October 17, 2011

Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch

West Hollywood, California

   

Monday Family Funday! 

David has Mondays off and we are hoping to do fun family activities on his days off. 

This weeks family fun was getting our pumpkins, one of my favorite traditions.

A tradition that usually involves hats, heavy sweaters, boots, and last year our rain gear. 

This year, however, we were sweating running around the pumpkin patch.

 Very odd, but nonetheless very fun!

David and I had to comment on how "LA" the pumpkin patch was. 

When you first walk in there is a sign that says,

 "No taking pictures of anyone without their permission." 

Basically, leave the famous people alone! 

Sadly, there were no celebrity sightings for the Pepins, except for this one....

This picture is one of my new favorite pictures all of time!

Now off  to carve our pumpkins.

October 15, 2011

Los Angeles, California

Oakwood Apartments
Our New Home...
For Now

Gracie's favorite place...the pool.

David's favorite place...the land o'grills. 

David invited the band guys over last night and grilled some burgers and dogs.

 It was really fun and nice getting to know the "newbies!"

There are two movie rooms within the complex. 

Grace already watched a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 

and has plans for a Mom and Grace movie night later this week. 

Here are our dinning room and kitchen.

Contractually David is allowed a one bedroom. Someone was smiling on us and blessed us with a two bedroom. We aren't really sure how it happened and we don't really want to really to know. 

We fear someone will realize their mistake and kick us out. 

Grace now has her own room and fortunately the Oakwood has really nice cribs available.

 She loves having her own room in the "California House!"

The living room and...

my favorite...the fireplace.

 I have a feeling this picture will be the only time we ever turn on the fireplace. 

The weather is perfect...70 degrees, sunny and breezy. 

Come visit and see for yourselves!

October 14, 2011

Irvington, NY to Los Angeles, CA

A Day of Travel

Here is our new CRV getting ready for the open road.

 We decided to have our car shipped to Los Angeles.

 Between David's work schedule and the fact that NY and LA are 2,813 miles apart, 

I'd say we made the right choice. 

The Pepin's flew jet blue. One of the greatest airlines around!

On Jet Blue you get plenty of leg room, your own personal television, 

and if you're lucky you get to sit next to this peanut! 

We flew over the Rockies and the Grand Canyon!

Overall, it was an awesome travel day. Grace was such a good girl on the plane. She napped, watched cartoons, and played with her new dolly (from her bff John) Sleeping Beauty. It was exactly what you'd hope traveling across the country with a 2 year old (and Dave!) would turn out to be. 

Let the adventure begin!

October 10, 2011

THE BLAZE

Croton Harmon, New York

A Cassidy/Pepin Tradition Year #2

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is a Halloween spectacle integrating thousands of hand-carved pumpkins. We took the kids last year and decided a tradition had been born! 

John had high hopes of seeing 20 pumpkins, Annie on the other hand thought 30,000.

Turns out it's about 4,000 individually carved pumpkins. 

One of our favorite moments of the night was the kids talking to each other about the different pumpkins. 

We asked them afterward what was their favorite part of the Blaze and they said "The pumpkins!"

October 9, 2011

"Wherever we're together...that's my home."

~Billy Joel

New Blog
New Adventure
BRING IT ON!

5 days

September 15-20, 2011

Girl's Trip

North Royalton, Ohio

DP has been working a ton lately. 

And when I say a ton I mean he leaves our house at eight-thirty in the morning

 and doesn't get home till after midnight most days. Yuck. Sounds like a perfect time for the Pep girls to head to Ohio to visit Grandma and Grandpa. 

We went apple picking.

And we got to go for a ride on the Kaufman's boat! 

Mike 

Karen, Gracie, and Grandma

The boat actually has 3 bedrooms and Gracie tried out all the beds.

Girl's Trip was awesome! 

She was a great travel companion...which makes me very excited for what's to come.

 Ten years ago, David and I met while touring the country with the show RENT. Now, Gracie is going to get experience the touring life as well. David will be music directing the Bring It On tour and taking the Pep Girls with him. We are very excited to take Gracie to parks, zoos, museums, and restaurants all across the country.  There is no better tour guide than her Dad, believe me! I should know. I fell in love with him while traveling!

September 10, 2011

Morgante Wedding

Philadelphia, PA




This is my friend from college, Bill, and his wife Chrystal.

Myself, Nora, Michelle, Tina and Jessica

DP and I had an awesome night in Philly.
The wedding was beautiful and I love getting together with my friends from college.
It's always nice to reminisce about the past and catch up on the present.
Thanks to DP's family, Gracie had some awesome babysitters.
We were told that she said, "Mommy and Daddy went to wedding, but they're coming back for me!"
And we always will peanut!