Category Archives: friends

the lacks go to texas, pt. 1

we’re baaaaaack! our big texas trip came and went and we had an incredible time. i was really anxious over the weekend leading up to the day we left because we’d never taken ellie on an airplane before and we had no idea how she’d behave. turns out she was a nearly perfect angel and [...]

a shoe story

as my lovely friend and style advisor kat knows all too well, i’ve spent the last few weeks struggling with what i’m going wear to eric and tessa’s houston wedding coming up on march 6th. after several nights and countless hours spent looking at dresses online, i came across the perfect LBD during an [...]

ellie’s party!

saturday, january 16th, was ellie’s first birthday party ever, and it went off without a hitch :)

we started the morning off with errands to pick up the cake (winnie the pooh themed), the balloons (two dozen of them with helium and about 30 with air from my LUNGS), and the fruit bouquet (which was beautiful, [...]

we’re back!

ugh, what a horrible bug it was that hit our home. but! almost all of us are good as new, and ellie is right behind us. we think it hit her especially hard (lasting an entire week, give or take) because she’s never really been sick before and her little body has to work extra [...]

year in photos

so, i’m a little late.
january : joy!

february : adjustment

march : getting comfy

april : remembering ourselves

may : new friends

june : outdoor adventures

july : reconnecting

august : summer fun!

september : harvest time

october : pumpkin family

november : new car!

december : contentment

welcome, 2010

birthday parties, holiday parties, housewarming parties…

this weekend was full of activities. friday night we went to the tonga room at the fairmont hotel in san francisco for ryan’s company’s annual holiday party.

photo by janet martin hohmann
the party started at 6, but we didn’t leave the house until around 5:30, so we knew we’d be a little late. unfortunately the [...]

momo is 1!

brandi and i have a lot in common. we’re both virgos, born just nine days apart. we both went to holy names high school and formed a wonderful friendship there. we both got engaged and married around the same time, and we got pregnant within two months of each other.

pre-babies ~ april 2008
we used [...]