Farm Fresh Californina Produce

Mom knows best when it comes to fresh produce! The aroma of these berries-mmmmm! The taste-even better! There are some things that California has every other state beat in- this is definitely one of those things!

Wedding Fun

Beautiful Erin awaiting the moment to walk into the church.
A happy Erin and Caleb just after the ceremony.

Really yummy cake. Each of the flowers are cherry blossoms made of icing.

Steve and Joe showing off their more feminine side. They did an outstanding job bringing the silk cherry blossoms more life.

Matching Parts

Kinda strange how the front and back are both growing! AAAhhhhh! Looks like my post delivery workout will need to be pretty intense!

Will's kicking even more now to the point where Steve can really feel him move. Last night we noticed that we could tell where he was at- it was even firmer where his body was. My stomach now moves when he moves- pretty crazy- it just pops up!

Taco Truck!

The ultimate experience in fine Mexican cuisine when coming home: the taco truck

Steve was fortunate enough to get a trip to our favorite taco truck his first day in town! It was busy so the shots are the greatest, but you should be able to get the idea.

The truck now puts the food plate in a plastic bag- hope that's not a new regulation!

Criteria to be an incredible burrito: must be wrapped in foil.


The inside of a perfect burrito

My favorite: tacos! The sauce is AMAZING!
Will's first taco truck experience!

Skin Cancer: Get Real!

If you know me, which you probably do if you're reading this, you know that I've often said, "I will get skin cancer at some point in my life". More a factual statement than a question. This year, with being pregnant, my moles have changed (normal during pregnancy) and I decided to make an appointment with an actual dermatologist. At my visit, she removed one mole (by freezing it with nitro) and took a sample from three others for a biopsy. Of the moles, only ONE of the THREE was in a spot that would see sun (just an FYI sun doesn't = cancer all the time). That was last Thursday.

Yesterday, the following Wednesday, I received a call from her office. You may already know, a call means somethings up; not normal. Turns out that one of the moles came back with abnormal cells. NOT CANCER- but cells that have changed in a pattern that often leads to cancer. My dermatologist was AWESOME and took the time to call me back with answers to my questions and walk me through what was going on.

In a couple weeks I'll have the entire mole removed and the doctors will examine that tissue for any other abnormalities.

Point being, by taking a moment out of my life to play things on the safe side, I may have saved myself A LOT of pain and trouble down the road. I can't encourage you enough to add to your yearly check list a trip to the dermatologist especially if skin cancer has been in your family.

Bright side findings:

• It's NOT cancer yet!
• I was WITH my mom, who has had skin cancer removed. She was able to tell me about her procedure, pain level, recovery time etc. Very comforting.
• Only ONE of the three areas biopsied was abnormal!
• Treatment will be completed before the end of June.
• William will be A-Okay because it's not cancer (that was my biggest fear: that something would happen to him in my tummy)