SaN FrANciSCo

Alright so I know that Chicago is the windy city...but San Francisco is a close second! It was such a blast to take a mostly adult trip to SF (Sophie being the only baby). We drove up on Thursday night with my sister Lindsey and my Mom and Dad. We stopped at a place called Harris Ranch for some seriously good steak...oh and some serious cow stinky air!

Friday we walked around fisherman's wharf, and then decided to take a ride on the cable cars. It was lots of fun and amazing to go up all those huge hills. Then we walked around the largest Nordstrom store. Then we had our first meal at Boudins! Chelsea, Whitney, and Ryan joined us Friday night after work!




On Saturday when we woke up I decided to get my hair cut like Emma's and conveniently Chelsea my personal hairdresser was there to take care of my spur of the moment decision! It looks great and I love having shorter hair during the summer! First we decided to take a drive down Lombard street (the crooked street) The picture of Whitney and Ryan is standing at the bottom of it. Then we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and then took a few pictures and then walked a little ways across the bridge. I don't know why but I just love that red bridge! I was so sad the first day when it was too foggy to even see it! Then we went into Sausalito (little town across the bridge) and ate lunch. We then went back and just walked around fisherman's wharf (Dan also joined us a little later) We enjoyed walking around and watching all the crazy people on the streets making money. They had break dancers, some guy holding a sign that said. "why lie, need Beer", Silver statue guys that sang to music, and a whole bunch of other things that I wish I could describe! By the time we got back to the hotel we noticed that Sophie was on fire, she totally had a fever!

On Sunday, we had our tickets to go over and see Alcatraz (This was pretty much the whole purpose of our trip, My dad had always wanted to see it! We were really lucky we got tickets in advance! They were sold out for the next 4 days!) Since Sophie was obviously sick, my mom offered to stay with her while we all went on the boat and walked around Alcatraz. It was a freezing boat ride over (we HAD to ride on the top of the boat of course!) but we realized that we had walked more than half way across the Golden Gate Bridge! The Jail was totally facsinating! It was fun to hear about the prisoners trying to escape. And see all the jail cells! It definately had a mysterious feeling to it! Then we headed back, ate at Boudin's one final time and headed back in the car and got home around midnight! I felt bad for everyone that had to get up early and go back to work!

So if your looking for a fun city to visit San Fran is a great choice although it isn't the best kid place! Too many weird places and way too much wind! And I would definately tell you to eat at Boudin's Sourdough cafe it was so good, we ate there every chance we got!

So I found this new blog, I really love purses! The blog shows celebrities with their purses and then they kind of rate new purses! (I especially thought of Julie and Lindsey when I saw this, I had to show Lindsey right away!) I also thought the header on the page was a little funny..."shallow obsessing strongly encouraged" a little worldly but funny!

We are off to San Francisco with my family for a few days! I am so excited! Hopefully next week I can make an update on our crazy life!

Better late than never...Happy Father's Day!

So I am definately running about a week behind! But I didn't want to skip over Father's Day, I loved reading other blogs about what they did for Father's Day! I made Jon a DVD of pictures since Emma was born. It was fun to watch her grow up, and since we had her in Kentucky it was sort of a way to look at our time in KY too! These pictures are how I ended the movie! And I thought I should add a top 10 about why Jon is so great! We love you so much!

10. He is a better cook than me, and doesn't mind cooking!
9. He is neater than me
8. He is the funniest person I know! It usually gets him out (and in) lots of trouble!
7. He is so sweet when he plays with Sophie (I find it very romantic watching a guy play with a baby)
6. He does a great job of riding the line of father and friend to Emma! She loves to play with him!
5. He's hot! And charming!
4. He isn't afraid of what people think of him, and always strives to do what he thinks is right
3. He is a hard worker in everything that he does.
2. I hate to admit it but he is now officially more laid back than I am!
1. He enjoys life to it's fullest and makes the best of it. Whether it's being a father, husband, student (weird that he isn't anymore), son, etc...He makes it fun!

PS- Also a shout out to my Dad! He is impossible to buy for, so Emma and I made cookies for him! He is the best dad, and I have enjoyed every minute of watching him be a grandpa! He works so hard for our family! And we take it for granted way too often. Thanks dad for everything you do! We love you!

The Haircut!

When we went to Utah I totally fell in love with my niece Peyton's new haircut! She had chopped it off into a little bob! When we came back to California, I had to ask the Bride (Whitney) if she wanted Emma's hair long or short for the wedding. She decided that it would be better to have it long. So the day after the wedding we chopped it off. Unfortunately she was a little pictured out and we don't have such a great final picture, but I think you will get the idea! Also Jon was slightly opposed to the cutting of the hair! I loved the picture of his face when Chelsea first cut the huge hunk off! Thanks to Chelsea for doing so much hair during the wedding! And then having to cut Emma's hair after the wedding! Oh I also have to include the picture of Lindsey doing her tiger rahr, She likes to do it when the talk turns a little sexual (with a wedding, there always seemed to be a little teasing going on!) Well she decided to teach Emma how to do it! It is the funniest thing ever! I have to figure out how to put a movie of it on here! I can't wait until all my sister's have kids and I can return the favor of teaching their kids all the naughty stuff they have taught Emma!

The Wedding!

Alright so I know I am a total slacker! I have so much I want to post. But first here are some wedding pics. It was 'almost' as beautiful as my wedding, actually it was a very amazing day. The ceremony was so awesome! Ryan and Whitney looked very happy! We are so happy that Ryan has joined our family! We have lots of fun with the two of them! And Whitney looked so pretty! Even though I had gone to her dress fitting, I was still so in awe when she walked out of the temple! Somehow I didn't take one picture of Sophie the whole day! Poor baby! It was fun to see people that I haven't seen since my wedding. And it was especially awesome to see Robyn (and Joe & Parker), I wish we would have had way more time to talk! Well words really can't describe the day, other than it was beautiful!

Emma in her flower girl dress!


Ryan and Whitney


Emma and Grandpa...I think she was held the entire reception! Poor Grandpa!


Jon and Brandon- I really am not sure what they are doing! But I thought the picture was pretty funny! I have to say thanks to Brandon and Jana for coming to the wedding, it was so much fun to talk to them during the reception!


Emma and Best Friend...Emma now calls Lindsey Best Friend, it is pretty cute and funny. Emma was so sad to see Lindsey go back to Utah!


It was the perfect day, Emma had so much fun, she fell asleep on Jon while dancing! It was so cute!

The Pre-Wedding parties!

The Bridal shower was so nice! Whitney (and Ryan) got such great stuff! It was so fun to be there! I was really worried that they were going to have the shower before we moved from KY! It is still funny to think that my little sister is getting married! I was a little embarrased that I was the only one to give her lingerie! Oh well! I didn't have to open it in front of all the RS ladies! Ha ha!



The Bachelorette PARTY! I was flattered to be invited to go, but I really did feel like a chaperone! I felt pretty close to 40! Thank heavens Chelsea and Lindsey were there too! I actually had such a fun time! It was fun to watch whit open all of her VERY embarrassing presents! My mom even got a limo for the night! We all went to dinner, and then Chelsea, Linz and I went home while the rest of the girls partied it up and Dave and Busters!


The Mani-Pedi party! This was such a great idea! My mom and sisters put together a party for family and the bridesmaids to go and get manicures and pedicures and then we had a lunch after. It was the day before the wedding! My sister Chelsea had darling shirts made that said- "Whit's last fling before the Ring" Emma even got to enjoy the day, they ladies were so cute with her and put flowers on her toes and on her thumb! She was a great little trooper to get orange to match the wedding instead of pink! The lunch was so good! And it was fun just to hang out and relax!


The night before dinner! Ryan's family did such a nice dinner that was fun and relaxing, which was so nice after all the work that had gone on! The food was so good! They had chocolate fountains which were the best! Emma really enjoyed dragging anyone she could find to take her back for more! Ryan and Whitney must be meant for each other because they were so relaxed and calm!

I just have to add that getting ready for the wedding was definately exhausting, but it was so much fun to have lots of time with family! The crazy shopping for all the dresses, the dress fittings for Whit. I have to admit that I was TOTALLY clueless to how much work my mom did for my wedding! She is such a great mom, to make sure that EVERY detail is taken care of! She handled the stress of everything so well. If there is such a thing as peaceful stress...she accomplished it!

A CrAzY Month!

I know, where on earth have we been??!!! It has been a little CRAZY! Because this is pretty much my journal, I have to back track just a little!

The Vespas and Whitney's 20th B-day! (5/18-5/19)




The vespas, were a little surprise from my dad! He bought them for everyone to just enjoy! I think my mom thought he had lost it! I was pretty terrified to ride one (I am a super KLUTZ!) But they actually are pretty fun! I haven't ventured out of my parents gated community, but just to ride along the roads is a total blast! Thanks dad for always making sure we have new toys!





For Whitney's Birthday (my youngest sister), she wanted to do a bonfire at the beach! It was such a blast to go down and just relax and enjoy the beach. We went down at night and roasted hot dogs and more importantly s'mores! Sophie was almost a month old! I can't believe we took her to the windy beach at night! It is amazing how much you relax with your second!

Doomsday!!!
Jon and I took a very quick trip to Henderson to look at houses! We were both so exhausted, and then finally we found a house we absolutley loved (I am pretty sure it was house #20!) When we got to the next house, Jon's cell phone rang. It was his soon to be partner on the phone, telling Jon that we no longer had a job and he was selling his practice. The Dr. had been called to Iraq and it just didn't look like he could make it without selling his practice! We were so shocked and distraught we just hopped int the car and headed back to California! It has been pretty hard deciding what to do next! We are open to pretty much anything! With Whitney and Ryan's wedding around the corner we decided to start really searching when that was over!

Trip to Utah!
We had a quick trip to utah to see Jon's family and for Fran's retirement party (my mother-in-law)! It was so fun to get together with Jon's family! We always have such a great time together! I think Jon and his brothers are hilarious! I can't imagine growing up in a house of all boys! We also had the chance to go and visit the Stohl's some VERY good friends from dental school! It was nice to stress about our unknown future with them and to dream that maybe Utah was possible! It was so fun to watch Emma and Anzley pick up right where they had left! Of course I had my camera and meant to take a picture of the two of them playing, and didn't!