Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
I have been busy decorating the church for Christmas so I have not had time to post. I will be doing a large "catch up" post in a few days! Love you guys and hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving :)

The Tea Party

Today I took Lauren and Carys to the Cypress Inn for a tea party. The girls dressed in their favorite dresses and gave themselves nicknames. Lauren was Sleeping Beauty because she was wearing pink and Carys was Belle because she was wearing yellow. The girls had a blast and were keeping everyone around us amused with songs and spontaneous burst of laughter. It is fun to watch the two of them play. They are so cute together.

After the tea party we went for a walk around downtown Carmel. The girls pet every dog they could see. By the time our walk was over I was ready for a nap. All in all it was a great day and the girls had so much fun which made me happy. Something we will need to do again.

Quick update

I have a friend in town this weekend so I will update you guys about our weekend in a few days. It has been absolutly beutiful here. What a great wekend for Becca to come :) I will post again soon!

Date Night's

Once a week I watch the Holdridge kids for date night. For the last few months we seem to do the exact same thing each week. The majority of our time together is spent in Violet's bedroom playing doll house. Normally I am the mother and the father, however last night I was the mother and grandmother. I was not prepared for that. Last night June decided to join us. Had to take a picture.

Happy Birthday!

Today is my sweet Lauren's 5th birthday. I can't believe she is the big 5. They sure do grow up fast. For those of you who don't know, Lauren is the daughter of my friends Nate and Christina. They have three amazing girls who I absolutely love spending time with. I love these girls so much. I get to hang out with them once a week and I do have to say it is my favorite time of the week.

Last night we celebrated Lauren's birthday is a pink princess party. It was lots of fun. There were about eight little girls who played dress up all night. They took one break to open presents and eat pink cake. What a night! Lauren got tons of gifts. I got her a pink princess robe and pink princess slippers. I am also going to be taking her to the Cypress Inn next week for a tea party. I can't wait :)

To my special girl...I love you princess and Happy Birthday big girl!

What Joseph wants for Christmas

Today we went shopping at Costco and look what Josheph found! I can't believe this toy is $300.

Hallowwen 2008

The Holdridge Family
Me, Lauren, Violet, & Mekenna


This past weekend was our annual Fall Family Festival. This was the first year that I was on the planning end of it. All I can say is that it was lots of work and a hard day. It was a success, of course like anything other event you have your hiccups, but it was a great event. I am glad that it is over and I am ready for a long weekend. I dressed up a an angel...which I am one so I thought it was fitting.

Josh and Emma's Wedding

Last week my good friends Josh and Emma finally tied the knot. Josh and Emma have been dating for quite some time...I am talking years and years. It was a wonderful wedding and I was happy to be apart of it. Congratulations Josh and Emma Estrella! I love you guys :)