birthday girls

Introducing my new little niece born on the 18th:

I think it's pronounced L-lee-ah-na

First born niece holding her little sister

awwww

Today is Molina's birthday, 2 years old!

pretty birthday girl!

I have another day off today, mom is coming with white and pink peonies to transplant to my garden. Yay.

I hung out with Jill last night for a couple hours, and while I was doing that Doug was having dinner with his friend and saving me some of his sweet potato fries. If you've ever had these fries, you would understand the sacrifice. So good! And they give you this cinnamon butter to go on top of it. Yes, a tub of fat to dip your fries in, but so delicious!

He loves me :)

Also making me smile, this hibiscus I won at a shower keeps blooming, so pretty

I forgot to share the cool bag I got at the sex trafficking awareness conference last weekend. It was made in Cambodia by a woman who was able to get out of prostitution. It's made from old rice sacks.

I really liked this retro mermaid, had to have it! The 'fabric' is water repellent so I thought it'd be good in a beach bag to hold wet suits or something. Even more cool I liked the label on the bag:

So cool to support something so important. Here is a link to other items in their shop if interested.

Memorial weekend in Colorado

Doug went on his annual guys kayaking trip this weekend, and so I took advantage of the 5 day weekend and went to CO with my parents to visit my brother, his wife, and little girl Molina.

commence endless cute photos

This little girl is saying words and recognizing people and making animal noises. So cute

We took a trip to the petting zoo

While we were in town Joel and Michelle had their gender reveal party for baby #2

Here's where I need to figure out how to embed a video, they shake the boxes and PINK streamers fall out! Another girl! I was right in my guessing.

I also wish I could embed videos cause I have such cute ones of Molina. I was showing her pictures of September on my phone and then every time she'd see my phone she'd point to it "meow! meow!". And her room is decorated in a Paris theme with pictures of the Eiffel Tower and she points at it and says "Eif-fa To-wa", so cute.

I missed Doug, and wished Elizabeth and Johnny were there too, but it was a nice relaxing and fun time together.