whatever wednesday...

So I have missed a couple of weeks...oopsie! I am back!

1. I can't believe its almost November....that means my baby is almost 5 months old....that is almost half a year...where has time gone?

2. I am excited about my 10 year high school reunion on Saturday! Yippeee

3. So excited how busy 4 Leaf Boutique is after only 2 official weeks of being open!

4. I really need to blog our recent events....

5. Excited to take T to his first pumpkin patch...yeah!

6. Had an AMAZING time in Napa for one of my best friends weddings...it was beautiful, she was beautiful....perfect! I love it up there!

7. Can't wait for the holidays this year...

8. Exactly one month from tomorrow we will be on a little island they call Kauai....yeah...Thanksgiving there this year....should be fun!

9. I am so thankful for my mom...she is the bestest and everyday I appreciate her more and more...xo

10. I had a bitter sweet moment yesterday packing up T's 3 and 6 month clothes...this kid is a monster...over 19 pounds and only fits into 9 month stuff....and he isnt even 5 months...hope this growth spurt starts to even out soon...

4 1/2 months old...really?

month 3 flew by...he is changing every.single.day. I love it...he now laughs ALL the time...gets excited to see his mommy and daddy...sleeps in his own room...talks loud and often....jumps in his jumper....sleeps 12 - 13 HOURS through the night...takes his own bottle...ok so that last one was a lie..wishful thinking I guess....anyway....

So everyone always says he looks just like Heath...you tell me....what do you think?

Fat Heath at 4 1/2 months old..

Me 4 1/2 months


And I think...the winner...my dad...


What do you think??

its time....

to announce our NEW venture...

So my good friend Erynn and I have been working long and hard on getting our new business rolling...while we are not completely done stocking it with inventory...we decided its time to open our doors!

Here it is....4 Leaf Boutique.com...


We are 2 moms with passions for design, sewing and creativity.

Erynn has 2 children under the age of 2 (call her crazy!) and Michelle has a 4 month old! Together, we started 4 Leaf Boutique. Our name honors Erynn's husband, Patrick, who's life was taken in January 2009 in a plane crash. He was Irish and 4 leaf clovers are considered lucky. Here is to you Patrick! We finally started our etsy shop we always talked about!

If you look really closely...you might even be able to see Patrick's initials in our shop banner ;)

We offer a wide range of products from custom birth announcements, holiday cards, baby name blocks, chic blankets, burp cloths and more! EVERYTHING is HANDMADE! :-)

We are adding NEW things to our shop WEEKLY so be sure to check back often! Thank you all so much for your support! We are beyond excited for our new venture! :)

Visit us! www.4leafboutique.com

did i really just do...

SIX new blog posts...I did...wow..that actually didn't take as long as I thought..

I was telling my girlfriend tonight...I wouldn't blog so much if I wasn't turning this into a book...I also realized...all of these 6 events happened in the past 30 days...made me so thankful for what we have...and what we do...We have done a lot this past month but it didn't seem like it until I put it all down on here...it really makes me appreciate my life, my husband, my family, my friends and my son (who puts up with his crazy-on-the-go parents).

Do I really blog everything?? Absolutely not! For a couple of reasons...
1. Half of the time I forget my camera and frankly...a blog with out pictures bores me...
2. Looking back at the pictures on my camera is really the only way I remember half of the stuff we do...yikes...so if I forget the camera...I probably forget it happened...
3. I don't really need EVERYONE to know EVERYTHING we do...my husband already thinks I'm crazy for sharing half of our life on here... ;)

Thank you God for blessing us with all of the amazing people in our lives!

redondo beach lobster festival...

We like to do fun things...sooo...Last weekend we headed to the Redondo Beach lobster festival with some great friends. haha... It was a blast...lots of lobster, great food, lots to see and incredible company! They even had a casino there...so me and Heath's friend Brandon gambled for a while :)

Brandon...errr Jesse...and Cristina ;)

he wanted lobster...mom said no...he got mad...

Christyn held Tyler ALL day...thanks girl...you are the best :) time for another one?? :)

cutie patootie Austin...

done..long day...

good ole' la county fair...

We didn't make it to the Orange County fair this year...I am actually not sure why....but I think I like the LA county one better...its bigger...more shopping...more to see...and horse races! We went with my mom and stepdad like we did last year. We have fun at the horse races with them! So much fun this year, next year will be EVEN BETTER when T is a little bigger!

The horse we bet on...it lost...thanks guy

I love this pic....this is the 'great mom..you won $6.50..thats awesome...glad you woke me up cheering for $6.50, can I go back to sleep now...ugh'

This lasted 1.25 seconds...

I think we were scared here..hmmm

dont ask...dinosaurs? who knows..we thought it was cool at that moment...

he always sleeps through the fun stuff!

me and my BEAUTIFUL momma...and the postman

My stepdad HAD to have this $90 helicopter...he probably already crashed it into the wall by now...hmm I need to ask my mom...seriously....

I need to work on my posing skills...michelle...stick.head.in.hole.so.it.looks.real...duh!

and what is the fair without some games...this one is old school...i love it...so we played...

he watched...prayed that we won him some of those lovely stuffed animals they have at those fairs..the ones you hold on to FOREVER...hehe

here we go!

you dont even want to know how much these little things cost us...ha! oh well...it was all for the fun...and the smile on my little man's face made it all worth it!

He had the death grip on these things...dont you dare take these fishys from me...


Thanks mom and Al...we had a blast!! xoxo

U...C....LLLLLLL....AA!

Yeah! It's that time of year...FOOTBALL time...I actually LOVE football...I know...call me crazy..not as much as I love watching basketball...but I love football because we get season tickets to UCLA every year with our good friends and its alll about the pre-game, catching up, drinking beers, bbqing and good old fashion tailgaiting...I love it. And I love that Tyler's very first football game is a UCLA one...hehe....H hates it..he wishes it was USC....sorry babe! :) Oh...and it happened to be the day USC lost...we listened to the game on the way to the Rose Bowl...I was elated...H..not so much... :) Anyway....we had a blast...so different this year because we all have kiddos...oh the days where we used to party super hardy...haah

John and Abby :-)

Tyler wasn't quite sure what to think of all the noise...

Right after this he fell asleep...don't ask me how...it was SO loud in there...we made it to half time!! This was a late game ...started at 7:15...next time maybe we will make it through the whole game! :) So fun!