Valerie Logan and James Blomdahl tied the knot! And as a side note - Valerie & James Logan are different friends than the Valerie & Jameson Veach I often talk about. It gets confusing at times for all of us since we're all friends.
Last Thursday evening, Esperanza and I went to their wedding at the Abernethy Center. The ceremony was held outside in a beautiful setting called Abigails Garden. It was probably one of the most enchanting weddings I've ever been to. The scenery was breathtaking, the kids were well behaved and the weather was perfect.
Last Thursday evening, Esperanza and I went to their wedding at the Abernethy Center. The ceremony was held outside in a beautiful setting called Abigails Garden. It was probably one of the most enchanting weddings I've ever been to. The scenery was breathtaking, the kids were well behaved and the weather was perfect.Other than the ceremony part & a quick goodbye a few hours later, we didn't see much of the bride and groom. The reception was held in a huge tent just steps away from the ceremony site...but Esperanza REALLY wanted to play outside. And, since it's all about Esperanza (thow outside of our little bubble it was really all about Val), that's what we did, for about 3 or more hours. She didn't want to eat, watch the cake cutting, listen to the toasts, meet or mingle with people, dance, etc. Nope, outdoor play was the only thing on her mind. Luckily I was in love with the grounds as well and didn't mind being outside with her (though I did attempt to get her inside to the party several times). All in all, I got a gazillion pictures of Esperanza and not one picture of the bride and groom (above photo courtesy of Val's facebook page). So here you have it, pictures of Esperanza at Val & James' wedding. 
Congratulations Val and James! Thank you for inviting us to share this special day with you.
Ang & Jess' son Parker with Esperanza on the car ride to the wedding 
Parker and Esperanza running and playing in one of the fields
There were several little ones close to Esperanza's age that she played with
And here come a few of my favs...
Annabelle and Carter running to burn off some energy
Carter giving his mama, Valerie Veach, a big smooch
Esperanza is a landscapers worse nightmare - she spent a good part of her time tearing up the immaculate grass!
Parker and Esperanza running and playing in one of the fields
There were several little ones close to Esperanza's age that she played with
And here come a few of my favs...
Annabelle and Carter running to burn off some energy
Carter giving his mama, Valerie Veach, a big smoochEsperanza is a landscapers worse nightmare - she spent a good part of her time tearing up the immaculate grass!
Exhausted & ready to go home
Congratulations Val and James! Thank you for inviting us to share this special day with you.
I've recently been putting Esperanza down for naps and for the night in her own bed & bedroom. At night I lay down with her until she falls asleep. Then I get up and when I'm ready for bed I go sleep in my room (I know what you're thinking - isn't that normal? Well, not for us. Normal has been her sleeping with me every night since she was born). So, then, when she wakes up in the middle of the night crying (like she has done several times every night for the past two years) I'll go in her room and lay with her/nurse her so she falls back to sleep. By that point, I'm too tired and just end up falling asleep with her in her bed. Last night she didn't wake up crying thow. I woke up in my own bed around dawn (I don't keep a clock, phone, computer, tv, etc in my room so I never know what time it is) and was a little disoriented, not knowing why I was still in my bed and/or why Esperanza wasn't lying next to me. I realized I had actually slept threw the night without being woken up. Then I got worried, got up, went into her room and didn't find her! I tossed all of her bedding and stuffed animals off of her bed thinking she had to be there somewhere (it was still pretty dark and I didn't have my glasses on either). Before I completely panicked, I peeked out into the living room and found her lying on the floor between the couch and the coat closet - sleeping soundly. At some point in the night she woke up (not crying) and made her way into the living room where she found a better spot to sleep. I think I'll put a baby gate up in the hall at night from now on. Before leaving her and crawling back into bed, I snapped a quick photo. I do hope this was the first of many restful nights to come!
So now I have a job of my own and need to clean it up a bit, paint it, figure out a cover for the sand box part so the neighhborhood cats don't think it's their bathroom, dig a little under the swing area so there is more foot/leg space, furnish/decorate it and I seriously may come up with some kind of a liability form for all the neighborhood kids' parents to sign before they can come play in it. It's ready to play in thow. Esperanza didn't really want to have anything to do with it until it was finished the they guys took all the tools out of it. We went inside and she started dancing, jumping and screaming with excitement! It's her early birthday present (I can't believe she's almost 2!).
