Happiness is...

Sometimes you just need a fancy hat with a pretty flower to make your day complete.  If only everyone could get away with such bold statement pieces.

Crafty

Pintrest is magical. It makes me think I can do all sorts of nifty, crafty things. So I attempted a baking project found on the magical website this weekend. And it didn't turn out too badly. It's supposed to be a pumpkin. And it tasted pretty good, too.

35 years

My parents are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary tomorrow (Oct. 15), and so they came down to Livermore to celebrate.  Really, they came to see Lily and Kevin and I were conveniently here, as well.  So we hung out, visited Kevin's workplace for family day, and had a splendidly delicious and fancy dinner to celebrate.  I am blessed to have the most amazing parents.

Here's to the next 35 years!

Pebble Beach

Kevin's cousin got married this past weekend in Pebble Beach.  On the eighteenth hole.  With the reception following in the club house.  For those who don't know, Pebble Beach hosts this small event each year.  It was a perfect day, the view was stunning, and the food was delicious.  Seriously.  The whole thing was amazing.  It was a small-ish wedding and just perfect.  If I didn't have the temple, I think this would be the way to do a wedding.

Waterford crystal tournament trophies.  Gorgeous.

This is the view the wedding was overlooking.

Aren't we cute?

Geese on the golf course.  They cracked me up.

One of the houses overlooking the golf course and bay.  It was amazing. Kevin and I decided we could live there.

So pretty.

The Lily Chronicles

Lily is two months old today and, ironically, had her two-month check-up as well.  So here are a few things about Miss Lily to celebrate her eight-week mark.

Her current stats:
*11 lbs, 10 oz
*23 inches long
*Her hair is growing in; a lovely little blond fuzz
*Blue eyes
*She holds her head up
*She is sleeping through the night (down at 9:30 pm, wakes up around 7 am--it's the most amazing thing of my life)
*She doesn't like to lay down; she prefers to sit up and observe the world
*She fusses when we don't pay attention to her
*She coos, smiles, and likes to hold our fingers while she's eating

Lily is growing bigger and developing more and more of a personality.  She's experienced a great many things over the course of her short life.  Mostly day trips and fun outings, but she's gone lots of places and has slept through most of her trips.  But lets be real, the outings are more for me than for her.  The last two months have gone by incredibly quickly, and it seems like she's been part of our family a lot longer than two months.

Tilden Park

I decided to go on a little adventure the other day, and explore a place I've never been before.  Accompanied by my intrepid traveling companions (Lily, Vanessa, and Ren), we went to Tilden Park in Berkeley.  There are many trails to hike, a botanical garden to explore, and a little farm to visit.  It's a fun place, and I'm looking forward to going back.

Ren is ready to go!

Lilies for my Lily.

Lily slept through the entire trip.

Pretty paths and bridges.

I'm pretty sure this is the biggest hog I've ever seen in my life.

This cow had an incredibly deep moo (voice?). And he was photo bombed by the rooster 

Getaway (aka A Night of Debauchery)

This past weekend, Vanessa and I decided we needed a little break.  So, she left Ren (her son) with Robb (her husband), I left Lily with my in-laws (Kevin was at an Elders Quorum overnighter), and we turned my house into a hotel.  We went shopping for shoes, went to Target and wandered around for a couple hours, brought a bunch of food home to eat for dinner (which happened around 10 pm), watched some TV and stayed up way too late talking.  Then we got up the next morning for some brunch, got pedicures, did some more shopping, and picked up Lily around 3 pm, ending our child-free day.  It was kind of magical.  We're planning on doing it again.

 Lily all packed up for her first overnighter.

 The magically ugly shoes found by Vanessa.

 They sparkled like a disco ball.  I actually kind of want them.

The difference between "classy" and "trashy" is apparently the size of the glitter.

Our feast and a little Project Runway.       Pedicures!