Girls' Trip!

Earlier this year, Mom and I took a quick vacation to Santa Monica.  Apparently I'm destined to never spend more than 2 days in California.  It was such a fun trip, despite the horrible rain the first morning!

 Santa Monica Pier

Mom on the beach

Not going to lie, one of my favorite parts of the trip was watching the skaters at Venice Beach - felt really out of place, but it was pretty cool!

I Think I'm in Love

Introducing...  Nash Johnson, my new nephew!  He's so adorable, and such a sweet baby.  Congrats to Lisa and Andy! 

Here's his Blue Steel look - I think he nailed it! 

Pretty sure he's smiling at me in this one 

Don't you just want to kiss those cute cheeks?!

Peyton Teaches her Aunt to Read

When Peyton came to visit in Feb., I got to take care of her one night.  I had lost my voice, but she still wanted to read books.  Finally, she got tired of me doing it wrong, so she decided to teach me how to read.

The Summer of Baseball

I'm so excited it's baseball season again!  On a recent business trip to Maryland, we got to go see an Orioles game.  It was so fun, and I really love the park!  I especially liked the creative pretzels.

How You Can Tell You've Been Traveling Too Much

For the past six months or so, I've been traveling a LOT for work.  One morning, after I got home from a trip, I put my suitcase on my bed to grab my blow dryer, etc.  After I came out of the bathroom, this is what I found:

Too bad she can't come with me next time!

Peyton and Santa

We took Peyton to see Santa in the mall, and it was a zoo!  She did really good again this year, and was so interested in his beard and face.  They had a hard time getting her to look at the camera, and when they used a toy to get her attention, she reached out to get the toy.  It was quite the exciting day!

Waiting in line for our turn



Peyton's Kitchen

For Christmas, my niece, Peyton, got a kitchen set.  She spent the rest of the weekend making imaginary food for us in her new pots and pans.  Quite the little chef!

Molly wants to know what's for breakfast