Pic of the Week

Could I be in love with this kid anyMORE?...He is playing "daddy"...daddy's shoes and taking a call...he walks around with the phone up to his ear saying "dada dada dada"

Glitz Pageants: Here We Come

Sew, here's my finished project...Lexi's new Glitz Pageant Dress to compete in...Months ago I bought a simple party/flower girl dress off Ebay for $12.99 thinking it could become a beautiful Pageant Dress for Lexi...well here it is...I used the existing bodice and added ribbon, flowers, sleeves, eyelets for the tie up in the back, feathers, swarovski crystals, and trimmings but since I don't have a ruffler {which is needed to get the cute cupcake style ruffle seam on the skirt} I had the skirt made by a proffessional...Andrea, a close family friend who makes Pageant Dresses for a living {Royalty Designs}

What do you think?

The Front

The Back

Close-Up of the Corsage at top of sleeve

The Middle Bodice

Swarovski Crystals adorn the skirt...the skirt was made by Andrea from Royalty Designs

Close Up of the Cap Sleeve

And of course a matching Hair Pritty

And Boo Boo who wants to go to school...
{How's that for the random phot of the day?}

The Summer Cook{s}

with David singing at CA State Fair in Hot Sacramento

Hot

Hotter

Hottest

Are You Kidding!?!

{Sorry boyfriends and husbands...but we have to scream at this...}

Cook was such a Star...He loved every scream, sign and 'Hiiiii' given to him...He was very candid when he would talk to us between songs {to catch his breath}...It was a great show...and yes it was HOT even when the sun went down...he said he didn't mind the heat because the day before he was in Lancaster CA...here's a couple of clips for any fans...

I Did It For You

Talking in between shows

Lie

Come Back To Me

Back~2~School

My Second Grader...First in Line

Headin up the 80

Our Weekend in Tahoe was shared with our good friends and their cute little ones...

The weekend fun included some hiking to a cute rock for some while others headed on up to see Eagle Lake...

...Swimming in the community pool by our family's Tahoe house...in which the last 10 minutes of each hour was adult swim only where Tami & I stayed in and everyone else got out...hehehe

and the sweet scenery on private beaches of course...

Dancing Through Life

Yes I went and experienced the musical Wicked again but this time with two of my 'besties' making it our Girls Trip 09'

...and it was Even Better than before...It was so much more emotional the second time knowing how it all plays out...It is a MUST SEE...it will be here in San Fransisco for a while I believe since SF is it's home...

Here's us lovelies at the top of Macy's for some Cheesecake Factory Bliss and yes, ${way to much} later it was time to walk back to our BART station and travel home in true city style, with crazies and all...loads of fun...

Lot's of Chocolate for Fall

Peek a Sku

30

30 Wonderful Words that make Josh the Wonderful Man he is...

1. Helping
2. Provider
3. Teacher
4. Happy
5. Forgiving
6. Street Smart
7. Generous
8. Loving
9. Hot
10. Musically Talented
11. Organized
12. Appreciates Art
13. Healthy
14. Sexy
15. Inspired
16. Priesthood
17. Strong
18. Testimony
19. Sporty
20. Dances
21. Knowledgeable
22. Cuddly
23. Bakes
24. Logical
25. Spiritual
26. Advisor
27. Tall ;)
28. Supportive
29. Playful
30. Humble

Happy Birthday Honey! I love you with all my heart...

Fairytale Town

...on a cool summer day (thanks to the cool weather for a week in August)

Sitting on the bunny: Lexi, Sarah, Lucy and Dalen

Climbing on the bunny: Noah and Adam

Running from the bunny: Dexter

Stroller bound: Violet (Dexter's little sister)

Dalen and Noah in a pumpkin carriage

Noah and Adam climbin' on a turtle

The girly's: Lucy, Lexi and Sarah

Pageants It Is

...For now anyway. Lexi is loving the whole pageant scene, I guess it runs in her blood. With me growing up in pageants and my mom working for one pageant system for 19 years, Gold Coast, I guess it was just a matter of time before we (Lexi and I) would gravitate towards this ridiculous sport of Pageantry. It is like having your own personal doll to play dress up with and to be up on stage is like nothing else. I loved it and it gave me the confidence I have now to not be (that) afraid to be and speak in front of people. This is not all that is on Lexi's list to try as I have a long list of things I would love for her to experience. Some are things mommy did (dance, cheer, and singing) and some are new things (music, art and maybe even some sports). There's nothing wrong with a sporty, dancin' pageant chic, they just live a Kick A Fairytale!

Lexi and friend Lola helping at the Sacramento Pageant

Lola and Dalen

(have been friends since they were 9 monthes old)

Dalen crowning the Little Master King

Curretly we are working on Lexi's new pageant strut for a pageant at the end of August in Oxnard, CA...