9th Anniversary in Scottsdale, AZ

The hubby and I were able to get away for a long weekend to celebrate our 9th anniversary. We (ok, I picked it) decided on Scottsdale for some pool lounging and relaxation. We stayed at the Omni Monte Lucia which was amazing! From the breathtaking property to the amazing customer service to the scrumptious food....we had the best time. And I got to read 2 whole books! #winning #thatneverhappenswithkidsaround

A special shout out to the Cornell's for watching the boys so we could enjoy a carefree weekend away as hubby and wifey.

Dessert at The Montauk

I'd never seen a cactus this big! They were so beautiful!

Highly recommend Old Town. It's filled with lovely gift shops and restaurants.

The guacamole cart at The Mission. So good!

Spicy chicken tacos at The Mission in Old Town Scottsdale

The private pool for spa members at the Omni. A MUST see! The perfect view of Camelback Mountain. We laid here all day!

Huge doors into what I think was their event space for weddings. I think we counted 2 weddings each day we were there.

Old Town Scottsdale photo op

 

My last photo I took of the hotel property and the stunning Camelback Mountain while enjoying breakfast before getting my last sun rays before our flight home.

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Crafts & An Attempt to Sewing

Here are a few pics of some fun craft projects and my attempt at sewing my first burp cloths I did a while back.


Wooden house blocks with chalkboard paint.

White Home Depot tiles turned into homemade coasters.

Fun burp cloths for some girlfriends who were expecting.

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Labels & Tags

I LOVE to make Holiday labels and tags and just about anything else for fun treats for the boys friends. Here are just a few that I've created over the years.

 

 

 

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Kindergarten Lunchtime Favorites

Now that Noah's in school I've really had such a great time making his daily lunches. You can be as creative as you like or have time to be.

Here's a few of my favorites:

 

 

I preprinted a TON of his favorite characters and fun little lunch notes online so I have enough to last me for months. So everyday when he opens his lunch, he gets a fun little note from me.

 

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Family Adventures

Just a few things we've been up to lately...

Company outing at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

 

 

Took the boys to the Boardwalk a few weeks later. We had so much fun!

Ironic?

Pump it Up recently opened close to our house. Hello free jump!

I spy with my little eye, a little Elliot

Took this little man on a date to see Minions.

XOXO

Father's Day 2015

We had a great Father's Day this year. We wanted to do something new our family hadn't done yet; a place we'd never visited and Roaring Camp didn't let us down.

Roaring Camp is nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the Town of Felton, California. Located just six miles up the hill from Santa Cruz lies a re-creation of an 1880's logging town, operating trains every day of the year except for Christmas Day. Roaring Camp is a heritage railway with authentic 1880’s steam locomotives operating on our Redwood Forest Steam Train excursion and 1920's era Beach Trains to Santa Cruz.

We chose the Redwood Forest Steam train. The redwoods are just beautiful! And during our train ride, there was an old fashioned train robbery. They really put on a fun show. If you are looking for  fun place to take the kids, this is a great option.

Parking is $8 and you don't have to ride the trains. There are plenty of other things to do; BBQ lunch, gold-panning, see their 100 year old printing press, gift shop, blacksmith...

If that's not enough the Henry Cowell Redwood State Park is right across the train track and they have a great .8 mile hike that super easy to do. Some of the redwoods are so massive that there are little spaces (rooms almost) under them in the ground that you can explore.

Warning: Wear tennis shoes

A buggy driver and his passenger

That hole/room goes pretty far back into the tree. We tried to make a guess of how many people could hold hands around this tree. My guess was about 40 people. They were just massive!

This redwood is older that Jesus himself. Crazy!!

All in all a great Father's Day!
 
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A Week in Photos

Here's what we've been up to in the last week or so.



Noah & Elliot's 1st Swim Lession

Swim lessons were not super successful the first go around. We're hoping next week is much better.

 

A new park just opened up down the street from our house that the San Jose Sharks donated and built.

 



We recently found out that there's a mini car show in the Target parking lot by our house one Sunday morning a month. We grab Starbucks and walk around to see all the cool "hotwheels".

 

Bye bye PDI

PDI is closing it's doors in a few weeks. We took the boys over to the business park the other day because they have some great walking/running paths around the bay/park, baseballs fields and a whole bunch of empty parking lots great for running around or riding their bikes. The boys love it! And we love it because it's also so quiet and not too many people at all.

Lastly, I made a huge pot of homemade spaghetti sauce for dinner the other night and enough to freeze to have handy for some future meals.

xoxo