Just call me Maria

These are a few of my very, very favorite things:

1) Girls Weekend Retreat to Bodega Bay. In April a bunch of girls rented a beach house in Bodega Bay for three days.

We were still waiting for Kera, Megan and Jamie

2)The crafts Rocia made to welcome us:

The darling place settings. I always say I want to be Rocia when I grow up.

3) Eating nothing but junk food until 3 am

4) Having Rebecca and Regan make crepes and eggs benedict for breakfast. Heavenly.

5) Going out to a nice dinner at the Duck Club.

Jamie and Kera had just left.

6) Shirley Temples. Apparently, lots of people like Shirley Temples.

7) Peaceful babies at dinner so their mommies can eat their yummy bacon wrapped fillet mignon. Here they are, Dane and Simeon sleeping at dinner. They were the only two boys lucky enough to come on our trip. These little friends are four days apart.

8)Eating a yummy dessert that Regan made and making crafts.

We were all very proud of our crafts:

9) Watching Megan show us her gymnastics skills (she was a BYU gymnast!), and watching everyone else try their gymnasts skills. Just picture ten mommies trying to do cartwheels. Laughed. my. face. off.

10) This one might not be considered one of my "favorite things" but I guess I'm quite good at it:
Being a freak show with Megan. We go on tour next month.

Oh, and Ladonna is going to be our opening act. Here is her version of the body roll:

11) Realizing I can still do the splits.

12) Last, but certainly not least, bonding with my baby.

13) Getting away for a weekend with fabulous friends and coming home feeling rejuvenated (not rested however) and ready to be a better wife and mom.