Kylie's Favorite Hangouts...

The dishwasher...

How much weight can it hold?

Mommy's closet....

Is she already into shoes?

And the park of course!

You lead the way Kylie

Rearranging Furniture

On many of the decorating blogs I'm addicted to (Penny Pinching Designs, Jones Design Company, The Inspired Room, and The Nesting Place are my faves) they talk about simply rearranging the furniture/ decor you have to create a fresh space.


I always think, but I don't have anything to rearrange. Until this evening! Matt did a lot of projects around the house today and even agreed to cook dinner. So when I suggested that we finally move the Pack n Play out of the front room (it was to the right of the TV console), he gave me an unmotivated look to say the least. However, he obliged. We have an old chair that desperately needs to be recovered in the garage that I figured we would someday move in here. But Matt had a brilliant idea. Move the chair from the office to the front room. I love the extra seating it creates for this room. The pack n play had become a catch all for Kylie's toys so I did purchase the seagrass basket today from Target to hold all her stuff. Again, my smart (he he) husband really pushed for getting a basket with a lid to hide everything. I wanted this cute smith and hawkins one that had a little chalkboard sign attached where I could write toys, but it was uncovered. Okay, this is way TMI, but I'm so glad I got the covered basket. Everything else we already had. And I just switched the lamp with the books on the TV Console because what I'm MOST excited about is I think this will be my new perfect Quiet Time/ Read my Bible spot in the mornings. The chair is super comfy and there's a great spot for me to set my coffee. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow morning. Thanks for working so hard today, Matt, you deserve more hugs:)
*Oh and for those of you that come over with babies, we moved the Pack N Play into the office so there's still a place for you to put them down, and a quieter one at that! (If you're even still reading this far down:)

Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving

Well maybe not flirty, but definitely thirty and thriving:) Since turning 30 (since it's been a whole day now), I've learned to be thankful for what I have...and this weekend, I had a ton to be thankful for!



On Saturday night we went out with 6 other couples for a DONK (Dinner Out No Kids) to Petros in MB. If you haven't gone, I highly recommend....delish! Just be sure you're clear on what you're ordering first, I had a bit of a surprise...anyway. The guys were there too but the table was so long so we just got a girls shot instead. Thank you friends, I so enjoyed my time with you all! And thank you Mom and Dad for all the babysitting you did!


On Sunday, Matt and I headed to Santa Monica to stay the night at the Huntley hotel. This was my first night away from Kylie, it felt good to wake up on my own timing. We enjoyed the Huntley restaurant on top of the hotel for before dinner drinks to watch the sunset and after dinner dessert.




We came home on Monday (my official bday) to a warm bday welcome!


Jim, Rachel, and Jadon drove up for lunch and hangout time. Jim and Rachel made me this awesome book of 30 wishes filled with my favorite things! It's so cute, I don't want to take anything apart.


Matt got me a cute outfit from Katwalk and their giftwrap comes with these super cute headbands:)


After lunch we went to the park. And yes, the 3 of us have very white legs. I know it was almost 80 degrees, but it's still the middle of Jan!


We got to watch Jadon do a lot of "firsts" at the park- swing, slide and he even beat Kylie on a race down this slide.


Group shot- 7 out of 8 looking at the camera is pretty good I think!


Thanks again everyone for making my birthday so special! So far I'm embracing 30 and looking forward to a great year!

Christmas in Davis

We spent a wonderful week in Davis with my family.


Kylie got to hang out with her buddy Kayli during the Christmas Eve Service.


Opening stockings Christmas morning


Grandpa helped Kylie open hers


The 8 of us went to a Kings game. So fun! Thanks for the tickets Jim and Rachel.


The cousins were able to interact a little more this time, I can't wait for them to be able to actually play together.


My good friend from college, Jess, came to hang out one afternoon with her baby Riley. Kylie was really into Riley. Thanks for making the drive Jess!


Kylie loves her Uncle Jim- esp when he lets her crawl on the dining room table.


Heading out for New Year's Eve dinner fun with good friends Matt and Cara. Thanks for babysitting Mom and Dad!