4th recap and a proud wife

Happy 5th of July everyone! Did you survive the festivities!? Hope so :) We had a very happy holiday!! Here are a few pics.....

We took a ride on the free trolley into Laguna Beach for a happy (gloomy) beachy day.

Brrrr.......

The kids didn't mind the gloomy-ness :)

But I remained in my long sleeves the entire time we were there. Haha. Brrrrrrrrr.

We ate some YUMMY food prepared by my hubby (& my mom's famous potato salad). YUM.

And then we headed to watch the fireworks over the harbor...
(Hayden is a super spaz these days)

Ollie fell asleep during the show :)

It was a terrific holiday spent with family. The very BEST kind of day :)

Oh - and I am SOOOOO proud of my hubby. He walked in the door the morning of the fourth after going to the store. He said, "you are either going to love this or hate it. The sign said "free" so I took a chance"

I am SO proud. His first roadside rescue was a super success. I love love love this mirror! My question is, should it remain a mirror or become a chalkboard. We shall see ;)

pssst...can you see a sneaky peek in the mirror?? Stay tuned :)

Happy HaPpY 4th of July!!!!!

HAPPY Fourth of July everyone!!!!! We are packing up and heading down to the beach for the day. I'm hoping the sun shows up today, but if not, we will still have a blast!!! Later, it's bbq & fireworks time :) YAY!!! I just love the 4th! SO festive and fun!

(I'm putting my Luckett's marquis #4 to good use today)

Yesterday we spent some time at a friend's house. She was having a 3rd of July party :)

It's hard to see, but Hayden got flipped around on the slide. She didn't like it. That was the only time she went down. haha!!

My sweet friend Ashley & I :)

It was a great day!

After we got home, we tried out a couple fireworks (which are actually illegal in our town - boo). Breakin' the law!!

I hope you all have a safe and super happy 4th!!!!! Happy Birthday America!!!!!

Oh - and I didn't get my 4th of July glitter banners in the shop in time - duh. Next year, I'll try to be more prepared ;)

And I also made this sweet ABC banner for the shop (which I think would look perfect in a nursery or play room).

I only have enough supplies to make 4 of these, so let me know if you want one :)

Ok - that's all for now.
Now - I head to the beach :)

Our 2012 Summer List etc.

YAY for Summer!!! We are having a blast so far. It has been amazingly beautiful here in SoCal for the start of Summer and we are soaking it in every day!!! I recently made our 2012 Summer List and we are checking things off left and right :)

Here is our list with some things checked off :)

Here are some pictures of our "Summer List" fun!
Picnic in the park for Nana's b-day:

We picked our first batch of tomatoes:

Mmmm. They make me happy :)

We went to the beach (which is on the list a few times because I know we will practically live there all summer).

We went to the Beach Club (which is a pool with a sandy bottom that the kids love)

We did some slipping and sliding....

Weeeeeeeeee.

And we started swimming lessons.....

So as you can see, we are busy busy with Summer fun! I have been working on a diy project or two that I will hopefully be posting about soon. Here's a teaser pic for you...

AND - I have begun to shell-ify my house....

HOORAY for Summer!!!!!! I'll be back soon with some DIY goodness...I semi-promise :)



First beach day of the Summer

Happy happy Summer everyone!!!! Friday was our first official day of Summer (no more school from Noah) and we made the most of it. We went to the beach (aka Heaven on Earth). It was a perfect day at one of my most favorite places. We packed up the kids and headed into Laguna Beach for some fun in the sun at Sleepy Hollow Beach. Here are some pics :)

Ridin' the waves.

Snackin'...

Sandy toes...my favorite kind :)

Score!! Sand "bowling" with daddy.

Hydration...very important ;)

She looks so sweet while she shovels.

Perfect view :)

Self portrait (disregard crows feet)

Seriously...could this place be any prettier??!!

Swimming lessons start tomorrow and there will be MANY more beachy days in the future.
Hooray for SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!