...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!

playing catch up... OH MY.

so much has happened!!! umm, let's see:
november 2010, december 2010, january 2011 and now half of february! OYE!

let's try to get current here.... ready, set, GO!

a fresh start

january 2011

post-game happiness!

you can never have too many pictures of gav being an artiste

blustery day in laguna

playing in the creek

 ava's 6-month check-up...

STILL a peanut

careful examination of the tissue paper on the dr table

this can't be MY son. he started his valentines in january!!!

i see u!

have i already said that girls are FUN?

yet, another masterpiece castle.
gav insists that we photograph his "good" castles
now before he "bonks" them down so we can 'member' them,

happy girlie!

the BIKE.

december 2010

the holidays of 2010 are (were) upon us!

 traditions...

santa with no tears!

the advent calendar!

finding the PERFECT tree!

gav's FIRST school play! the Polar Express in his pjs!

proud of his masterpiece

an awesome hike on an 85˚ december day...

 some holiday shopping.... what good sports i have!

at grandma and grandpa's house in the canyon after the rains

 AE is here!!!

AE and squishy

christmas cookie time!!!

1st veggies!

...comfy-cozy...

getting the snacks ready for santa and his reindeer

christmas morning!

ohhhh the anticipation!

gooooooo!!!!

grandpa marvin and miss ava

rockin' out

awwww squishy and AE!

christmas day 2010

the beloved THOMAS boots

uncle ron and cousin lolo making ava laugh

wonderful holidays,
thanks to the best family and friends.
xoxo

some fun november moments:

first cereal!

november 2010, ava's 4 mo check-up... lil peanut!

sunny hikes

...and rainy hikes!

Thanksgiving 2010

sleepy guy

hanging with the girls....

quality grandma(s) time!

my roly-poly

well, i got back to november, my slacker-status is a tad bit improved?
february to come soon!