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Haylie loves to pick out her own clothes. I don't always let her go out of the house in her choices but she's so proud of her selection I have a hard time making her change. I found this picture the other day and had to laugh. This was from the summer. She came downstairs and asked me to take a picture of her. She was so proud of herself she was modeling for me.

Girls Weekend

This weekend I had SO much fun getting together with my girlfriends from high school. We stayed in San Francisco at the W hotel (thanks Sar) and spent the weekend chatting, laughing and shopping. We walked all around San Francisco, ate dinner at 10:30 on Saturday night, walked a mile back to our hotel at midnight (good job Bran and April) and slept in on Sunday morning. I think we all felt the same but I couldn't help reflect all weekend on how long I have known these great women and how much I love them. They are all so wonderful in their own way and I really feel blessed to have their friendship and support in my life. They are all so selfless and caring - I think we all walked away feeling built up and encouraged thanks to these great friends. We decided to make our girls weekend an annual trip and I can't wait for the next one!!!!!! Thanks for planning this one April.

Lynette, Me, Brandy, April, Liz and Sarah (we missed you Abbey!)

Riding BART - we were completely lost but we met the nicest girl who helped us find our way. We wished we got her name so we could be her friend on Facebook! :)
Shopping on Sunday - that's my new Old Navy jacket for 50% off! :) Sarah got a cute green one...

Campover

Last week Daddy went out of town so the kids and I decided to have a "campover" - that's Haylie's made up word for camp-out and sleepover. Raider set up our tent in the living room and we enjoyed homemade chocolate chip cookies and popcorn while we watched our doggie movie that we rented. Haylie, James and I slept in the tent all night. Now Haylie wants to have a campover ever day!

Lollipop Kids

Preparing for the big candy day...

The Big Pool

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa we have a jacuzzi on loan for the winter. The kids call it the big pool (as opposed to their little blue plastic one from Walmart). Mom and Dad like swimming in this one much better than the little pool although Haylie and James would swim in it every night if they could...

Crazy Hair

Forgot to comb it down after taking a bath one day...

Baby Boy James

I remember when my sister started reading one day and I couldn't figure out when she learned how to read. I always thought of her as my baby sister and I am still am not quite sure how she grew up and now has 3 kids of her own! Well - I think Haylie is going to have the same problem with James. She loves to baby him and take care of him. She especially loves to hold him like he is a baby. And I will say, most of the time, James doesn't mind it either.

Look how big he is: