Nothing like a girls night out! Just got back from dinner with my cute friends. Great food, great company, lots of laughs. We always have so much fun together. Love you guys! Happy Birthday Darci!
You’re all invited to dinner! Just got a new dining room set – what a fun pick me up. Makes me smile every time I walk into the kitchen. The best part about it is that it has a leaf and eight chairs so I can make it larger when I want to have friends over, which is the main reason I needed a new table. So…there is room to seat you all! I can’t guarantee that dinner will be much more than a frozen Lean Cuisine, but at least we will be dining on a cute table! (Speaking of my frozen dinners…the other day at the grocery store I won two free movie tickets because I spent over a certain amount on frozen food. Guess there are some advantages to not cooking!)
My little Addison is such a Daddy’s girl. She WORSHIPS Kenny! If Kenny is home, she is right on his heels at all times. She wants to do whatever daddy does, eat whatever daddy eats and wear whatever daddy wears. When Kenny isn’t home, she calls out “DA DA DA DA” all day and runs from room to room looking for him. – Don’t worry about me Addie…I’m just the one who feeds you, changes you, bathes you, deals with your ongoing drama all day and fulfills your every whim. You’re right – daddy is where it’s at.
(Guess I understand…I’m pretty fond of Kenny myself) :)
Ellie went bowling for the first time this weekend for a friend’s birthday party. It was so funny to watch her bowl. She would push the ball as hard as she could and then just wait and wait while it SLOWLY made its way toward the pins…beaming if it hit just one. As fun as it was to bowl, she was more into the shoes! She thought they were so cute and loved that they matched her outfit. I’m not normally into bowling shoes…or bowling at all for that matter, but I have to admit that the shoes, along with my Ellie, were pretty cute that day.
Koni was just here with me in San Diego for a visit. We had a great time together (like always). Stayed up way too late chatting…we can talk for hours. Koni and I have been close friends for a very long time. We go back – WAY BACK – in fact we met in Kindergarten. We hung out in the same circles of friends until 9th grade when we both made the High School Drill Team. It was then that we paired up…and have pretty much stuck together ever since! If we were ever without the other one in High School or College people would ask us where our “other half” was. We always had so much fun together and got along so great because we have everything in common. Koni and I both got our Elem. Education degrees, got jobs teaching school, put our husbands through Law School, both ended up in San Diego (although now she has ditched me and moved home to Utah!), and now are both busy moms staying home with our kids…we each have two little girls – of course! We can talk about anything and everything. We finish each others sentences and know what the other one is thinking with just a glance. We’ve been there for each other through pretty much everything in life – school, various boyfriends, graduations, weddings, babies and MANY different hairstyles! Even now that we don’t talk everyday, when we do get together we pick up right where we left off like we haven’t been apart at all. Here is a little trip down memory lane…
Love you Koni!
First day of Kindergarten-I’m the one posing in the
cream and blue dress. Koni is the tall one (of
course) behind me with the pig tails. (1982)
AND – My b-day party in 8th or 9th grade.
Sorry Car – not the cutest pic of you…or any of us! (1990ish)
Girls Camp AND – Batman, Cat woman and the
Joker – dressing up for a dance team party. (1992)
Trip to Hollywood AND – skiing at Brian Head.
Yes – the name tag in the picture above says Kenny and
that is Kenny in the skiing picture. My husband and I go
back almost as far as Koni and I do. :) (1993)
Christmas morning – this picture makes me smile.
One year Koni and I gave each other the EXACT
same thing for Christmas. Popcorn bowl with the movie
Dirty Dancing. We had a thing for Dirty Dancing.
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner” (1992 )
AND – One of our favorite things to do was save our money
and then head to Vegas to go shopping. Great picture –
I’m lovin’ the wall paper and hair! Spring Break (1995)
Senior Class trip (1995) AND – College
Graduation (1997).
The other night I ran upstairs to tuck Ellie in bed for the SECOND time (“please please one more story…just one more drink of water…my friends – a.k.a dolls and stuffed animals – are cold and need covers.”). Ellie is a master staller. When I came back downstairs I found Kenny sound asleep – he had crashed (mid-sentence on his laptop) on the couch. He has been traveling a lot for work and working around the clock to close an IPO (Initial Public Offering – attorney lingo). It has kept him incredibly busy for the last few months. My husband is such a hard worker. His job is intense and VERY demanding. He works so hard all day and hurries home at night so he can play with the girls, help me get them to bed, answer all of my endless computer questions and assist with my many house projects. On a good night and if we’re lucky we get to sneak in one previously recorded show, but he is usually working while the TV is on. Then I head to bead and he stays up late to do more work. He has very little down time for himself and I know it can be exhausting. I don’t know how he does it! He is an amazing attorney, husband and daddy and I love him so much! Thanks babe – for all you do…
It was so much fun having my sister here. Now that she’s gone I’m having major Carly withdrawals! Carly is like a drug for me. Those of you who know my sister know what I mean. She is such a CRACK UP! Hilarious personality. She definitely brings out my silliest side. We stayed up so late every night talking and laughing. She makes me feel like a little kid again…
Miss you Car!
Time for a night on the town…adults only!!!
Easter was so much fun this year! Carly, Shawn and baby Claire (my sister and her cute family) came to visit and we all had such a blast. These are pics from the annual egg hunt our little family goes to each year. It is held at a local park and so much fun for the kids…total madness for the parents! Wouldn’t feel like Easter without it!
Ready for the hunt!
Fun surprises left by the Easter Bunny!
(Dress ups are sure to be a hit!)
Cute cousins!
Claire’s first Easter!
This has been such a fun week! My mom came to visit during her Spring Break. If you know my mom well, you know that it is always a party when she is around! She has such a “yellow” laid back, happy personality…she can make doing laundry fun! She is also a HUGE help to me when she comes to visit. She plays with my kids, cleans my house and is great at helping me mellow out. Those of you who know ME well know that I can be just a LITTLE bit of a perfectionist…just a little…once in awhile. :) My mom and I love hanging out together! Here’s what we’ve been up to…
Can I just say that I have the CUTEST FRIENDS! My three San Diego buddies (Ann, Shari and Darci) and I are such good friends. The four of us have so much fun together. We are also major therapy for each other! Just got back from dinner…they took me for my birthday. We missed you Darci! Don’t know what I’d do without you guys!
So today is my 31st birthday and although I’m not THRILLED to be 31, I’ve been having such a fun week! Over the weekend, Kenny took me to the Pantages Theater in L.A. to see the play “Wicked.” (My mom is here visiting during her Spring Break and she was so sweet to watch the girls for us!) Wicked was incredible! Larson fam…you were right! The play was absolutely amazing. The music, singing, acting, costumes, set, plot…all of it was so captivating. We loved it! I highly recommend this play to anyone who hasn’t seen it yet. Of all of the plays I’ve seen this was by far my favorite. Kenny and I had a great trip and especially enjoyed some time for just the two of us!
On our way to the play…decked in our “Wicked” green attire!
Inside the Pantages Theater…
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