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New Craft Blog

I'm taking a chance and have decided to try and sell some of the crafts that I enjoy doing so much. Take a look at simpleecrafty.blogspot.com
Let me know what you think.

Blog Under Construction

Sorry about the state of the blog right now. I'm attempting to customize it. Stay tuned...

Hallie's 2nd Birthday

We were able to celebrate Hallie's 2nd birthday while we were in CA. It's so hard for me to believe that she's 2. She has grown so fast and has so much personality. I've told Jim from the beginning that I think she's going to be a clown and sure enough that part of her personality has really come through in the last couple of months. You can see the mischevious glint in her eye and you know she's planning something. More than anything, she is such a sweet and kind hearted lady. She loves her family so much and has so much concern for everyone, even at her young age. Happy Birthday Princess! We love you:)
Her cousin Parker's birthday is on the same day so we had their party together over at Grandma's house. Everyone had a great time swimming, eating and opening presents.

Giants Game

I got to take Jackson to San Fransico Giants game with my sister and her husband and Grandpa (the ultimate Giants fan). It was FREEZING cold sitting right on the bay but it was a great game where Tim Lincecum had 15 strike outs and the Giants won. Jackson loved it.

San Jose Children's Museum

We hit the San Jose Children's Museum on our way home from Santa Cruz the next day. The kids were tired but had a good time.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California is one of my favorite places to visit. My family would visit Santa Cruz and the boardwalk every summer while I was growing up. So it was really fun for me to bring my little family this summer. We were able to go with almost the entire family, minus my brothers Jeff and Scott who had to work. But their wives and kids were able to come.
First, of course, the beach. The water is always freezing but its still fun to brave the cold and sand (I HATE SAND) and spend the day on the beach. We discovered that Hallie has an affinity for sand. First she just loved playing in the sand. Soon that progressed to being buried in the sand, until finally she was eating the sand. Seriously gross but made for some good pictures.







Cousins being buried in the sand.

After a day on the beach we headed back to the hotel to clean up and head to back to the boardwalk. The kids had so much fun riding the rides together and as you can see even Uncle Jim enjoyed the rides...

It was a great day. Everyone had a blast. My only regret...out of the millions of pictures I didn't get a picture of my family on the beach. I'm very sad about that. But it was a wonderful trip.