stuff.

life has been pretty simple lately... whatever that means. did a little damage at the nordstroms anniversary sale. ella moss made maxi skirts for prego women. and my new silly shades make me so so happy: sometimes when i get very overwhelmed with things like motherhood, responsibility, and the reality of GIVING BIRTH i search the internet for baby stuff and start to feel better immediately. i really am so excited and so lucky... here's stuff that has made me happy this morning:

1. "chewbeads" are these beautiful necklaces i found through miss amy's bon lemon blog and online shoppe. these cute things are not just easy on the eyes, they are also meant to be sucked on, chewed on, pulled on, and they are made of 100% silicon (similar to pacifiers or bottles) so they are soft on little ones gums, you can clean them in the dishwasher, and they are something colorful for your baby to focus on while nursing. genius.

i ordered the "hudson" necklace in turquoise (left). so so genius.

2. baby clothes: they make me feel very excited. if we have a little girl- she will be so comfy and california cool it will be annoying. and if we have a little man, i intend to dress him just like his papa. jeans, t shirts, and flannels. heaven!

3. grayson: he just makes me feel better about life in GENERAL but i hope i am lucky enough to have a boy half as great as he is. sister did such a good job. and as you can see, he has the best life ever: and i might have gotten him the greatest present ever (sub scotty with grayson):

other than that, same ol same ol. my belly is huge. i feel like a house. we got a new rug. work has been so so busy. we joined the club- so now i can take tennis lessons. im pretty happy.

sunshine, babies, pool time

what is better? NOTHING.

by best friend had her baby. and oh em gee. maebel is the cutest little mini-annie i have ever seen. i have not met her yet (which led me to stomp through the house angrily this weekend and complain to my husband A LOT), but i love her already. welcome to this crazy world maebel!

we got a cabana at the shangri la hotel on sunday and swam and ate and it was a merry old time. this is the only picture i took:

at least you can see the super cool striped furniture... if only i took a picture of the pool and the bucket of fries i killed...

and then swam all day monday with my favorite little boy, husband, and sister and bro in law. we ate johns garden and made smores by the fire pit. sister got me some goggles so i could swim under water and grayson thought they were "so space". he is the greatest.

all in all, not TOO depressed that its tuesday and the start of another work week... on the agenda: benihanas tonight (i look forward to food a little too much), my works anniversary gala on thursday, and vegas with the in laws on saturday... life is good...

sickness. shopping. sea world.

well, i was a little sick this weekend... but it was still too short.

being sick forced us to stay in and watch tv and a movie on friday ("how do you know?" waste of time) and go to bead early. i was in heaven.

saturday morning i woke up early and went to home goods. i was in heaven. then i sat on the couch bundled in a blanket with my dog and husband. i was in heaven.

sunday i woke up early and drove to sea world with my nephew, sister and momma. i was in HEAVEN. my family is the best. and grayson is the sweetest little feller and i couldnt love him more.

what a tourist!!!

did he kiss the glass while looking at the walrus? yes. he did.

good seats for shamu

weekend.

scoot the hoot and i had a great weekend.

date night dinner on friday with the husband. then a dance party with dear friends... one of whom asked scotty to be a groomsman! we love ben and pots.

a truly gluttonous lunch on saturday. cashed in one of my birthday coupons for a taco bell run. and i sat on the couch eating nachos looking at celebrities losing the fight with cellulite... as i contributed to my personal loss with it.

afternoon sunset cocktails with some great views and even better friends.

brunch with my family on sunday. grayson is more kind and loveable than last week.

and i am kind of in love with this picture. my mom is pretty dang beautiful.

and then dinner with scotts family at the bazaar. which it was. had the most beautiful gin and tonic. and scottys dad ordered a drink that came with a nitrogen tank. true sentence.

and now back to work. which isnt too bad either i suppose.

amaze.

my little nephew, grayson, aka the love of my life, says things that are amazing are AMAZE. examples of things that grayson thinks are amaze: planes, fences, dancing, art, and flowers. he is a genius.

example of what i find amaze: this picture that my uncle milton just sent me of he and my mommma. ah. maze. how beautiful are they? you should see them now. even better.

life is so so sweet.

went to santa barbara this weekend... had brunch while staring at this... and getting a tan...

took huntley and rad to an open field. she had the time of her life.

she followed rad around everywhere. cute. as. pie.

and then i got to spend my day with my favorite little guy around. he took my holga and was taking pictures of everything. such a cutie with such an appreciation for the little stuff. love him.