Genius Ava!

While reading a story tonight, little Miss Ava was able to identify 5 of 5 shapes and then consistently identified them in the book! She is quite the little smartie pants. Her new favorite thing to say is "oh no! What happened?" The other day Zach was calling to her and she replied "yeah?" and I about peed my pants laughing (and I'm sure you are thinking, no way, not Sarah) So funny, this girl of mine :)

Disney on Ice and 21 months old!

Yesterday Zach, Auntie TT and I went to see Disney on Ice! It was the first time for both Zach and myself. It was super cute and I ended up spending the majority of my monthly "free" budget on things like toys, pictures, popcorn and lemonade. I knew we were going so I just avoided the Target visit that usually happens at the beginning of the month.


This is Ava's hair at 21 months old! She refused to let me take a picture of her face :) Such attitude for such a little person.

Week so far!

Park day with the mom's group!


Bella is now home with us


Ava on her sick day


Zach decided he wanted to sit in the highchair after
being out of it for almost two years!


Mr. Zave just taking it all in!

Back to reality!

The last two months have been full of days and weeks off for all of us! Vacations and visits from family have been wonderful, but it's back to the grind for all of us tomorrow :( It's going to be tough working 5 whole days in a row and sending the kids to daycare for 5 days in a row! I just hope I can wake up after almost 2 weeks off. Wish us luck!

Rose Bowl 2010

Yesterday we went to the Rose Bowl to see the Oregon Ducks vs Ohio Buckeyes! It was my first ever Oregon football game and I got to tailgate for the first time with some real fans. Even though the team lost, I still had a great time! It was a long, fun day and today I am exhausted.

Happy New Year!

Wishing all of my friends and family a wonderful, healthy, happy and prosperous new year! My goals for 2010 include managing my money better (haha!), losing a few pounds and organizing my digital scrapbooking material. I'm on my way to the third, making strides towards the second and really scared about the first! Tonight we celebrated with chinese food, champagne and sparkling cider. This afternoon we celebrated with friends at our "Countdown to Noon" party. Now it's 11 and everyone is asleep. Big day ahead tomorrow. We are off to the Rose Bowl! Woohoo! Go Ducks!

Christmas in Arizona with my Nana!

We left for Arizona on Wednesday and spent a great two days with my Nana and Pat. We got in on Wednesday evening and enjoyed visiting for the first time in a long time! We haven't seen Nana since summer 2008. It had been way to long! On Thursday we all took the kids to ride the train at a local park. Then we went to dinner at the Olive Garden (nana's favorite restaurant)then headed back to Nana's to let the kids open a present, make their reindeer food (thanks to Erin's recipe) which Ava decided that she was going to eat instead. We set out cookies for Santa and Zach had one for himself too :) That night he was up until past midnight due to the time change. He even managed to wake Ava up around 11 so Santa had a late night with those two. On Christmas day we woke up and opened our stockings and presents. The kids loved it! They liked the opening presents part far better than the actual toys. It was just after we were done that we got the call about Bella. I'm kind of glad I missed the first call because at least we got to enjoy some of the day. The rest of the day was spent in a mad rush to get home. Christmas will never be quite the same for me.

Rest in Peace my Bella :(

We lost our poor Bella today, on Christmas day. The morning was lovely, but the rest of the day was filled with driving and crying. The vet isn't sure what happened exactly, but it was neurological and she was not breathing on her own when my neighbors brought her in. I'm so sorry that I wasn't with her for her last days on Earth. I know she is in a lovely place now and playing with all of her doggy friends that had passed before her. Rest in peace my Bellarina. Mommy loves you!

Merry Christmas!

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! Eat too much and worry about it later :) Here is Ava's version of jingle bells to make you smile.

The Lights on Thoroughbred!

For the past 4 years we have gone to see the lights on Thoroughbred road. Each year it doesn't cease to amaze me. This year we found a new house with the cutest gingerbread cookie decorations. It has a new owner and the owner saw us trying to take pictures and let us sit on the grass :) He thought Ava looked like she belonged in the setup. She had her gingerbread shirt on so it was perfect.