New machine...and more of the kids...

Well, it's been a fun filled week, yet again. My birthday was last Monday, and I was a very lucky girl. Micah won me a spa package at a Del Mar Day Spa to use(he won it on the radio). AND he got me a new sewing machine! Yippee! I've been asking for one for a while now. AND I got a mountain bike, too, thanks to some wonderful friends that weren't using one of theirs. So a a few things I've wanted FOREVER in a week. I'm so happy!!! I had a wonderful birthday weekend, staring with a girls night out the Friday before my birthday. My awesome friends took me out to dinner to one of my favorite restaurants, and a movie, and made me feel like a Princess all night. I'm so greatful to have such great friends. Then Saturday morning we took family pictures in Coronado(I'll post this week!), and then my wonderful parents took the kids all afternoon so Micah and I could have some fun, so we went to lunch to my absolute favorite place, Miami Grille, and played disc golf. And we relaxed and just enjoyed ourselves.
Anyways, it's been a fun week, we went to Sea World, went swimming, played at the park, and mostly we just tried to stay cool. It's been atleast 100 degrees here in Poway the last few days. This afternoon just to do something other than stay inside(because it's been soooo hot), we went down to Mt. Soledad, and it was a gorgeous afternoon. Wish I had brought my camera, the marine layer was rolling in, and it was breathtaking to see from up high. Anyways, that's about it! Here;s a pic of the new machine, I LOVE it so far. I hemmed a pair of pants, and made my first pillow case..(see picture below of that).
My friend Rachael on one of the rides at Sea World with her boys and Rory...

Rory and Caden checking out the flamingos. Me and the kids heading home after our Sea World morning.

We made a trip to Ikea this past week for pillow inserts, and had to get an ice cream cone...

My big girl...

And last but not least, the first ever sewing project!! It took me an hour, but I think it came out great!! Super excited about this, I'm making 3 more pillows (two more to replace the red ones on the sides, and one for our armchair...and probably some new covers for the other two behind the red ones...I can't decided on fabric!)