Dolls

Julia loves sharing dolls with Baby Kate.

another day....Julia loves sitting next to Kate

Getting The Mail

Julia loves getting the mail with mama!  She loves using the keys to pretend to open the other mailboxes.

Aunt Becca made Julia hair bow.  Thanks Aunt Becca!

Julia carrying the mail

What a cutie patootie!

Our little Sweeper

Julia loves the broom she got from her Grandpa Jim and Grandma Carole.  She is such a good helper while mommy is cleaning around the house.

Sister Love

Julia loves sitting next to her sister Kate!

Our Little Mozart

We got this piano from Aunt Debbie about a year ago, but we forgot all about it in the closet.  So we busted it out and now it is one of Juia's favorite toys.  She is learning to use one finger at a time.

 she seriously has crazy piano man hair

My 25th Birthday

And what  a crazy day it was .....

First off I start off the morning with a call from Riley that Julia locked herself in the car at the car wash. Riley was being a stud and letting me sleep in and washing the car while Julia was playing inside the car with the keys in listening to music.  It is very hard to explain to a two year old how to unlock the door without freaking them out too much.  So I took Kate (pre-fed) over to the car wash to open the door and back home.

I then get to go to Kohls, the bank, the postal office, and the grocery store all by myself.  What a treat!  I had a $10 gift card to Kohls which made it even more fun - I got a shirt and some jean capris.  Then when I went to the grocery store I got a 20% off coupon for Sports Authority - what are the odds - I was planning on going there next later in the day.  So after the grocery store I head home to feed my baby.

Then I am all excited to head back out again and get in the corolla in our tiny little garage and I totally hit the side of the side mirror pulling out!  It was terrifying.  But Riley saved the day and punched the wood back into place and washed the mirror and used touch up paint to make it black again.  Once again a stud. Its totally unlike me to do this.

And then I was off to Sports Authority to find shoes.  Im a little frazzled by the accident.  I find some great Nikes and I love how light they are. Using my 20% off coupon I save $20 dollars - so I am pretty stoked. (But I ended up returning them on Monday because I really didnt like the material pushing into my ankle - and I got some asics instead - but thats a whole other story)

Then Im off to Papa Johns for some pizza which I already ordered ahead for.  I get there and the pizza wasn't even ready.  I was pretty upset because I had a baby at home waiting for me.  But I just sat there and didn't feel like complaining to the management, after working at Little Caesars I didn't want to cause trouble.  But if you ever have a customer service problem, you can always get free stuff no matter where you are - especially if you have a husband who will do the talking :-)

So I went on home and had the best birthday dinner ever with my pizza.  Then my family sang to me with a donut and a 2 & 5 candle.

It was definitely a birthday to remember.


Also to note, please forgive me for any editing and grammar errors.  This isn't a college essay.

25th Birthday

Pacific Beach Condo

September 2012- Labor Day Week

We were able to spend sometime with the Hulmes and our family again this year at their condo in Pacific Beach.  It was too much fun!


Julia and Grandpa Jim

BEAUTIFUL SUNSET!

Kate on the couch

Kate Pics

So while visiting Riley at the hospital, I got bored and took a bunch of Kate pictures.  It was usually while Riley was snoring away in his hospital bed.  I refrained from taking any pictures of him while he was in the hospital.

And What Julia was doing at home while we were at the hospital...eating fruit from the fruit bear (Riley's work gave to him)

Julia goober

 toilet bowl head

our little who from whoville "oh so pretty"

Hat + Headband