Memorial Day Weekend

Hello Hello!! So I know it's been a couple of weeks since my last post...sorry about that. I've been slacking lately I know. We just have been sooo busy these last couple of weeks. No excuses I know. Anyways...so for Memorial Day weekend we had a Bailey Family Reunion in Fresno at our Aunt Midge and Uncle Fred's house. Almost all of the Bailey's were there...we were missing a few members but it was still a great time. My sister-in-law Jodi planned some fun games for all of us...grass volleyabll, pass the bean, and some others. And it was beautiful outside too! 90 degrees!!

Since we were busy with games and eating all the YUMMY food that everyone brought...I got very few pics, but I did get a few of miss Addi girl and her cousin and great Grammy so here they are...

Great Grammy, Emmory, and Addi

The girls!

Everything in sight goes in the mouth :-)

My beautiful baby girl!!

About 1/2 way through the picnic Dan and I had to leave. We had planned a trip to Dillon's Beach with our good friends Dave, Katie, Dustin, and Katie. They had gone down Friday night and since we didn't want to miss the family festivities we decided to just meet them down there Saturday afternoon. And let me tell you it was not easy leaving the picnic and my baby girl!!! We had tried a trial run with Gma and Gpa Bailey the weekend prior to get me used to not having my baby for a night, and that was not easy, but the thought of leaving her for more than one night was almost too much for me. Silly I know but I cannot stand to be away from my baby, especially at night. It feels like you're missing an important accessory, like your wedding ring or something, and you feel naked without it. That's how I felt, naked and weird. Anywho...so for Addi it was off to Auntie Beth and Uncle Todd's for the rest of the weekend and off to Dillon's Beach for Dan and I. I would show you pics of Addi from the weekend that Beth took...but she STILL hasn't posted them yet so...;-) JK I'll post them later when I get them...

So like I said, Dan and I were off to Dillon's Beach!! It was...and I cringe just saying it...a 4 hour drive! Mind you it took a good 3 hours to get to Fresno to begin with, then the drive from Fresno to Dillon's Beach...ughhh 7 hours!! That part was not fun. Although, the weather was beautiful and driving through San Fran was quite lovely. Now, when I say the weather was beautiful, I am ONLY referring to the drive, not Dillon's Beach. As we pulled into Dillon's Beach, soooo excited to FINALLY get there and stretch our legs out and smell the salty ocean breeze...we were hit with the freezing cold 30 mph winds. And no i'm not exaggerating! It was so freakin' cold and windy I could not believe it. We went from dry 90 degree heat, to REALLY cold wind in a matter of 2 hours. It was crazy. Not to mention the fact that the always reliable weather man, wink wink, told us it was going to be 80's at Dillon's Beach and all we packed were shorts, tank tops, and a "light" sweater...in case my woosy self got a little chilly by the fire at night. HA!! Thank God i'm always cold and decided last minute to bring a blanket and pair of jeans...just in case. Let me just tell you that it was miserable!! To make a long story short it was really miserable, the weather that is. Plus there were no showers and only portapotties...which if you know me, you know that I have only had 1 portapotty experience in my entire life and only because it was absolutely neccessary. Other than that...I will do what I need to outside or just hold it. Plain and simple. I can tell you that with drinking alcohol and not having a "normal, clean" bathroom...I have now used a portapotty more times than I ever thought I would in my entire life. I think I saw and smelt things I didn't even knew existed! Ewww gross!

Anyways....moving on. So while that part of the trip was def not enjoyable and I learned that I am more of a RV type person or resort/hotel type vacationer...we def had an amazing time. We have the best friends and when we all get together, we always manage to have a great time, no matter the circumstances. We acted like we were 21 again with high school drinking games, wore pots on our heads and thought it was the funniest thing ever, all sat in the back of our SUV and played trivia games in the freezing cold, AND of course made some of the best memories ever. Even with the freezing cold and crazy wind...I don't think we will ever forget our trip to Dillon's Beach :-) Let's just hope our next memories are in Hawaii or somewhere nice and warm and tropical...So here are some pics from our fun filled trip to Dillon's Beach :-)

Are we there yet!?!?!? Uggghhh get me out of this car!!

Sorry babe...we're almost there...

Lawsons Landing...WE'RE HERE!!

Ahhh finally the ocean...beautiful!

Our campsite...we tried to block the wind :-)

Ahhh sand between my toes!! LOVE LOVE LOVE that feeling!

My honey and I

Dan trying to catch sand crabs!! Def not fast enough hehe

The girls! Love these ladies!!

My baby and I walking along the beach

My bestie!! LOVE her to death!!!

US

View from the dunes

See, it was WINDY!

So that's kinda of a wrap up of what's being going on with us. Next on the agenda is our family trip to Santa Cruz with Gma and Gpa Smith, GG Morena's, and the Graham's. It's our grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary and we are all celebrating at a beach house in Santa Cruz. Ahhh we CANNOT wait!! I have been looking forward to this for months! Dan and I used to go to Santa Cruz all the time...and haven't been in awhile and are craving it badly!! They have many activities planned for all of us and we are very grateful that they decided on this trip for all of us. It is much needed to say the least! The ocean is one of my absolulte favorite things...I love the smell of the salty ocean, the feel of the wet sand in between your toes, the cool breeze that blows across your face, walking up and down the boardwalk and having the feeling like it's the first time every time, and watching the sunset with your loved ones. NOTHING BETTER!!! So that's where we will be this weekend and part of next week....and i'm literally counting down the days!!


Beautiful photo of Santa Cruz, CA found here

Margaritas!!

Recently Dan and I went with our good friends Dustin and Katie to the new tequila lounge in The Fountains in Roseville called Tres Agaves. Food was ok, chips and salsa were good, margaritas were amazing! I must admit that I am typically not really a tequila kind of girl. While I do like margaritas, I would much rather have say a Strawberry Daiquiri or Mai Tai. Tequila just has this burning sensation when you drink it that just isn't that appealing to me. BUT, after going to this new tequila lounge the other night, I have a whole new appreciation for margaritas and tequila.

We ordered the basic house margarita, $24 a pitcher, which gave us each 1 margarita. At first I was kinda disappointed because they only had margaritas on the rocks and no flavors, I guess that's true to Mexico (or so our server told us) and then when it came the glass wasn't that big and it was barely full to the rim. I was alittle skeptical to say the least. But after one sip of that margarita....I became a fan! It was the best margarita I have ever had! Really strong, but in a good way. And it was so smooth. Needless to say I am now officially a fan of margaritas!!

So the point of this blog is...now that I've gotten into blogging, I've been checking out several blogs on the web about wedding stuff (one of my BF's is getting married next June), baby stuff, crafts, food, beverages, and more. And I was putt-putting around on this blog called Hostess with the mostess....and found these amazingly delicious looking margaritas and just had to share their yumminess with you all...and also my new love of MARGARITAS!!!





PS look for more of my favorite things and fun blog finds soon...

Margarita receipes can be found here

Pool time!!

Hey everyone!!

So as you all know we had extreme heat this weekend...and I must admit that I really enjoyed it, not the heat specifically, but being able to go out on the boat and go for a dip in the pool...very refreshing! Anyways, Gpa Kruse and Gma Cheryl got Addi this really cool crab float thingy for the pool and we were over at Gma & Gpa Smith's house yesterday so we figured we would try it out and take a much needed dip in the pool. So, here are some photos from Addi's very 1st time swimming in the pool!! :-)

Playing in her crab pool toy in the house ;-)

Daddy and Addi girl swimming for the 1st time!!

Mommy and my love bug playing in the pool

Watching Daddy do handstands in the water..."Where'd Daddy go????"

Our little family

She was alittle unsure about the crab at first...

Too cute!

Beautiful baby girl!!

Mommy and Addi girl taking a dip!


Also, Addi is pretty much almost crawling!! She sometimes does it, sometimes not. And it's kinda a half crawl, not a perfect crawl, but basically a crawl. She's up on the knee's now and is kinda swinging and can move across the floor. Although sometimes I think she gets frustrated and lazy and just scoots like a worm! She's too funny to watch!! So here are a few pics I tried to snap of her crawling plus a few more random ones.....I'm still trying to get her crawling on video...:-)

Finally up on her knees!!

Checking out the swiggly wigglys...

YUM Ducky!!

YUM Shark!! Everything goes in the mouth!!

Smiley girl!!

Such a beautiful blanket!! Her Great Grammy made it for her!!

Getting to be such a big girl!! She's standing by herself, playing on her piano...

7 Month Old Photo Shoot!!

So last weekend on Saturday Gma & Gpa Bailey took Addi to get her 7 month old photos taken at JC Penney's....they turned out sooo stinkin' cute as always!! The camera def loves my Addi girl!!

A BIG thank you to Gma & Gpa Bailey for taking us and helping us out with the pics...you guys are the best!!

Ok enjoy!!




















Photos courtesy of JCPenney's Portrait Studio