tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325744372010-02-08T16:03:41.853-08:00See it all here!Heathernoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-71115367837967478912010-01-23T21:21:00.000-08:002010-01-23T21:23:52.915-08:00

Having some fun with bubbles...

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-89083465622537738042010-01-17T20:42:00.000-08:002010-01-17T21:19:02.652-08:00

Just after Christmas, we headed to Wisconsin to surprise Dave's grandma for her 90th birthday. We traveled with Dave's parents and luckily, the plane ride went a lot smoother than the last trip to Wisconsin. Carina was very excited to go see Great Grandma and snow! As we landed in Chicago she got excited because she could already see the snow out of the window. At the rental car place she

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-86196784492892577972010-01-17T19:36:00.000-08:002010-01-17T20:40:42.672-08:00

This year for Christmas I decided to give sugar cookies a try with Carina. Carina had fun helping with every part - rolling out the dough, cutting out the shapes, watching the cookies bake, and mixing the frosting. Her favorite part, however, was the decorating. She loved painting her cookies and putting on sprinkles.About half-way through she decided that she'd rather do something else. I

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-161892211173962572009-12-11T21:38:00.000-08:002009-12-11T22:40:19.816-08:00

For Thanksgiving this year I got to go to New York City with my mom and sister. We had such an amazing time. A few highlights...Our hotel was right in Times Square...it was so fun walking around and soaking in the excitement.I am a huge fan of the show Friends. Actually, my mom, sister, and I all are. So, it made perfect sense that we would fit a trip into the Friends' "house" while we were

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-52033411881494688532009-11-01T17:38:00.000-08:002009-11-02T09:08:54.660-08:00

For Halloween this year, Carina was.....Medusa! We're not really sure where she came up with this (her daycare assistant apparently loves snakes and we have told Carina that she looks like she has crazy hair after she sleeps), but it was all her idea. I've been asking her for a month what she wanted to dress up as and she kept saying, "snakes in my hair." So, we looked on-line at pictures of

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-62560701569067656542009-10-30T21:38:00.000-07:002009-10-30T22:45:00.817-07:00

Well, the weather hasn't been very fall-like here in California, but we've been enjoying the extra warmth and sunshine.I'm a little behind on the blog, so I'm going to catch you up...Carina is taking a gymnastics class. I was just going to have her do it for one session (4 weeks), but she loves it. The staff is really great, and the "gym" is changed around each week to give the kids a new place

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-41926814776585501482009-09-19T15:13:00.001-07:002009-09-19T15:26:20.632-07:00

Over the Labor Day Weekend, we crammed in a whole bunch of fun! On Saturday, we went to Hidden Villa. Carina loved walking through the garden and seeing all of the animals. She especially loved feeding the goats with Daddy...She did a pretty good job of doing all of the walking by herself. We only had to carry her a little bit...On Sunday, Dave went diving in Monterey, so it was just the

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-18658425918548873262009-08-31T21:01:00.000-07:002009-09-01T21:07:21.286-07:00

When the summer started, I made a list of all of the things I wanted to do. We did manage to check quite a few of the items off of the list, and we even squeezed in a few extra Here are a few highlights...We made it on the train. We even rode the "big train" (Cal Train) over to Mountain View to meet Daddy for dinner. Carina really liked this one because it goes faster than the Light Rail. I

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-3167524850499000582009-08-05T20:45:00.000-07:002009-08-05T22:20:40.360-07:00

Last summer I was able to accompany Dave on a work trip to London. This summer, I was able to accompany him on another work trip - this time to Frankfurt, Paris, and London! Carina was left behind to watch over the cats....well, Grandmas & Grandpas (and an Auntie) were helping her out. She was being nothing but the delightful little angel she is....Frankfurt - July 19 & 20I met Dave in

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-71157771843854762502009-07-08T20:30:00.001-07:002009-07-09T09:28:04.747-07:00

Who is the little girl wandering around my house? This is the question I keep asking myself now that we have converted Carina's crib into a toddler bed. She'd finally tried to climb out of the crib and had been sleeping on a mat at daycare, so we decided to go for it....She LOVES it! When Dave and his dad first put it up she just played in it for an hour! Saying, "I a big gurl!" The first

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-23125701760043038932009-06-20T09:22:00.000-07:002009-06-21T20:52:16.096-07:00

Heather promised Carina that she would tickle her when Carina was done with her toast. Once she shoved in the last bite, it was time to pay up. Unfortunately, Carina did not seem to want to have her picture taken. However, Carina could not resist the Mommy tickles and was then too distracted to worry about the camera!

davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-65982956708323829142009-06-17T22:11:00.000-07:002009-06-18T12:02:49.650-07:00

My summer vacation is officially here, and I'm excited to do all of the fun stuff (and some not fun stuff) that I've had no time for over the past 10 months. Carina and I started swimming lessons this week....I tried to get a picture of her cute post-swim ponytail that was all wet and curly, but this is the best I could do...I have lots of other stuff in store....*Take Carina for a bus and train

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-26808064232522095472009-05-20T18:18:00.001-07:002009-05-20T18:29:09.908-07:00

When Carina is in a good mood, she'll let you take her picture. This day I was trying to get a picture of the artwork she had made at daycare...Most of the time, however, Carina does not want to get her picture taken. On this day I was trying to get a picture of the super cute side ponytail that she had in. She wanted nothing of it...Carina continues to get bigger....lately it seems like she's

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-85703007868551173822009-04-26T21:39:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:26:37.568-07:00

We took a small (and I mean small!) plane from the jungle to Ambergris Cay, a small island off the coast of Belize. This part of the trip was all about diving and relaxing and eating....and diving! Here we are at the beginning of the week...Eating...we ate a lot of good food while we were there. Some of the highlights included some papusas from some lady cooking them on the street and the

Heathernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-66222114042235729822009-04-13T09:03:00.001-07:002009-04-13T09:46:13.004-07:00

We are a few days into our trip, and things are going well. I was worried after our original flight out of SFO was delayed, but everything since then has been great.We got to Belize and headed straight to Lamanai, a Mayan city. Since we got here we have done a lot of two things: napping and eating. It has been wonderful. I do miss my dear Carina, but catching up on the sleep I've been missing

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-40824578188457743412009-04-10T17:26:00.001-07:002009-04-10T17:55:45.119-07:00

Dave and I are headed outta here TODAY on a nine day vacation...sans Carina. She's going to be fine...living it up with the grandparents. Me, on the other hand,....well, I'm still trying to figure out how to get her stuffed into the luggage...I'm hoping I can relax and not worry that I'll be missing the cutest little girl in the world get nine days smarter, nine days cuter, and nine days bigger

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-17906909984518528752009-03-25T21:48:00.000-07:002009-03-28T18:19:05.359-07:00

Carina says lots of funny things....and, sometimes, she just says things funny. Here are some notes in case you talk to her in the near future:What she says=what she means"luv me"=I love you"faa down there"=that object fell down right in that spot"elp!"=Will you please help me? I'm having trouble doing this."ABC's"=letters"Maya"=cat (we have two cats, one named Maya, but she just thinks cats

Heathernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-21439731895320404962009-03-05T23:59:00.000-08:002009-03-06T01:27:58.566-08:00

For the last couple of months, Carina has been pooping nearly every morning while I'm in the shower. I think she likes the private time to take care of her business. It's not really a big deal, but I'm usually running late as it is, and diaper cleanup is not my favorite activity.However, this is how it went down this morning...Me: What's up, baby?Carina: Poopy.Me: You have to go poopy?Carina:

davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-5690487804469092942009-03-01T20:25:00.000-08:002009-03-03T11:55:38.269-08:00

She looks cute - I've been meaning to post Carina's two-year pictures for a week now, but our scanner was not cooperating. Sorry for the delay! Here are a couple of our favorites:She talks, talks, talks - Carina is talking up a storm. She adds new words to her vocabulary all of the time, and her sentences are getting more complex. One of the cutest new words she learned was "Carina." We've

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-73665926371554531552009-02-12T21:35:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:05:42.682-08:00

Carina turned two today! Here she is this morning in her new horse sweater from Uncle Steve....We had a small party for her this past weekend, and she had a fun time with her new tricycle from Mommy and Daddy...Her favorite part of the day (of course!) was the cake...It's hard to believe that in just a few years she'll be a big kindergartner like her cousin Liam...And, what is new with Miss Two?

Heathernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-17423100877361300642009-01-30T19:58:00.000-08:002009-01-30T20:23:07.820-08:00

Miss this face?Yeah, I know it's been awhile since our last post, but I'm blaming California's weather. It has been the most beautiful January! We have been out at the park practically every day. Carina had figured out how to climb the chain ladder on her own, but now she has mastered getting up using all of the different fun ways (including being able to climb up the slide which makes me want

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-60911601298179190902009-01-08T21:26:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:47:42.665-08:00

Even though it's pretty chilly these days, we still try and get a half hour outside at the park each weekday when we get home. We all get bundled up and head out for some fun. Carina has learned how to swing on the big kid swings (with Mommy or Daddy close by) and climb up the chain ladder all on her own! She is very proud of herself too!! Here she is having fun earlier tonight...The only

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-34285044777774401772008-12-20T08:37:00.000-08:002008-12-20T15:09:00.263-08:00

We'd like to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday Season! Here we are wearing some festive green and red. We included this shot in our Christmas cards, so if you're on our list, you'll soon have your very own print. Taking pictures of a wiggly little munchkin is never easy, but when you're trying to be in the picture at the same time, it's even more difficult. Scroll down for a glimpse into the

davenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-1445399710902440032008-12-05T21:55:00.000-08:002008-12-05T22:11:51.913-08:00

Dave and I are slowly coming to grips with the fact that our "baby" is gone. We now have a little girl. We look at her and are sometimes just amazed at how big she is...and how much she can do! We are also getting a glimpse of the "terrible twos" with her new favorite phrase: "I don't wanna." She's sure lucky she is cute! She is using a spoon like a pro these days and can even eat soup.

Heathernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32574437.post-79548610953136293632008-11-11T20:12:00.000-08:002008-11-11T21:45:15.470-08:00

Cal Poly may have won their homecoming game (49-3), but that still didn't make the weekend a great one for us.It really started Wednesday when I got a call from Carina's daycare that she had thrown up. I went to get her, but wasn't really too worried. She has been having a problem lately with overeating and then throwing up. We've been to the doctor and are doing what we can to monitor her

Heathernoreply@blogger.com1