Vegas Trip with The Gals

Something epic happened last weekend. I went on a girls' trip. No kids, no male humans of the husband type. It was a transformative experience. An experience after which I had a fun-hangover that made me want to swear for days on end. Girls' weekends are fun, but SHOOT that kind of life is too easy to get used to and nearly impossible to recover from once you come home and the reality of your daily life hits.

Enough about the aftermath. Here's what went down in a nutshell. We met in Vegas and shopped 'til we dropped. The cast of characters: My cousins Carrie and Melinda, my aunt Rita and my very own mother, and the one, the only Korinne. Epic, epic, epic.











 We spent one entire day at the outlet mall. These ladies can SHOP.

I almost got these awesome sandal-boots! NOT.

Carrie and I got our freaky-faces on in the Kate Spade outlet dressing room.

 Meanwhile, Melinda strokes the bow on the sleeve of the cardigan she almost bought.

 Carrie had lipstick on her teeth, and we made fun of her for a very long time.

We saw the ever-epic Cirque du Soleil do their Beatles tribute. Pretty mind-blowing and I loved every minute of it.

Perhaps the best thing about Vegas? Dudes taking your pictures and saying things like, "Vegas is looking beautiful tonight!"

"Yeah, taken! With anywhere from two to six kids!" was our sassy reply. Pssh.

 A little (long) (agonizing) walk (in my gold heels) to Serendipity 3 for some frrrrrrrooozzzen hot chocolate. It was the 90s this whole trip, mind you.

 "I thought I ordered the large donut," says Melinda.

 And of course the lovely Ballagio fountains.

 Goodbye, you desolate wasteland of heated wonder.

2 May Birthdays Down, 1 to Go

Adam, Sienna and Noah were all born in May, so it's a mega birthday month here at the Warehouse. 

If you're going to put me in charge of any party plans, you'll know it's going to be all about the food. So, when Adam turned 32 on May 1st, here's what the day consisted of.

Breakfast: scones with lemon curd.

For the birthday cake, Adam's favorite lemon berry tart.

We didn't do much else that day except regular Tuesday things, but the Wednesday night after we were able to go to the Seattle Opera's dress rehearsal of Madame Butterfly. Not his birthday choice necessarily, but his friend had $4 tickets, so we went for it. It was great! This is the only photo I have of that night. McDonald's on the way! Classy.

 Sienna turned 3 on May 6th. I got her a bike the week before at Value Village for $16. We added training wheels and a helmet, and tah-dah! Biking fun for all, especially Adam, who, as you may know, loves to bike.

Her birthday landed on a Sunday, so we had a quiet little celebration after church.

 The cupcakes were really for me since she doesn't have an opinion on birthday cake just yet. They were a new recipe from a book I had read recently called A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg. She's a Seattle resident, a food blogger, and owns a restaurant down the street from us, which I keep wanting to go to. They are chocolate cupcakes with a layer of bittersweet chocolate (and chocolate chips to make Bird think they were really for her). Not frosting, just a layer of chocolate on top. Wow. They were good.

 

 

Thanks relatives from afar who sent many cards and gifts! We miss you on special days like these.

Tulip Time

We went to the tulip fields in Mt. Vernon last week. It was beautiful! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

(Thanks to Noah for that smudge on my camera.)