Tiny little baby

Well when Frankie was born Mom and Dad decided they would fly back with me so they could meet their first little grandbaby. They were pretty smitten but who can blame them?! We poked her and stretched her out straight. (She loves being in a tiny little ball). She hardly cries and is so much fun to look at. I love having a niece!!! I just wish I could see her daily, i'd just kiss and pinch and poke and love her all the time! (Yes i know, I am kinda mean but she is too cute to leave alone)

I just love this tiny little nugget!

Going to the chapel of love

One of my close friends got married last night and it was a fabulous wedding. The bride was beautiful, the cake was yummy, and the guests were so fun! We danced all night, stuffed our faces, and hung out way past my bed time.

Love ya Tiff!

Frankie Jane

June 9th at 9:36 am

6 lbs 7 ounces

19 inches

Well I guess I am no longer the cutest Hammond. I will happily give my title to my new little niece Frankie. Im so sad I am in california, but I get to see her saturday morning. Meg and baby are doing great from what I hear, Erik is tired but is loving every minute of being a dad so far. Since they do not have a blog I feel it is my right to share these pictures to all my readers. There is no doubt Frankie will be a spoiled little stink but I will fully admit to being apart of that. I promise you will get more pictures when I get to utah, but here is a taste from the ones Erik sent.

Filoli

Mom planned a special day for us while I was in town. We went to Filoli with out cameras. I have been asking to go for months now and it was absolutely beautiful. One of the few remaining estates from the early 1900's in the Bay area. The house is HUGE and the gardens are never ending. It has like 120 acres of land ( we only saw a very small part). Many movies were filmed here and I felt very lucky to get to go. Thanks Mom!

My sweet Fred

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
— Josh Billings

On Tuesday our sweet puppy passed away. I know he is technically not a puppy, but that was the reason he got the name. So even when he was an old puppy dog, he would still feel young at heart. And I believe he did.

Freddy, you will be missed and my heart breaks when I think about being at home and you not there. Thank you for being such a love and being a part of our family. I hope you are running and howling like you use to. xoxo

Im trying out my green thumb

Lets see if I have the Lindsay family gene and know how to garden. I have never started a garden completely from scratch...not so sure how happy I am with how the front is turning out but I will post more pictures when it actually starts to grow.

I did have a very helpful supervisor
All of you who garden, any suggestions? What grows well in utah? What flowers all summer long? I need help people!!!!

Thanksgiving Point

We had a fabulous family girls day at Thanksgiving points tulip festival. It was so fun being all together, it feels like its been months. Holly made a yummy picnic that we ate first, then strolled through the beautiful gardens.

Lucas was a great sport for being the only boy. But such a handsome one
Meg and Me...I just love that she is finally looking pregnant, I can only hope I am as lucky as her when the time comes

Lola loved the fish, she has grown up so much and has the cutest spunky personality...but watch out, she gives some dirty looks!

So happy Lola and Kara made it. Just a great day with some beautiful women I am lucky enough to be related to

We couldn't have asked for a better day. The sun was out and the tulips were gorgeous. Just wish grandma had been feeling better, she would've loved it

Finally looking prego

I finally got some pictures of my sister-in-law with her cute baby belly. She is 8 months almost and looks so tiny. Now if only we knew what gender the little duck is, I'd be even more excited. Kidding Meg...sorta

a little preview

I was busy painting all weekend, something I have NEVER done before. I even had to paint the ceiling. Well here is a preview of what I did. I was a complete slob but was well prepared, thanks to pep talks from Erik and Dad. Remember when I asked for everyones opinion on paint samples? Well I didn't take anyones advice (bust still love you all!). I am very happy with how it all turned out and can not wait to have it all cleaned up with furniture in it.

What do you use?

I have by no means become a "clean freak" but I have to say, I enjoy having my house look organized and I rather enjoy seeing things shine. However I feel like I am wasting a lot of money with trial and error on cleaning supplies. I have no idea what I am doing, I really am new to this cleaning thing. What do you use? Why do you like it? Any secrets I should know about? Please tell me. I wanna be smart when it comes to cleaning. WOW! I never thought I would say such words