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Beach with my buds...

I had a wonderful day at the beach with The Carter Family.  

Our first stop was The Cottage ~ my favorite breakfast stop in South Orange County.  We had a yummy breakfast and then strolled around Laguna Beach for a bit.

Penny Jane loved her sweet potatoes.

And Sawyer thought the pancakes were pretty good too!

Our next stop was the Rainbow Flip Flop Factory in San Clemente.  I may have a small compulsion to buy flip flops that I don't need... but I live in Southern California and wear them year round, so aren't my impulse buys somewhat justified? :)

We signed the giant flip flop and then headed to the beach.



We parked near the train station and headed to the sand.  It was empty!  The joys of going to the beach on a Monday!

Tysha and sweet Penny Jane.



Tysha is a professional photographer and is super talented.  You can check out her work at www.littleredwagonphotography.com.

She snapped some photos of her favorite guys and I chilled with Aspen nearby.

Sawyer loved the rocks, but wasn't too sure about the water.



I hope that you had fun in the sun today.  Save travels, back to Seattle!

YAY for visits from old friends!

My friend Tysha (who I met in Junior high!) and family visited California this week for a family wedding.  I told them that they had to come stay with me for a night.  It would be like old times... except this time it would include Tysha's husband Jacob and their two sweet kids, Sawyer and Aspen.  We squeezed into my small humble abode and had a great time together!

After dinner (courtesy of Trader Joe's) we took a dip in my pool. 

Aspen Jane, who I named Penny Jane, is six months old.

And her big brother, Sawyer is 2.

Mama and Aspen.





Daddy and Sawyer.

Tomorrow we'll head to Laguna Beach and San Clemente.  So glad that you came to visit, Carter family!!!

Everett Family Photos

I fly back to California tomorrow.  So, tonight I snapped a few photos of Dana and her adorable family.



Elle's outfit came from my hope chest.  I've collected baby clothes for quite some time now.  I hope to have a baby (maybe a girl?) of my own someday.  And until then, Elle can enjoy the wardrobe!

Happy family



Goodbye Everetts.  Hope to see you again in October!!!

Splish! Splash!

I got the honor of giving Elle her bath today.  She LOVES the water.  I can see that she is going to love being in the pool.  At two months she wiggles around in the water and gets so excited when she is immersed in her little baby tub.

Dana came in to her bathroom to find Elle in her Gymboree Ladybug bathing suit.  I bought it for last Winter when I found out she was going to be a girl.



And the shades.  A girl has to have matching shades, right?



A half smile / Elvis grin for the camera.

And a big smile for her LaLa!

After bath I got her all warm, dry and lotioned up.

All smiles :)

We played a few rounds of This Little Piggy Went To Market.

And then mama came to join in on the fun.

I wished I lived closer.  Portland is too far away from my family.  Especially since I have a new niece and a nephew on the way. :(

 My friends Tirza and her kids (Mira, Annah and Weston) and Olivia joined us this afternoon.  I met Tirza and Olivia at Sisters Middle School in 1990.  And now, 20 years later, we are still very close and connected.  Love these girls!!

West is 5 months old.  The babies are comfy cozy on Tirza's lap!



Beautiful blue eyed boy.  And super happy too!

Mira and Annah have lots of practice being big sisters and took right to playing with and holding Elle.  I brought them a suitcase full of hand-me-down clothes from a friend.  They were very excited and quickly changed clothes to showcase their new clothes!

Elle fell asleep in our stroller and we headed to the elementary school around the corner to play.

Very sad. A sweet seven year old boy, Kyron Horman disappeared from school the day after Elle was born.  He lived with his family just outside of school.  Although there have been several leads (including his stepmother being a person of interest) there have been no signs of Kyron and he is feared dead. :(  Pray for Kyron to be returned home safe and sound.

Tirza Elizabeth and I

Chilling (in outfit #4 of the day) in the shade.

My little sis and her little enjoying a sunny (and hot!) afternoon.

Thank you so much for coming up today girls (and West!).  It was good to see you and spend some time together!  Who could have predicted where our lives would lead us today 20 years ago.  So blessed!