newport dunes day...

our day didn't exactly unfold according to plan, but nonetheless we got to our destination (not necessarily where we intended originally, but it worked out best!) only picture we're missing is the sleepy car ride home :-)

2 little monkeys jumping around in the back (waiting for our friends)

over an hour later... with one stop through del taco, parking, unpacking, and walking forever to the "wrong beach", we got back in the car to head to a more "child friendly beach" and took a detour on the ferry

self-portrait while we are taxied over to balboa island (meanwhile us mom's are frantically deciding on plan c- since a and b didn't pan out well)

precious

"moooommmm! no pictures while i'm getting ready please!"

"wait for me boys!!!"

jordan and preston enjoying the lack of waves so they can actually swim

making sure her boys don't drown

"really sara????" (he's over the mamarazzi)

preston's copy-cat

while the other two take in some r&r... jordan sifted through his sea shells

down to the wire wedding madness...

with 4 hours of sleep in 2 days and a lot of adrenaline (and coffee) anything can be accomplished... even a successful and BEAUTIFUL wedding!!! the quick run-down version... in pictures of course

10:00PM Friday night... the bride unloading her gown from our packed-to-the-roof-with-wedding-stuff-tahoe

what you don't see is the bell boys taking pictures of the most carts they've ever used for one vehicle

11:00PM thank you for the suite upgrade... apparently we needed the space to sprawl out our last minute crafting-to-do's!

sparkles turning "sparkly" and the bride tying up loose ends on her broach bouquet (before the midnight run to Jack in the Box)

trial run of candy bar

4:43AM finally done with the bouquet!

too many hours spent to count... but i think it paid off!

why go to bed now when we can open every pack of lemon heads for the candy table and watch the sun rise from our gorgeous room?!

power breakfast time!

mimosa- check. depuffing power of cucumbers- check. fabulous hair (in process)- check. r&r on the fabulous deck with ocean breeze- check!

wouldn't it be fabulous to have this treatment everyday?!

sparkles' turn to get glammed up!

T- 4 hours to go and she's STILL adding finishing touches to the bouquet!!!

family classic

tasty success!

 

 

girls just wanna have fun...

missy and audrey came over to have a girl day and splash in the pool (well audrey and jayme splashed while us mommies soaked up some sun)...

double excitement... graham crackers and a playdate!

such a sass showing audrey her toy basket

neither one of them could get away from the cold pool fast enough! (note- make sure the water is not ice cold- even when its hot out, babies don't like cold)

either checking out the cute babies in their reflections or desperate to get back inside

summertime classic

audrey got in on the watermelon action too

keeping hydrated in the hot sun

watermelon flushed faces

baby talking

really girls?! we were just outside and you begged to come back in... now you want back out?!