and more (these are the last)

More Pics...

after a lot of emails here are more pics. More tomorrow!
Allie.. how about this pic ( one more tomorrow)

Birthday Party

So..... I took over 200 pictures of Taylor's Birthday. It was wonderful and so nice to have family down to help celebrate. About 30 great friends and family joined us for cupcakes and treats. I will make a few posted to you get the whole picture. I can't believe that our little peanut will be 1 tomorrow!!!!

More to come...

love...love

brad came home from work today with this...

{he says..."will you be my aphrodite?"}

I guess when you work for a design company it is customary to make valentines with doilies and construction paper on the friday before valentines day? I was already jealous that they were having a valentines breakfast at the office {little did I know there would be a craft hour evolved!} I love him! {and his valentine}

making me happy today....

This is the happiest thing I have read in months!!!




I don't know if this is a sign of finally settling into a career I really care about...or just a sign that I have been working too much.
{either way, this paragraph is making me happy today}

Scrapbookin' and such

I have been a scrapbookin' fool over the past week, which has led to a lack of posts. I've been trying to get Taylor's book together before her birthday and it has become a pretty big task! We have also been coming up with birthday plans, helping with weddings and enjoying the past few days of rain. Here are some pictures from the park to tide you over.

Little Kitty

This afternoon while Taylor and I were walking to the grocery store I found ( on the ground ) 20 dollars!!!!! As a little treat I took Taylor to our favorite toy shop to spend the loot. We walked around very slowly to look at all of the goodies so she could pick out her very own gift. Imagine my surprise when she pointed right to a basket of stuffed animals and pulled out this little white kitty.....just like cotton!!!! She oohhhhed and gave her a kiss and hug and won't even look at any other toys. I am sure that Cotton and Taylor were the best of friends in heaven.

Birthday Parties... well, every weekend.

This is the month of Birthday Parties. We have 19 birthdays to celebrate just this month!. 11 babies from my mommy group ( all turning 1 !!!) 4 family member and the rest great friends. ( Felicia is turning the big 3-0). Over the next month you will see a lot of "cake in face" pictures from all of our little friends and perhaps some big friends too. But most important our little Peanut is going to be ONE! How is the possible?? I can't wait for her little get together.

These are from our Super Bowl party. Taylor in her chargers jersey. We are not fair weather friends!! She can"t wait for next Season.... go BOLTS!!!

Bowman turned one on Super Bowl Sunday. We had strawberry ice cream cake to celebrate. Bowman couldn't get enough!


Luke took his first steps during the game. He was wondering why everyone was clapping.

For Caitlin

Spoke to Soon...

So Brad & I kind of made a deal that we would not buy any gifts for Valentine's Day since we just got back from a ski/Superbowl vacation in Park City & we are going to San Diego for Taylor's birthday party in just two weeks.

I wish I would have seen this pretty ring at J.Crew before I made that deal.

{I would have definitely begged for it}