Food Frenzie

I just realized I have had PB&J in three different forms this month :) Funny cause I don't care much for a PB&J sandwich, but love it on a bagel and in these...

the top is a PB&J Brioche at Bread & Butter, this cute breakfast/dessert place in Henderson...their food is okay, I would rather go just for the pastries/desserts, especially their sticky buns, the PB&J Brioche up top, which has peanut butter baked into the bread and then filled with Jelly in the center, and the bottom is a passion fruit donut...yum!
PB&J dessert pizza at Sugar Factory!

PB&J ice-cream at the Cosmopolitan Buffet. Now I just have to try and make these peanut butter and jelly cookies that I saw on pinterest :)
2nd time at the Cosmo buffet...had some different things so had to re-post, especially since the pots are so darn cute...my favorite was the rice, beans, pork and plantains.
brunch food is my fav...pancakes were yummy!
and dessert, still only one flavor of macarons though :)

Lunch/Late Brunch date for me and Jay...posted this on FB, but we had a genius idea, which I am shocked Jay actually went through with it, cause he's usually the paranoid one...we set the kids up in the movie theater and then enjoyed the sun at the restaurant right outside the theater, Double Helix...we could see the front entrance of the theater in case anyone tried to run out with the kids :) gave Jayme our cell-phone and her first real babysitting gig...she did good, they watched Journey 2 :)

Love Brie and Puff Pastry!

had a little wine flight...confirmed again that the only white wine we like is riesling or moscato, otherwise we would rather have red :) exception is a "sweet chardonnay" that I had once

the small plates were really good...Double Helix in Town Square is one of our new favs because there is patio seating, prices are reasonable, menu has a good variety and everything we've tasted so far has been good, $15 for a 3 course brunch or $10 and under small plates with a free mimosa :) I love Brunch!

Jay's bday

Jay's birthday started out with "Dress like Jay Day"...so cute of his team to put together...so funny!

this meant wear your deepest V Neck and/or a scarf and a hat :) See below for a clearer picture...hee!

and only Jay would get Ube cake for his birthday :)
cake #2 was from the kids from one of their favorite places, DQ
just like last year, surprised daddy when he got home
That weekend I took Jay to STK in the Cosmopolitan, a place we've both been wanting to try...he says his birthday is really like my birthday since he let's me pick where I want to go :)
the best part of the meal was the bread, so soft and yummy and we finished every last drop of the chive dip...Jay is going to try and make it...was so good and from what the waitress said, so easy to make at home

I got the filet, oscar style...was pretty delish, but I like it better at Hank's where it's less saucy

nothing on their dessert menu sounded good, so we went across the way to Holsteins for a fun dessert

was a good date night, fun this time of year when our birthdays are back to back :)

Jaylin's Baptism

 Big month for Jaylin, she asked to get Baptized and we couldn't be happier she did!

 Right before she gets dunked, they play her video, which she totally wrote all by herself...her up on the big screen :)

afterwards they had a little reception for all the kids who got baptized

yummy cake!

 

the family that came  to support her!

then of course she chose asian buffet for where she wanted to eat after so she could have her shrimp & crab

the day after we went to build a bear to use her gift card from Auntie Nin and she made herself a baptism bear...Thanks Auntie Nin!

and ate at Cheeburger Cheeburger where she had been wanting to do the burger challenge for kids so she could get her picture up on the wall...the little Jelly Bean did it.  "I may be small, but I can eat" are her exact words :)

roadtrip to a beautiful wedding...

Newport Beach...

girls road trip with Caron and Michelle...stayed at Caron's beach house...was so nice to be steps away from the beach

We drove inland to Riverside for Moxa's wedding, the reason for the roadtrip...spent the day at the spa beforehand since the wedding didn't start until 3pm. The Mission Inn is truly a gem in Riverside, so beautiful! Had no idea it was there all this time we had visited and even lived in Riverside for a short while. Will definitely be taking Jay and the kids back!

had one of the best massages ever, plus 2 complimentary drinks, 1st was a fruity rejuvenation drink

second champagne and chocolate...doesn't get better than that :)

after the massages, experienced a spa bath for the first time

which was a soak in coconut aromas with a plate of fruit and chocolates...was truly spoiled there by Caron...spa day was her Christmas gift to me and Michelle :)

went all out and thought it would be funny to take this picture of myself :) I know, scary!

ready and anxious for the wedding...courtyard was so nice and the weather was perfect!
the groom waiting in his room

beautiful shot of the bride

my favorite part, watching the bride walk down the isle...loved, loved her dress, so beautiful and different with the big flowers all around!
church was intimate and amazing!
the newlyweds!!!
with the zappos gang
seriously the sweetest first dance I had every seen!
cake surrounded by the paper flower favors...again everything was so sweet and intimate

the life of the party right here...Moxa's brother taught us how to dance, like foreal waltzy dance...was so much fun! Every song was picked by the groom.

group hug with the new couple...Congratulations Moxa and Pato! Such an exciting day for the wolfpack :)
before leaving, we went to the top to see the circle staircase...this place is amazing for picture taking, they have the best wedding photos. I highly recommend taking a visit here for dinner, spa or even just to look around...the lights at night are so pretty!

spent the rest of the weekend walking on the beach, shopping and eating
yummy donuts on the beach! went 2 of the 3 mornings

the other was Plum's for their deep dish pancake...was yummy, tasted like a crepe and was especially good with extra lemon and powered sugar on each bite :)

lunch at TK burger was good, right up there with Shake Shack, better than Five Guys and Smashburger...their fry salt was very good!

dinner in Laguna Beach...Las Brisas restaurant on top of the hill overlooking the beach
Thanks ladies for a lovely girls weekend!!! Beach, yummy food, good shopping, one of the best weddings, perfect weather, spa day...how could it not be a relaxing, beautiful weekend!