A Day With Jen

I am so incredibly thankful for my dear sweet downs Jen!! I still can't believe I met her the summer of 2008!! It's been a little while :) I k ow thy life gets busy, but we try to keep in touch and when We do hang out it seems like things just pick up right where they left off, it's those little things that mean the most to me! We had such a fun day in Carlsbad going to the farmers market, awesome antique stores, a delicious lunch, some good walking by the ocean, some good ol Sally's time and tons of laughs!! It was a real knee bustin toe jammin day!! Owen just loves Jenni Boo I jut wish we were close to see each other more! Bingo night again real soon!

A Day in the Llife

Just a day in the life of this big ol kid!

Look at how HUGE he looks here sitting on the couch!

{he learned to climb the couch so he is like a real big kid now, and helovesit!}

A little nude water table time

NAKEY BUNZZZ

and Popsicles with his dog

backpacks

-Don't hate, I make my kid carry his own diaper bag!-

hahahahahah

J/K

or-am-i?

Melts my heart all day every day!

He looks a lot like me here, I wish I had the picture to put next to it!

YAY!! I can claim my child now!!

Everyone is always like; where does that hair come from??

We partied with Lucia today for her 1st birthday!

Im so happy that Wendy is my friend, I really enjoy hangin with her and letting our kids play!

YAY for play date buddies!

Owen LOVED splashing around with the big kids!

I didn't put him in a "swim" diaper, and about 45 minutes into water time his diaper EXPLODED with those nasty lil jelly ball!

oooops! momfail.

Luckily Wendy had an extra swimmer!

I was totally that ghetto momma... whateves!

Dinners sometimes end like this!

Mac-N-Cheese head!!

and then you hang in the hamper when you want to have a real good time!

I love this lil DUDE!!

He brings so much joy into our lives!

Working on a brother or a sister for this guy, your prayers are greatly appreciated!

xoxox

Kate

Ali-Pot-Pie

This is just for you Alison!!

Vloggy style

<3

Once a Goofball Always a Goofball

Oh. My. Goodness.

So, I know these pictures are a bit blurry, but they capture my little guy's laugh so perfectly!

I realize he has a mouth full of PB&J but they are just too great not to share!

We were at BJ's the other day, and I was tickling Owen and he was just laughing up a storm!!

He gets the biggest grin you would ever see and just does a full out belly laugh with heavy breathing, snorting, spitting, the works!

I think the couple back there eating shrimp tacos (EWWWWW) were a little bothered by our giggle fest, but I seriously didn't care it was just so cute!

I think Owen has inherited his love for laughter from his big ol goof ball of a mommy! I love hearing him laugh and laughing right along with him. He takes his little hands and moves his fingers and says "tick tick" trying to get me!

Be. Still. My. Heart.

After the laughing fest. He is in a post laughter coma

Nap time!

Love every moment with my boy!

LOVE my boy

Ah the many advenutres with my beetle bug!

fort building

ice cream eating

aunty Jolene loving

Photo sesh.

breakfast time.

outside adventures

mommy snuggles.

Our 4th in San Diego

I felt so lucky and blessed this year to be able to get out of town for the night to celebrate 4 years of marriage with my man!  We had such a good time letting loose in San Diego.  It was our first time leaving Owen for the night, but we were ready and we knew he was in good hands with Gran and Papa!

We drove down to SD on Saturday morning and started our adventure with a bike ride!

It was so fun to ride by the water and enjoy the beautiful view of the harbor.
Bike riding in the city brought back memories of living in Seattle!
We love riding bikes together!

After a good handful of miles we worked up a little appetite!

We went to a burger spot called The Burger Lounge, it was all grass fed beef and super healthy! Jeff got that burger there and I enjoyed a delicious salad with tons of veggies!!

Then we strolled through Little Italy! We walked up and down the streets and explored the shops. We got delicious Canoli from an authentic Italian shop, it was seriously SO GOOD!!

We found a nice shady spot and sat down for a bit and just people watched!

It is one of our most favorite things to do, and it was nice to have nothing to do but just sit and enjoy the nice cool ocean breeze!

Once we were able to check into our room we headed to the hotel to scope out our room! We had an awesome balcony that we could see the harbor from!

The hotel was really nice!!

Before we went out I took some time to lay out on the balcony and get my tan on! It was such a treat to not have to change any diapers, clean any sticky hands or wipe any snotty faces!

I was soaking up my "ME" time!

I loved being able to get dressed up and fancy!

After we got ready we headed to The Glass Door, the restaurant at our hotel, it was so nice! We sat outside where it overlooked the harbor. It was pretty romantic being with Jeff as the sun was setting!

We had such a lovely dinner, I love being able to treat ourselves every now and again! Jeff was loving his seafood and I had a juicy steak!

After dinner we headed out to Gas Lamp for a night on the town!!

We had a couple of drinks at Henrey's and enjoyed the people watching.

There were a TON of crazies down there for sure!!

Look at my man!

I seriously love him so much! I'm so thankful that I get to be married to him

He is truly my very best friend!

Later we headed to Whiskey Girl and did some serious booty shaking!

hahahahah JK!!

orami?

After we got our fill of Gas Lamp, Jeff, like a pro flagged us a cab and we headed back to the hotel!

We got some sleep and got the luxury of sleeping in the next morning!!

On Sunday we ventured into Coronado where we ate a delicious breakfast at Night & Day Cafe! We shared the "Porker" omelet and it was AMAZING!!

We rode bikes around and gawked at all of the beautiful houses!!

We found our retirement spot, which means we need to make our small fortune!

We spent sometime by the water at Imperial Beach and then headed to La Jolla where we ate a yummy lunch and just enjoyed our last couple of hours baby free!

We were so happy to come home to snag our little dude back, but we definitely enjoyed our weekend away!

I am so thankful for my husband, and all that God has done and continues to do in our life!

I cant believe it has been 4 years and I cannot wait for 40 more!

I love you babe!