bff

COLE CAME TO VISIT!

(one of my bff's from high school)

there is just something about your best friends from high school.

they know a part of you that no one else really knows.

they are the people who saw you experience a lot of the things that will shape the person you will become.

just seems routine to burst into tears from laughter every time your with them

no matter how old you get, when you are with them, you revert back to a 15 years old.

i love cole, she is just a sweet person, she will always be one of my favorite people.

how about the LAME-O weather we had while she was in "sunny" california! 

we didn't hit the beach much.. but hit the shopping hardcore.

cole made out with a whole new wardrobe.

and just like 3rd graders.. we bought twinner outfits as you will see in our bff pictures below.

oh my, the countless times nicole and i have been asked to model.

its just unreal.

since high school.. and now late into our 20's.. its really getting out of hand

 when pictures similar to these below got into the hands of some big wigs.. we couldn't get them off our perky tails.

but i'll tell you what i told them, and continue to tell them.. 

i am perfectly content being a low key, stay at home mom. 

don't call us, we'll call you. 

.. just a few head shots we thought we would tease you with..

(if you look closely, you can see cole's face glistening with tears. haven't laughed this hard in.. um.. i don't even remember)

oh, and all you girlies out there that went to 

sears, jc penney, etc., 

to get your BFF pictures taken in high school.. 

these are for you!

you've got nothin on Cole and I's in house photo shoot

at age 27.

twinner outfits and all!

 *even though its a battle to choose, 

the bottom right has to be my fav.. OR the creepy black/white sister-wife pose.*

now, don't sit there and let the green eyed monster of jealousy take over.. 

grab your best friend, and copy cat why don't-cha?!

M.A.S.H anyone?

as in 

MANSION, APARTMENT, SHACK, HOUSE

i just feel really good about Cole's future now that we have left it in the trusting hands of our old friend MASH. i'm itching at the bit to meet your purple unicorn, and see you flourish as a professional cheerleader, and meet your underwear model husband.

i love you cole. 

thanks for coming.

thanks for the laughs.

come again next month?

ok! 

gma/gpa call

Germ's parents came to see us this weekend!

We had a ball! 

 we packed a TON in with the little time we had.

SD ZOO

Swap Meet

Coronado Beach/Island

Ruth's Chris (so divine, can't be put into words!)

Indio

YogurtLand

Took them to see the SD temple and Jeremy's NEW law school they are about finished with in Downtown San Diego!

.... and of course...

GERM's 28th BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Cute Person

I love you.

Thanks for coming Lance & Nancy!!

And thank you for all you did, and always do for us.

We miss you already.

 Love you. 

surfing..

well. i don't know if you call what we've been doing surfing..

but we're givin it a go for sure

i got germ a surf board for an early bday present 

and we are both already addicted!

even though we are horrid

and we've both gotten up on SMALL waves quite a few times

germ 

me

and kristen and i went for a 5:30A.M surf lesson from michele

she's AMAZING!!

and kristen helped me a ton too

(don't act like our boards give away who the rookies are, 

i know you can't tell!) 

michele, me, kristen

and this blue-eyed girlfriend goes with germ and i, and we just take turns watching her while the other surfs..

and this is how she rolls while i clean the house.. she lOVES her bouncer

random pictures below.. but the scenery is so different here than anything i'm use to.. 

so i have to capture some of the goods and share of course.

bare with me.. still no photoshop...

i'm working on it :)

my favorite flower!! birds of paradise. 

and there is NOTHING she loves more than a good long walk in her baby bjorn.. 

perma grin

and...

 grandma and grandpa call are on their way as we speak!! 

yah!

have a superb weekend :)

so blessed

one of those days where i just can't get enough of these two.

can't hold either one of them long enough.

can't help but tear up just thinking about them and how blessed I am.

i have been following a couple that lost their little girl, Preslee, in a drowning accident this summer.

 complete strangers, but I feel like i know them personally. 

i could only hope i would have half the strength, courage, hope, and faith they have had throughout this unimaginable trial. 

once you have a child, you are connected to all those who also have children because of that bond you share as mother/father/child. its indescribable, but doesn't have to be described because you FEEL it more than you have ever felt anything. it's so not "of this world".

my heart aches, my soul aches for them.

i pray for them so often. 

http://www.patrickandashley.blogspot.com/

and i'm so incredibly grateful that this life is not the end.

i can't think of a sadder thought than only having a lifetime with my sweet friends.

i couldn't put london down today

even when she was sleeping i had to go get her,

 to kiss her, squeeze her, stare at her..  take it all in.  every SECOND is a gift. 

squeeze you're little friends.. 

and you're big friends a little tighter.

i know i will.

there is NOTHING more important than the sweet relationships and bonds we have with each other... those bonds will last far long than we can even comprehend. 

4 months & Idaho

We just got back from IDAHO. 

yes yes.. we JUST moved from there 1 MONTH ago,

but who could miss the IDAHO STATE FAIR?! 

not us!!! no way, no how.

ok, please tell me you didn't believe we went home for the carnies?! 

Germ actually had to go to Utah and Idaho for a few days for business, 

so D and I tagged along. 

I don't know why my family and I ever have sad, blistering red eye tear good-byes .. because its never that long between re-unitings with us, no matter where we go/live.  

As always, it was fun seeing our families, and just a little cherry on top that we got to hit up some good ole fair.  

we got to meet our newest and sweetest nephew,

HUNTER CHASE CALL

congrats guys, he's edible. 

stopped in for a little visit to see gma huls.

she's always so so SO very excited to see London. 

and London is equally as excited to see her, she didn't stop smiling the whole time gma was holding her.  

London was pretty naughty with the Calls this weekend, 

and that's an understatement. 

But, fun to see them.. and we can't wait to see them when they come visit at the end of this month!! 

and of coarse had to kiss these cheeks lots 

SIM! love my squirrel 

love nat. miss her and lace terribly (and i miss rub "stoone")

this picture gives you a glimpse into these babes personalities.

london trying desperately to escape, while macy is snug as a bug.

Macy

probably one of the sweetest faces there has ever been. 

good to see you chels! can't wait to play here in CA this weekend :)

fair food = delicious = rotten stomach from grease = worth it

i have NO IDEA how to use my camera, haven't taken the time to learn really.

don't have photoshop.

this little girl NEEDS some updated professional pictures

help?! 

these will have to do for now, until one of you want to come to CA and capture this little girls delicious-ness.

4 months!!!!

i could go on and on about how yummy D is, but i'll spare you for now. 

all i know is this whole motherhood thing is 

WHAT I AM, and ALL I WANT TO DO. 

for sure my "calling" in life in every sense of the word.

LOVE my durl.

hope you all had a great labor day. 

9-11 always brings a flood of emotions.

WARNING: be prepared to bawl your eyes out

a HUGE thanks to our troops and their families. 

and always a prayer to keep them safe.

homemade raspberry jam

doesn't this give me two giant steps toward full blown motherhood? 

padres

Germ is in HEAVEN.

Padres baseball, 

just a few minutes from our house.

a little fella, on his bike, pulled us from our parking spot, to the game in this little buggy. 

London.. aka

gim, gimlet, D, sweets, best friend, girl, girlfriend, l.e. (her initials), tiniest one.. just to name a few..

but at the moment her most common nickname is 

"D"

we have no idea why. 

have i mentioned i'm so in love with this tiniest of great ones? well i am. completely. obsessed. 

in fact, i am having to do a slight intervention on myself because every time i see, hold, or talk to her, i GRIT my teeth so hard that it makes them ache. 

not kidding.

and its not something i have control over, its so involuntary.

the more i try to control it, the more i do it. she's just to ridiculously delicious. 

this parenthood thing is the greatest ever. and i'm not just saying to make my blog or life sounds perfect. but life doesn't get better than this. 

go ahead, look at this face and TRY not to grit.. i dare you. see.. now YOU need an intervention. 

she has been pulling this silly, goober face on a regular basis. and will just sit there and pose, she kills me.

(EVERYONE, including my family, says she looks EXACTLY like jeremy. my mom questions if she is even mine :)    i see him in her a little, but can't see either of us a ton. where did you come from gim?)

she is smiling like a mad woman these days, reaches for anything and everything like a pro, and is sleeping 7-8 hours at a time at night.

sounds perfect right?? 

WELL... 

i didn't get that lucky! 

she is the biggest toad in the car!!!!

she HATES... her car seat. like i have mentioned before she is a maniac MOVER, kicks and flings herself nonstop, so when she is in her car seat you would think she is in a straight jacket. 

screams bloody murder.

 looses her complete mind. 

therefore, we stick to home more often than we otherwise would.

she also needs an intervention..

and whats this i hear about "just take them on a ride in the car, they will go right to sleep, even if they are fussy" ?????.... 

biggest wives' tale i've EVER heard! :)

enjoy what is left of the summer.. and then come see us in sunny california :)  

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