WSI Sample Sale

Last week we had yet another WSI sample sale. {I've practically been able to furnish my entire apartment with sample sale items over the last 2 years, I'm SO lucky} Brad and I totally scored this time! We got an awesome Seaburry chaise and a set of 4 beautiful dining chairs.

Here is the new chaise - it originally came with a back pillow. Since Brad's lags are SO long and the cushion for the back was so fluffy, when his laid down his legs fell over the edge.

Later that night I found him in my garage doing this!!!! Um...I'm going to let him figure out how to sew that back up. {you can see the brown bags full of feathers he already took out behind him!}

Here are my chairs - I really love them! I think they might be my favorite sample sale purchase so far. {$60 for a set of 4, awesome I know}

Let me try this!

Need to buy me a gift? Well, I'm dying for this!

You can buy it here www.toyota.com {it's the highlander hybrid limited in case you were wondering} Plus, Mom and Ashley already have one so it would only be fair!

OHHHH MY GOODNESSS

Imagine my surprise.... when the mailman came and dropped off this!!!

I actually gasped with surprise and excitement. Oh Martha how I love you!!!!!

I have the best Dad in the whole world, and when I called to thank him and tell him he is the best dad in the world and that I love love love him. He said he was really worried that someone else would have sent it first. How sweet, he really is the only person in the world that would think to do that. Isn't he the BEST!

Circus!

Yesterday Dusty and I took Taylor to the CIRCUS! A small traveling circus came through San Diego and set up at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. We had a wonderful time. Taylor got to pet the camel, ponies and lama's. We also took an elephant ride. ( I wish you could see my face on the video: I was freaked out! Not because of the elephant but because it was so hard to hold onto Taylor... goodness)

We sat on the front row and Taylor was beside herself. I really thought she wouldn't be interested, but let me tell you, she was in love. I'm surprised she didn't just pack up and become a traveling circus gypsy.

We are so lucky to have to opportunity to do such fun things with Taylor. I remind myself as we go on these little adventures that we are very blessed.

Zoo

Where did last week go? Hell... where did the month go? I meant to post this last Wednesday... but I have been swamped. You know that feeling when you have so much to do and it seems so over whelming that you just spin in circles and don't get anything done? That's how I have felt the last week. I need to focus!

Heat Wave!

So there are usually about 10 really nice days out of the year in San Francisco. Those days usually come around April and September. We were lucky enough to have 4 amazing days in a row this week. We spent them at the beach, playing tennis and hiking around our favorite spots. We always have to live it up cause it doesn't last long. {Yesterday it was 80 degrees, Today it was 50} As Mark Twain put it, "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco"
Last night we took a great hike down to Marshall Beach at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was beautiful!



Oh...and we even made a little video as to not be outdone by all the "peanut videos"

Remember this...

Happy Earth Day

Taylor and I spent the morning potting two new Hibiscus plants for our front porch and updating our recycle bins. How are you doing your part to save our home? Some pictures of our little green thumb to will be posted soon. Seeing this picture almost gives me the itch to have another little peanut.... Almost, but not really :)

Swimmin with Daddy!

Great News

we have a lot of video to share. I will be posting a new taylor video every day this week! Here is your first treat. here is Sunday Fun Day

Sunday Fun Day

We have had the most wonderful day. This afternoon Taylor got in her swimming suit and she played with her water toys. It was 85 degrees at our house today so we took advantage of the sunshine.

Need to buy me a gift?

I am desperatly wanting this. Please, I have been a really good girl!

There is a big gay storm coming....

Brent just sent this to me and I laughed SO hard. {I mean no disrespect - some people may find this offensive - watch at your own risk}

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Where I've Been...

well, to be honest I've been having a little 1/4 life crisis {for a girl that is always on the move, I'm getting a little fidgety without having some major change in my life in the last 3 years} I'm working on settling down and trying to sink in my roots, basically...this is not very easy for me! In the midst of all that...
i bought this - and I totally LOVE it!

i spent the night at the San Francisco ballet with my friend Ashley and got a special back stage tour and even met some of the extremely talent dancers. I think I want a season pass to the ballet for Christmas next year - I loved it so much!


i've mostly been super busy with this...PBK beach towels - this is a really busy time of year for me. Reading sales from this year and finalizing my assortment for next year. {p.s. you can buy them here!}

i got to spend some much needed time with her...

and finally...I've actually been able to enjoy him!

ZOO

We had the BEST day today. Dusty took the day off work. Much deserved since he works at least 12 hours a day, he leaves the house at 6:30 and is home ( fingers crossed by 7) so he can spend a 1/2 hour with Taylor before she heads for bed. He is amazing, ohhh how I love him. ANY HOOOO. We spent a wonderful the day at the world famous San Diego Zoo. This was the first time that Taylor really "got" it. She loved the Elephants and the otters. So cute! We took some video too so check back for that.

Love this...

I'm sure you have all seen this but I freakin' love it!

One more....

Reading Easter Books.

Dunaway Easter 2009

This is a long video, so pop some popcorn and relax. I have found that no one really cares about pictures. Everyone always loves the videos... "Put more video's on the blog" is a comment we hear EVERY time we talk to our families. You guys are silly :) But I' m so thankful that even though we don't have any family in San Diego people feel like they have really watched Peanut grow up.

Happy Easter

We have had a packed full 24 hours! Yesterday Taylor and I baked sugar cookies and when Dusty came home we dyed Easter Eggs. This morning we had an "Uncle Bennie" Contest and let Taylor pick her favorite to eat for breakfast...( ummmm she choose mine, of course). Than we were off to the Del Mar Easter egg hunt. We had to register a month ahead of time in order to be part of the hunt, they only let so many kids participate so things go smoothly. We also had some professional pictures take of Taylor in her Easter dress from a photographer who was working the event. The pictures will be online so grandparents can purchase them. THEY WERE AMAZING!!!! I wait to share them with you. Unfortunately it is freezing today and it actually rained yesterday, so some of the pictures show Taylor with a "non outfit" hat and jacket. BUMMER. You tube will be posted of egg dying and the hunt this afternoon, so check back for that.

Strawberries

One of the best part of living in Southern California is the strawberries. There are fields of them all over San Diego.... and luckily one right up the street from us. They sell baskets of them from little cardboard tables right in front of the fields. They are organic and picked right in front of you so they are still warm from the sun and super ( I mean super sweet) They sell the odd shaped ones for 2 dollars a basket ( which is really like 3 baskets of the store packs!). At the grocery store you get non organic for 4 times the price and they have been grown in Mexico. Taylor went crazy for them. Wow, they were tasty, and we have a lot left over for strawberry short cakes on Easter Sunday.

Sick Little Peanut

Miss Peanut has been feeling under the weather. Poor little lady had a fever over 101 for 3 days. She turned into quite the snuggler so we spent most of the week reading books and working on puzzles. This is a picture of her watching the final four with Daddy. We were putting cold rags on her head to help drop the fever. She loved it! A good snuggle with Daddy, basketball ( however, we do wish Michigan State had pulled it out) and warm milk.

Sunday Beach and BBQ

We had some friends over on Sunday to enjoy the beach and have some BBQ. We had a great time

Taylor ( in her gammies after the beach) Jason, Makenna, Lucia

Taylor looking at Dusty... she always keeps an eye on him

Getting ready for the beach. Lucy was licking off her sunblock. Taylor didn't like that one bit!

Peanut!

Bath Time with Lucia

Before the Beach

April Showers

After a long day at the beach and friends over of a BBQ. We took this video at 7pm and it was still 75 degrees. AHHHHHH San Diego.....perhaps you should come visit?