Thanksgiving in Cal City

My husband's family has a tradition of going camping & dirt bike riding for the Thanksgiving holiday - this year was our year to go with them. Drew had just learned to walk right before Thanksgiving (luckily!) and had a great time exploring new terrain - literally. Plus, as a bonus, he went on his first quad ride with Dad. I can't quite tell by the big smile on his face, but we might have a future dirt bike rider on our hands!

Guest appearances: Melissa, Roger, Roxy the dog

Better Late than Never....

Slightly delayed but sincere, none-the-less...

A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All...

photo credit: Ericka G. Photography

Death by Pinterest: The Follow Up

I bet you're wondering what ever came of that pile of blank tees... Well... FEAST your EYES on THESE!

Yep - Drew will be a fashion icon before long. I think the glasses are my fave. 

I still have a heather grey hoodie to do.. but I am not sure what I want to put on it yet. Suggestions are welcomed. 

If I can get Drew to hold still for 3 seconds I'll try to capture him wearing his new couture tees.... but good luck with that one. 

Death by Pinterest

It is true... I am addicted to Pinterest. I adore it. I spend hours on it. Collecting pictures of things I could do someday if life ever handed me a few empty hours. 

Actually, in my slight defense, I have done a few projects that I've "pinned." I made Drew a very cool mustache shirt after I pinned a picture of a onesie with a mustache on it. And today I made a whole new board for all my new t-shirt ideas. I hope Drew likes his home-made shirt collection because I am loving the idea of him having all these cool, original shirts. In my opinion, they're better than all the Carters or Circo (Target) stuff that's on every other 11 month old. 

*sigh*

So today I bought a handful of blank hoodies & tees... and I am excited to see what I am going to create. 

So long pile of boring shirts! Let's make my obsession warranted!

Drew + Dad

 

Drew and Mark crack me up when they play together - they have such a good time and are so rowdy & then they are both exhausted. I took this video of them playing in the living room. It's awesome.

Drew and Miss Abby

Drew met his new cousin, Abby, on Saturday. Miss Abby was born June 13th and is a mere 5 weeks old. Drew will be 9 months old this week and he runs roughly quadruple Abby's size. Looking at her, I am not sure Drew was ever that small. 

Drew was very enamored with her. (Right after this picture was taken he grabbed a handful of her hair!)

He just wanted to touch her and play with her.

Which is exactly why he is being restrained by his dad in this picture.

Maybe when Abby is a few months older they can play together. She'll probably even be able to take Drew out!

My new garden

We have been working hard on trying to get our yards put back together after a year-long sprinkler project. My husband has been slaving away installing new sprinklers, laying sod, sorting gravel, building retaining walls... and my contribution is a cinder block succulent garden that is on our front stoop. Not quite as impressive as laying 1200 sq feet of sod but who's keeping score? Not me! 

Maybe I'll be fair & show you the finished backyard too.... but not yet.. let's bask in my garden just a little longer...