Fraiser

On a beautiful sunny and warm October day in Cherry Hill, NJ the family I have been a nannying for the last 4 years lost their 10 year old dog Fraiser. It was a sad day but thankful to have a beautiful last day playing in the yard with him. He will be missed.


Ariel on the swing.


Fraiser... July 4, 2000 - October 24, 2011


Julia.

Homegroup Bonfire

Ben and I have been blessed with a great small group from our church. We host it every Tuesday night and every once in a while we switch it up for a fun activity. This particular Tuesday night we had a bonfire/potluck in our courtyard.


Our courtyard.


Glad Judson was visiting.


Bean bag toss a must.


S'mores.


Some of the ladies.

Judson in Philly

Judson had some time between jobs in Minnesota so he decided to stay in Philly another 10 days after my parents left. He had access to a bike so he got himself quite acquainted with the city during the day while Ben and I were at work and then at night lived it up with us. Thanks for sticking around Judson!


Total Fishtown hipster.


Fun shopping at West Elm in Center City.


Typical Philly food cart breakfast before an historic tour from Ben.


Bball with the Fishtown boys.


A beautifuly snowy Saturday in NYC.


On our roof.

The Family Visit Philly

Had a fun fall long weekend with my (Toni) family. Thanks for the visit. We missed you Kata!


Celebrating my 30th birthday with lunch at Terrain.


Family movie night:)


Lunch at the URBN headquarters in the Navy Yard.


Dinner at home.



Showing them our favorite ice cream spot in the neighborhood...Scoops!

VA Vineyard Tour

In mid-October Ben and I headed down to Virginia with the Helmbergers for a weekend of wine tasting in the beautiful Virginia countryside. Our sleeping accommodations were in a luxury yurt...first time for everything. It was a great experience. Thanks for a fun weekend Helmbergers and driving your super cool truck Jordan!

Thirty!

This year I celebrated my golden birthday...turning 30 on the 30th. I wanted to go all out so I decided to throw myself a party. Hey you only live once right:) So with the help of Ben and a few friends we did it. I started the day by having breakfast with Ben, going to get a mani/pedi, shopping and ended the day with a 55+ person cocktail party at our loft. Thanks for all the people who made my golden birthday so special with gifts, cards, calls and by attending the party! Here are a few pics for you to enjoy:)


Cupcake tree.


Brandenburg loft.


The ladies.


The Move...fun competition.


Brandenburgs.


30 trick candles!

September Camping

My 2 girlfriends and I headed out for some girls only camping...the first night went well, we set up the tents, made a fire, made dinner etc. But a few short hours later (about 4am) the guys showed up. Apparently they just couldn't live with out us. All in all it was a fun weekend of hiking, campfires, fishing etc. Thankful for our good friends in Philly.


Heading out for some girls only camping...


...but the boys couldn't live without us.


Beautiful hike along the waterfalls.


All of us at the top.


Trying to keep warm...but so happy to be along.