amy & gaby: July 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Gaby's new bike

I have been wanting to get Gaby a new bike for almost a year now, and finally got her one this week as a late b-day present...only a month overdue. We went to Toys R Us first, then Target, then Wal-Mart. We ended up going back to Toys R Us and purchased the winner. When I was taking pictures of Gab with her bike she told me these needed to be on here...here ya go, Lou!

Lizzy & Lucy's blessing

I went up to the bay area last weekend to see my little brother bless his baby girls. They didn't make a peep and the blessings their Daddy gave them were beautiful. We took these pics at a park we went to after church where we met up with other family. I am so glad I was able to make it up there for their special day.

This is my little brother, Paul, holding Lucy, and his adorable wife, Suzy, holding Lizzy.

My brother, Mark, me, Paul with Lucy, Suzy with Lizzy, my Mom and Dad. These two brothers and I were known as the "3 little ones" until just a few years ago. :)

Gab took the next two pics and I thought they were too cute not to post. She sure does love her uncles and she is so lucky to have 8 that are so wonderful to her.

And here is the last pic, Gaby thought it was so cool that she was up so high! I was amazed at Uncle Mark's thigh strength to climb up on this table with an extra 60 pounds on his shoulders!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

My new accessory

In celebration of the 30th (yikes!) anniversary of my birth I went to the optometrist as I noticed I wasn't seeing quite as clearly with my now 30-year-old eyes. As predicted, the kind Dr. informed me that I needed glasses. I have now joined the ranks of the near-sighted members of my family.

My highly over-paid (in my opinion) fashion consultant assisted me in choosing these bad boys that I just picked up last night...

I think they make me look much more smarterer...what do you think? And yes, I am in my car but I was stopped at a stop light, and no, that's not a pile of towels and blankets you see in the back. :)

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Our trip to Florida

On Tuesday the 8th Gaby and I left Orange County to fly to Florida to my brother and sister-in-laws (Matt and Debbie) house near Tampa. In order to save a few hundred dollars we flew overnight. It was the longest 4 hours of my life. Fortunately Gaby was able to sleep fairly well, but unfortunately, I was not. Luckily we were able to see my parents who just finished serving a 2-year mission for our church, and meet this adorable almost 1-year-old. Look at those eyes!

This is my sweet niece, Ellea. The uncomfortable plane ride was so worth it to get to see her for the first time. Here she is enjoying her first birthday cake...way too cute!

While there I got to enjoy some much needed relaxation. It was nice to be able to sit around and enjoy the company of my family.

We went to a pottery place and Gaby painted a frog and my Mom painted a plate for me...

We also went swimming and Auntie Debbie is such a good sport that she did handstands in the pool with Gaby!Gaby is still in Florida with my Mom and Dad. They are in Daytona Beach at my sister and brother-in-laws (Mary and Ron) condo on the beach. I think they are leaving Sunday to start the long drive back out here to CA. I wish I could have joined them on their road trip but I had to get back to work.

4th of July

We spent our 4th of July cleaning house in the morning then we went to the pool for a few hours. After that we went home and ate lunch then went back to the pool for a few more hours. My little fishy loves to be in the water and by staying out of the house I didn't have to turn on the air! After dinner we walked across the street to the lake and enjoyed the fireworks.
Here are Gaby's patriotic fingernails...

Waiting somewhat patiently for fireworks to start (she's doing a handstand, it's kinda hard to see but she's just barely to the right of the middle of the pic)...