CaLiFoRNia

Once again September was quite the busy month. Sophie Turned 1 year old-Hooray Sophie!- Matt and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary-I love you babe-And we spent a week in southern California. Sophie got to play at the beach for the firs time and she really loved it, the sand, the water, everything.....

A Visit To the Getty Museum

I think we enjoyed the gardens and architecture more than the art inside











A Day At the Beach

Sophie loved the water.....

And the sand. I was pleasantly surprised she didn't try to eat it.

Sight Seeing.....

Rodeo Drive

Santamonica Beach

The Santamonica Pier

Venice Beach

And It Begins

I have my food blog officially up and running! Horay, so please check it out.....
thepickledpear.blogspot.com

So.....

I know I haven't posted anything in a really long time. We have kept pretty busy this summer and it seems the second I stopped to take a breath....pow! it's already fall! What is a girl to do?

I feel like I have kept extra busy in my new kitchen experimenting with all sorts of new recipes. I have been officially able to cook in my kitchen now for over three months and I am yet to repeat a main dish recipe. So...... I was thinking I might start a food blog and go a whole year, cooking something different each night. I know food blogs are a dime a dozen so I'm asking for feedback from you folks before I jump into anything putting forth needless effort. So what do ya think?.....

Sophie's First Pig Tails....

Horay!

So we are FINALLY in our house. Matt has worked so so very hard and Sophie and I really appreciate it. I'll be posting before and after pics real soon.

We love you Li'l Miss Dusty

On May 26th 2009 the decision was made to send our sweet Dusty Dog to doggie heaven. Among other issues she could no longer walk and the quality of life just wasn't there. She was not just a dog but a member of our family. She was a sweet heart to everyone especially when it came to putting up with all of the kids in the family......crawling all over her and pulling on her fur. She was such a good girl and we will all miss her :)





Although a family dog, Dusty was technically mine. My siblings and I had begged for a dog for years but it wasn't until I got sick with pneumonia in the 8th grade that i was promised a puppy. I was so sick that my Dad was saying anything to get a smile out of me. Finally he said "how about we get you a dog?" Although I still had to force it out, my Dad got his smile and I got my dog. So here we are 15 years later with and end to more than a decade of terrific memories. I will never forget Dusty and all of the fun we had with her. Love ya Dusty lou......

My little Helper

I was planting tomatoes, raspberries, and strawberries the other day and Sophie was definitely helping.

I'll have to ask her how they taste so far. Notice the dirt around her mouth....yummy!