a new ride?

since we're making the transition into parenthood, i'm telling kevin he would look amazing in this new ride.  i'm just sayin'.

and we'll name her...

we've loved the name for years.
and chloe means verdant and blooming;
we think it couldn't be more perfect.

her middle name will be elizabeth, a family name (on both sides).

a central cali getaway

to celebrate kevin's mom's birthday we traveled up to paso robles,  to spend the weekend with his brother matt and girlfriend tara.  they (as usual) were awesome hosts.  the first night we attended at chef dinner at Justin winery,where matt works as an assistant winemaker.  everyone (but me and baby) enjoyed the wine and we had a quite fancy array of courses from a visiting chef.  it was a great night to celebrate karen and be together as a family!

we soaked up the rural country vibe and really,  isn't it so beautiful?
i hadn't realized how much i was craving the wide open spaces.

 

We made a trip to the coast to San Simeon beach.  You would not believe the speed of the winds that day if I told you.  Burrr, but we enjoyed a few moments taking photographs and checking out the surf.

A stop to enjoy delicious tri-tip sandwiches at Main Street Grill in the adorable beach town of Cambria.  We had hoped to peruse a few adorable shops but everything closed so early.  Bummer!  We enjoyed the windows anyway.  We picked up a Olallieberry pie from Linn's (a must visit if you're in the area) for Karen's birthday.  Back at home we enjoyed our pie and played board games until bedtime.

And no trip to Paso is complete without brunch at our favorite, Artisan.  The mushroom, asparagus, feta omelette was so savory.  I wish I knew how to recreate some of their kitchen magic at home. 

A truly great weekend! 

(more pictures to come)

gettin crafty.

i'm getting started on little misses' baby book.  we just have a few tiny ultrasound pictures (for now) but i am gathering all my craft goods and having lots of fun.

in little packages...

...come big surprises.

we received the nicest package of newborn goods in the mail yesterday.  thank you aunt barbara and uncle tony.  we are just thrilled! 
they are so cute, cuddly & tiny.

a chocolate chip morning

we thought it'd be fun to do something different to start the off the week.  so aside from the usual catch-up on monday, i had a few of my favorite people over to do a little baking.

 

jaiden michelle, the cutest little baker around and our whole wheat chocolate chip cookies...yum!

 

little man relaxed on the sofa while we did the hard work.

baby brixton with a silly expression making momma amy laugh.

    and the finale...artist jaiden's depiction of me (with baby) and kevin at a dance party, what an artist.

beach belly

the weather was so incredible on saturday.  

we indulged and relished in it with a little time in the sand.    

my view was slightly blocked by little girl. 

  

but all three of us enjoyed the warmth of the sun.