FIG LOVIN'

Can't get enough of these two, the tree and the kid. For sure need to thin this baby out (not the kid) and grab a fab pot like this or this. I LOVE my huge outdoor pots and plants so ya for our houz.

Some yummy pix i've saved up

All these images from Lonny

Amber Lewis

Weekend Away…Check

Proud of Tim for killin' the half marathon. All I can say is hotel Santa Barbara is a must stay.  Love State Street, especially with Starbucks and Design within Reach right next door. These chairs got me very excited about our new dining chairs. Oh, and there is one picture that all I can say is boys will be boys!

Oh Happy Days

Birthday's came and went. I love having this little space to look back and count our blessings. Brittney plus a party of 8 took me to Plums. Spoiled me rotten with new kicks, purses, clothes, makeup and girl talk.  Hali came over and brought wine, and some sweet friends too! Nothin' better than being surrounded by love.

 Bella spent her day with Olivia at the Grove.               Rubi's friends loved on her at school.

Thank you Sarah for my sweet treats from Oueens. 

The best japanese food with these beauties.

Breakfast with our girls

All nighter and a Katy Perry movie with theses fun girls

 Hello Halloween! To the Rescue, Rock on and our lucky bug were just the sweetest.

                                                                   Love this month!

Love this girl!

Matthew 7:24-27

Building on a Solid Foundation

²⁴ “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. ²⁵ Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. ²⁶ But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. ²⁷When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

I love her but I really like her and am excited to one day be her friend. But just as Keli said, I do not like everything else that comes with growing up. Like mean girls and mean moms! Teaching them how to control emotions while working through life as a kind, humble, respectful and owning up to our mistakes. How sad to have to go through life with an attitude like a predator and missing the "big" picture. Once again, this has brought me to my knees and I see our kids like little sponges from who they are guided by. So thankful for her teacher, for water polo and the coaches, for rock harbor where she is on band and in a small group. She will one day grow up, its happening, but this house will be built on solid rock! 

Happy birthday boo!

This sweet girl of ours is N I N E today! She brings me to my knees daily because I am so thankful for her. She has gifts of kindness, patience, love, sensitivity and so many more. She loves soccer but rather be at the beach, cuddled with a book or reading aloud to her sisters. She still wakes up and wants to be held and snuggled while I run her hot bath. Yea, she has me wrapped! Her favorite things also include dates with her daddy. Her hopes and dreams are to be a mama or a teacher. We love you, Bella Bean, booboo, Beaner, Bella-ru, Cinda-bella and the list goes on.

Rose Bowl

Why not wake up on 3 hours of sleep and go to the antique swap meet with little to no cash? 

Gotta love the overpriced pillows, so inspiring to me. Why you ask? Because a mom here buys the printed fabric, the linen and pillow forms from ebay, makes and sells them. Good for her!

This is the place for rugs. 

Need this large vase!

Loved these $15 baskets and the vintage trim was calling my name. I was imaging this wrapped around a lamp shade or around my uggs. To hippy? 

Kinda creepy but Lilah loved this picture of the old dolls

And this was the mother load of all things yummy. 

Till next time Rose Bowl we'll meet again and hopefully with some spending money.

Going Horizontal

Phase 1
This man is so good at all he does. He is the hardest working person i know and loves us so much. Im so thankful for him. Forced to redo our 10+ year fence and by making it more cost effective we kept the post's, sanded them and went horizontal.

We were inspired by the fence at the OC Mart mix and Uncle T is helping with the landscape. There's going to be a couple benches and some other surprises. Always fun to hang out in front yard while the kids bike and neighbors pop in.

So awesome having a hubby make our dreams come true. He even took Sofia under the house to do pipe stuff. I only wish I had a picture of the dusty duo.

We went through all the weathers and the girls loved it, especially the mud.

The rain came but didn't stop our great neighbors and Jeff's fam to come and help. Thanks Donny, Trent, Tim, Travis, Grandad and Filemon.

To be continued and I'm freaking out and excited with the plans.

Iphone Foto's

Do you ever got the feeling that your iPhone gets bombed by photos? Its a fact here. Since our kids don't have camera's or iTouch's they bomb mine. I kinda love going through them though.

I'm sure Bella took this pic of the lunches because she is usually my helper in that area. She must of been very pleased with herself.

I assume Rubi took the ikea pic while sitting in the baby seat of the cart while I was dreaming over the lamp which was out of stock. And Sofia took the picture of Lilah at Pretend City because I allowed her to instagram it. She is the best instagramer btw.

We are so blessed to attend the most beautiful parties. Besides Pretend City which all 5 of us were treated to, this Indian Princess party was so pretty!

I love this one of Sofia on key's at worship for middle school. Her life group leader sent it to me because Sofia asked me to not stay…tear.

And these again are from Sofia. Love her creative bug. How beautiful are the Heavens?!

And this LOVE here at day 2 of her life turned 4 today. Another tear! That new tender baby smell is locked in memory and I miss it. How can I even thank God for her the proper way? Happy birthday Lilah Dahl!