FIRST wine

we are still amateur's by far, but at least now we have our foot in the door! our first wine tour tasting was very fun! we stopped at THREE BROTHERS winery (where they have three stops in one) and it was a great place to try out all kinds of wine. we found some favorites and grabbed a few bottles for the road. later we stopped at another winery for lunch, I'm not sure if I was just starving or if the food was really that amazing, either way it was an amazing day!

Mr & Mrs

What a fun weekend away! We had a blast getting fancy and helping the new Dr & Mrs. Van Valkenburg celebrate in style! We danced our butt's off and everyone loved the tuxedo & wedding dress cupcake pops.

camping with the kids

Our first CAMP trip together (albeit an overnighter) was fantastic! We set up camp. Correction, the kids and I set up two large tents all on our own, a real olympic event! Then we had lunch and headed down to the beach for the day. After our sun, sand and water, we attempted a nap and movie time. Then off to make dinner and get dirty. The kids enjoyed every minute I think :) and a huge thanks to our friends who joined us to make the camping trip even more fun!

trashy

Just a few fav's from our annual white trash party @ The Wilkofsky's :)

Happy 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday Sweet Lucy!

She enjoyed cheeseburgers with mia and her friend Heidi, and cake of course! Pupcake with lots of sticky peanut butter :)

Yankee Costume Swap Party

This was a hilarious party idea, Brian and I had fun with our costumes and even the swap!

my fur-babies

Just a few of my favorite recent photos I have taken of these two. I just love them!

Syracuse Balloon Fest



Jamesville Beach hosts a fabulous Hot Air Balloon Festival each year, this time I talked Brian into going! So, we went. And I LOVED IT! I had never seen a hot air balloon, believe it or not. It was almost magical watching them float up into the air so quickly.

Lucy is growing up

Before we know it, Lucy's 1st birthday will be here! She has grown up so much lately. She is finally able to get herself in and out of the bed using the step. She stopped her disgusting habits. She is 99% potty trained and she is a great watch dog. Her favorite thing to do other than playing outside or going for long walks, is to sit by the screen door and talk back and forth with her neighbor friend heidi.

at our house, its always NAP TIME!

if you're not sleeping or napping, you're missing out! Lulu is the best sleeper of them all! Even better than Brian ;)

the BUNNY came!

some bunny brought some easter treats. their favorite was the sock monkeys and pretend sushi, but the bunny also hid tiny treats in eggs and made the puppies find them. now that was fun!

We MATCHED!!

Tampa, Florida!

we're still letting it all sink in, the thought of sandy beaches and warm summer weather year long sounds amazing. and we still have over a year to finish here in Syracuse, so let the fun begin!

To my MOM

Happy Birthday Mama! I love you and miss you so so so much! I can't wait for you to come and visit, and have you all to myself! Hope your birthday is full of sweet things, even if I'm not there. :)

love, ck

when it snows...

this is what happens when the three amigos go for a walk in the snow... they criss cross, huddle together, pee on each other's pee and eat snow...
and this is what happens after a walk in the snow....they snuggle up on the couch and take a nap!

all of my VALENTINE'S

little miss lia, the real heartbreaker ;)

Miss Molly, we have similar sweet tooth's

and my big kid valentines, Seth, Emma and Jordy

LOVE YOU GUYS!