Sunday, June 1, 2008

And Why Not?

We went to our friends Kim & Bob's yesterday to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, Bob's 40th birthday & completion of POST academy for CDF and just to plain HAVE FUN!

I commissioned my mom to make Bob a beer can hat that we have been "threatening" to make him for years. My dad valiantly volunteered to drink the Pabst Blue Ribbon for the project & my mom crocheted away... the result? Well, you can judge for yourself! But the precious look on the birthday boy's face says it all!

What a fruit!
I think it will make a PERFECT 4th of July hat!


I think we're the ones who should be wearing the beer goggles here!


Kim made everyone "pick their nose" for the evening... I guess Ross chose to use a plain cup though (hardy har har).


Everyone brought a summer themed gag gift for a gift exchange. We all picked numbers and could choose a wrapped gift or steal someone else's opened gift. At one point we stole a Napoleon Dynomite clock, but somebody stole it from us :( We ened up with an edible candy pair of underwear & bra... Ross made me pretend to be excited about it...


But this more accurately portrays how I was feeling about the turn of events... Ross however, is a little more optimistic ;)

Good food, good people, good times! Thanks Kim & Bob for a great shindig!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Dancing Duo

Daddy and Ayla dancing to reggae...




She loved it so much, she went right to sleep :)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend

Ayla got to meet her Uncle Brent & Aunt Vanessa this weekend!


This is the first time Uncle Brent was able to hold her...


He got more practice during his visit :)


Aunt Vanessa (aka Auntie V) also got in on the action...


We went on a walk to Kemp Park here in Folsom


Ayla got her first outdoor diaper change... thanks to Uncle Brent we now have this embarrassing picture to document it!

I think we like her a lot!!!!!!!!

Monday, May 19, 2008

22 Days Old!

You are NOT going to believe this but Ayla went to the Rainforest today!
There was VERY serious research to be done & data to be collected...

She seemed to like the red froggy on the left the best. He moves up & down, up & down...

Of course, an excursion of this magnitude really takes it out of a girl!

Time to sleep it off & get ready for the next adventure!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!

We had another amazing weekend with our family & friends, Friday night, Ayla got to meet her new friend Teryn...

Saturday, Ayla got some professional portraits done then we went on a big outing to Grammy & Grandpa's house in P,ville


Sunday was my first Mother's Day & it could not have been more perfect. Our parents came over & the dads cooked brunch... DELICIOUS!!

Ross presented me with this necklace... our family tree... our birthstones (Alexandrite & Ruby) are at the roots & Ayla's (Diamond) is on the branch. The picture makes it look yellow- but it's really white gold.

As part of my gift from my parents , my mom made this needle point of a dragonfly & a ladybug to represent our little Ayla Bug.

Mama & Papa G gave me the gift of a clean house... all I have to do is call the cleaning service!

Such a perfect day! I'm so pround to be called Ayla's Mommy!

Ayla is having a lot more active time & is becoming so much more alert. We are enjoying every second with our daughter!

Friday, May 9, 2008

More pics from Ayla's first 2 weeks

Story time with Daddy

A bit blurry, but it shows me in my Peanut Shell sling... I LOVE this! And so does Mommy! But, shhh... don't tell Daddy! He may catch on that Mommy can be hands free & the dishes could, in theory, get done!

Visiting with Auntie Kim & my future babysitter, Jack

Here is a picture of Ayla that Jack (age almost 8) made

His sister Macy (age almost 3) also made one... scarily accurate!

Skin to skin with Daddy

Passed out with Mommy (a very familiar scene around these parts)

This was supposed to be "tummy time" but I passed out again!
Later on, I did, however lift up my head several times AND turned my head to the other side TWICE! Hmmm, genius baby? Perhaps... but since there aren't any unbiased bystanders about we shall never know!

Sweet Baby Girl

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

8 Days Old!!!

The puss...

Why do people keep pointing that thing at me?

Snuggle bug time with Mommy

I LOVE snuggle bug time!

Getting ready for a big nap... nighty night!