festivity and frivolity in the fall!

let the festivities begin! 

where to even begin?

 HALLOWEEN 2011!

SOOOOO many spots!

like father, like son!

gav-o on a mission!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ava is still a tad confused about trick-or-treating...

she spent alot of time talking to yard decor...

 and

taking breaks between houses.

cruella and a pup....

pumpkin patch, part !!!

LOVES the pumpkins!

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havin' fun!

so curious!

daddy's girlie.

mickey's halloween party at disneyland!!!

 

a BLAST on the teacups!

lovin' the parade! waves to all!

her 1st ears!

canyon kids halloween party!
as it tuned out, it was HOT the day of the party.
we saved our REAL costumes for the big day!

dash incredible re-emerges after 2 years...

determined to master this big wheel!

baden offering ava a treat to share. ava takes the entire thing!

field trip to the pumpkin patch!

upon our return from san francisco, 

i had the privilege of going on one of gav's school field trips! 

SO FUN!!!!

speed racer in the hay maze!

the 4 y.o. class!

showing off!

gav and elise on the hay ride

san francisco weekend!

in october, we made a quick trip to san francisco 

where i ran the NIKE women's 1/2 marathon. 

i have wanted to do this race for YEARS!!!!

on the bart!

the children's creative museum! 

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

http://creativity.org/

quality time with AE!

crazy ava at the TNT inspiration dinner the night before the race

so excited! let the race begin!

the energy here was amazing!

post-race smiles!

pure JOY at the park!

even baby karsie slides in san francisco!

ALL DONE. thanks to our men for taking care of us!

fall is here!

and we're back! once again... a little life popped up!

been busy starting new things and keeping up with life. 

:)

some weather! what???

boots, tights and hoodies, oh my!

 4 year-old preschool!!!

 love love love

my lil' kicker!

cheerleader?  remover of all cones on the field?

 football season is FINALLY here!!!

BOOMER SOONER!

sleepy lil' sooner...

it's a wrap!

seriously, she just can't seem to get enough of the tp!

accessorize, accessorize!

the girl is addicted to hats!

...and, we're back!

ok, so, been on hiatus for AWHILE!
however, since i'm hanging out with jojo in the hospital i have nothing
(like catching up on work, unpacking boxes, chasing a toddler, cleaning a house, etc.)
to keep me from getting current here.... 

what kind of mommy flakes on her own blog?
OOOPS.

SO, since i was last here....
ALOT has happened!!!
let's see if i can bring us current!!!

 

gav turned 4...

grandma jojo was able to come home after 6 weeks in the hospital when she relapsed

the i'll-dress-myself-in-plaid-shorts era began...

ava clapped...

mark had a birthday...

gav became a speed racer on 2 wheels...

ava crawled the night before she turned 8 months old

i became 20 + 20...

i ran to support a cause very near and dear to my heart...

jojo's leukemia came back right before the much-anticipated scheduled bone marrow transplant...

we moved to the canyon!

ava walked...

ava turned ONE!!!

PHEW. 

that's the last 5 months in a nutshell. 

that'll teach me not to slack!

happy hearts!

guys night out!

Supercross!

mark takes gav every year, but i think that this is the 1st time that he "gets it"
he came home RAVING about it! non-stop!

bike day!

the NEW bike!

giving it a shot sans-training-wheels...

 

i really need to stop talking while i video!

enjoying a beautiful day and watching gav-o ride!

early morning sunrises with lil' miss...

well hello there!

good morning sunshine...

lil' chocoloate chip... doing some yoga

happy hearts day!

my lil sweeties

REALLY excited about our valentine cookies!
my valentine!