Liv’s 2nd Birthday Party and the magical 321 cake

Spent the morning celebrating this little lady’s fabulous 2 years <3 (My mom was holding her so she couldn’t fall) Just like last year, we had a little family party here at the house on her actual birthdate, and waited until later to celebrate with all of our friends and family. It’s fun to split…

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Livi’s 2nd birthday

Hi friends! Thank you again for all of Livi’s wonderful birthday wishes <3 She had a great day yesterday, hanging out with her cousins and nanas, singing “Happy Birthday” on and off to herself, and had the cutest little skip to her step. She hopped and twirled even more than usual yesterday 😉  The morning…

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Happy 2nd Birthday to You

Happy birthday to youuuuuu, happy birthday, little lovebug, happy birthday to you! Yesterday, Livi asked if she could go back in my belly. I tried to explain to her that besides the whole size thing, being in my belly was how she first started to grow until she was ready to be out in the…

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all things good

Hi friends! Hope you’ve had a wonderful day. Thank you so much for the beautiful birthday wishes! It was a perfect day spent with everyone I love so much. Madre came over to the house this morning and cut my hair, which was a special treat. I was going to stop by her salon with…

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twenty nine

It has a nice ring to it. 😉 Once upon a time, I had a pretty solid idea of where I pictured myself at 29: working in a corporate environment, done having kids by now, and living in one spot for more than a couple of years at a time. As I begin my 29th…

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10/25: Friday faves

Hi friends! Let’s all do the Friday dance! Or the piñata dance? I’m just now getting a chance to get to the computer, since Livi and I had to rush on base early this morning. I had to get some blood work done, and since kids are no longer allowed in the base clinic (so…

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Happy birthday, Pilot

You’re kind of like a fine wine. 😉 Thank you for taking such wonderful care of your family, of our love, and for always supporting my crazy dreams and ideas. (Even when you tell me, “Gina… that doesn’t make any sense.”) It’s been a crazy eight years, and I have a feeling things will continue…

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Livi’s first birthday party

We spent a large portion of our Monday hanging out with family and friends, playing in kids-friendly exhibits, eating pizza, cupcakes, (I had them set up on beautiful silver cupcake tiers and forgot to take a pic. Womp womp) oh, and making slime! 😉  Today we had our *big* party for Livi’s first birthday at…

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Books, babies and bows.

Some of Livi’s favorite things 🙂 It was an amazing day to celebrate an amazing little girl. Lots of “Happy Birthday” singing in the morning, breakfast together and then after her first nap, we headed to the zoo. The weather was gorgeous and nana joined us for our adventure. We had a blast walking around-…

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Happy birthday to you….

Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday, Happy birthday, sweet little love of our life, Happy birthday to you <3 This year has been the most beautiful, challenging, and blessed one yet. Thank you Liv, for making me your mama, and for all that you’ve already taught me about true love. And to Tom.. from the…

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Bday uniform

Thank you so very much for all of the wonderful birthday love and comments today… you sure know how to make a girl’s day <3 It was a perfect birthday. For starters, Oliv and I didn’t get out of our jammies until after 4pm. Side note: every thing I said about my legs not hurting…

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Birthday

Welp, another birthday, another year older. Shall we begin the special treatment? Bahaha. Birthday pomp and circumstance makes me a little shy. For starters, whenever anyone draws attention to me and sings “Happy Birthday,” especially if a Japanese drum and fruit boat are involved, I look like a beet afterwards. A card and a cake…

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