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relaxing…

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Jamie and I decided to bite the bullet and head down to Terra Ceia for Jay’s first overnight trip this weekend.  I was nervous about making the trip and I am sure I packed way more than we actually need to have here but all I can say is that it has been bliss!  The ride down went far better than either one of us could have hoped and we have all loved getting away.  There are a ton of new things for Jay to check out including his first trip out on the dock and first time “fishing” with Pepere and Daddy .  Hope you all are enjoying your weekend as much as we are…

Warning: there are excessive amount of pictures to come.  It was, after all, Jay’s first trip to Terra Ceia which is huge and needed to be well documented (and this is only pictures from the first day)…

watching Pepere fish
fishie, fishie
love, love, love this one!!
hanging out on the dock
not a stellar picture but you can see two of Jay's three teeth in it and aside from that take a look at those lashes!
loving hanging out on the dock!!
fishing with a pole
Daddy and Pepere fishing Jay's hat out of the water- opps!

three generations of fishermen

so thankful

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I can’t help but feeling so thankful today as all of my teacher friends head back to work (some with children, some without) that I don’t have to pack up the sweet face below, drop him off somewhere and leave him for the day.  I can’t help but feel so blessed that I am able to stay home every day and do silly things like put t-shirts on Jay’s head and take pictures of his smiling face.  Thank you Jamie, for all the sacrifices you make that allow me to stay home; both Jay and I are so grateful…

silly, silly boy!
I am sure that I wouldn't handle being away from this sweet face all day well at all!

the grass isn’t always greener on the other side

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Since I’d say our grass is pretty darn green :-)  I love, love, love afternoons like we had today!!  Jamie, Jay and I took a stroll on Park Ave and ended up letting Jay stretch his legs in the grass before heading home.  Jay loved it!  There were so many new things to look at, feel and explore- it’s a good thing that I tote my camera everywhere with me these days; I would have hated to miss getting this.

Hope your Saturday afternoon was as wonderful as ours…

my guys

28 years old isn’t so bad

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This year for my birthday I asked Jamie to take the day off.  All I wanted this year was to spend the day with my guys and not have to plan a thing.  Jamie surprised me by taking both Thursday and Friday off  which allowed us to have a long weekend and it was wonderful!!  I enjoyed some great time with extended family, we enjoyed some time together just the three of us and Jamie and I were even able to spend time together just the two of us!  It was a wonderful birthday weekend and a wonderful start to what I can only imagine will be a great year!

having a lazy morning in bed

excited to have breakfast/lunch
an attempted family picture- Jay wouldn't stop looking at Piper
an attempted picture with two of my kids- both Jay and I are cracking up after being "loved" by Piper
a sweet smile from my sweet boy

Thanks to everyone who celebrated with me, I love you all!

the ants go marching two by two

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or twelve by twelve in this case!  Yesterday, Jamie sent me a message from work asking if I could whip up some cupcakes to help celebrate his boss’s birthday today and this is what he took in with him…

I made these Vanilla Bean Cupcakes which by the way were really yummy, we had to taste test them of course :-) and topped them with homemade butter-cream icing and candy to look like ants!  Best part of the project, I got to use my new kitchen-aid mixer, a birthday present from my family, which I LOVE!!  I have used it pretty much every day since getting it… I am a dork, I know.  Thanks Jamie for the fun project, hope everyone enjoyed!

lazy sunday

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We had a wonderful weekend spent in the company of good friends along with some time to sit back and enjoy some time together. We have been so busy lately that yesterday was nothing short of blissful!  Jamie, Jay and I just hung out and it was great!!

The three of us probably spent close to an hour lounging, tickling and laughing in the bed.  I LOVED every minute of it!!  So glad I had my camera with me…

yup that's a fan blade behind him- he is indeed hanging upside down in this picture

Love, love, love these next few of Jamie and Jay!!

i scream, you scream

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we all scream for Yogurt!! Yogurt just doesn’t have the same ring to it that Ice Cream does; however, it was yummy just the same…

Yesterday, Jamie and I took Jay and Piper over to Baldwin Park, grabbed some frozen yogurt and walked around the lake a little bit.  They have just opened up one of those “you top it” yogurt places in near the Publix in Baldwin Park and I wanted to try it out (I really just needed an excuse to have soft serve frozen yogurt).  It was a very nice treat on such a hot day and a wonderful end to our three day weekend, I am sure it will be something that we don’t do just once…

Can I please have some, pretty please!! He has been reaching for the camera frequently when I photograph him so I have a few of these type of shots- good thing I think they are cute!

minus the fireworks…

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Jamie, Jay and I had a wonderful 4th of July.  We spent our day sleeping-in a little (not because Jay slept longer- he was up at 5 and again at 7, so we all crawled in for his first nap of the day), we went for a walk with the two dogs after getting up, it was hot but enjoyable with a stop at Grandpa and Grandma’s house and we finished the day with a cook-out at our place.  Jamie grilled burgers and dogs and we had corn, watermelon and crust-less cheesecake for dessert with peaches and blueberries-yum!!

We are headed to bed now to get some shut eye with hopes that the dogs and Jay can sleep through all of the fireworks, maybe we’ll enjoy those with Jay next year… Goodnight and happy 4th!

a great group shot of the supper crew before we filled our bellies :-)

By the way… Jay was wearing a super cute “first 4th of July” outfit; however, he decided to spring a leak on it before we could get any pictures of him in it.  Maybe I will grab some of him in it tomorrow, just to show that it was worn.