When friends come to town

We were so excited to have friends from college come to visit us. Lauren was my best friend in college. We spent so much time together, we did everything together. One time we even signed up for a ballet class because we planned on attending the first class in leggings and a tutu just to be funny and then dropping the class (we chickened out). I will always be grateful for her! She made me laugh, she was there when I needed someone to cry with or someone to celebrate with! We were in each others weddings and then moved into the same apartment complex (we could wave at each other from our porches!) and then three years ago we moved 1,820 miles away from each other. We have kept up over the phone but when she called and told me they were coming to visit I was thrilled. We loved showing them around our town and some of our favorite surrounding areas. The four of us (and Owen) had so much fun!!! Thanks for coming and visiting us Lauren and Cacey! I love you Lauren and always will! 

Sewing project: aprons

My latest sewing project was a set of matching cooking aprons for best friends. Zoey and Charlotte are two of Owen's little buddies and they both just had their 2nd birthdays. I used a vintage table runner I got during our antique store outings. I hope they make lots of fun memories wearing their aprons in the kitchen with their mommas. 

This is a picture of Owen and Zoey at her 2nd birthday party. I glanced over to see them like this under a tree. Its so sweet that he is down on one knee. Too cute!

The san diego zoo

After the wedding we couldn't leave San Diego without going to the San Diego Zoo. None of us had ever been and it is something my mom has wanted to do her whole life. I wish you could have been there to see the excitement Owen had for all the animals. One of his favorite things in the world are animals. Big eyes, squeals and lots of pointing, he absolutely loved it! He especially loved the little monkeys, the baby jaguars and every kind of bird. He was a little afraid of the hippo and the mama jaguar, can you blame him? I'm so grateful for my family and the fun that we have together.  

San diego wedding

Several weekends ago we attended Paul's twin brothers wedding. It was a beautiful wedding on the coast of San Diego. One of my favorite parts of a wedding is the look on the grooms face when he first sees his bride coming down the isle. I am excited to have Jessica as a sister-in-law.

Owen was quite the stylish bub during the wedding weekend. You really can't go wrong with bow ties and suspenders. I would put them on him every day if I could. The bow tie and hat are from Janie and Jack and the suspenders and jeans are from H & M. A pair of Salt Waters are always a cute touch.

When they first met

It was one of the sweetest moments in my life when we met Owen for the first time. They held him up, he cut the cord, they laid him across my chest. We were a family. I love my memories of when they first met. Paul's big hands and Owens tiny body. Paul would brush his finger across Owen's hand and Owen would grab on tight with all his might. I loved seeing their eyes meet and knowing it was the start of a sweet bond between father and son. Its hard to describe the moments that are etched in my mind from those first hours. I will always cherish these memories.