Throwback Thursday - February

Since today is the last day of February, I had to squeeze in the February edition of Throwback Thursday! (Refer to my Flashback Friday - January post for the social media lingo.)

This month we celebrated my friend Lauren's 30th birthday party with a big bash in Vegas. I've included pictures from some of her past parties as well. I've known my LMU girls for 10 years now!!

2006
Lauren's 23rd Birthday Princess Party! We took a limo to Medieval Times. If you haven't been, I think it's something everyone should do once...probably not more than that. You eat "medieval" food with your hands and cheer on your favorite in a dual with real horses!

2007
Mom, Camille and I took a day trip to Coronado. We walked around the beach, visited Hotel Del and rented one of those three seater bike/car things. I can't remember the name! Talk about Mini-Me!!

For Lauren's 24th birthday, we had dinner at her favorite restaurant, Gyu-Kaku. There are locations all over Southern California. It's a fun and delicious Japanese BBQ place. It requested that we all wear pink (boys included!)

2008
My pictures from this year are a hodge podge so I had a hard time figuring out which are from February. Here are some good ones anyways.

2009

Lauren's birthday celebration this year entailed a party bus ride to the Cabana Club in Hollywood for some drinks and dancing.

Also in February 2009, Krystal and her new husband Ben came back to LA to visit! She has lived in Elk Grove (Northern CA) for many years now and they just had twins!!! They are the cutest!

Here we are at an LMU Softball game.

This is also when Mom, Dad and I went to Waco, Texas to watch Kylie play softball!! I think one of my very first posts on this blog was about the water in Waco...yuck! But we had a great time anyways. We wish Camille could have gone with us. I think Baylor University would be a great choice for her!!

2010
This was the first February that John was around. I don't remember what we did to celebrate Valentine's Day but here are some fun pictures of us together.

Snow Day!

My first visit to Yard House

Tokyo Delve's for Lauren's Bday

For Lauren's birthday, we went to Tokyo Delve's Sushi Bar, which is a crazy mess but lots of fun. There is a new theme each month and the staff put on a hilarious show. Think Dick's Last Resort times a thousand!!

2011

In February 2011, we celebrated John's Aunt Kim's 50th birthday party. She had a country themed party in Dana Point. Of course, I was totally in my element!! We had to go shopping for John's outfit.

John and Amber with Aunt Kim

Lauren's 28th birthday party was pink, black and white themed. She had a DIY photo booth which was so much fun and an old school pinata!!

This month we also got a few of Kevin's high school basketball games, went to the horse races and had the annual Super Bowl half time pick-up game.

2012
Last year, John & I were engaged. We celebrated Valentine's Day in style with a stay at the JW Marriott in Downtown LA and dinner at Flemings!!

We also saw Camille's first experience of Senior Day at Rancho, and celebrated our friend Gail's birthday.

For Lauren's birthday, we went to martini bar in Beverly Hills which had a Vodka Box. We had to wear heavy fur coats and got to taste some really good and interesting types of vodka. Our gift to her was Kelly Clarkson concert tickets, which she loved. We had a blast at the concert!

2013
This year, like I said, we celebrated Lauren's 30th birthday in Vegas! She outdid herself and planned a really amazing weekend for us all. Here we are on "Bling" night at Pure Nightclub.

Most of our time and energy this month has spent on Lexi. She is now 16 pounds and learning and growing everyday. Here are some of my favorites.

Our little family!

Lexi's first trip to Vista!

Here are some highlights from Valentine's Day. I made Lexi homemade dog treats and ordered John red velvet cupcakes from the same baker that made our wedding cake. He brought home a beautiful bouquet, champagne and dinner!!

One huge highlight from this month was our Rock the Dress pictures!!! I was SO excited when our wedding photographer, Meghan Wiesman, asked if we'd be interested in a FREE shoot! I love any excuse to take pictures AND to put my wedding dress back on. It was so much fun! We went to Horsethief Canyon Park here in San Dimas and the pictures turned out beautifully. We even found a horse to use as a prop!!

Movie Monday

It's official...I'm obsessed with our dog! I love taking pictures and video of her and sharing all of her funny moments. She is growing everyday and becoming more rambunctious and brave by the second. Just like she is learning new things, we are learning too...what routine makes most sense for us all, how to potty train, how to break Lexi of her nipping habit, etc. She is 12 weeks and weighs 10 pounds. It will still be a few more weeks before she is able to start puppy school as the vet advised that she should have all of her shots first.

For today, I thought I'd share a few funny videos I've taken on my iPhone over the last couple of weeks. I apologize if they are turned sideways when you view them. I could not figure out how to rotate them.


This is a short nap time video. Lexi likes to lay on her back and sometimes sticks her tongue out while she is sleeping:

The next two videos are from the day Lexi discovered her reflection in the sliding glass door. This was the first time I'd heard her bark outside of her crate and I couldn't stop laughing.

Lexi has a nice cozy bed set up in her crate, which she sleeps in at night and sometimes during the day. So far she has been GREAT with the crate idea. We call it her "spot". While she's not in the crate and when she's looking for something to get into, she will go pull her bed out of the crate. I love how she stops dead in her tracks when she sees me watching her:

Over the weekend, Lexi brought in her first outdoor "catch". She found an old (and very large) palm frond in the backyard and decided she needed to have it inside. She then proceeded to do laps around the house and through the backyard. This video is just a fraction of the craziness:

Lexi has gotten to hang out with Skylar a few times. Skylar is Pat and Linda's boxer who is seven or eight years old and very big and wise compared to little Lexi. We have heard that female boxers are very maternal in nature and so far that has turned out to be true. My favorite was when Skylar tried to show Lexi how to use the doggy door...of course, Lexi was more interested in sniffing around and finding trouble. They are still working out the kinks but are having fun with it. In this one, you see how Lexi tries to play with Skylar.

If you ever want a taste of Lexi live, you can always FaceTime us or, better yet, come visit!!