Let's hope...

Zoey has some new "talents" lately, let's hope they continue...

- Cleaning her high chair after she is finished with food (thanks abuela)
- Putting away her books when finished, and grabbing the book i ask for
- Walking to her room when we ask/say 'night night zoey?' or 'nap nap'
- Walking to her room when she is sleepy
- Giving the dogs their treats in the morning
- Picking up the stray pieces of food that Cyrus leaves and feeding them to him

She is a girl after my own heart!

like i said... let's hope it continues...

Precious...

Beach Baby...

Papa, Nana, Brett and Steve came to Destin for the long weekend, and took Zoey for the weekend... allowing us a few nights to ourselves and some much needed sleep.. thanks Papa and Nana. Today we went to pick her up and spent a couple of hours with them on the beach...

Getting ready...Hat, Sunglasses, cover-up... she's one accessorized girl!

Daddy helps ease the fear.. Zoey has an aversion to any water right now..

Not too happy about the water..

Everything is better with Nana...

Playing in the sand was much better..

Pure SASS!

'applause please!'

Soo tired!

Thanks Nana and Papa! Zoey had a blast!

Only my kid...

Do you see it...?

Yup.. Zoey had a carrot in her belly button... at least now we know the belly button's purpose.. hiding vegetables..

Zoey's molar has popped through and is a much happier baby.. even after spending a couple times in time-out.. Yes, zoey had her first time-out experience this past week, and then had her second, and third.. but it worked! the first time she was not happy and cried and cried.. then the second she stopped crying after about 30 seconds after we put her in (timeout is the playpen).. and now it only takes about 10 seconds for her to stop crying... so far so good!

Picasso...

Zoey's first drawing..

We tried markers first, it was a huge MESS! but nonetheless crayons worked better until she started eating them... oh well..

Sorry no pics of the little one.. She is cutting a molar and the Zoey we know and love has taken a (hopefully) short vacation... more to come when Zoey returns to her laughing happy self.... oh God I hope soon!

12 more days of school! Today was my last day teaching... now we have projects, reviews, and exams! I can feel summer just around the corner!

Zoey's Second 1st Birthday!

I proclaimed April 29th a national holiday so this means that as a school teacher I get to take the day off and spend it with one of my favorite people.. Zoey! We had a wonderful day...

First we went to the park and tried to ignore the questionable people there...


Then is was off to lunch with Grandma and Juju.. I promise they were there....


Zoey and I came home and she took a very long nap... followed by presents...


Really more presents than any one-year should get... We have very generous grandparents and friends! Thanks everyone!

Then of course it was CAKE time....


At first she was ok with it..



Then she was done and didn't want anything to do with it..


We took it away and she was all better.. and cuter covered in cake!



Mom and Dad and the Birthday Girl...



We love one-year olds..
Forward facing seats!

Zoey's last can of formula.. whole milk is soo much cheaper!


Sorry this has taken me so long and that this post is soo long, i wanted to make sure it was well documented...

Zoey's First 1st Birthday!

While in Tampa, papa and nana decided to throw Zoey a mini-party for her birthday..

Zoey got into the cake the night before and got rid of the "z"...


Playing in papa's mini...


The first bites...


yum.. pretty good stuff...


You gotta love it..


The real action shots...


Stay tuned for the second 1st birthday....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEY!

One year ago you came into this world and made us the happiest people in the world! Thank you for making us a mom and dad! You are the happiest kid in the world, you light up our world and make us laugh each and every single day! Your smile is the best part of the day and your laugh puts smiles on our faces! We love your love of learning and the ability to light up a room. Our lives are better with you and each day are thankful that you are in our lives! We love you baby girl and love every single moment with you! You are the best thing to ever happen to us!

Zoey at one-year..
loves..
- eating
- reading books!
- sitting in mommy's lap to read books
- playing phone
- playing by herself
- walking around and exploring
- pushing buttons
- tv.. sesame street and elmo

can...
- walk by herself, but she like holding hands
- say 'mama', 'dada', 'baba'(bottle), 'bye-ba'(bye-bye), 'og'(dog), 'hiiii', 'papa', 'nana',
- sound of dog- 'woof-woof', elephant-raspberry sounds
- sing to Elmo's world
- point out in a book: the sun, elmo, ball, dog
- do the wheels on the bus hand motions
- blow kisses, give hugs and kisses
- wave bye-bye and hi
- sign "more" and "fish"
- throw temper tantrums on the floor
- dance, bounce, and twist
- play phone
- drink from a sippy

doesn't like...
- mom and dada saying no

Oh man this feels like yesterday...

Our first family picture...

Come Monday...

you'll be wishing it was the weekend again... and hanging out with these people..

Gary, Zoey and I headed out on Thursday for a short weekend in Tampa to visit friends and family.. and while we spent most of the time zig-zag from New Port Richey to Lakeland to Lutz to Brandon, we had an amazing time seeing everyone and the highlight was the Jimmy Buffett tailgating on Saturday..
I would say the concert was the highlight but...
a)it was sold out and we couldn't even scalp tickets
b)We were EXHAUSTED from the trip and wouldn't have made it through the concert anyway
c)We both landed up with a weird 24 hour bug... not a fun way to end a trip...

But here are some pictures of the tailgate...
Some "ambiance" pictures.. it was PACKED with people and food




Two of our favorite people.. Kurt and Wendi!


Gary and Darrin.. they really looove each other..


One of the best pictures we have taken since our wedding..


One of my favorite jews! The sister jew Melissa!


Well.. everyone can't be normal.. Matt being Matt..
Sorry jess I had to post it!

The best days...

are when your belly hurts from laughing at/with your child all day!

I just can't get enough of this face...

seriously.. adorable!

Swings!

It was such a beautiful day outside.. i had to take Zoey to the park! and man did she love the swings!

Hoppy Easter...

Sorry for so many pictures.. but who could resist that face... the worst part is i have about 25 more!