Lavender Festival...

Jason and I had a good anniversary. We went to one of our favorite places to eat, Whiskey Creek, and enjoyed a delicious dinner and listened to the live music. (Thanks Meme and Pepe for the good meal!!) We were going to go to Mt. Rainier but the weather wasn't great, so on Friday we went to the Lavender Festival in Sequim. I love this festival and it holds dear memories of our wedding as well....which was a lavender theme to it. The bouquets, corsages had lavender in them, the colors were lavender and silver, the centerpieces were lavender pots, the party favors included lavender sachets etc. Last year we went with my in-laws and my mom and I had way too much fun shopping...missed you this year. Here are some pics...Enjoy!

Our special day...FOUR years ago...

Concert in the Park...

Last night we went to a free and local Tuesday night Concert in the Park in Bremerton. The theme was Hollywood Tunes...it was lots of fun and a beautiful night. They had lots of entertainment for the kids too.

Farmers Market...

This morning we went to a local Farmers Market. It was a beautiful day and right by the water. Angelica loved seeing everything, dancing to the bluegrass band and eating shaved ice!!

Summer time herbs...

In the summer, I enjoy growing all my herbs, then harvesting them, drying them, grinding them up and storing them in jars to use all year round. Here goes round one of the summer....hopefully will get a couple more in this summer.

White pizza...

Thanks to my mom's recipe and cooking tips, I am starting to master the art of homemade white pizza....yummers!!

(Before)

(After)

Picks of the garden...

Picks of my husband's garden and the variety of things he is attempting to grow. He really wishes he had a farm!! Our first produce, garlic!

The last couple of days....

The last couple of days have been so HOT here...mid 90s...so here is how we stayed cool....

I want the big girl cup...

Angelica decided that she would rather drink water from the big girl bottle instead of the sippy cup....since it was a very hot day the other day and I wanted her to drink water, I didn't argue!!

Remembering Angelica's Baptism Day...

Last year on July 9th, our Angelica Rose was baptized. We want to start a tradition in our family of celebrating this special day. Does anyone have any ideas on how to celebrate or what you might do? Since she is still so little this year didn't really matter...we can offer up a rosary for her and she did pick out a Bible book from our local Catholic bookstore. Grammy and Grandpa also sent a special present...thank you!! Angel loves Larry the Cucumber! Here are some pics from her special day. Saint Rose of Lima, pray for her!!

4th of July

We had a lot of fun...Dad bought everyone tickets to the local baseball game...we won in the 9th inning!! Then we watched a great fireworks show afterwards. Angelica wasn't too sure about those or the big mascot walking around the ballpark...

Big Girl Seat...

Angelica is now a big girl with a forward facing car seat!!! Where did my baby go?

Trip to the Zoo

Sunday we took Angelica to her first zoo experience. We went to Point Defiance Zoo & Acquarium in Tacoma. The weather was beautiful and all the animals were out. Angelica loved it and you could just see her little brain taking everything in and realizing that all these animals we read about our REAL! It was a fun day had by all, especially my husband as you can see from all the animal pictures we got...

How much we love our children....

So, yesterday as I was sitting in the chair in the family room...my little Angel who was contently playing with her books on the floor, walked over to my lap and dropped something on it. When I looked down, I saw a lovely big black spider crawling on my leg. For those who know me, I hate bugs and most specifically spiders. So of course I jumped up and screamed as my little one looked at my very worried as to what was going on. I realized I needed to collect myself and do what I most dreaded...killing the spider as my husband was still at work. So I took a deep breath and did it...all for the love of my little one. I realize I must prepare myself for me of these wonderful adventures as Angel continues to grow...although I still shudder to think of that spider crawling on my leg and in my little ones hands...

Summer dress...

My cute Hanna Andersson dress...

Fun times...

Nothing like sharing some ice cream with your dad...

Angelica Walking

Sorry I am just now getting to this....Angel has been walking for over a month now...fun to follow her around!!