Here is Chris and Ava, Mandy and Jack and Lily on the See-saw enjoying the day.
Uncle Chris and Ava enjoying the swing. We had a picnic outside, and relaxed. We always get a little sleepy from the good eats and company and fresh air. Mom and I pulled through the drowsiness and went on a decent walk up some crazy hills. Thanks mom, I was SORE!!
Here is Ava helping Elise with the candle.
Here is Lily trying to help Ava who is helping Elise....
Boo as we call her, she is such a cutie pie. She loves Wynter so, but also has been cuddling more lately with others! She is almost walking, taking multiple steps by herself. She isn't scared of much!
Meet Jack, second cousin from Mandy and Ben! They came out for a week. It was great to meet you Jack! I had a special time with you, getting to know you, and having nice chats with your mom.
Here are the girls and Aunt Kim at the kiddo table! What a special day it was to spend time with family from near and far.
She got some very special pets for her birthday, two rats named Lily and Jasmine. Well I am absolutely the worlds least fan of rats but I can say that they were tolerable from a distance when secure in the person who was holding them's hands..... eek!
My old old buds, Jay and I have been best friends since 6th grade READ 11-12 years old when we were the only ones who didn't have "best friends". Can you imagine if either of us already had one, and we would have missed out on such a blessed thing! Tony (left) has also been a fantastic friend through the years, and ironically, knew Chris and I separatley in junior high and high school through football (Small world up in Placerville, you know?) Tony is now in his 3rd semester of nursing school and we wish him the absolute best. Jason has also been a wonderful friend since 7th ish grade, always providing a laugh and having that wit that just makes you smile thinking about it! What a great gathering. Hope to see more of you all soon!
Here are Lily and Ava with their neighbor friends, Sean and Alexandra. Happy Bday 'Lil! I remember the day you were born so well.
Here is Carolyn's favorite card, the almost edible card. She was following an instruction book to make some of her nice cards.
It was fun to meet Court's friend Laura. She was getting crafty and making her cards look like collages.
Court made some sweet peaceful cards. Glad to have you in Sac Town Court!
Margaux made a delish homemade macaroni casserole dish that was a Barefoot Contessa recipe (that reminds me, I need to download it!) With bacon, I might add, which I am not a huge fan of, but one smell of this and I devoured it. (With leftovers the next day that barely made it to 11am). Margaux used a kit from Target and did things with it that I never would have thought to do.
Here is Uncle Bob and Aunt Brenda. We had a blast chatting it up with them. A great day for celebration.
Tish and I have been friends since I worked at Cafe Bernardos 2001! She was my manager. It seems like just yesterday...we have both gotten married, she has 2 kids, we actually both finished school and have careers and have a sisterly bond. Tisha, Chris and I were honored to be at your bday celebration. We love ya!
This first pic is circa 1999, long before I owned or thought of a digital camera! 10 years this year of being together. It seemed like just yesterday....
There is something sacred about growing a plant. You take care of it, you water it, you move it if it does not get enough sun or too much shade. And then when it is mature or ripe, you pick it to enjoy it even more. My lettuce garden on my window sill is doing wonderful, the first Arugula harvest was small yet savory.
This was actually the picture that spawned this random blog. Last year camping at Sly Park for my birthday, Chris and I decided to ride our mountain bikes out where the lake usually is. I dont know what we were thinking, but we--laugh--cant type it without laughing--- thought that we could pedal through all of this mud. My cell phone rang and it was a split second and Chris's feet--laugh---flew INTO the mud, sinking AT LEAST 6 inches. We had mud everywhere, let the phone ring, and laughed harder than we both had in a while. I will never forget our muddy adventure.
Yep, the final favorite thing blog (due to my need to move on to the next task at hand..laundry! :)) is dorks on bikes in the sand! You get to camp, exercise, get entertained, and spend time with family. That is a great recipe for how I like to spend my time. 
