Natalie's bday cake!

My great friend Nate (i should be a poet) celebrated her birthday this weekend with a killer partaaayyy. I baked her a cake for the occasion. My hubby helped out by making his signature little creature to take everyone's attention away from the actual cake. This time it was a bee, which I actually really liked. The little guy kinda grew on me. My inspiration was to try and make something super cute, that would match Nate's sunny (i know, i'm cheesy) personality, while still making it her favorite flavor: chocolate. So the cake is chocolate with a mocha meringue frosting. We haven't tasted it yet, so I hope it's good!

jonah and kayle

Mustache Madness

Bridal Expo

The Brideworld Expo 2009 was off the hook! Woot Woot! When I first got there, I didn't really know what to expect. But after seeing booth after booth of wedding related shinanigans, I got in the groove right away! I decided to set up a mock reception table in my booth. I was in a fabric store and came across a piece of fabric that was black and white, with a cute little yellow sparrow perched on a branch. That little guy became my inspiration for the display I made for the show. I would LOVE to do an entire wedding based on this display! It was really fun getting my creative juices flowing. We shared a booth with the fabulous ladies from Flower DIYvas, a workshop for DIY brides. Thanks girls for all of the help and fun! Here are some Do-It-Yourself pics!

JONAH'S 1st SNOWBOARDING TRIP!!!

We took Jonah snowboarding for the 1st time the day after Christmas and OH MY GOSH, it was so fun! Not only did we have a TON of fresh snow, it was a blast watching jonah ripping it up! WOO HOO!!! I don't think I have ever been more excited. Watch these videos:


Papa would carry jonah back up the hill, snowboard and all, and then push him back down....
Ryan and I hiked a little bit to try and get some freshy tracks...

Lake Maloney on Christmas Day

Our family went up to the lake by my parent's house for a day by the campfire overlooking the lake. It was so beautiful!

Bike ride up at grammy and papa's house

Jonah got a new bike seat for Christmas from Grammy and Papa! He was able to go on bike rides all week, and he loves it. There are so many beautiful mountain trails up north!

"you are my sunshine, my only sunshine"

this is my favorite thing ever:

6th Annual Thanksgiving on the Roof

Ok, so we had yet another successful Thanksgiving on the Roof, yet this year it was actually Thanksgiving in the Alley. Ever since we moved to Newport we haven't been able to have it officially on the Roof and after trying a couple different places it was decided that In the Alley was a success! With a huge buffet line, twinkle lights, fire pit, ping pong table, kids running around and a bunch of wonderful friends, we all enjoyed our radical potluck dinner as family! Oh yeah, and even the COPS showed up! We are RAGERS!! Here is a quick look at some pics that Ryan put together in a sweet document! Enjoy!

Our 4 year anniversary

So since little Kayle wanted to be born on our anniversary, our weekend plans changed a little. Ryan had planned some meetings up in Santa Barbara, so we were going to drive up there Friday morning, then spend the weekend up there camping. Katie called at 5am Friday morning announcing that Kayle was making her debut! So I told Ryan we would have to celebrate another time, and he left to go up north for his meetings, while I headed to the hospital. I figured I would be there all day (I was in the delivery room with Kate and J) so I just thought that we wouldn't be able to follow through with our plans....but since Katie is such a flipping crazy, birth woman Kayle was born at 845 am!!! I got to hang out all morning, then I caught a train to meet up with Ryan! The train ride went along the coast the entire ride and was amazingly relaxing and beautiful. So we were able to not only welcome our new niece into the world, but spend a romantic weekend together as well! It was so fun!!

Kayle Lily Kyser

Kayle was born on October 24th 2008!!!! I got the call at 5am that morning...I was so honored and blessed to be a part of her delivery. Katie was such a rock star and delivered her after only a couple of hours of labor and NO DRUGS!!! She did amazing. And Kayle and I definately connected in a special way since I was there during her birth.

The funny part is that she was born on me and Ryan's anniversary. She totally killed our romantic weekend in Santa Barbara!!! Just kidding...since she was born by 845 am, I hung out with her in the hospital for a couple of hours then caught the train up to Santa Barbara to meet up with Ryan and we were able to celebrate!

She is beautiful and amazing and we love her!

Jonah is ready for snowboarding!

Ok, so Jonah is SOOO into this particular Burton Snowboarding movie...when we try to put a different one on, he only wants this one...he says, "oh sick!" and "oh my gosh!"...so funny. watch this video:

Acai Smiles Part 2

Jonah is addicted to Acai!
I promise he did this to himself...I did not make it look like a perfect smile...he picks up his bowl and drinks it...

Jonah!

New website!

my new website is up and running! Check it out!
www.jesihaackweddings.com

New Kids On the Block!!!!!!!!!!

ok, so wednesday night was the NKOTB concert with Katie and Jenn. It was the most hilarious concert i have ever attended. We had a blast! The highlight was when Jordan stood on top of the stage with his white shirt unbuttoned and a serious fan blowing at him and ripping his shirt halfway off his body....WOW - dramaticly cheesey!