l.a. baybay

two weekends ago i got to go to l.a.

it was nothing short of a miracle that i was able to go. i have never gotten an entire weekend off from the bakery in my entire time working there (last summer included), and somehow i just happened to get friday, saturday, and sunday off. that meant that my mom and i were able to road trip it down to see the fam! 

walker and dad were on a backpacking trip with the l.a. guys. they climbed mt whitney, which is only the tallest mountain in the continental u.s. no big deal or anything.

we also got to see bray'd and his then-girlfriend stephanie. i say "then-girlfriend" because they are now - wait for it - engaged!! there will be another girl in the family! :) she was so cute and sweet, and i'm excited for her to be my new cousin. also...she loves the topanga mall in la, which is definitely a bonus. because we can go shopping together. saweet.

so it was a great three days of party and party and yeah! family, laughing til our stomachs hurt and our eyes cried, and just being happy happy happy.

photo time.

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breeze and i like to hold hands whenever possible

grandpa and i working on the house. he called me 'dolly driller.' she was like rosie the riveter, only...dolly. the driller. yup.

we made stephanie a gift basket, lucky girl.

mama and i went to beverly hills to visit bouchon and bouchon bakery. home away from home away from home?

patio

the bakery is so tiny and not real life. its basically just a store front.

not so very many pastries

entrance to the bistro

bar at the bistro

dining area. so fancy schmancy

i'm telling you it's so tiny! also they wear hats, which i found funny

and speaking of finding things funny...this was in the back of a pick up truck. strange? yes.

bought this sweet record for our apartment in provo

also bought this majestic opalescent unicorn

my mom, aunts, and i got our toes did. tradition.

and it was super hot so i got a slurpee. i hadn't had one in who knows how long?

grandma carole accidentally left subtle hints for bray'd and stephanie tee hee

we found old family photos. this is from disneyland and newport beach, 1997. i was 5 and very happy.

me and my cousin scott, who comes home from his mission in tallahassee, fl in less than 7 months!!

oh man, i'm such a charmer.

i was 2. this was at my cousin mark's baptism. so presh.

me and my daddy. i was so tiny.

so let's end with a quote from my aunt lisa.

"i'm saying this because i think it's totally true.
i think people would just kill to be a part of our family!"

and it totally is.