Phew.....

Well, it has been quite a busy couple of months in our house. Todd turned the big "40".....Audrey turned "7", we did a fun 7 year old girl birthday room makeover and we have transitioned from Winter to Spring (although mother nature seems to have a different idea)!!!! I could write a ton, but alas, I will just share some of the best pics of our multiple celebrations! I am pouring a glass of vino and think the pictures can speak for me tonight! More to come!!!!

Todd's 40th...such a fun day! A great celebration of his first 40...I'm pretty sure he felt the love! Thanks to all who helped make his day so special!

For Audrey's 7th birthday, we told her we'd do a bedroom makeover. She picked out EVERYTHING....bedding, paint colors, a few fun accessories! Such a big deal in her world. She has such a distinct taste and is so so talented at putting things together.

And then my sweet sweet girl turned 7!!!!

How on earth did that happen so fast! Audrey, we count our blessings for you every day! You are so smart, creative, loving and such a kind human! We adore you!

It was a fun day celebrating her !!!

These three have been buds since the first day of Kindergarten! Audrey says they are going to be "grown up friends" too!

Since then, we have just been enjoying each other, hanging with friends, and trying not to go stir crazy inside with all this gross rain and have some fun!

Nate and his best buddy Kona!

Theo - still a little boy in that 10 year old dog body!

Her quiet side - sweet Audrey

And some little 7 year old girl lost her second top tooth last week! So stinkin' cute!

Well, as you see, it was a busy, full, super fun couple of months! We love and adore all of our friends and family who spruce up our life and add so much color to our world! And seriously - how is it April already???!!!! Bring on Spring....we Gendreaus are very ready!

Inspiring.....

So a few weeks back I had the complete privilege of attending this super fantastic photography workshop by MeRa Koh and her hilarious husband Brian. It was all about photography...... the mechanics of it all but it was so much more than that!!! It was about inspiration and empowerment and seizing the moment....being true to who you are and what fills you up in life! I loved every single second. We did a lot of practicing over the weekend and we had some adorable families come in to be our models. Imagine - a handful of budding photographers in your personal space! Yikes. But they were all troopers!! I thought I'd share a few of my fav's from the weekend!

This is Solenne....she is a sweetie pie two month old who has the biggest brown eyes I've ever seen....
 

There is just nothing like the love of a mama!
 



And this is Oliver....are you kidding me?? So so adorable! His hat and shoes kill me!
 

And this is Oliver's family.....loved them!


It was a very very full and fun weekend. Thanks to Todd for holding down the fort while I was away : ) What would I do without my amazing Todd?? My oh my!

Friends

You know who you are and I adore you.....very very very much!

I am often reminded of how quickly life cruises by....and I'm so grateful to have caring, loving, totally real friends to hang with, chat with, laugh with, drink wine with and share life with! Just counting my blessings, that's all!

Happy weekend!

My first try at this...

Nathan - Age 4


Audrey - Age 6

Ok, so this a first try to see if I can make this work : )

I sure love the whole idea of blogging. Think I can do it consistently?? It would sure be fun to have a place to share my funny family tales! We'll see how it goes! Have a great day!