Momusic
Any other mamas heard this on The Disney Channel?
How adorbs {and talented!} is she?
Loving this cover of one of my faves…..
Fun
Awesometown
The developer of Valencia, Newhall Land, has deemed it {Awesometown}. I think it’s pretty catchy marketing.
“Just another day in…AWESOMETOWN”!
Love it.
Anywhoo, I wanted to share 10 things that made my/our weekend awesome…
1. I found these Miss Trish flops for $6.24 at Target:
Love the pineapple bling…I may have a girl crush on Trish Carroll ~ hoping she teams up with Target again next summer! Here is a fun article featuring the woman behind the fabulous bejeweled sandals.
2. Watched 127 Hours.
{having your arm trapped under an 800 pound boulder for over 5 days would NOT be awesome, however. w-o-w!}
3. Visited The Getty Villa in Malibu
It’s amazing to me that both The Getty Center and The Getty Villa are FREE to the public {nominal parking fees apply}. It’s difficult to get the full effect of these two places when bringing the kids but we still love to go and stroll around the gardens and pack a picnic. The Getty Villa had crafts which the kids loved…I even made a cithara:
You can see the Pacific Ocean through the Roman-inspired gardens…
{on elliott ~ my vintage baby dress and miss trish sandals from target}
4. Lunch at Duke’s in Malibu
5. This for dinner Saturday night
6. Finally got my sander
{look out old furniture!}
7. Made cake pops
{post coming soon!}
8. Had this for dinner Sunday
{grilled pork tenderloin ~ marinate in 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 4 tablespoons pineapple juice and 1 teaspoon rice vinegar for at least 30 minutes, turning over halfway. baste with marinade while grilling. [from sprouts farmer’s market free mag]}
9. Did Day 6 of Jillian
{but don’t tell her about the cake pops!}
10. Had some rain
{a nice surprise in the middle of summer!}
That was our weekend in and around Awesometown.
How was yours?
Refreshing
Holden’s summer camp theme this week was {Winter In July}.
{there he is in the lime green shirt}
Thanks to my friend, Sandra, who alerted me that this pic was on our local paper’s on-line alert. Unfortunately they got his name wrong in the little write up.
But how refreshing does this look….snow cones anyone?
Happy Friday!
Grits
I love the south.
I could totally live there.
I love that everyone is so friendly ~ “How y’all doin’?” or “Where y’all from?”
I love the slower pace. The {country} roads. The sweet tea. Bruster’s Ice Cream. Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
I love that some of our favorite neighbors from Nor Cal now live 10 minutes from my in-laws and we were able to get together for a couple play dates AND a mamas night out!
{they may have not all been smiling…ahem, Holden, but at least they were all looking semi towards the camera}
I love that there was a Naartjie outlet in Myrtle Beach.
I love that the water in the Atlantic is warm.
I love that we could start out at the beach and then when we got tired of the sand, we could walk across the street, shower off and jump into the resort pool.
I love that Jay and U-Rod took the kids to putt putt {mini golf} one afternoon while I got caught up with Bravo and Pregnant In Heels.
I love that we got to see some fireflies.
I love that we were able to celebrate Lolo’s 75th birthday with him.
{homemade sign}
{Lolo back in the day}
I love that the kids got to spend quality time with their paternal grandparents.
{mommy said they had to share an icee, but Lola said they could get their own}
I love shrimp & grits.
Making this soon!
*****
THANK YOU Lolo & Lola for making this beautiful summer vacation a reality for us. We loved every minute of it and we can’t wait to see you again in October!
Drip
We discovered Bruster’s Ice Cream this evening…
Sooo glad these don’t exist in our neck o the woods. I would be there daily…they have some incredible flavors.
So long Baskin-Robbins.
I’ve discovered 31 new flavors!
{If you’re under 40″, you get a FREE kiddie cone with rainbow sprinkle hair, two little eyes and a mouth ~ this is Purple Dinosaur which is just vanilla taken up several notches on the color wheel!}
The ice cream was to-die-for.
They have Coconut Chip.
‘Nuf said.
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In this weather you need to eat quick.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
We went through {lots} of napkins.
Sip
Sorry posts have been few and far between these days…
…we’re {sippin’ up} all the sweetness summer has to offer.
Back to normal programming soon.
Happy Tuesday!
Insta-Friday ~ Slim Pickin’s Edition
This week was jam packed, however my trusty LG Env didn’t capture as many of the haps as I had hoped…but here are a few.
{Trip to the Jumpy House Place to celebrate a sweet 6-year old’s birthday}
{Two water logged cuties waiting for their late afternoon lunch in the drive-thru}
Memories that weren’t captured this week:
Monday ~ 4th of July parade fun. We were first timers at our community/city parade and it was cute. Found room for 4 chairs in the SHADE and it was perfect! {we of course got some pics, but unfortunately I didn’t shoot any with my celly}
Tuesday ~ Elliott got her first spontaneous bloody nose! While I was driving she asked for a tissue because her nose was bleeding {a little bit}. Reached in the center console and scrambled for some napkins and turned to see her already polka potted dress with all sorts of new bright red splotches! Took about 5 minutes to get it stopped…we ran into CVS, cleaned her up, talked to the pharmacist, picked up a couple remedies, called the pediatrician, got into a change of clothes and proceeded to the play date at jumpy house as pictured above. Turns out the ped said it’s most likely due to the dry air here, but that was a first. Hoping it was also the last.
Thursday ~ Checked off {Pancakes In Pajamas with Friends} yesterday morning, but I was too busy flipping flapjacks that I didn’t get a snapshot. Also put a check next to {Aquatics Center} on the Summer To-Do List, again pictured above. Our dear friends from Nor Cal passed through Valencia last night on their way to the OC. We had this salad for din din and it was quite tasty. And last night I colored the ‘do…this time with L’Oréal Sublime Mousse in Pure Black. Love it.
Edited to add this one of Rascal huntin’ turtles in Gramma’s pond last Saturday afternoon…
{taken with the iPod Touch}
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Certainly going to try to capture more moments with the cammy phone this week.
Linking up over at Life Rearranged.
Happy Friday!
The Week According To My Camera Phone
…we’ve had a couple play dates at the pool…
…maiden voyage to Magic Mountain…
…also first timers at build-a-bear. what a fun place! thanks, nicholas & justin! elliott loved it….she named her bear “share bear”}…
…happy meals to celebrate another cavity free dentist visit…
OK, can I just say {double-checked for accuracy} my @$$.
Is it just the Mickey D’s in the SCV that cannot get a drive thru order correct to save their lives? Last night I received two girl toys which I noticed after I drove away from the window. I knew this would not go over well with Holden, but was I going to get out of the car, go in and get a {boy toy as he calls it}? NO. That is the reason for drive thrus, right?
So I go BACK into the drive-thru and say, “Hi, I’m just driving thru again to trade my girl toy for a boy toy.” The guy goes, “You’re going to wait for all these cars?” “Uh, yes I am because my son is crying and I promised him a Happy Meal!” {and you guys are too LAME to get the order right!} The receipt was even correct!
Last time we ordered a hamburger only to discover at our park destination that the hamburger was a cheeseburger in a hamburger wrapper! Because yes, I checked the box for a white wrapper BEFORE I drove off since Elliott does not like cheese on her burgers.
Ugh! This stuff shouldn’t surprise me.
But it does.
Maybe we should just STOP going to McDonald’s.
Great idea, Amy!
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{Finally!} linking up over at Life Rearranged…been meaning to do this.
Come on over and see what everyone else has been up to!
Happy {4th of July weekend} Friday!