Girls, Girls, Girls

It's official! Warm weather is here, swimming has begun and friends are visiting! Erica and the girls came for a visit and the girls loved being together! I never thought 5 kids could be so easy but Nash & I managed to squeeze in some wine, lounging, Oprah and chatting. It was a perfect couple of days and...It's her birthday today!

Happy Birthday to the 1 of the most beautiful, kind, stylish, most perfect mom and friend I know. I love you...

Lakeside Service

Dying and Decorating

Easter is around the corner and once again, we are preparing for the Easter Bunny to arrive! This year we are in Ojai with the family and tomorrow we will attend sunrise service at the lake! Until then...

a little bit of this...

and a little bit of that!

This is what the last few weeks have brought to me:

a month long eye-twitch (which, by the way, is twitching as I write)

beautifying our yard for summer

going to both the fabric district and the Janet Jackson concert (in 1 long, deliriously-fun weekend)

working at the school (both in volunteer and $$$)

working on the home project I so desperately have wanted for the last 9 years!

I'm so excited to share all my work here with you in just a few short days. Until then, I will leave you with a sneak peek...

All American Girls

The American Girl store was a first for Grace, so we drove down to the Grove to round out the 4th birthday festivities. Her buddies Olivia and Ella joined us and in between laughing, playing and throwing herself on the ground having a temper-tantrum, it really delivered! Grace had a blast with her little girlfriends enjoying lunch in the Cafe and shopping to her heart's delight.

Now, I may have a had a moment myself (which I'm so glad was not caught on tape) but by golly, that little Max deserved to be thrown on the ground and put in time-out. Hey, that's what moms are for. Right? We also got to enjoy shopping with some of our besties, Sara and Avery.

It was a special day for our sweet Grace!

Cupcakes and Curry

Grace officially turned 4 on Tuesday and we were so lucky to have my mom here to celebrate with us. We had so much fun making curry together and I feel like I am now "in the loop". The recipe we used is from my Grandmother's side of the family from South America and it is so delicious. We were even able to find the Indian Rotti! Yum. We had a few friends over to sample our delights and then we celebrated with yet another rendition of "Happy Birthday" for our little Gracie. It was an awesome visit with my mom and a great evening with good friends.

P.S. The first official MRI results were awesome! Couldn't have capped our few days together any better. Praise God!

Four.

My baby is 4 today and I'm a little bit sad. She has now informed me that her friend Andrew told her when she turns 4 that she is no longer a baby so I'm not allowed to call her that. It actually brought a little mist to my eyes. She is so darling and sweet and mischievous and funny and adorably cute. She is so totally four.

Happy Birthday to you, Gracie.