Izzie's 1st birthday

Happy birthday Izzie! 

Zoey had a great time celebrating her cousins first birthday. Izzie loved her first cupcake and Zoey was laughing hysterically watching Izzie play with her purple ball. 

And Zoey got to sport her awesome new shoes from her Aunt Sasi... Thanks Sasi! 

funny day

So Zoey and I went to the grocery store today and I was so excited she was able to sit in the basket for the first time!!! It has been less enjoyable shopping in the past with her in the bjorn grabbing at everything. So we were walking around having a great time until Zoey kept leaning over to the left side only willing to sit on one leg. I was repositioning her when I noticed poop was ALL OVER the seat and she did not want to sit in it anymore. GREAT! I grabbed a wipe to get it off her leg and the seat and now had a big poopy wipe in my hand with no trash can in sight. I had to wrap it up in some paper and shove it in my bag. 

I just let her dangle to one side the rest of the trip while I finished shopping. All the while every lady over the age of 50 wanted to talk to her along the way. We finally made it out to the car and I was parked right next to this big yellow line. How was I supposed to know if I crossed the line the wheels on my cart would lock!!! So There I was, two feet from my car with a poopy baby, and a cart that would not move. Some guy saw me struggling so he was nice enough to drag my cart to my trunk for me. 

I got Zoey all cleaned up, loaded the car and drove home.  At home, I started unbuckling Zoey and noticed a little brown thing on her face. "IS THAT POOP??" She was laughing and sucking on her hands while, to my horror, I looked her over and there was poop on everything! She had gone all over the car seat before we even got the the store and I never noticed it. I was so grossed out and I am pretty sure she had her first taste of poop today! And she was as happy as could be. Funny day! 

weekend

Mike and I try to come up with fun activities for our Saturdays so we don't spend all of our time doing chores. This last Saturday we decided we needed to make our way to the Griffith observatory since we have been talking about (really Mike has been) for a year and a half now. Something has always sounded like a better option until last Saturday. I am glad we finally made the trip! It was a really cool building with all kinds of learning stuff inside. We were happy to have Chris, Sarah and Izzie make the trip as well. 

We took an out of the way detour to Kiss My Bunt to get mini bunt cakes. I will say that they were tasty and delicious (mikes two favorite descriptives), but I was sorely disappointed with the store. I think they have all the potential in the world to compete with a place like Sprinkles, but they have completely missed the mark. The store was clean (per-say), but it looked like it had been cleaned by high school kids who didn't really care. All of the displays were old and unfinished. The best word I can think of to describe it is haphazard, kind of like their website. I would go again if I were in the area, but I would not go out of my way again like I would for sprinkles.  (moving on)

It was a fun Saturday afternoon and Zoey had a good time checking out a new place. 

awesomeness

My friend Jill sent this link to me today and it is awesome. She said some dad made it for his daughter to help her learn the alphabet, and he used the daughters voice for the robot. It is really cute. 

crafts

Sarah and I made these today. Sarah found a bunch of great colors of felt and invited me over for a craft day.

zoey and i are enjoying this today....

holga

Mike got me a Holga camera for mothers day and we finally developed some film. This is my favorite one. I am excited to keep using it! 

personality

Zoey is starting to show some personality and it is so funny to watch. She is so much fun to have around! 

flowers

photo for the day

Is this the same baby!??

 

fun with photos

I'm married to this cute guy....

And he is awesome! 

she is cute! (5 months old)

Dodger night!

Last night we took Zoey to her first baseball game and she had a great time! We sat in the all you can eat section were we could eat hot dogs, nachos and popcorn to our hearts content. And we did!  Here is a fun video of Zoey and Mikey at the game.

Visiting Baby Madeline

Last weekend we got to go to Madeline's baby blessing and stay with Dan and Elise. We even got to see Megan and Joseph before they left for their new home in Philadelphia. We had a fun weekend relaxing and spending more time with some of our favorite people. Madeline is really cute and we hope Zoey will be able to spend a lot more time with her in the future. 

Hollywood

My Sisters, Kim and Lacee, along with Kim's 4 kids came into town for a fun weekend visit. We spent some time at the beach and decided to make a Hollywood trip as well. We stopped by Pinks Hot dogs because Tatum saw it on the food network and couldn't wait to try it. It was delicious! And we didn't even have to wait very long even though the line looked long. 

Next we made our way over to the wax museum and it turned out to be hilarious! The figures are barely recognizable. Here are a few for you to enjoy. 

By the way, these are Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Darth Vadar with Zoey 

Then we went to the Guinness world records museum which seemed to be a little out dated. 

We also bought a map to drive around and see stars homes. That was pretty awesome. When do you ever have a good enough excuse to do that? My nieces wanted to see the Jonas brothers house so we had fun driving around the Hollywood hills looking at famous peoples driveways and walls. Lucky for the girls, the Jonas brothers house was just a normal house out in the open. I was a little embarrassed sitting in the passenger seat of a  mini-van with a stars map spread out, but it was a lot of fun. I can now say I have done the star tour!  

Other fun things

Zoey enjoyed her first day at the pool with some friends. 

Zoey made it a whole 2 hours at the beach before having a meltdown

Went to Schooner or later in Long beach after seeing it on Diners Drive-ins and Dives and loved every bite

Summer Vacation!

I just got back from a fabulous vacation at the family cabin in Greer, Arizona. It was a nice break from the usual routine of life. We had a great 4th of July hanging out with cousins. I was lucky enough to be able to go for two weeks and Mike got to come for a long weekend due to the holiday. I hope to be able to continue the tradition! I got to spend one or two months in Mexico every year with my cousins growing up and loved it so I hope Zoey and our future children will get the same opportunity. I think the time frame will have to be modified, but I think it is so great. 

We had family olympics for the 4th

 Mike made a movie with the kids

 relaxed in the cabin some of the days

 hiked on Escadilla mountain a couple of days (which is a gorgeous mountain full of a thick aspen forest)

 rode around on the Rhino

 played it the river with all of the trout

 went to Tin Star everyday to get a treat

watched the annual cousins talent show

 and then came home to our favorite person

Happy Fathers Day!

We love our Mikey! 

Mexico

This is my favorite place on earth. I feel lucky to have been able to spend all of my summers here with all of my Aunts, Uncles and cousins. We were so fortunate to be able to spend so much time together in an unforgettable place. I will miss it this year more than words can say. I am looking forward to taking Mike and Zoey down there someday soon to share all of my wonderful memories and to reunite with family. 

She makes my heart melt!

proof!

YAY!!

Zoey learned how to roll over today. She managed to do it 4 times in a row and then passed out from exhaustion. She is growing up fast! 

zoey in LA

New Things... and Happy Birthday Mom!

I realized soon after getting married I don't like to cook. I am not sure if it is due to the fact that we do not have a dish washer, and I am not interested in cleaning up, or simply because I don't enjoy slaving for hours in the kitchen for 15 minutes of enjoyment. None the less, I decided I need to get over my cry baby attitude and make some food for my hard working husband. We found a recipe in a cookbook we got for our wedding (grilling from Williams-Sonoma), Grilled fish tacos with green cabbage salad. I was willing to try this one out because it looked super easy and as it turns out it was really delicious! We will definitely be making them again soon! 

All the while Zoey was sleeping peacefully on the living room floor. 

Also, happy Birthday Mom! It would be my moms 60th birthday today. I miss her. I wish we could be celebrating with her tonight, but we lit a candle for her and enjoyed a delicious Sprinkles cupcake in memory of her...I think it will be a fun new tradition :)

new found motivation

I have had little motivation to do much but hang out with Zoey and get as much sleep as possible. Now that I am getting used to her schedule things are looking up! I ordered a new stroller which should arrive on friday so I can start walking/jogging on the beach...

I went ahead and planned for the future and got a double stroller! This one is perfect because you can attach the back seat when you are ready to use it. Plus it is way smaller than most others. My sister brooke got it and I was impressed with it. 

Next.. My friend Kami introduced me to this awesome website (designspongeonline.com)with all sorts of cool ideas for new projects. First on my list is this cool coat rack.

zoey's bumbo

I swear I will post other things eventually.. right now it is just another picture of my favorite little girl! 

new favorite picture