Indian Summer

Although I've already decorated for Halloween and Fall, we are in the midst of an Indian Summer!  

Which means enjoying afternoon goodies at Brady Kearns' 3rd Birthday Party!  (We're looking forward to meeting his new baby brother Ryan!)

Impromptu Birthday celebration for Uncle Sott at the Dutch Goose - good friends and good times!

 gotta love the outtakes....

watching football!

playdates with friends....

combining football and the goose!

playing in ellie and papa's backyard while they are on a cruise!

practicing a little tee ball

Taking the Caddie for a Joy Ride.  they look like trouble!

Vegas driving us home...

Attending a Fashion Show Fundraiser for My New Red Shoes. 

Here's my Home Tour Co-Chair Heather with her adorable daughter Ryland.

Mother and daughter.

take two.

Posing at the Fashion Show with the OLD NAVY child mannequins.  super excited.

tailgating with push up pops.

audrey sharing a bite..

Gentry Photo Shoot

This year I am co-chairing the Junior League Home Tour during the holidays.  It has certainly been a lot of work, but one of the highlights so far was prepping for and participating in the Gentry Magazine Photoshoot.  Halo did all of our hair for the pictures, Rosewood Sand Hill let us stage the photos in their ballroom, designers donated their time and we got to get all dressed up and enjoy champagne cocktails all the while!  

Audrey helping me pick out shoes!

Heather, my Home Tour Co-Chair

Heather and the "gentlemen" - our fabulous designers

Enjoying dinner and drinks on the terrace post-shoot

they sent me home with half the centerpiece- it was gorgeous (and huge!)

The crew - left to right:

Heather Caelius (co-chair), Calla Griffith (VP Fundraising), Susan Martin (Sustainer Advisor),

Michelle Altick (co-chair), Karen Fryling (Sustainer Advisor), Rahela Abbas (President)

Designers

August: Come and (almost!) Gone

August what happened to you?  Summer happens in a flash... here's what we've been up to!

Impromptu gatherings with old friends:

Gina, Sophia and Henry Shoemaker

Alex, Brady and Baby to be Kearns

Amelia, Audrey and Michelle 

Climbing tables at Menlo CC Friday night dinners

This is Amelia before her signature chocolate sundae

with Ellie and Papa

Amelia Checking out the Bubble Bath Car at Menlo's Connoisseur Marketplace

And of course a pink ice cream cone to go with her party dress

Baby Audrey being silly in her jammies with Vegas...

Spontaneous dinner with Aunt Kelly at Milagros/ DT RWC Jazz Festival

Peek a boo Audrey

Night Night Audrey

Day at SF Crissy Field with the "Whole Family" (aka Vegas comes too!)

Audrey wearing Sissy's swim cap

Amelia and best bud Conor playing impromptu soccer.  Getting ready for AYSO this fall!

Keeping warm on the cement at Menlo Pool

Bringing home art projects at "under the sea" summer camp (I have a whole underwater forest of friends at home!)

Playdates with girlie friends

Enjoying the bounty of our garden. Amelia actually loves tomatoes and basil and mint.  (we actually grow mint for aunt kelly's mojitos!)

Checking off "making our first apple pie" from Amelia's bucket list.  Surprisingly, it actually turned out pretty good!  Thanks to a combination of the Pioneer Woman's Pastry Crust, and The Barefoot Contessa's apple filling and crisp topping recipes!

Daughters wearing their momma's vintage dresses.  Thanks for saving these Mimi!

Sweet Audrey

A little voluntarism with the Junior League - Junior Giants Day....

Teaching Kiddos how to make healthy snacks.  Fruit and Granola Parfait.

Learning the Art of Make Up Application - no adult supervision requested.

Lots of veggies and fruit with smoothies.

Girls attending their first horse show - menlo charity horse show at the Circus Club.

Tiring the girls out at Bumble

Strolling through downtown Menlo Park - stopping for a treat at Susie Cakes.

Oh and getting tan in Hawaii!  Pictures coming soon....