Wow...

Audrey,

I can NOT believe that when you wake up in the morning, you will be 1-year-old.

At exactly 6:14am, on Wednesday, September 8, 2010- you came into the world, and brought so much 

joy,

laughter,

happiness,

entertainment,

humor,

amusement,

affection,

personality,

sweetness,

beauty,

L-O-V-E

into our lives...

and more...

We are so lucky and proud to be your mommy and daddy.

You are THE BEST. 

Happy first birthday, and sleep tight.

love, mama and dada

Thank You!!!!

A BIG thank you to everyone who sent memories for Grandpa's joint birthday gift. 

All 79 notes are numbered, packaged and ready to be delivered! 

I'll be giving them to Grandpa tomorrow after I get off of work, probably around 6pm. 

I'll let you know how it goes, but it's going to be a hit!

Talk soon.

love, kerry 

Happy Birthday Jason!!!

Happy birthday Jason!!!

Let me guess, you're working today...No!!!! You deserve the day OFF, to have fun, and do whatever you want!! You're such a hard worker, give yourself a break once in awhile! A birthday is a great excuse to just relax and have fun!

John, Audrey and I are looking forward to seeing you Thursday and celebrating all the birthdays this week! Say hello to the boys for us, and have a great day!

love, kerry

Good Thoughts...

A Virtual Tour

I'm not really sure why I stopped at the living room, photo wall plus couch yesterday...

Not too many of you have seen our place in HB! I know, we've been here over two months and I'm still not totally unpacked/decorated. 

We've been a little busy!

But, our condo is really great for us! A great size, really nice, and has everything we hoped to find in a rental close to the beach. I'm getting more and more decorating done, and this long weekend was very productive! It's feeling more and more like home everyday!

Let me show you around...

Here's our private backyard! 

Yup! We have our very own backyard, and a weekly gardner included! John and I have dreams of planting more, particularly a lemon tree...We'll see how it goes. One project at a time!

And, this is our kitchen! It's small, but just right for the three of us. Nice appliances. Gets the job done...

The view from inside the kitchen, looking into living room. 

Love this Ikea gem! Great toy storage along the bottom, and so pretty! Nice work Steve for assembling this monster!

So, I'm not sure if it's totally obvious from these pictures, but because I work full-time at home {with Audrey} I actually made the condo's "dining room" our living room, and we use the larger, open, carpeted "living room" as my home-office/Audrey's playroom. It's actually great because OUR living room is between the kitchen, and the backyard- the most lived-in areas of our house and it's very bright.

Speaking of office, here's a shot of where I work, and Audrey plays.  

And, I just love Audrey's room. So precious! So Audrey!

I'm still working on decorating the rest of the condo, so stay tuned for more photos soon! Hopefully before Christmas. ;)

Note: We have THREE queen beds in our two bedroom, one bathroom condo. Oh yes, and a great pool across the street! Visitors welcome!

Enjoy the short work week, friends!

love, kerry

We Have a Living Room!

It's been over two months that we've been living in HB, and we FINALLY have a living room!!!!

So long patio chairs! Back to the backyard for you!

Our amazing, comfy couch arrived last week and today...the framed photos/art have moved to the wall {where they belong} from the floor in our bedroom. YAY!!!

I love photos...See previous posts if you don't already GET IT. But, I'll take family photos over any other wall art, or painting any day! More personal, and photos of people you love NEVER get old!

Here are a few shots of our new collage, family photo wall with beautiful new couch! So comfy, and so homey! FINALLY!!! We love it!

Hope you get a chance to see it in person! The pictures don't do the room true justice. ;)

love, kerry

Hit the Gym!

Haha...I thought "Little Gym" would be more of a "little-gym" with little baby weights for lifting, agility and flexibility equipment (just baby size), and well- lots of balls!

Is that not YOUR gym? 

Well, I was wrong. 

Little Gym is Little GYMnastics... 

Duh, I know. But, to be honest, I don't think of gymnastics...ever.

Let's just say- I've never touched my toes, and I can't do a summersault. 

Sorry, Audrey. You'll probably never be a gymnast. 

For now, let's try to enjoy it and fit in. Maybe Mommy will make some friends? 

{scared}

{that's my girl, go for the ball!}

Turns out, Little Gym wasn't really for us. It was a CD directed class (I'm pretty sure I could buy the CD online for $15 and save myself the $85/month plus my time and travel to listen to a CD in a padded room). And, it'd be more worth it if I could make some friends for both myself and Audrey, but- that's not gonna happen at Little Gym either. 

No biggie. I'll find something better for us...eventually.

love, kerry 

PS- Sad to be missing the lamb roast today. Enjoy without us, I guess. See you on Thursday!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!!!

Dear Grandpa,

Happy birthday!!!!

I hope your day was special and great! You really deserve it! I'm looking forward to seeing you one week from today!

You mean so much to me, I can't even tell you....Good thing there's a little box to help. ;)

Miss you so much. 

love, kerry