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GIRL!!!

 We had a mini gender reveal party with my parents. White cupcakes with red in the middle!

So excited that for our little girl to join us!

Our little diva

This little girl is just too cute!

Beach days

We've had some really hot days so Abby and I have been spending lots of time at the beach.  So grateful that we can escape the heat for a least a couple hours!  Yay for San Diego living! The weather has cooled back down to normal now which is very nice.  

My friend Serena came down to SD and we got a chance to meet up.  Adorable new little baby boy!

  

Abby loves her truck.  It goes on walks with us, and also is now a must a the beach.

Birthday Fun

My birthday conveniently fell on a Saturday this year which made for a nice going-outside type of day.  We went to Border Field State Park, which is just what the name says - a state park right on the border.  You park and walk maybe 1/2 mile out to the beach through marshlands (well, pretty dry marshlands).  The beach is usually deserted expect for people riding horses.  The park runs right into the border so you've got the loud, Mexican beach teeming with people just on the other side. 

Beginning of the trail

The 'marshes'

We hiked out carrying bbq stuff in our backpacks so we could enjoy lunch out there.  Seemed like a great idea until we had walked the 1/2 mile, then another 1/2 mile along the beach with a little toddler who suddenly absolutely couldn't walk on her own.  And then we had to go back.  It was a little too much for this tired pregnant lady.

Watermelon!

Happy girl

Love, love this picture

If you can't tell, it says 'Happy B-day Kiersten #29'

Our little family

I made it easy on Eric by requesting that we go out to eat for dinner.  We went to Project Pie, a little 'build your own' pizza place down the street from us that we haven't tried yet.  So good!! Abby loved the olives.

Cake!  Eric made me a rhubarb streusel cake which was super yummy and super rich.  We had some friends over the next day to help make a dent in it!

29 years old.  I suppose this is my last year as a twenty-something.  I'm okay with that.  And it's going to be a great year.  We've got a new baby on the way (gender-reveal coming soon!), an adorable toddler, an amazing place that we live (albeit the apartment we are in is tiny and only going to get tinier!), and I've got a great husband.  I'm a happy girl. 

Crazy hair

Perhaps every kids hair looks like this in the morning, but I only see Abby :) and it makes me smile every time.  Until it comes to hair brushing time, that it...

Abby and friends Easter

Now a couple weeks late, but wanted to put up the fun and cute pictures of Abby celebrating with her little buddies. We have had so much fun with these playgroup friends and the kids just love each other.  Abby is so happy whenever I tell her we are going to see Sebastian, William, Brooke, or Luca.

Abby and Brooke were so excited to see each other, they were running all over the place.

Egg hunt time!!

The kids loved playing in the water. But really, what kid doesn't? Left us all a little jealous of Brooke's awesome backyard. :)

Luca and Abby just cracked each other up.

Brooke's grandma was nice enough to play with Abby since mom conveniently left her swimsuit at home