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The Stiles Family {ducklings}

Over the past couple years, I have developed a bad habit of pointing out cute babies to Bluejay and telling him that I want to steal them. It's not really my fault. Some people make really REALLY cute babies! They are pretty much asking for it! Cute babies make my ovaries jump and wish that I was knocked up. But since I don't really want to HAVE a kid right now, I'll settle with pretend stealing them in my mind :)

The first Sunday morning that we were in California, we went to my Dad's church. There were so many cute kids that day, but one stood out. Maybe it was his baby soft brown curls or his chocolate colored eyes or his teeny tiny green converse shoes. Whatever it was, I want to hug him... and run! Later that week, Bluejay came home from a men's event at the church and told me that he met the dad, Tim, of that super cutie kiddo. A few days later, Bluejay introduced me to Tim and Stephenny and their adorable son Solomon. My heart melted when little Solomon said, "Hi Mindy" and then buried his head in his dad's shoulder from embarrassment. Too cute! As it turns out, Tim and Stephenny are like our new best friends! They're our Californian buddies. We hung out several times and each time I realized how much Stephenny and I had in common. Over lunch one day we chatted about sewing, our love of tea pots and taking photos (of random things like tea pots and dishes haha), and our desire to see people love Jesus more and more. Tim and Stephenny are having their second son in the beginning of January. I'm so excited to meet the new baby and I'm super glad it's another boy because CLEARLY they make the most adorable sons! I'm still trying to convince Bluejay that we need to visit California in the winter, now that we have some new fun friends there, I think I have even more bargaining chips than just going to visit family haha.

Tim and Steph: We love you guys and felt so blessed to get to know you this month! Can't wait to hang out more and more when we come to California! Give Solomon the biggest hug for me!
Solomon LOVES to draw. So much so that he even draws in the dirt with sticks. His favorite thing to draw? Pretend cakes and tacos! I'm thinking future artist... or chef?

Stephenny's cute baby bump!








Stephenny and Solomon do something called "bump". Basically Solomon comes up to "kiss" the baby in the tummy and then Steph "bumps" him. It was hilarious! Solomon laughed so hard!




We had to take a juice break. This kid LOVES his juice!

Mr. Sneaky sneaking sips of mom and dad's fun sodapop!




Danni & Nick: Sneak peek {turtledoves}

Last September a dear friend of mine got married. It was a perfectly fantastic ceremony and reception. I would expect nothing less from Danni, who is an incredibly talented graphic designer and also has the most adorable blog and etsy site. I feel so blessed to be able to call her friend and to have been a guest at her wedding. Congratulations Danni and Nick. We love you both! This is a sneak peek of the photos I took today!

Route 66

Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66

Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66

Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico 
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66

We went to a Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernadino this past weekend. It was AMAZING! I haven't ever seen that many gorgeous classic cars in one place ever! I just love everything about classic cars. I love the history behind the cars. I love the shiny bright colors. I love the white wall tires. I love the sleek lines and curves of the car bodies. I really think that I was born in the wrong decade. If I could choose, I'd TOTALLY love to be alive in the 40's! Here are some photos of my favorite cars throughout the day.














This car may look familiar... it was an actual car that was used for stunts in the movie Transformers. His name is Bumblebee.

I love that the car on the left has eye lashes :)






We were recommended to visit this hotel by a man who is an expert of Route 66 that we met while walking around. He even assisted with the Pixar movie Cars and gave us a insiders gimpse into the upcoming Cars 2, coming out in 2012. We thought this hotel was funny because it reminded us of the cone hotel that Sally owns in the movie Cars. So fun!