time flies too fast!

spring has been in bloom since sometime around march in las vegas.

after a horrid february, march was filled with more bipolar weather.

we're at the very end of april now, and it looks like it's going to stick to the beaming hot sun type of weather. i don't even recall any april showers this year..

 

here's a recap of what's been up!

^^billie blowin' them air kisses at the spring flowers^^

^^penelope had her 3rd birthday. she asked for ice cream, so i got her cake-fetti ice cream, topped with a sparkling # '3'. she really enjoyed it. she had a party thrown for her at her nana's the following weekend, and i didn't take pictures :( i was too busy having a good time with family!^^

 

^^spent one really warm afternoon at the park with some good friends for a mini shoot and some play time. hubby here showed penelope how fun dandelions are! we also let them get soaked in a play fountain. it was all fun and great until penelope discovered a tiny bug crawl around on her hand in the car on the way home. i've never seen/heard her freak out like that. i've been catching bugs lately to show her how harmless they actually are. ^^

 

 

^^went blonde^^

^^then fucsia. it's a lighter pink now, since it's semi permanent. but i have been having so much fun sporting this hair! not sure i would ever do it again, but it's fun for now :)^^

^^penelope shot her first commercial for a local springs preserve's dia del niño promo^^

^^my handsome matt also had a birthday.^^

^^it was #nationalsiblingsday a couple weeks back^^

^billie. talking so much lately. she also follows her big sis evvveerryywhhere. and anything penelope gets, billie has to make sure we get it for her too. they're competive, already. a lot of times it scares me, how fast they're growing up.^^

^^been playing with decorating my nails^^

 

^^had a day at the pool with some girlfriends. this night ended up being a sloppy one, ha!^^

 

so those are some highlights of march-april this year. may should be pretty chill month for us. a bff is coming in from dc, so i'm looking forward to some more girl time! and i'm definitely going to squeeze in more pool time!

 

*all photos taken on instagram.

2013

it is here. and i am glad.

2012 wasn't that great, up until the end there though, had a great december.

there always seems, to me, like there has to be a balance in life.. for every amazing time and memory, there seems to be a foul, terrible memory.

shall i bore you and look back?

ok. ok! i won't.

so turns out, i don't have to give up this amaze ballz camera just yet, suckas!!

my friend ryan was even super kind enough to let us borrow it longer, and with a tripod!

haven't used it yet, but i'll set something up tomorrow as an experiment.

after christmas came and went, our awesome friends paid us a sweet, booze filled visit.

with best friends, those visits are really the best kinds.

party!

.my handsome hubby.

.my boo melinda.

.ryan. he always looks like that, guys.
{not really}

 .don't know what's going on, but i like it. ha!

.melinda can be super deep.

.she's a thinker. hella smart y'all's.

.my 'are you taking this picture or what?' face.
.melinda's 'are you taking this picture or what' face.

.we enjoyed some store bought pizza. we were too late to order delivery, so we got digiorno. hehe.
see that? i just laughed.

.we instagrammed our awesome party that THEY were only invited to. but only because we asked them to hang out at 11pm. ha! if you want to hang out after 9pm and come over, let me know! it's hard to really spend so much time out when you're a mama.

.i was trying to pose, but ryan took the shot as i was still talking. oh well.
it was fun!
and sadly melinda lives in a far, but not too far place. i always miss her.
ryan is also relocating soon. to los angeles, though.
what up, la girls?? hehe.
i'm sure when they go, and after we get a newer vehicle, we'll be able to see them as often as we want.
which makes me excited for 2013.
can we please get a new car, 2013?? please?
we'll see.