summer family photos.. and signing off for summer.

 makena had her birthday and it was amazing! we went to dinner with some of her friends and did a movie at the pool.. then. ended it with a slumber party!

 i made her this cake .. i dyed white frosting a lighter blue and used fruit roll ups for seaweed, swedish fish for fish and ground up graham crackers for sand.. we had the shells lying around in art boxes..

i am obsessed with succulents and cactus these days.. maybe because i feel that i have  a green thumb but it is really by default.. they are ridiculously hard to kill.. i grouped these 3 together and put a big jar over the top.. i love it. mostly the pink cactus..

 i have been making these little pizzas and i can't stop... drop an egg on top and cook it in the oven.. it is heavenly.. oh and avocado on your pizza? it is divine..

that is ricotta cheese, tomato and pizza sauce too..

i use trader joes flatbread for the crust.. it's perfect.

minor details tho.. the goods are that egg and avo.. man. it is so good!

now for some iphone photos.. 

these are my favorite because they are everyday and they are random and they tell a story.. 

 this photo was a morning and the girls were sleeping in extra late.. so i grabbed my coffee and swayed in the hammock and this morning light was smiling at me..

ahh.. the little things.. 

 

we have been spending a lot of time at the beach..

makena stood up on a surfboard and caught 4 waves 2 days ago..

proud mama moment..

we went to the childrens museum in san diego.. it is a pretty amazing place..

lots of inspiration.

that movie in the pool again.. so fun.

lots of bbq-ing going on.. love this rainbow of veggies..

lots of cotton candy ice cream cones..

thrifty ice cream?? the bomb.

morning swims..

my top knot obsession... and what i would do to have the hair color.. 

 these lemon blossoms are SO good.. here is the recipe..

if i can bake them, you can.. it is from a couple boxes my friends.. you can do it!

we went to jazz in the park with friends and it was so fun.. the kids dances and played.. we ate and drank.. it was such a fun summer night..

running away with a friend for dinner and great girl talk is a great highlight this summer too.. i really have some amazing girlfriends and i feel so blessed..

painting our toes is a big event around here.. we have quite the collection and it's quite pretty to just look at huh?

we were at the museum and they asked chloe to answer some questions for a film.. she was really shy and so cute.. 

del mar races.. 

and. i won! don't know how but i won.. $64 in one race! "snackable" was good to me

another fab beach day.. that is my hubby and chloe.. so sweet.

so as summer comes to an end.. we are headed to lake tahoe for a week of camping! i am so excited to unplug.. to float the days away in the lake and to play scrabble by campfire at night..

follow me on instagram {fawnc} otherwise.. i will post photos when i return..

have a fabulous week my dear friends...

xx

Guest Post!

I had the honor of writing a guest post for a fabulous website San Diego Deals and Steals about hiking the gorgeous Torrey Pines State Reserve.. I included these photos which were from last year-ish and I can not believe how little the girls look.. 

sniff sniff.. sniff

it is sooo cliche to say but..

they DO grow up sooo fast!!

go grab your little ones and savor these moments..

sigh..

that time of the year..

crisp sunny mornings..
dusting off the bbq..

thoughts of sprucing up the patio furniture for many nights of

al fresco dining..

planting jasmine..

longer days..

we swam in an ocean and pool all in one day..

summer is approaching..

i can just feel it.

last weekend of summer.

we beached both days..

we played hard both days..

we swam both days..

we got a haircut and picked out our outfit..

we had our backpack full of school supplies ready by the door..

our sparkly new lunch box packed in the fridge..

we were in bed at 7:30 with our new hello kitty alarm clock set..

bye bye lazy mornings and flying by the seats of our pants..

it's time for school..

bicycle built for two

signs of summer..

childhood

sprinklers pop up at 8pm on a wondeful summer night while playing with friends..
what is one to do?
run through them with your girlfriends..of course!
the sounds of infectious giggles echoing through the streets is the best..
just look at those faces..

the fair

we ate.. ate..and ate..

they rode.. rode.. and rode..

do you remember the fair as a kid?

i love re-living it through my girls..

summer is here

it's officially summer!
beach days..
fish tacos..
bbq with friends..
bike rides..
 after dinner swims...
*love*