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we’re on our way…

To Aspen for the remainder of the week with our friends travis, suzanne, craig and candace. We are staying at the stonebridge inn and plan to snowboard thursday, friday and saturday. So far our road trip has been enjoyable, we are sixty miles away from vegas and have 730 left! Anywho- just wanted to give an update as we are driving. I will post pics when we get back.

P.S. I am missing’lil D terribly. Wish she was sitting on my lap. Mom give her kisses.

Xoxo

February 4, 2009 1 Comment

About Yours Truly

Well hello there! My name is Melissa and I am an early thirty something mama who married the man of my dreams in 2007. I met my hubby, James, on my first day of community college in the summer of 2000 in Econ 100. My friend and I scoped out the class and I knew I would work my way towards his seat, which I did, slowly but surely. We had a few dates where we sat and people watched, I knew in December of 2000 that I would marry him but I had to wait for him to even ask me to be his girlfriend. We officially started dating in February of 2001 and he asked me to marry him in November of 2005. I was still in school earning my degree in English so we set the date to tie the knot on June 30, 2007. Seven days before, on my twenty-fifth birthday we closed escrow on our first house.

In January of 2009 we adopted our fur baby, Delilah, our dachshund-corgi mixed pup. She was our first baby and all we thought we would have until we were surprised in April when we learned we were expecting our first child in December.

On December 18, 2009 our lives changed forever as we welcomed our daughter, Payton Rylee. Payton is currently enrolled in preschool and is loving every moment of it. She is obsessed with princesses, all things girly but also has that kick ass spunk about her.

On October 18, 2011 we welcomed our son, Brayden James. Brady was born with a cleft lip and is our miracle baby. He is truly an angel! You can search his story on the blog to see his progress. You would never know he ever had surgery. He loves anything sports related, can ride his power wheels like no other two-year-old and he is obsessed with Mater, Lighting McQueen and Thomas.

In May of 2012, we bought our new house and couldn’t be more blessed to live in the neighborhood we always dreamt of living in. We finally sold the first house where we began as a family in November 2012.

My blog is another baby. Well, I tend to forget about it sometimes but I always come back. You will find anything from yummy recipes, photos of the kids, rants on why people bug me or why I am bugging myself and some DIY stuff thrown in there. I hope you stick around!

at my sister’s graduation in june 2001

NYC 2002

Maui 2005 for Jim’s graduation

Jim proposing November 2005


The basis of our relationship, laughter. We always try to make one another smile.


Payton Rylee, four days new December 22, 2009

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’ll continue to read.

February 1, 2009 1 Comment

Meet Delilah . . .

Last Friday we adopted our two-month-old mini dachshund, Delilah, from the Helen Woodward Humane Society in Rancho Sante Fe. She is extremely sweet, giving a lot of kisses, excitement and nibbles that one can expect with any puppy. Last Saturday she got to meet her best ‘lil buddies, Louie and Lola. She doesn’t know her size and let’s everyone know that she is a leader. We love our little cuddler and we hope you will too!

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January 16, 2009 1 Comment

Reminder. . .

Just a reminder: If you follow any of my cooking, all of my baking is posted on my other blog: Le Petite Kŭp’kāk. The link can be found to the right. As always thank you to those who read my blogs, I really enjoy blogging about our adventures and what’ going on in our kitchen.

January 8, 2009 Leave a Comment

Family Photo Shoot

Back in November my family and I took our family portraits at Bear Park off the 52 freeway in San Diego. Like I mentioned in our last post, Carolynn Helton of Sun Diego Photography did our shoot. I cannot brag about her any more than I already do! If you know anyone that is getting married and is in need of a fabulous, yet extremely reasonable photographer please contact her. She will not disappoint! This shoot was fun because we were all together and when you get the entire Barr family together there is never a dull moment. I love these pictures and they made the best Christmas presents. I hate to brag, but we are one damn good looking family!


December 29, 2008 Leave a Comment

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Hello! I am Melissa, a quad espresso addict, health-nut wannabe, mommy to two adorable kids and married since 2007. I love sharing about our family life in San Diego. We visit Disneyland way too often, make sure to follow me on @treatsofdisneyland. I love movies and I have a photography business, @mypbandjphoto. You're likely to see a little bit of all of that here on my blog that I started in 2008.

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