/Hey+Girl_SesameStreet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gjcyk0YMgpE/T0PjTLdYlhI/AAAAAAAAB4w/r2845c7AN9s/s640/Hey+Girl_SesameStreet.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-42176809908329098242012-02-21T10:24:00.002-08:002012-02-21T10:28:17.365-08:00weekly photo dump. week 5.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the fact that i have kept this up for 5 weeks is mind blowing to me. it really is! i have blogged for a year and almost a half and took a huge break for awhile. this is a milestone for me, y'all!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it is fun and the iPhone apps make this genius and easy! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so yeah, we will see what i say on week 10!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_VzdonYgcg/T0MYSa5tqVI/AAAAAAAAB30/u3istDfV-RU/s1600/Sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_VzdonYgcg/T0MYSa5tqVI/AAAAAAAAB30/u3istDfV-RU/s400/Sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday was all donuts, early morning baths, and a fun carnival themed birthday party where i got to see some old friends. i am in love with this theme and the whole lion tamer photo booth was genius! we had a blast, as did the birthday girl. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pMQjaZfwudE/T0MYrUqQuLI/AAAAAAAAB38/J9sYhVQptF8/s1600/Monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pMQjaZfwudE/T0MYrUqQuLI/AAAAAAAAB38/J9sYhVQptF8/s400/Monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today we prepped for valentine's day with some super easy and yum <a href="http://griffithsrated.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentine-prezel-buttons.html">little treats</a>. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">d gave me the "mom enough with the photos" attitude which was both awesome and not so awesome since hello, this is a photo post! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we played with all the fun play food we have and the play sushi i found in the dollar bin at target was a total win! also ikea has some adorable play food that is not plastic or cardboard. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4v4-b_lUyx8/T0MYz52K0YI/AAAAAAAAB4E/FzQgpp7x30o/s1600/Tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4v4-b_lUyx8/T0MYz52K0YI/AAAAAAAAB4E/FzQgpp7x30o/s400/Tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we celebrated valentine's day with some homemade heart shaped pancakes that my picky toddler wouldn't touch. why? because they weren't round or frozen! the kid knows what he wants!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we went to whole foods for dinner stuff and b made a delish filet mignon along with a salad and baked potato. it was soooo good! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">valentine's day is so different now that we have d. it is actually more fun. we have always celebrated the day but every day is full of love with this man of mine! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lhDGB_2nOpU/T0MZY7MYstI/AAAAAAAAB4M/tpHOmJxrKlg/s1600/Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lhDGB_2nOpU/T0MZY7MYstI/AAAAAAAAB4M/tpHOmJxrKlg/s400/Wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we had a weird rainy day today so we spent most of it inside playing with trucks, legos, and reading a ton of books. i also made a really good <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pan-roasted-chicken-lemon-garlic-green-beans-10000000780291/index.html">chicken dish</a> i found on pinterest. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">another pinterest win!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HKiyMgsjBRw/T0MZihnsxoI/AAAAAAAAB4U/IQaz3U2zIuE/s1600/Thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HKiyMgsjBRw/T0MZihnsxoI/AAAAAAAAB4U/IQaz3U2zIuE/s400/Thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thursday was "clean off the crap on the table" day! both the dining room table and the kitchen nook table are free of crafts and laundry! and we can now eat without pushing thing out of the way. let's see how long this lasts!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we also played with play dough for awhile today. i am going to attempt some handmade glitter play dough this week.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i also wore my giraffe scarf i scored the other day because i am obsessed with it! cute, huh?!?!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x__GIvsTg6Q/T0MaU9hAcoI/AAAAAAAAB4c/beoNiIgpzwU/s1600/Friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x__GIvsTg6Q/T0MaU9hAcoI/AAAAAAAAB4c/beoNiIgpzwU/s400/Friday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday i ran to target, sans toddler for some gardening gloves then saw the boots above and about died in the aisle. i love them!!!! i am considering going back because i <b>need gardening boots! </b>you know for all the gardening in the fields i do!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we also went to gymboree today and after i went into nordstrom to tease myself over buying some tom's ballet flats. i want some so badly but the cost is a killer! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i also fell in love with a this gorgeous LOVE pillow at cost plus which by the way might be my second favorite store. so. much. stuff that rules! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">cheese and crackers were dinner because both b and i were in the mood for some good espresso cheese and brie!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7_PApvTNsY/T0MagRII7sI/AAAAAAAAB4k/rBU75JvIkV8/s1600/Saturday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7_PApvTNsY/T0MagRII7sI/AAAAAAAAB4k/rBU75JvIkV8/s400/Saturday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we had a lazy saturday and it was great! we went to the farmer's market for lunch, the grove for an anywhere chair for d, and got to see a super cute mardi gras dog parade. seriously adorable! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i ran into anthro for some goodies and decided i want to move in there asap. anyone with me on this?!? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am obsessed with coloring my hair and am thinking of trying the chalk technique above for a little color that isn't permanent. not sure yet! i will keep you all posted on this!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hope you everyone had a great weekend! looking forward to this week and a fat tuesday celebration with friends at our house!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am linking up with the lovely <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/">amy at a good life blog</a>. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">check out her weekly baby bump photos! so adorable. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-73810773826218837302012-02-14T14:29:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:29:33.964-08:00happy love day, friends!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sharing the love,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">toddler style.....</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OoDP8alRNm4/TzrfqMKvhmI/AAAAAAAAB3s/vYalBtENKjg/s1600/photo-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OoDP8alRNm4/TzrfqMKvhmI/AAAAAAAAB3s/vYalBtENKjg/s400/photo-2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-62733188622612075222012-02-12T21:11:00.000-08:002012-02-12T21:13:53.472-08:00weekly photo dump. week 4.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">another week at case de lott full of fun outings and toddler time.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we are going on a whole week with no naps and it is about to be the death of me. i am tired! this boy is full of energy all day and we are constantly trying to find ways to keep him busy! he <b>is</b> a great independent player, so there's that!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*yawn*</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8P3PvC0PwzI/Tzf8mkWRfzI/AAAAAAAAB20/BcgxdCqvyUo/s1600/Sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8P3PvC0PwzI/Tzf8mkWRfzI/AAAAAAAAB20/BcgxdCqvyUo/s400/Sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday we tried on new sunglasses i found at target in the dollar bin! they were so cute i bought 3 pair because we are notorious for loosing sunnies in this house. lots of homemade lattes were consumed while d played on his laptop and sent a few "emails" and wrote a "new blog entry!" this computer kills it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LmxLl9qKWY8/Tzf8MXJEKZI/AAAAAAAAB2k/q25A2st6wlo/s1600/Monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LmxLl9qKWY8/Tzf8MXJEKZI/AAAAAAAAB2k/q25A2st6wlo/s400/Monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the days are still gorgeous here. i know i sound like a broken record! we spent the majority of the morning outside playing with new toys like the big dump truck i found at target. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">flavored water is my new obsession since we had a flavored water bar at d's party! i find myself drinking more water this way. guess cause it's fancy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i tried a new recipe for cookies that was pretty good. i'm always looking for good new recipes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this boy was dirty! so a long bath was in order and early bedtime, as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ivEegLvEho/Tzf8W8yGrAI/AAAAAAAAB2s/jKUwcbegPKI/s1600/Tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ivEegLvEho/Tzf8W8yGrAI/AAAAAAAAB2s/jKUwcbegPKI/s400/Tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the first tuesdays of the month at the Natural History Museum are free so we hit up the dino exhibit for the day! we had so much fun! d loved the dinos and the big polar bear.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we spent the whole day there checking out all the animals and running around! we will be back for sure. it was a great day for all of us.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9q6Rk7ZLKSw/Tzf882QC6QI/AAAAAAAAB28/oR-CAfZgcns/s1600/Wedensday+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9q6Rk7ZLKSw/Tzf882QC6QI/AAAAAAAAB28/oR-CAfZgcns/s400/Wedensday+1.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cLZnFIRI4BU/Tzf9AH49_gI/AAAAAAAAB3E/vncRPUxAbOA/s1600/Wednesday+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cLZnFIRI4BU/Tzf9AH49_gI/AAAAAAAAB3E/vncRPUxAbOA/s400/Wednesday+2.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wednesday we hit up the farmer's market for breakfast , fruit, and a barnes and noble run. we played at the bookstore with the nook. i seriously want to buy one of these for d so i can get my iPad back!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">since we are doing the whole no nap thing these days, we stayed long enough to ride the trolley a few times and then headed home where i made valentine's day cards. and then realized how dumb this idea was!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">target for necessities was later in the afternoon where i bought a chai latte and an apple juice for the little guy. also, cup holders for baskets?!?! genius!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w2sFJH_4uqQ/Tzf9bcvSalI/AAAAAAAAB3M/erQdCtgRLO4/s1600/Thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w2sFJH_4uqQ/Tzf9bcvSalI/AAAAAAAAB3M/erQdCtgRLO4/s400/Thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">morning walk to grab coffee, head to the post office and the grocery store were all we did today because some days you need to sit around and not do much!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">those green beans?!? they were all d had for dinner that night. weird kid.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mtjuYNHh6vs/Tzf9h8q2FmI/AAAAAAAAB3U/Q5Rx6ZjWsik/s1600/Friday+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mtjuYNHh6vs/Tzf9h8q2FmI/AAAAAAAAB3U/Q5Rx6ZjWsik/s400/Friday+1.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQxcOodMXH8/Tzf9_s_coJI/AAAAAAAAB3c/72UHfHLRz_s/s1600/Friday+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQxcOodMXH8/Tzf9_s_coJI/AAAAAAAAB3c/72UHfHLRz_s/s400/Friday+2.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday was gymboree day. i didn't take the stroller in hopes that the non napper would walk the mall and be exhausted. yeah, not so much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5 dollars later we rode all the mechanical rides at the mall, watched the puppies at the pet store sleep, watched traffic and the buses and had a snack. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we got home, he said "nigh nigh!" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and then no nap. so yeah. over it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we went for sushi later that night and i had some sake and beer and enjoyed <b>every single ounce</b> of it! afterwards we walked to get some froyo and again, i enjoyed every ounce of it! this no napping makes my jeans tight!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SLv1ZBHcvJY/TziaX5Hid3I/AAAAAAAAB3k/QvtHf54hIH0/s1600/saturday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SLv1ZBHcvJY/TziaX5Hid3I/AAAAAAAAB3k/QvtHf54hIH0/s400/saturday.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">an early morning of flower shopping, coffee, a trip to magnolia bakery for some treats to take to a friends house for dinner and a baby announcement by said friends rounded out saturday! such a fun evening with lots of wine and homemade pizzas! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this week i have to clean up this house. yikes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">such a mess and i am starting to get crabby because of it!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hope you all had a good week!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">per usual, i am linking up with the lovely <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/">amy at a good life</a>!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-51878173685924547952012-02-08T21:37:00.000-08:002012-02-08T21:37:53.353-08:00I might have said one or two of these things.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am sure you all have seen the "Sh*t (fill in the blank) says."</span></div><div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i love these and so many are spot on.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i ran across "sh*t urban moms say" and zomg! this is so perfect. so, so perfect.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i mean for other people i know, not for me. because i have never said some of these things. :side eye: </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">well maybe the whole foods thing, but not the other stuff. ok, well maybe the part about the iPad and wine but that's it! </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">swearsies.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z0xWwVbbhuw?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-88815545526035619212012-02-06T22:35:00.000-08:002012-02-06T22:36:37.098-08:00handmade valentine's day ideas. also, i am running out of time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">valentine's day is right around the corner.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">annnddd.... i decided i was going to make valentine's day cards for d's friends and our family. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">what have i done lately? cut out some hearts and decided that this was a dumb idea! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there is one thing to blame for all this martha stewart wanna be attitude. i am looking at you pinterest! too many ideas that are adorable and i am like "i can totally do that!" pin! pinning! pinning x 1000. then i go back to my holiday board and i look at what i pinned and realize, "so not gonna happen!"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but i am not gonna waste all my craft stuff and am back on the handmade train. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so here we go, the ideas i am loving but am somehow not sure how i will pull of! </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CY9C1HEYKZ0/TzDElQJR0dI/AAAAAAAAB2c/keKA4CucTcM/s1600/cartoes+natal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CY9C1HEYKZ0/TzDElQJR0dI/AAAAAAAAB2c/keKA4CucTcM/s400/cartoes+natal1.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">all of these are way adorable and probably out of my league but i am going to try and narrow down the option and craft away. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">good thing the dvr is full and we have plenty of wine.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">crafting, wine and dvr party for the win!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-77832959078531416992012-02-05T22:05:00.000-08:002012-02-05T22:26:57.276-08:00weekly photo dump! week 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am currently writing this while watching the super bowl halftime show like 5 hours late.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this is what happens when you have a toddler that doesn't like the tv on if it's not bubble guppies or sesame streets. come on! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we had another fun week which consisted of a toddler still trying to give his mother gray hair by fighting her on naps, playing outside, and lots of coffee because *yawn* the no napping is exhausting these days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e944tZFmwfg/Ty8ldQF1HTI/AAAAAAAAB1M/s4kYdPBm6mI/s1600/sunday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e944tZFmwfg/Ty8ldQF1HTI/AAAAAAAAB1M/s4kYdPBm6mI/s400/sunday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sunday we went to the park with the intentions of enjoying the gorgeous weather and tiring out the small human. one of two things happened here. i will let you guess which one! i also did a little cleaning. nothing like a fresh set of sheets and a clean bathroom!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rJBX2dMSUM0/Ty8lruZgjPI/AAAAAAAAB1U/TyNwA1A16Vc/s1600/monday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rJBX2dMSUM0/Ty8lruZgjPI/AAAAAAAAB1U/TyNwA1A16Vc/s400/monday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">monday we went to target for some "essentials" (yeah right!), some new chairs for our yard and then to the grocery for some dinner fixings. d wore his sunglasses in the car and he looked adorable, per usual. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">honey butter pork was not the menu. so good you guys! i wrote about it <a href="http://lifewithbaby-d.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-recipes-installment-one.html">here</a>. you will love it! i also drank some wine with dinner out of my new wine glass that i won from johnna. i love it! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g971l5qqFLs/Ty8l8dbORYI/AAAAAAAAB1c/vtvPfArEu3k/s1600/tuesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g971l5qqFLs/Ty8l8dbORYI/AAAAAAAAB1c/vtvPfArEu3k/s400/tuesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the morning consisted of some outdoor time and lounging my our new chairs with iced coffee, some sticker time which ended in a meltdown because apparently stickers on his skin is no bueno! nap time didn't happen so i went to the grocery store for some milk and ended up buying a reese's egg and diet coke. that right there, was a highlite of the day! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GBiIaz7YCig/Ty8mLwvxVuI/AAAAAAAAB1k/dXd8AgHbpZI/s1600/wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GBiIaz7YCig/Ty8mLwvxVuI/AAAAAAAAB1k/dXd8AgHbpZI/s400/wednesday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wednedsday we hit up the <a href="http://www.getty.edu/">getty museum</a> for some running around, culture, and a tram ride. we had so much fun! it was a gorgeous day and pretty clear so we could see all the way to the ocean! the tram ride was a huge hit but d loved the kid room just as much. i highly recommend this museum whether you are there for art or just architecture. it's awesome! and.....the toddler napped!! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KS4iXtDd0X8/Ty8ma1vOgEI/AAAAAAAAB1s/bJi6ukTtnQo/s1600/thursday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KS4iXtDd0X8/Ty8ma1vOgEI/AAAAAAAAB1s/bJi6ukTtnQo/s400/thursday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">we love cpk and their mac-n-cheese, so lunch was just that. we did lots of coloring and drawing with our new color pack from my godmother. so cute right? and we ate the heck out of some mac-n-cheese and pizza. the white pizza is to die for! then we came home for some playing outside and a little sesame street. dinner was a bust for d, so b and i ate gyozos from trader joes. yep. that's all we ate and we loved every second of it! the perk of being a grownup!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eHKEKHF4jgs/Ty8mpbqsSxI/AAAAAAAAB10/R0mjwMc620w/s1600/friday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eHKEKHF4jgs/Ty8mpbqsSxI/AAAAAAAAB10/R0mjwMc620w/s400/friday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">friday we finally went back to gymboree and met up with d's friend. being away from gymboree for awhile made for a happy toddler when we arrived. also, holy smokes he can do some much more than he could a month ago! craziness! still likes to eat bubbles though. after gymboree we watched some la traffic from some huge glass windows at the mall. this is a highlight of this boys day. he loves traffic. good thing baby boy, because la has a lot of it! after traffic watching we went to the pet store where we oohed and aahed over a dogs we will never have because we have 2 cats that would eat them!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YI_KWDGAaC8/Ty8nBSrcs2I/AAAAAAAAB18/ydKNU-HYvwY/s1600/saturday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YI_KWDGAaC8/Ty8nBSrcs2I/AAAAAAAAB18/ydKNU-HYvwY/s400/saturday.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">park playmates are our favorite so saturday we met up with our friends and had a 2 hour playdate where the boys ran around, chased a squirrel, "rode" the dino, and basically wore themselves out. that was awesome! i went to coffee bean for a late afternoon pick me up and then made homemade lasagna which oh my gah, so good! also, i cut a bazillion hearts in hopes of completing my valentine's day cards on time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i am linking up with <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/">amy</a> for another week of photos! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723671547081868603.post-4010838879374405582012-02-02T19:00:00.000-08:002012-02-02T19:07:06.885-08:00pinterest recipes. installment one.i am not even gonna lie. pinterest has my heart. i love this site and am not ashamed to admit it.<br />
<div>i have gotten countless ideas, recipes, crafts, etc from pinterest and all make me look like i actually kinda of have it together sometimes!</div><div><br />
</div><div>two recipes that we have tried in the last week that are full of win were a pork tenderloin and an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. so yum!</div><div><br />
</div><div>first up, <a href="http://mommahenskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/honey-butter-pork-tenderloin.html">honey butter pork tenderloin</a>. </div><div>i stumbled across this little gem and the picture sold me on it! it looked amazing. </div><div>i am guilty of that whole judge a book by it's cover thing. the picture looked gorgeous so i pinned. then i went back and looked at the recipe itself and hello?!?! super easy and quick. what i need these days. see having a toddler. </div><div>we changed up the recipe a bit and added a shot of bourbon (one of those days) and grilled it instead of put it in the oven. </div><div>it was so good and we had leftovers that turned into taco night. even more delish!</div><div><br />
</div><div>i am always looking for new things to bake and i found this little gem one day on <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/">smitten kitchen</a>, which by the way is an amazing website! go there after you read this! you won't regret it. </div><div><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-and-pecan-cookies/">oatmeal chocolate chip and pecan cookies</a> have to be one of the best cookies i have tried in awhile. easy to make, simple ingredients, and a that recipe makes a descent portion, i have stashed this away in my recipe file. </div><div>i have made them twice in two weeks, they are that good! i changed up the recipe on this, too. i omitted nutmeg because i'm not a fan of the flavor and cut back on the orange zest. (i read some comments that said it could be too strong)</div><div>i know everyone has caught on to the interest phenomenon and is pinning left and right. if you haven't you live under a rock! is there a recipe you have tried that is a must? something that was a total fail? let me know! i'm always looking for new things to try.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0