pretty much sums it up!
and I got to relax today on my laptop and catch up on a little blog retrofit to make room for a BabyHeff #3. Yes, I know, three sidebars would have looked weird. It's still a work in progress and I might give in and start a "photo a day" instead of a picture of each of them everyday- lazy :)
Sunday we attended wedding number two for the weekend! Emily and Dan got married in Healdsburg Sunday afternoon. It was perfect weather at a really cool estate in Windsor, the caterer owns the home/grounds and built a barn for a kitchen, a little barn for bathrooms and a great spot to celebrate a wedding. Congrats Emily & Dan!
We drove up (without kids!) over the Golden Gate with the windows down and "real" music playing enjoying the sunny day in the city
Heading over the Bay
We met Claire, Katherine and Donald at the hotel where they were all staying and then shuttle-bused it up to the wedding site. They had Arnold Palmers for us (my fav!) and parasols while we waited
Emily & Dan had a beautiful ceremony under big shade trees
Married!
Kat & Donald
brother-in-laws in almost-matching ties... we didn't give them a hard time or anything ;)
pretty bride
and such a pretty spot for a wedding
the CUTEST idea for a guest book- they had an iPhoto booth set up that printed right there for the guest book- they were hilarious!
We love Aunt Francy! Uncle Bob & Aunt Francy, Uncle John and Aunt Barbara were all there to celebrate too- we got to sit at a table with all of them and Oma- a rare treat to get time "alone" with some of our favorite people.
my hot date :) weddings are such a fun place to spend time together and remember our wedding day!
Saturday night we were lucky to be invited to a beautiful wedding in San Francisco to watch Brady & Kristen tie the knot. My brother Jerry has been best friends with Brady Carlson since high school- they caused a lot of trouble together! Kristen was a beautiful bride and the wedding was so much fun. The reception was on the 32nd floor of the St Francis hotel (where we all stay every year at Christmas) and my parents, James & Em, Jerry & Allison and Brian & I were all there to rock the night away! Emmy stayed with the girls at a hotel in SF for us- they get their own post on the adventures in babysitting evening they had :)
more couple pictures of Heff and I in one weekend than we've taken all year!
James and Em looking fab as usual
cute pic of Jer & Allison- love your dress Allison, really brings out the "Ted" in Jerry ;)
the toasts were hysterical- Brady is the youngest of four boys and his older brother roasted him! Made me realize I can throw a few zingers Ann's way for my Matron of Honor Speech- watch out ABA ;)
Allison and some of their cute friend's- these girls do Book Club, Supper Club, Wine Club... I wanna be friend's with them!
The "Simo" girls - I missed the animal print memo apparently
we had to take a few- I veto'ed this one that looks like I am wearing a leopard baby sling with no baby in it!
Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Carlson!! Thanks for including us
Dance Party!
John dancing! Good thing Allison got this on photographic record!!
Like Father Like Son :)
Jannie and her BFF Brady
Aww cute Johnets
what a fun night!
I have soo many pictures to post from a fun wedding extravaganza weekend (2 in 2 days) but I thought I would post this picture of Kat and I with our baby bellies at 18 weeks and 36 weeks! Kat kept saying, when she was newly pregnant, that she wanted a SIL as a pregnancy buddy since we all seem to usually be pregnant at the same time. She got her wish it just took me a few months! So we enjoyed being the sober ones together at a beautiful wedding in Healdsburg Sunday. 4 weeks to go for Kat and Donald- we can't wait!
and I guess I could use this an excuse to blog about this pregnancy since I forget I am pregnant half the time. Not anything to complain about but this pregnancy has been a little more rough on me than the girls were- but I am thankful my complaints aren't anything to really complain about. I got headaches in the first trimester every week or so that would last a good 48 hours and even turned into full blown migraines with blurry vision twice- no fun at all. I've still had the headaches in the second trimester (no more migraines) which is a pain but they seem to be going away... knock on wood. I get tired sometimes but luckily the girls will still nap together in the late afternoons for 3 hours or so so I can sneak a nap in if I need to (or catch up on blogging, work or Real House wives of course). Heff has been great, as usual to make sure I rest when I need to and helps out so much with the girls- that I am very thankful for too!
I am considered "VBAC" again this pregnancy (c-section w Francie, successful VBAC w Maisie but just under the wire) so I am going to the high risk doc at Stanford again- not because I am high risk exactly, just because it's hard to find a doc to take me- but I LOVE my doctor- Maurice Druzin and the whole OB clinic at Stanford. He is the Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine and has worked a lot with my Dad. We see him walking the Dish ever so often and he even goes along with my superstitions... when I was supposed to be scheduled for a c-section if Maisie didn't come on her own on Friday the 17th- I told him I heard it was a bad luck day in Italy from my mom's Italian friend Carla- even worse than Friday the 13th :) so I wanted to push it back one more day- he thought I was crazy (rightfully so maybe) but agreed to try for the 18th, which I got in the end thanks to his awesome resident letting me try to labor despite not much happening! So this baby is due Wednesday Feb 11 and one of his residents said "maybe if you are late- Friday the 13th! I was born on a Friday the 13th!" and he looked at the resident like "DON'T tell HER that!!"
We are just happy to be expecting another baby Heff and hope for a healthy baby in 5 months!
Is hard to do... especially after a slumber party with cousin Ellie! Francie is in seventh heaven around her older cousins and loved having Ellie sleep in her trundle bed. They were up late of course and a little sleepy the next morning- still in their PJ's (matching Ellie by chance!) at 10am when Maisie woke up too. I love slow sleepy mornings :)
Thanks for coming to visit and your help with all those balloons Ellie- come back and stay with us again soon!!
Saturday we hosted a Baby Shower for Aunt Kat at 11am and another one for my friend Emily at 4pm! It was a great day to celebrate the moms-to-be and the babies on the way... A surprise for Kat due Oct 3 and a girl for Emily due Sept 22. Can't wait to meet the new babies!!
getting ready... Ellie came down with Oma for the weekend so Francie got to stay and "help" while Heff took Maisie and his Dad to run some errands and stay out of the house all day :)
Onesie decorating, getting ready and Kat's fun friends showering her with love :)
brunching
presents
onesies for Baby D
special thanks to "showers are my thing" Em for making the pretty flower arrangements herself, getting the "organic" onesies and pens for our activity AND making an amazing diaper cake!
The whole crowd at Kat's shower- thanks for coming ladies!
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and then a little break for some clean-up, a trip to Peet's for iced teas and getting ready for round two for Emily and her baby girl due in 3 weeks! Le Cirque bags representing on the window seat (Christian was late since everyone was shopping at her store all afternoon for Em!)
it was a little crazy and maybe I was a little tired so I didn't take as many pictures... but we were rocking until 7 with the ladies and had a great time!
we played the "Cute Game" where you can't say the word cute during presents- if you get called out saying it that person takes your little felt diaper with a pin. We didn't have enough diapers for Emily's so we used Francie's bow collection!
Anne, Maisie and Jannie after Maisie returned home :)
still my baby for awhile longer!
It's hot today!! We are playing at Jannie's after a haircut with Nancy (special Jannie Francie date this morning) while Sunset books is shooting Jannie's pizza oven! Love Francie's big girl bob :)
Life with our Four Marys! Raising Free Range Kids in Northern CA.
