Monday, July 06, 2009

a tour of my hometown

this is the village of arroyo grande it's about 2 miles from my house. it's the cutest little downtown full of quaint little local owned shops and eateries. i love to get a iced vanilla latte & a cinnamon roll in the morning at andreini's coffee shop. i have to practice self control to not go there every morning.
montana de oro is a beautiful state park with beautiful hikes and lovely views of the ocean (it's a bit of a drive but so worth it). the water is a bright aqua blue, practically see-through & it's breathtaking. i love to visit here with my friends.
shell beach is so amazing! it's a small beach town with lots of quirky locals and another one of my favorite coffee shops, the steaming bean. they make great breakfast burritos too! my dad practically lives there since he has been developing lots of homes there (which are so beautiful)! my friends always tell me they saw my dad in shell beach.
this is avila beach. i love it, it's by far my favorite beach here! we used to visit it when we lived in the valley on our summer vacations. i also love surfing & judah is my favorite little surfer!
i love the beach and seashells and anything that has to do with the ocean! i feel so blessed to call this place my home. even better that my family is close by too.
my grandma hill visited us from oregon and we celebrated her birthday. she is the cutest and so full of life!
we also celebrated my moms birthday at our favorite italian restaurant, guiseppe's
annie and gigi
the hill girls
my brother joey
i tried on my sister katie's sunglasses because i love them...but she looks way better in them than i do.

i hope you enjoyed the little tour of my hometown! please come visit me and my family here my friends. we would love to have you over!

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Red, White and Blue

i love when judah makes his funny faces just to make me laugh
annie does the cutest pucker with her lips, i love it

i'll be bbq'ing with friends
watching the fireworks at the beach
& celebrating our independance

Thursday, June 11, 2009

i didn't forget about my blog

jenn, julie and I celebrating jenn's birthday
london is annie's secret admirer
colleen my friend from college came to visit
we could never not have fun together
katie's brother howie married gina and adopted her son jonah. they are a family with a beautiful testimony of god's redeeming love. i have a special love for jonah since i used to watch him in sunday school when he was 2. he's quite the little prayer warrior! 


the kids danced at the wedding like it was going out of style

michaela and judah

my little cousin alex and judah are great buddies
my aunt deb and my family
dancing once again
the brennans are like family to me and these are there kids.  their mom discipled me years ago forming a strong bond of friendship and really becoming my spiritual family.  i used to watch the kids so we are all very close to each other.  they came over to the house and explored all the nature outside my mom and dad's house
ryan, hannah, michaela, judah
kk's is what i like to call her and she is gorgeous and cute. she's 5 and i'm 25 (well give or take a few years) but we are the best of friends
judah's wearing the mickey ears i  bought for annie
jenn and i at disneyland for her birthday (they gave her her own bday pin)

Monday, May 25, 2009

dad you are the best

happy birthday dad
your kids and your grand kids love you
you make the big 5-5 look young




we had a fun memorial day celebrating my dad
we ate good old american style
fried chicken thanks to my mom
and a double chocolate birthday cake made by my sis in law
thanks for the yumminess katie

Friday, May 22, 2009

currently loving

(click image to enlarge)

i heart pretty kitchens that incorporate 

soft hues of sea blue

i love cake plates in mass quantities

old fashioned stoves

pastry shops that have an old time feel 

with huge counter tops to display yummy treats

living and dining rooms that you

can relax in because of their soothing

beachy themes and hues

when it comes to fashion navy and purple

 and pinstripes make my heart swoon


( images via bandelle blog, bliss blog and a few others I can't seem to remember)



Wednesday, May 06, 2009

going to where all your dreams come true


disneyland



disneyland by jamgodsgirl on Polyvore.com


I love Disneyland, it's like being in a daydream. Alice in Wonderland is my favorite Disney character. Just like me she loves to dream and imagine rather than read books! I'll take the fairytale any old day! On saturday I'm going to the "best place on earth" and I get to be in a fairytale all day with one of my bestest friends!
Do you love Disneyland like me? Do you have a favorite character?

Monday, April 27, 2009

Down By The Sea


beach day with judah and annie


judah loves the beach so much he runs around and dances all over the sand



annie's has her sun hat on~ cuteness



our beach day wouldn't be complete without making sandcastles




she couldn't get any cuter





judah, auntie loves your dance moves






rosy cheeks

judah smile for the camera
we took about 20 of these till judah finally smiled






that's a good cheese it smile judah but auntie needs a redo~badly











we celebrated their beautiful mama's birthday this month complete with the most delicious strawberry cake I have ever had
Happy Birthday Katie