Happy Fourth!

Happy 4th of July from our house to yours!

(It's amazing how much a fun a 50 cent flag can be♥)

It's july 1st!

We hope that you have a wonderful time celebrating July 4th and the holiday weekend! We will be getting ready for our street's block party and having some time with good friends and neighbors...

(Ryder is very excited for all the celebrations too!)

It's officially summer time!

We have been spending some time in my parents pool and nothing feels like summer to me more than being outside in the water... And now having the kiddos enjoying it too makes it even better!

Our baby girl got a new suit...

Seriously, have you ever seen anything cuter!!!

pineapple upside down coffee cake

I had the urge to bake the other day and I didn't want chocolate, so I found this recipe from Better Homes and Gardens and I was really excited about how it came out.

I will be making this for a Mad Men party (whenever they decide that season 5 will air) and it will be served with martinis and on my vintage melmac. I can't wait!

milk glass

I have been having fun with a new collection: milk glass. I have been finding it at a couple of my favorite thrift stores and I just love how it looks, whether it's for something a little more fancy like a bridal shower or for a kids first birthday party...

I am excited to try to incorporate some of the pieces at some upcoming events♥.

wedding/weekend recap

This last weekend, while heading up to Kit's cousin's wedding, we decided to take our time driving up to the central coast.

We stopped in Ventura and walked around Main Street.

There is always time to tickle the little man...

We stopped at Andersen's in Solvang for some pictures.

(We both have the same ones when we were kids...)

And of course we had to get some of their famous cheese and crackers...

We went to our cousin Lauren's wedding on saturday and it was a wonderful time of catching up with family!

Kit's cousin Michael, his wife Monica, and their little guy Tommy, who could not be more luscious! (He is nine months old.)

Ryder getting some time with his Grandad and Grandi.

The reception was at a family museum of all things related to car signs and memorabilia...

It had a really cool feel to it.

Congratulations Lauren and Dustin!

We are so excited for you both...

heading out...

We are off to head up the coast for a family wedding tomorrow. We are excited to have the talk time and pretty much, every time we drive up north, we think of it as a mini road trip. We have the camera in tow, places to eat plotted out and we have little outings that we plan to take Ryder to. I am so excited for the family time!