what do you do when you run out of things to do and feel like you need to express your creative side and have no money to go out and buy some sort of craft or art supplies?

enter in the wonderful technology of digital photography...it cost $0 to take a couple of pictures and upload them to the computer...so this is my artistic representation of what it looks like in our kitchen when i cook dinner...




notice i said artistic representation...i do not cook in heels:)

happy easter...ollie style

sunday was my first easter and i had a great weekend. i went to church saturday night and played with all the other babies in the nursery. sunday i spent the dad with mom and dad and both sets of grandparents! i was glad my cousins left some easter eggs they had dyed, so i could have had my first easter egg hunt. here are some photos my mom took...hope everyone had a great day.hmmm...no easter eggs here...

oh! i see some over there!

here i come!

almost there...

got it!!


and then i learned what happens when you try to eat a dyed easter egg...you end up with a blue mustache all day:)

the joys of motherhood

after a long hard day yesterday, where ollie was doing his imitation of the most annoying sound ever from "dumb & dumber," and whining all day long, i was praying for a better day today. and when i was playing with ollie after a snack of yobaby yogurt, i asked, "are you going to be good for mommy today?"...and my lovely child, perfectly on cue, gives me this response...

ah yes! spit-up in the face! some days i just love being a mom....or at least that's what i tell myself:)

28 on the 28th

saturday was my "golden birthday" when i turned 28 on the 28th. jonathan, ollie and i celebrated by spending the day in palm springs.

we went to the miramonte resort & spa, where i was treated to a wonderful 60 minute massage, while jonathan and ollie hung out by the pool:) it felt so great just to relax. i could've spent the whole day in the spa. i joined jonathan and ollie soaked up some sun and splashed around in the pool for a few hours.



after some snacks, drinks and fun in the sun, we took a walk around the grounds of the resort and snapped a few photos before heading out to lunch. ollie was gettting a little restless, so we drove around very slowly for a little bit in order for ollie to get a good nap in.





we ate lunch at "tylers" and enjoyed some good burgers, fries and a vanilla shake. then headed to the aerial tramway for a trip up to the top of the mountain above palm springs. the weather was in the 80's down the mountain and supposedly it was around 48 on top of the mountain, but it felt more of about 65. and as you can see we were fine in shorts and short sleeves...although there was some snow for ollie to discover for the first time:) i love california and having the beach, palm trees and warm weather so close to the mountians, pine trees and snow!









we then drove back to my parents house where i unwrapped a present. and i was really excites to get a staple/nail gun! does that make me sound old that i was excited about that present?? i also got 28 mini snickers-yummmy and then we ate a ice cream cake from baskin robbins with my favorite flavor- gold medal ribbon, so i can't be too old to enjoy candy and ice cream:)
all in all it was a fun day!

ollie & i make cookies

i like to bake and i do it often. ollie usually just sits and watches, but suddenly he decided he did not like the mixer...



and in case you are wondering this is what happens when a crying baby distracts and you double the recipe, but forget to double the flour...

i know i haven't posted much in a while...but here are some photos to capture a bit of life with ollie...

playing peek-a-boo

sitting in the ollie sized rocking chair at grammy's house

ollie wanting to be picked up- how can you resist that face?

exploring what is on the coffee table

little feet learning to stand

hmmm...what's over here?


a little moment of peace.

no one ever said i was graceful...

i have always been a bit of a klutz...i think it is partially genetic and you might too if you know my mom and sister (i love you guys.) i don't trip very often, but i always have bruises on my legs and arms from running into things and i tend to drop things a lot too. jonathan laughs almost every night while i make dinner because at some point i let out a gasp as i spill or drop something and make a mess. and he marvels at how i manage to run into the strangest things...multiple times.
most recently, i was doing my grocery shopping. it was a my greatest savings trip yet and i have been bragging how i saved $40. but i was also injured during the process by dropping a can of refined beans on my pinky toe, not once, but twice! then a few days later i was making dinner and dropped a knife on my other pinky toe! ouch!
and like i said...no one ever said i was graceful...my poor toes!

my right toes are looking better, the bruise isn't so bad. and my left little toe still hurts, but is getting better. the cut was pretty deep, probably could've used a stitch or too, but being a nurse and my father's daughter, i figured i'd be ok:) (love you dad)