we're off!

jack and i are leaving uber early tomorrow for this celebration:

how cute it that? laura's moh and friend since they were not even TWO invited us all to disneyland -- including little jack-a-roo! we've been talking about it for weeks and the trip is finally here!!!

she's such a great moh!!

we will be on the lookout to take a lot of character photos - especially of this guy:

and i believe he's tall enough to ride my FAVORITE fast ride (which i haven't ridden in over 5 years due to preggo-ness and having a little one too short! - i am SO excited!):

and we'll participate in the classics:

it'll be a fun girls+jack trip!! daddy will hold down the fort with pepper and bailey...

doing a little of this (meaning bbq and eat outside):

and a lot of this (fetch! minus the snow, of course):

i love this commercial.

it's super fun, but it doesn't make me want to watch tv. it makes me want to dance. to run around in the backyard with jack. it's just too fun of a jingle! backfired on me... would it make you want to watch tv?

showering laura (picture heavy)

my sister's bridal shower was this past weekend.  it was a total success!  the company was great, food awesome, decor as planned, and the bride and groom have a pretty stocked kitched!!  you can see craft details in this post, actual event below:

garland throughout - congrats laura + eric!

adding marriage words in the mix
i'm getting pretty quick at garland between this and becca's shower

roses as the flowers - laura's having most orangey flowers at her wedding
i tried to steer clear of wedding stuff since it's so close (4/30!!!)

laura's fav funfetti cupcakes + chocolate to satisfy my mom :)

this is her SUPER FAV - my 'strawberry thing'

bride + moh (allyn, 21 yr friendship here, folks!) getting grub
allyn + her mom cooked some yummy mac n cheese + a nice salad with bbq chicken wings and fruit.  YUM.

ladies! bride, moh, bridesmaid angelica, + ashley k.

ellen + aunt marianne

enjoying lunch

dessert table
these were the tie-in for the punched paper chain 

so. much. GREAT. stuff.

BRIDE!
we played a version of BINGO with questions about laura + eric

basket presents and ribbon bouqet
i really need to learn not to put garland in windows for picture sake
but totally do it so i don't have to clean the gazillion windows in our home as well

one of laura's teacher + mom's friend tina with teresa (moh's mom!)

bride + moh

bridesmaid angelica, me, bride, + moh
(other bridesmaid samantha couldn't make it)

mom + bride + future mil helen

my mom + sis
they look so alike facebook + picasa tagged them as the same person

laura's rock + her bow bouquet

some upgrades to the front

after being 'numberless' for a year and a half (really, almost two), i broke out my silhouette and made a vinyl number!!  i like it's almost free-handed look. 

 i have noticed less confused drivers lately too!  our street is numbered in true numerical order.  start at the beginning of the street with one, round the corner with our 19 (18 across the street, 20 next door), all the way to 36 (my bro's house!).  to top off the confusion, our street became a circle after this genius number system, so there's a whole set of houses right around my corner.  the closest of which is #70.  yep.  genius! 

this was our junky mailbox.  and although it's still the same mailbox, 2 minutes + a can of black spray paint really did do wonders...

doncha think?

did you know it snowed here? yesterday?!?!

thursday, 10am.
{ignore hand placement, he's 3}

hail, thunder immediately after a perfect sunshiney afternoon, 4pm.

my dogs are afraid of thunder.  they couldn't find the bathtub, so in my closet they went.
{kind of funny, kind of sad}

our backyard, 4:30pm.

and it's coming down and STICKING (39*) 4:45pm.

our poor flowers are so confused.

pepper is NOT.  she's a snow-dog.  and the thunder stopped!
{i think she thinks it was all worth it!!!}

wahoo!!  this is F-U-N!!!

got a little chilly, daddy's hat: ON!

happy camper!
{pepper can't get enough snow on her belly!}

it SNOWED mommy!!!!

making a snow-buuny
{'cause it's april and all....}

cute!
{but no idea}

'makes no sensssssse'
{you're welcome dev, tara, les}

snow makes for pretty sunsets -- is this right, ladies?!?

snow-bunny-buuuuuun. snow-bun.
{i hope you hummed snoop-doggy, doooooog. snoop-dog}

and today?  it pushed 70*.  jack thought we needed an umbrella --- no, sweetie, that's just the snow/ice melting off our roof.  hellllloooooo?!?!?  what is going on nature?!?!?!?!

grrrr.....raaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

a christmas present from les. we're in love.