Jim's 35th Birthday

For Jim's birthday we took him to the Yard House that recently opened up here. After a very long hour++ wait with 2 little kids, we finally got a seat and enjoyed a fun family dinner. The kids enjoyed making their own cards for daddy as evidenced in these shots. They were so excited for Jim to open them.


Daddy with his favorite little guy in the whole world. These two are so much alike it's crazy :-)
 
Daddy's little girl (well sometimes!)
 
Someone was over the wait time. Stop taking my picture mom!!
 
Love this kid!!
 
Cole's card
 

 

Olivia's card
 
 
 
 

Happy Birthday Baby! We love you xoxo

Napa Valley :-)

In July, we took our annual trip to Napa for the weekend and had a fabulous time! My mom flew up to watch the kids for us and let us escape for some R&R. This year, our neighbors, Mike and Leslie Brown joined us for the trip. We went wine tasting the first day, ate lots of delicious meals, had a few cocktails here and there (wink, wink) and relaxed by the pool. A completely perfect and relaxing weekend - Oh how I love Napa!!

The one and only!!!
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Wine tasting with the Browns
 
Mike sampling a small bottle of wine
 
 
 
The coolest bathroom ever
 
 

Thanks to the Brown's and their school silent auction, we had the opportunity to wine taste in style with a jaguar and a driver :-) Not a bad way to go!
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Dinner at Mustard's Grill = So Yummy!!
 
 
 
 
 

This picture doesn't do it justice, but these are the vegetable garden's outside Mustard's and they taste twice as good as they look:-) Fresh green beans picked that day.
 

Thanks for a great time Leslie and Mike. We still need to finish our Phase 10 game :-)

4th of July Block Party

It's hard to believe this was the 4th Annual block party that we have been around for! Where do the years go?? It's an event we always look forward to. The kids have such a blast and they look forward to it every year.

As usual, we started out with the annual bike parade. Here are the kids decorating their ride!!
 
Our little 4th of July gal :-)
 
 
Olivia and her friend, Marina
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
My daughter and her favorite shoes! Rain or shine or 104 degrees outside, she will still wear these boots :-)