El Dorado Hills

we always stay at the same hotel when we visit family, so ariana knows the routine. there is a complimentary breakfast buffet down in the lobby. this time they have a pancake machine spitting out the flapjacks in 45 seconds. before checkout while dad is getting ready, we take a dip in the pool. she just sat and played on the steps, the water wasnt warmed up from the sun yet. ariana is wearing a gap bathing suit i scored last summer for $5.97. changed her into another gymbo fairy fashionable outfit - flower top & purple shorts. all of ariana's gymboree clothes are in her dresser drawers. each stack is a line with all the coordinating pieces. so when i packed for the weekend, i just grabbed 2 outfits from fairy fashion. can you imagine if i put tops in one drawer, all shorts in another, etc? i would be pulling from each one here & there to make an outfit. there is a method to my madness afterall. don't laugh - but i even have a online database with pics of each item (line name & size). kind of like a virtual closet. then we went to the nearby farmers market. i got a couple pounds of white peaches and pluots (cross between a plum & apricot). plus a stop at our favorite children boutique - posh punkins. i usually score at their tent sale held usually in august, this time a pair of juicy black sweat pants. of course they were on sale, and byron is lucky they didnt have the jacket in ariana's size. on second thought, its the other way around - he would've killed me if i bought it $$. there was no rush to get home, so we stopped at the outlets in folsom. plus ariana wanted some tcby ice cream to cool down from this warm weather. i did really good - tshirts for josh at jockey and 2 things at gap outlet for ariana. i couldnt pass up on the white denim jacket for half price. byron asked the question "does she really need it?" duh, of course my answer is yes. i got a size Small where roll up the sleeves now, and pointed out she'll be able to wear for at least 3 years. made it home in time to watch the nba finals - congrats to the dallas mavs. no ring for lebron james yet.