{ beauty queens }

each year, i have the privilege to work with some amazing young women in east county. i'm the co-director for the miss santee and miss la mesa organizations and volunteer at numerous events around the san diego community. we do an annual photo shoot for the new queens to be used for press, autograph cards, etc. and theses are our 2010 girls! aren't they gorgeous?!

stopping traffic! literally!

they will be competing for miss san diego in september and could me the next miss california and possibly, miss usa! i'm rooting them on and love my {beauty queens!}

{ lake camping }

don pedro is an annual tradition on ricky's side of the family and we took hayden for his first time and he loved it!

cousins + sleeping in a tent + all-day swimming and playing = heaven for a little boy!

lake camping isn't for the faint of heart, i'll be the first to admit i prefer a hotel, but there's nothing like being out in the fresh air and sleeping under the stars!

{ splash! }

fun in the canoe

hayden with the stylin' girls!

cristian, hayden & kamden

hayden's 1st time tubing!

thanks dad! that was fun!

campsite

coolest track ever- thanks aunt lillian!

hayden loved the sea-doos! we took him out daily

mommy & me

baby squirrels we rescued and took to a wildlife center. there were 10!

can't wait to go back to don pedro next year!

thanks everyone for the fun time!

{ baby bump }

"can someone tell me if my shoes are matching?!"

you know you are getting bigger when you can barely see your feet!

we are 26 1/2 weeks and baby h is doing great! she kicks and moves around a lot and hayden kisses her daily. the other day he was hugging my belly and says, "mommy, i want to go in there!" i thought that was so cute.

looking forward to spending a lot of time in the pool and at the beach this summer!

100 days to go!

{ #1 daddy }

dear daddy,

thank you for being the best daddy ever! i have so much fun with you and especially love it when we play cars, go swimming, make breakfast and are just silly together! i love your bedtime stories and am happiest when you have your "big boy" tools out and i get to help you.

i love you daddy and happy father's day!

love,

hayden

{ soccer }

we signed hayden up for his very first { soccer } class this summer and he had his very 1st practice today and boy, did he blow us away! david beckham- watch out!

he shoots...

he scores!

"i did it!"

not bad for being 2 1/2?! his class is called the "cottontails" and it's a cute group of kids his age. they play all sorts of games and drills.

so fun!

team break!

hooray!

can't wait until his next class!

{ lake constance, meersburg }

wow! these pictures make us want to go back to europe badly!

{ lake constance }

is so gorgeous and is at the northern foot of the alps. it's actually situated in switzerland, germany and austria so it is huge. our neighbors lived on the swiss side and came highly recommended and glad we didn't miss out!

taking the car onto the ferry and headed to meersburg

breathtaking!

my hottie hubby!

can we have this on our house?!

{ meersburg, germany }

a charming medieval city that has 2 castles. one was built in the 7th century!

not 100% sure of the popular witch souvenirs but supposedly it's legend that she comes and sweeps winter away.

best thing about traveling? the cuisine! a nice afternoon lunch on the lake.

stealing grandpa's hat!

"i'm gonna get it!"

"got it!"

"and never gonna get it back!"

{ under construction }

well, not only is baby under construction, but so is our home! we have decided to do a "few" home improvement projects this summer and are hoping to get the best deals and do as many things ourselves. my father is an expert at everything and i am so grateful i married a "handy man" too that can do a variety of things!

on the "honey do" list?

- new wood floors (my dad and ricky already did it themselves!!)

- new carpeting (just installed!)

-recover kitchen table chairs (my mom helped with that!)

- new fencing in backyard (thank you hoa)

- install travertine tile outside

-new plants and landscaping

- new kitchen appliances

- paint/stain kitchen cabinets and buy new hardware

- buy hayden a twin bed and decorate his new room

did i mention we have a baby room to decorate as well?!

that means i am converting my scrapbook/office room to a sweet little girls room (so excited!!) but where the heck am i going to put everything? that will be a summer project in itself.

i wanted to share my inspiration for her room. i debated between the "princess" room with the pink damask wallpaper with the fancy chandelier or a fun shabby chic room with adorable birdies and owls...and that is what we choose! we thought it would be more fun and whimsical for a little girl and we can do the fancy room when she gets older.

the bedding is potterybarn kids (our favorite) and thought it would be cute to get a vinyl tree for the wall...can't wait to see what it looks like!