Olivia's Baptism

On August 16, 2009, our little Olivia Grace was Baptized at St. Clare's in Roseville. I was able to find her adorable little dress from a friend in our Play Group that used to own a children's boutique (Thanks Annie!) and she looked so precious that day.
Jim's family all flew up to join us on her special day and Cole had such a FUN time hanging out with his "aunties". He always loves when they come to visit. Jim's parents stayed for the week, which meant I got a little break as well when they took the kids out. All in all, a great little week. Thank you Meyer Family!

Lake Tahoe

A few weeks ago, we all headed up to South Lake Tahoe to enjoy our first trip to the mountains in the summertime and boy did we have an awesome time. The weather could not have been any better and the kids had an absolute blast!! It was a nice break from the triple digits we have been used to and what beautiful scenery. We spent some time down by the lake, but Cole was not a fan of the "cold" water, so most of our time was spent poolside. Cole really started swimming and could not get enough of the water. The Meyer clan overlooking South Lake Tahoe (Camp Richardson)

Daddy with the kids at the pool

Mommy with the kids at the lake

I love this little srunchy face Olivia always makes.
Mommy and daddy relaxing at the beach

I have to laugh at how much "stuff" comes with us wherever we seem to go. Thank goodness for the "Bob" double stroller!

The kids exhausted after a long day in the sun and sand.


Cole swimming

Our 5 year anniversary

I have really gotten behind on my blogging lately. Once again, too many things going on, and not enough time. Maybe that's why I enjoy summer so much. Our nights have been spent hanging outside with the kids, enjoying the perfect evenings instead of being stuck inside.

I left off when my mom came to visit in July (yikes, over a month ago!) so that Jim and I could go to Napa Valley for the weekend to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. We stayed in Yountville at the Villagio and it was absolutely perfect! An amazing hotel and it was so relaxing for the both of us. What an incredible (and busy) 5 years it has been for us and our family!! Two beautiful children, a huge move up North and new jobs and I love you more and more each day. I feel so lucky to have married my best friend and the person that makes me so happy! Here's to another 50++ years!!

Jim and I drove down on Friday and enjoyed an awesome meal at "Mustards." Saturday, we woke up to an incredible breakfast at the hotel and then we ended up hanging out by the pool all day and relaxing. It was so nice to be able to close our eyes and not have to worry about the little ones. Saturday night we ate at Bouchon, which is a relatively new restaraunt, owned by the same Chef as The French Laundry in Napa (and recommended to us by our friends, the Sullivans). Jim and I ate so much, they had to practically roll us out of there. So much for the diets, but gosh was it good!
Sunday morning I suprised Jim with a hot air balloon ride over Napa Valley. We had talked about wanting to go on one before and what better place than the vineyards in Napa Valley. The only bummer part was that the balloons operated once a day and you had to be there at 5:30 in the morning. This was rough considering it was our one weekend away from the kids and our one opportunity to sleep in! BUT, we did it and both agreed it was well worth it.

Here are some shots from our amazing weekend! Thanks for watching the kiddos for us mom! You can come back whenever you like :-)

Enjoying our dinner at Bouchon




A fellow balloon...aren't they beautiful!


The happy couple :-)

More balloons coming our way!

The beautiful vineyards..and check out the shadow from our balloon.

Grandma comes to visit (7/15 - 7/21)

Last week my mom flew up to stay with us for a few days so Jim and I could finally enjoy our Christmas present from her. She gave us a night away and free babysitting for the weekend!! Jim and I decided to celebrate our 5 year anniversary a little early and stay in Napa for the weekend. She flew up a few days early so that I could get to spend some time with her before we left on our trip. We had a fun time going for walks in the morning, taking the kids to the swimming pool and of course, getting in some good shopping time. It was so HOT the week she came up and my mom is not a fan of the heat!! The kids had a great time with her and I of course, loved having the extra help. Jim was out of town most of the week, so it was nice she was able to keep me company. Thank you mom for coming up and watching the kids for us (they are alot of work, I know!) and for a wonderful weekend in Napa!!
Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures while she was up here, but here are some of our time at the pool. Cole LOVED swimming with Grandma!

Happy Birthday to us!!

In June, I turned the big "32" and in July, Jim turned the big "33". We've been so busy lately and out of town so much (and daddy has been so busy working!!) that we just took it easy this year. No big birthday celebrations, but some good old family fun. My birthday fell on a Monday this year, so we celebrated it the day before on Sunday. We took the kids swimming and then Jim BBQ'd one of my favorite meals....RIBS, followed by a delicious ice cream cake from Coldstones. The day of my birthday I told Jim that I was refusing to cook/clean so he and the kids took me out to eat at "Johnny Garlics," where I got to enjoy my second cake....junior mint ice cream cake and open my presents. Thank you all for a wonderful day. I love you guys and I am so lucky to have you in my life!

Me and my little guy :-)


Jim's birthday fell on a Thursday and he had a very hectic week with work and was out of town most of the week. He was able to make it home the night before his birthday, so we took him out to dinner and my mom baked him one of his favorite desserts, homemade bananna cream pie. He loved it, thank you mom! The only problem was that he is the only one that likes banana cream pie (both me and my mom hate pies) so he had the entire pie to himself. Here are some cute pictures of him with the kids, opening up his presents and eating his pie. He got a "Flip" video recorder and a new wii!



Jim giving Cole a "thank you" kiss.

Jim giving little Miss O her kiss.


Jim enjoying his pie all to himself. We let him eat right from the pan since he was the only one eating.


We LOVE you daddy!!

Our visit to the Roseville Fire Department

A few weeks ago I took the kids to the local fire department with our PG for our second annual visit. Cole was much more excited about meeting the firemen and checking out the truck this year. They gave us a tour of their station, let the kids test out the hose and also let them check out the firetruck and even sit in it.
At the end they were all given a sticker and a fire hat, which they both really enjoyed!

Happy Fourth of July

This year we celebrated our Fourth of July with the annual neighborhood block party. Last year was the first year we participated since we were new to the neighborhood, and we had such a fun time that we were all really looking forward to this years celebration.The best part about the entire day is that we don't have to go anywhere!! I feel like we are always on the go for every holliday and it's nice to just be able to park it here and let the celebration come to us. We were lucky with the weather and it wasn't too hot (high 90's) so the kids could play around outside without melting. Unfortunately Olivia came down with something a few days before and had been running a very high fever, so she slept most of the day, but was able to make it out for some fun and some pictures.
The parents organized a parade in the morning and helped the kids decorate their bikes, powerwheels, strollers etc.. Then we played music and had the kids parade around the street. We dressed Cole up as "Uncle Sam" and Olivia got to wear her new tutu I had bought when I was up in Lake Arrowhead visiting my mom.

In the afternoon we enjoyed a great BBQ followed by some fun fireworks. Cole was not a big fan of the fireworks, until his buddy, Enrico assured him that if he covered his ears, it wasn't so bad. Olivia somehow managed to sleep through all of the fireworks and crashed out in the stroller.