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a few random happenings:

Liv LOVES being in her highchair... probably because she equates that with eating, which she also loves! :) Here she is making a complete mess with a teething biscuit. Why I didn't have a bib on her is beyond me!


This is what Liv looks like when she decides not to take a nap and to hang out in a pile of laundry.


One of Liv's new tricks is pointing. She started doing this in New York - probably because there were so many interesting things to look and point at! She loves pointing to trees, lights on the ceiling, food, other kids and a billion other things. She's also kind of saying "that" although it's more like "dat" and it's super random but we can pretend she's incredibly gifted, right?


Yes, that is a bow you see in Liv's hair! Her little patch on top is finally long enough and thick enough to support a little clippy! Of course she does love to pull them out and gnaw on them!


Last, but not least.... we have graduated to the bathtub! Liv had her first full-on real bathtub bath last night and I'm pretty sure she was mad at us for holding out on her! She loves water and had a blast kicking and splashing and chasing her duckies around! She and I went swimming the other night at Erin's and she was shrieking with delight and probably would have stayed in far longer than we did. I think we have a little swimmer on our hands!

Tall & skinny

I am pretty much resigned to the fact that I will never be tall and skinny. Definitely won't ever be tall and we'll see about the skinny... My daughter, however, just may be both. At least she is right now. Who would have ever guessed that Kurt and I would have a tall kid? The doctor has told me that she is tall and skinny at her last two check-ups. Let's hope this lasts so she doesn't have to know the world of too long pants & shirt sleeves & needing a step stool to reach the second shelf of her cupboards!

Unfortunately, according to this equation for genetic potential height, she doesn't have much hope!

(Dad's height - 5 inches) + Mom's height = Daughter's genetic growth potential
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(5'8" - 5") + 5'3" = 5'3" = my height!
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Oh well. I hope she's enjoying it while she has it! :)

What is my problem?

I know I haven't blogged about our New York trip but I am working on it and it was a wonderful vacation. Right now I am trying to find a rug. When we were in New York I made a point to go to a few of the cool design stores to try to find something that would fit with our new couches... something fun, modern, different. Well, I found the PERFECT rug! We were meandering through one of my favorite sections of Soho and found a store called The Rug Company (original, I know!) We popped in and the super nice sales guy went through this huge pile of rugs with us and then we saw it.... THE rug. (It would look way better on my dark bamboo floors with my charcoal gray couches... in my opinion, of course!)


It's fun, different, modern AND it has both green and orange in it! (I've been trying to make my mind up about which one to have as my accent color downstairs.) Awesome! And, when we asked if they shipped, they told us they had a store in LA. Even more awesome! The super helpful sales guy wrote down the info for me and then I asked about the price. Ummmmm... yeah. He said it was one of their less expensive rugs because it didn't have any silk in it. Cool... I usually have a knack for picking out the most expensive thing in a store. Seriously, take me to a 99 cent store and I will probably find the one thing that is $1.50. Anyway, the price. $5700. Yeah... for a rug. Needless to say we won't be buying that rug. Not with our budget, and definitely not with a little girl who likes to spit-up.

So, I'm still looking for a rug. What do you think about these:




They are all significantly cheaper than my New York find, but I just can't make up my mind. Am I the only person out there who obsesses about a rug? Probably. If you have an opinion about the rugs, let me know!

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1 day til we leave for New York!! I'm so glad we're going to miss some of this heat!!

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days til we leave for New York. We need a vacation and I'm so looking forward to chilling in Central Park and exploring the city. We are also going to Kurt's grandma's house to celebrate her 90th birthday! I'm so glad that Liv will get to meet her great-grandma! She will also get to meet her uncle Gray for the first time. Hooray for vacation!!

Cat & Dan's wedding

Wow. What a weekend. I have been doing flower stuff non-stop since Wednesday morning and I am beat. I've never had back-to-back weddings like this before and now I know that I can do it... with a number of extra helping hands!! Both weddings were really beautiful and meaningful and I was honored to be a guest at each and I think the flowers were awesome, if I do say so myself. These weddings were so different but both were visually stunning!

For Cat's wedding on Friday, the theme was tropical, beachy and lime green orchids! I had never worked with cymbidium orchids before and this was a really fun way to get acquainted with them... all 220 heads of them that we used for her wedding! Wow. The bouquets just popped in front of the bridesmaids' black dresses.

I stole this picture from Michelle's blog... thanks Michelle! Great shot!

I got to do this cool "flower girl" basket that I've wanted to do for a long time. So cute!!



Cat wanted a very dark purple bouquet with the lime green. She looked absolutely stunning and her dress was perfect for her! She is already tall and elegant and that dress just helped her rock it!


Cat & Dan's wedding was an intimate affair on the beach. I've never been to a wedding like that. It was perfect. Simple, peaceful, beautiful and meaningful. It was wonderful to see Cat walk down that aisle to the man God had prepared for her. We had prayed for Dan for many years but it wasn't until this past year that we knew his name and what he looked like.

The reception was held at The Cannery on the patio. We did three different types of centerpieces and it was so fun to have some creative license from the bride to play a bit! I've never had an opportunity to do fun tropical stuff and these turned out so cool! Thank you to Heidi, Lara & Jen for all your help! I seriously couldn't have done it without you all!

Here are the Monday Night Girls!

Cat & Dan, congratulations! I love you guys and hope you are having a wonderful, relaxing honeymoon! Thanks for letting me be part of your big day!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms! We have had a very chill day. We went to church this morning and saw Wallace get dedicated. Afterward, we tried to take a pic of me and Meg with the babies but they were both tired and cranky. Here's the best shot... fussy little ones!!

It has been so fun to be a new mom with Meghan. Liv and Wallace are just 6 weeks apart so we have had so many similar experiences at about the same time. We are both continually amazed that this is our "job" now and that it is so fun. We really are blessed to be able to stay home with our babies and to hang out weekly!


We are exhausted from working so hard on two weddings these past few days so we are laying low the rest of the day. Don't you think Mondays should be part of the weekend? I'm not ready for Kurt to go back to work tomorrow.