Easter Egg Hunt 2012

 

Hope you had a great Easter!!!

love, kerry

Coloring Easter Eggs

Still having a BLAST in Austin! 

Audrey didn't care much about coloring Easter eggs, but the rest of us had fun!

Hard to see, but it says "Audrey"

love, kerry

Amahzing...

According to Mato, I still haven't seen anything yet! 

Our first full day in Austin was, as John would saying,  AMAHZING!!

We started at the Solaro Winery, a popular spot along the Texas Wine Trail. 

This is hill country, not the flat, brown Texas that I had imagined for some reason. 

It's BEAUTIFUL here!!!

And, the wine wasn't bad either. 

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Dance! Dance! Dance! The LIFE of the party...always!

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After our pre-dinner tasting, we went to 

the Salt Lick... 

This. Was. An. Amahzing. Place.

What could be better than-

family-style,

all you can eat, 

BBQ ribs, sausage, beef brisket,

BYOB,

in all its BIGGER IN TEXAS glory?

Nothing, y'all.

I LOVED my first trip to the Salt Lick.

I'm off for some traditional Easter Sunday fun! Hope you have a wonderful day too!

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Spoiler Alert: Audrey LOOKS amahzingly beautiful in her Easter dress...

{Just wait until you see it.} 

love, kerry

Just PLANE fun!

Now, that's what I call Good Friday. 

As if it was an Easter miracle, Audrey was amahzing on the plane yesterday. 

Her jet-setting schedule is demanding. 

On Wednesday, she was up and on her way to Reno at 5:30am. 

On Thursday, she played all day with Grandma and Grandpa H. before heading to LAX at 8:00pm.

And then yesterday, we made the trip from Orange County to LA, and finally to Austin! 

I need to sign her up for frequent flyer points! 

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Happy to be in Austin, and looking forward to kicking-back and finally- 

RELAXING!

love, kerry

Phone's Ringing....

And it's J. Crew...

Asking to hire their Summer 2012 swimsuit model...

 Beautiful choice.

love, kerry

Sneak Peek...

I've decided that because YOU read my blog, it's safe to say that YOU really care...

And therefore, YOU deserve to be the first to know...

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I LAUNCHED the K. Sutherland PR website today!!!!!!

So excited!!! It was a ton of work, writing, time, brainstorming...
But, I think it turned out amazing. I'm really happy! 


Please take a look, explore, tell your friends. ;)

You'll love it. 

And, thank you, thank you, thank you to my AMAZING and talented cousin {and K. Sutherland PR's Creative Director}, Ryan. He's literally the BEST ever!!! 

It must run in the family. 

CLICK HERE! 

I'll be promoting the site everywhere tomorrow, but tonight- it's for your eyes only!
Wish me luck!

love, kerry

Here Comes Audrey Piggy-Tail

The only people you'll find at the mall on a Sunday morning, one hour before it opens are people like us-

 30ish-somethings,

with a BOB stroller, diaper bag clipped and toddler running {screaming} freely,

who've been up for at least 4 hours already,

just looking for something kid-friendly to do OUT OF THE HOUSE...

Come on people, let's get going with the day already!! We've got a crazy child with crazy energy to burn!

Yesterday was cold and rainy. Not our typical beach-day. 

So, the mall seemed appropriate.

They are so beautiful here, with gardens and fountains. 

A nice place to casually walk. 

And of course, there are fun shops too, perfect for some quick indoor shelter or rest if needed.

All I really wanted to do at the mall, albeit dorky, was pick up the second book in the Hunger Games series. 

I'm hooked.

But, as luck would have it, we stumbled on something even more special and exciting...

The Easter Bunny.

But, you know how this story ends...

With a shy-girl, clinging to her Dada for safety, repeating "noooooooooooo". 

When will this be fun for you, Audrey?

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It's ok. 

Especially

because...

The malls in OC also all have....

pet stores!

MUCH BETTER!!!!!

This is the real Easter Bunny, anyway!

I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE Easter, bunnies, baskets, bonnets and more!!!

Pretty much everything except for the church/religion part.

Too far?

Anyway, we're also sooooo looking forward to celebrating in Austin this year! 

Hope your weekend was great, and that your Easter plans are coming together beautifully. 

love, kerry

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PS- GREAT job, John! LOVED your guest blog post. 

And, LOVED our first-ever OC date-night on Saturday. 

Let's do it again sometime soon, ok?

don't worry kerry, we will be just fine...

Today mommy had some important meetings in LA and nobody was available to watch Audrey. So, daddy stayed home from work to watch the baby. Work has been tough lately, and I could use a day off (plus Audrey was "sick" and I stayed home to take care of her, in case anyone asks).

The day started off great. Mommy helped get A ready, actually, all she did was put her hair into the cute pigtails. Big deal, how hard could that be.

So, mommy left at about 11, so Audrey and I went downtown. The usual, Starbucks for special milk and a sweet treat, then to the pier.

I don't know what Kerry usually does, but Audrey is quite independent. She met all sorts of new people at the pier, mostly stray large pitbulls and their charming owners, and homeless drunk bums, but I couldn't really tell because she was so far away from me most of the time. She really loves climbing up the big stairs, all by herself, she didn't even fall, not once.

She did some posing, too. She loves to say "cheese!!!!!"

Hmm, what else did we do. Oh yeah, lunch was uneventful--left over bbq steak and veggies.

Nap time was quiet. I did some reading, almost took a nap myself.

Audrey and I spent the rest of our day at the Vet, which turns out was really fun for Audrey because she got to pet all the doggies that came in. Luckily, none were as sick as Jesse. She also talked to all of their owners. Not so much talked, but baby babbled. She is so big that people think she talks, so they ask her what her name is, they ask her what kind of dog she has, they ask her what her favorite color is. And all they get is a stare, and then something that resembles English but at times sounds like Chinese, or French, or even German. She goes on and on, and for some reason, most of these people tilt their heads and nod as if they are listening and comprehending, then they squint their eyes and try to read her lips, and sometimes respond with another question, then finally give up. Then they look at me as if I'll translate, and I just tell them its OK, I have no clue what she is saying either.

So, if you haven't heard, Jesse has quite the allergy problem. An allergy problem that leaves him making weird sneezing noises for hours at a time, makes him continuously chew at his paws at all hours of the night, gives him either an ear or eye infection (or both) every 3 months, and causes him to have nasty scabs all over his skin. He is the dog equivalent to a VA patient. Today his eye had pus coming out of it, so it was time to go to the vet, again. 

This is what his eye looked like after they cleaned off the pus and crud and put medicine in it, imagine what it looked like before.

Yadda, yadda, he got a steroid injection and his ass got shaved, and I left with 4 new medicines and a ridiculous bill.

So. Where was I. 

Dinner.  But had to get her ready first, so I quickly and painlessly, and without any crying or swearing, easily recreated the pigtail look.

Ok, one off center pigtail and lots of crying and cursing.

Ahh yes, dinner, AKA french fries in the liquor store. 

You know, nothing out of the ordinary, nothing Kerry wouldn't do. 

And, on the way home, Audrey got to ride backwards in her stroller. Please note what happened to her hair.  

After some march madness basketball, she put herself to bed. Seriously, she told me "night" and walked into her room and pointed at her crib. She had had enough of me. It was a great day; very glad I was able to stay home with my baby, who was "sick"; sick of not spending enough time with dad. And, on that note, Kerry just walked in from her dinner meeting.