Cam's 29th

birthday was so fun. Friday night we got our first babysitter. We are definitely doing that more often... it was so fun to get out of the house. We went to Haps and then ditched the gourmet desserts for Coldstone. Loved it. No wonder people always tell you to keep dating once you have kids!

Saturday we took headed out early to go into the city. We made stops in Berkeley and Emeryville to hit up some of our favorite stores... and then ended up at Taylor's at the ferry building for lunch. The scene there is so fun and the weather was GORGEOUS!

Happy Birthday Cameron, we love you!

{click on the picture to see the video}

Barstools: Before And After

After 2 years in our house we've finally decided to decorate and pull everything together. Nap times consist of me inhaling fumes in my garage.

Pretty sure I HATE spray painting. And considering that "good" spray painting is an art... things are looking a little scary around here. Anyhow, this new past time of mine has consisted of lots of trips to Lowe's, puncturing my ottoman twice with screws, overdraft spray paint on the drive way (and I'm sure all my neighbor's driveways), spray paint in my eye, and most recently, an injury.

Good times are being had.

We can check the barstools off the list. Pretty sure we pulled staples out of the seats tonight for about 3 hours while we caught up on our DVR.

The before...

And after...

{Cadence fabric found here}

He Moves!

Weston is so happy with himself. I'm trying to be happy for him too, but I'm too busy baby proofing and covering all my electrical outlets. How does he already know about those?

{Click on the picture to see the video}

Rosenhan Family Photos {2010}

We went to Arizona in January to visit Cameron's family. Many of us live out of state so it was seriously a miracle we were all in the same place at the same time. We for sure had to document it.... here's the Rosenhan family photos.

Grandpa's Hat

Weston and I just got back from Utah. My sister was there for the weekend too and we had such a fun time. My dad sent me this picture of Weston wearing his hat... he loved pulling it off of Grandpa's head... over, and over, and over again.

And for the record... Weston's favorite new thing is to scream at the top of his lungs unless you are holding his hands and letting him walk around the house. My back is not happy and neither is my head... it has a headache from all of this screaming. Please say this is just a phase.

Teething Biscuits

equal the messiest food ever. Which is why I'm sure Weston LOVES them. He's so grown up... I can't stand it.

Buh-Bye Matt and April

Our good friends, Matt and April, are moving to Utah. She's having her babe in less than a month and then they are heading out. So sad for all of us. We wanted to get everyone together before they left so we hosted a very chill good-bye party {more like a gathering} this past weekend.

We played a little game to see how well we know {or don't know} Matt and April. You had to know them REALLY well to know some of these answers...

Cameron read us the questions

and everyone tried to remember every conversation they have ever had with Matt and April. At least we know where they bank now :)

I made these delicious little chocolate cakes. This recipe must be tried. But here's a tip... the small ones {in a mini muffin tin} came out a bit dry.

But the big ones were moist and delicious and fit perfectly in these darling favor boxes {to be given to the ladies I visit teach}. Oh yeah, skip the hershey kiss in the middle of the cake... its more trouble then it's worth.

Two Little Teeth

make for lots of tears, especially at night. Teething is oh so sad.

Best News Ever

Last nights order of events:

1. Drive down N. Livermore

2. See the word "Golden" out of the corner of my eye (in shopping center where DQ is)

3. Do a double take

4. See the words "Golden Spoon"

5. Freak out

6. Call Cameron to google immediately

7. Cameron confirms that Golden Spoon is coming soon to Livermore

8. Cameron freaks out for the first time

9. I freak out again

It's about time!! It's seriously our favorite ever!!

The Beginnings of Besties

Natalie was one of my first friends after I moved to California 8 years ago. My list of memories go on and on with her but my favorite took place in our singles ward. We were both a little weary of our new ward... seeing that everyone was about 20 years older than us. Very scary. We both knew absolutely no one {except each other} so we headed to an activity. And here's what we did: relay races. But this was just not any relay race... it involved chewing 5 saltines in your mouth, running down the lawn, blowing up a balloon with the saltines still in your mouth, and then sitting on the balloon and popping it. It was a level of humiliation you'll never understand until you try and pop a balloon with saltines and saliva dripping down your face.

Luckily we've moved onto better things {thank goodness}... our boys! Weston and Lucas are already besties and I'm so excited. {To Jake and Karen: beg your moms to move back here}.

And the most exciting toy of the play date: the mascara tube.

Lucas knows he found something good.

And the battle....

And the winner. Why are the best toys never toys?

Yarn Wreath

I've been eyeing this yarn wreath for several months now. I decided to take a twist on it and make a new Valentine's wreath for my front door. Tutorial here.