Jacksonville...Oregon, not Florida

This past weekend we drove 7 hours down to see my high school friend get married.  The drive itself was ok, Riley was perfect, Ella not so much.  It's hard for a 1 yr old to be strapped down for that long!  Jacksonville is a historic town not too far from the California border, near Medford.  It's the cutest town, the main street was like out of the old western movies.  Our bed & breakfast was just a tiny block from everything. Everything in that town is within walking distance.  The morning of the wedding we walked down to a little park and let the kids play.  Then we had really yummy sweet potato fries and Chicago dogs at a cafe in town.  The day was sunny and warm!  The wedding ceremony was up on a little bluff overlooking the mountains.  The girls had a good time dancing and Riley was especially excited to see the princess (the bride) walk down the aisle.   If we had more time we would've taken the Oregon coast back up, guess we'll try that another time.

Gymnastics

This is Riley at gymnastics class that she takes once a week. She loves it and even tried to practice at home. This one is for Nana ;)

Day at the Zoo

This winter has been unbelievably warm, if only it were always like this.  So this past weekend we went to the zoo and so did everyone else! CROWDED!  Oh well, we still had a good time, despite losing Ella's new shoes.

New York, New York!

The Brooklyn Bridge

I'm back...it was a great break from my "mom" life and reminded me so much of the times I lived in the city.  I stayed with my sister, Megan, who lives in Brooklyn.  We walked a billion miles a day (okay maybe not a billion, but I haven't walked that much in so long!).  We saw the Museum of Modern Art which had a Tim Burton exhibition, too bad we couldn't take pictures.  We saw the Blue Man Group and Mary Poppins on Broadway.  Megan's friend Aaron took us shopping and I practically ended up with another suitcase full of clothes, I felt like I had my own personal stylist ;)  He was super sweet and even took me out on Valentines' Day while Megan worked.  The 90 minutes yoga class we took up by NYU was amazing and even better were the scones and tea at the cozy tea shop down the street.  There were so many picturesque moments not to mention the picturesque food.  Thank you Megan for letting me relive my single days, enjoy every minute.  Love you.

My "bowl" of hot chocolate w/ homemade marshmallow 

Sisterly Love

In time for Valentine's day I thought I'd post some pics of the girls at their best. They get along most of the time, with an occasionally spat throughout the day.  It makes me so happy to see them love each other.   I'll just have to frame these pictures and put them in their rooms when they're teenagers.

Our single ladies (part 2)

Our Single Ladies

I've seen all those babies online dancing to Single Ladies by Beyonce and thought it would be funny to see what Ella would do. It's so funny how babies love this song. Riley is also seen trying to copy Beyonce's moves. I posted two videos because I couldn't choose which was funnier.