Princess Heaven Halloween

Halloween week started off with our dear "Precious'" birthday! We had a little lunch and spent the afternoon with her and then had a surprise dinner planned that night! We sure love you and all you do for us. xoxo.

We think our kids are so cute!It was a fairy tale princess week with all the dressing up....Even cousin Ike was Prince Charming

Little Mia found herself in the middle of it all-

We saw Ava as "Belle"

"Snow White"

"Cinderella" with glass slippers and all!

(Ava must have dreamt about those puppies because one morning she woke up concerned of their whereabouts)

and...."Sleeping Judy" (as she calls her)

we all lived Happily Ever After!

Fall time fun

Ava was such a good helper mowing the lawn this week at our new house!

(We've been here almost 2 months now)
Bill adores his little girls and they are growing up so fast.

Now she has started dance and is becoming so sassy, she loves anything princess and says things like " lock you in the tower FOREVER!" what?! where did she learn that? She puts on her high heels, braclets, and purse and twirls around saying "I'm a LADY!" If you've seen Madagascar 2, that phrase is even funnier!

*****
When she's crying because she's in trouble or doesn't get what she wants its: "mom, dhat make me sad when you talk yike dhat.... PLEASE make me happy an yet me watch a show!"
(as she comes and grabs my cheeks and looks me straight in the eyes)

*****
She puts on her Snow White costume (50% off at Babys R Us by the way), makes me sing "Beauty and Beast" and BEGS Bill and I to dance with her around the room. Of course we only hold ONE hand because the other is holding her dress just like Belle....DUH, mom!

Dance class

is by far her most favorite time of the week!

Funny that she finds herself in front of the mirror doing her own dances more often than not!


Mia is still our "pissy peanut" but cute as a button!
This little face will melt your heart and that is why she gets held ALL DAY LONG!

Mia LOVED her first time on a swing!!! It was such a gorgeous day and these girls make it that much better.

BIG NEWS of the month.....

this little girl who is 7 months started the army crawl!

Bye Bye summer!

Summer is over already and we've been so busy, we hardly noticed! Mia has been busy eating her solids and Ava running outside on the last warm days of the season

I love this stage of baby!

U games are the perfect way to kick off fall, and as you know we are die-hard Ute fans!

Bill and Mia sitting with Alan and Ila at the Homecoming game

Utah fan sisters

(ok so this was the best pic of them, either not crying or blurry!

Mia looks like a deer in headlights)

We are ready for the predicted 55 degree rain and cold tomorrow... Bring on the snow!!!

Who says white men can't jump?

These two little fans cheered on....

Scotta Budaddi (in his sexy Euro Suit)

aMMMazing M. Murdock

Billy

Although there were a few crashes- they all landed these! thanks for a fun weekend guys

"Louder Please!"

Our skippy little Ava is TOTALLY into music in the car right now!

Whats on her face you ask?

Well, our ritual when we get in the car is put on some lip gloss and turn up the ipod.... (my lip gloss is in a better concentrated area than hers)

No matter how loud it is she always yells- "louder please!" so I've learned to start with the volume way down You might get a kick out of our play list of the month:

#1 choice: "Single Ladies"- Beyonce.

The dance moves she shakes to this are darling!

#2: "All the Above" Maino (thanks to uncle Joe)

#3: "Something There" - Beauty and the Beast

#4 "Hey You"- 311

#5 "3 Little Birds"- Bob Marley

and all night tonight after slurpees was "Sexy Back"- good old Justin Timberlake (WHAT?!?!... thats the Bill in her)

We mix it up with some Primary tunes which she LOVES as well, her all time favorite of the LDS classics: "I belong to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints" sung at the top of her lungs just belting out every word!

Meanwhile...Mia Buns can now sit by herself! She'll be 6 months next week

I love this age so much and she is getting to be so fun to play with! It only gets better from here

Ava is a good sister and loves to make her laugh any time she gets the chance.

We caught some of it on video one night

(sorry the clip is dark),

but just listen at the few cute giggles Ava gets out of Mia...

Av would have done this all night if we would have let her

Long over due for an update!

This summer has flown by and our little Mia is getting so big. She's 5 months and ready for the big life changes of sitting up and eating solids.

We've been traveling all over and enjoying the warm weather with swim lessons and daily snowcones!

The most exciting thing thats happend this summer is by far our new neice Lottie Ann- Congrats T&C on the newest cutest little muffin (who by the way weighs only 5 lbs. 12 oz. and can pound 6 oz. of milk in an hour!)

Our summer started out with an amazing trip to Costa Rica

Boat rides, snorkeling, surfing, jungle zip lines, eating.... you name it, we did it!

My brother Joe helped reel in this good looking Marlin

We also celebrated our 4th Anniversary there (I know, 2 kids already, we've been busy!)

Since swimming lessons this summer, Ava is a champ at going under water

Flying from Arenal to Tamarindo- GORGEOUS.

Swimming in the natural hot springs by the volcano

Hiking through the rain forest while crossing 6 suspended hanging bridges

more swimming in hot springs

riding the famous zip lines over 600 feet high across the jungle, going at speeds up to 60 miles per hour! totally a life time experience (no babies on this one of course, thanks mom!)

Arenal, the active volcano on Costa Rica

Another major highlight was McCall Idaho, we just got back last night and had a blast at the annual Fox family reunion!

Again, we took advantage of all the amazing lake has to offer from water skiing and sailing to swimming and sandcastles...

This year was a little more "noisy" with 5 new baby cousins all born between Feb. and April

Mia got some quality time with "Precious & GrandBob" and was a little sweet heart...while Ava was a busy body! Thinking she was so cool because she got to drive the jet ski all by her self

We love our Gammy so much and are so grateful for her generosity and all the quality family time!
All our love to all ya'll!

Exhausted...

We've all heard the phrase "work hard, play hard", well little miss pistol is all about just "Play hard, then play harder!"

Since the weather has been warm and we've been outside almost all day every day riding her scooter and tricycle....

One minute she's talking and singing, the next minute I find her asleep like this:

I miss those days when I could sleep like a log!

Tulip Festival

This was the perfect way to cure spring fever and dive into summer

The kids LOVED it! Why are they shirtless you ask?.... well,

they played in this for abount an hour!
Mia and her 2 BFF's Jane and Ila, all 3 girls were born 9 weeks apart from each other

A very special treat at the end when we got to say "hi" to the prophet!

Time for an update!

Lets just say its been a CRAZY month and a half! We sold our house (total surprise) staying with my parents while we find a house.... not one, but TWO houses we offered on that I thought we could soon call home fell through, a few weeks of sickness in between, and a darling newborn that crys A LOT has left me absent in the blogging world for many weeks.

Luckily we spent a relaxing week in Laguna Beach over Easter to break up the chaos in our lives!

Cousin Kate and Ava loved the beach and warm weather...
Ava got brave this year and let uncle Tono take her in the ocean!
Mia just slept on the beach all day and got lots of attention whenever her little eyes opened
Welcome Spring time!!

I'm 2!

Celebrated Ava's 2nd birthday with a mini bash at the park and her all time favorite cake.... Lightening McQueen!

Then another slice of cake from Yumma for breakfast....And then one more slice from "Precious" at the end of an awesome birthday weekend!

Mia was pleasantly dreaming through the whole thing :)

(thats a little birthmark on her eye and baby acne on her cheeks.... the pic look like she's got a black eye and some bruises)

Fox sisters

We could have never guessed Ava would be so cute and sweet with her little sister! She shares her toys, sippy cups, and her prize posession.... her BLANKIE!

Its so fun to see her be so gentle and kind. Lets just hope she keeps this up, I have a feeling it may change as they get older!



Every girls needs a sister...


Here's a shout out to my beautiful sister and all you sisters of sisters out there

"More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good." ~Linda Sunshine



"Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers." ~Pam Brown



"One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself." ~Betsy Cohen



"If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater." ~Pam Brown



"When mom and dad don't understand, a sister always will." ~Author Unknown

Dedicated to all Lactating Women

If you are, or ever have been a "milking machine" then you will appreciate the sheer innocence of this photo....

Guess who's here....?

Welcome Mia Fox!

6 lbs. 8 oz. 19" long

In case you're wondering why we have no pics of Ava and her new little sis.... the day before Mia came Ava got a fever of 102, runny nose, and a narley deep cough!! Great timing right? She's only been sick once really her whole life.

Needless to say we are keeping them FAR apart!

More pics to come!

Foxpaws on TV

We had one of our first local Foxpaws debuts today on KSL Studio 5!

I tried to post the video but it wouldn't let me

Click here to see the clip and good job Crystel as the spokesperson for Cara and I (the prego with a double chin who hopefully pops tomorow)!

My inspiration, my heart....my grandpa

Nolasco "Noli" G. Baldazo Ogden, Utah Nolasco "Noli" Gonzales Baldazo passed away, surrounded by his family, February 5, 2009.

He was born January 28, 1932 in St. Rosa, Philippines to Jose Baldazo and Maria Gonzales Baldazo. Noli was raised in the Philippines with humble beginnings. As a child he was able to aid the U.S. soldiers, during World War II, by providing water and passing messages. Noli was a pilot in the Philippine Air Force.

Noli received a B.A. in mathematics from San Pablo College in the Philippines. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Biometeorology from Utah State University. Noli taught mathematics and physical sciences for over 30 years in the Philippines and Salt Lake until retiring in 1996. While teaching mathematics at the University of the Philippines, Noli met the love of his life, Milagros "Mila" Belarmino. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 1, 2008. The marriage was blessed with four children, Gemini, Sagitta, Joe and Don. The Baldazo family came to America in 1968 in order for Noli to further pursue his education. Through hard work and sacrifice Noli and Mila were able to live the American dream.

Noli was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Governor's Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Asian Community. Noli was also the first president of the Filipino American Association of Utah and was a member of the governing board of the Asian Association of Utah. Noli was an avid gardener. His garden provided a bountiful harvest to family and friends. He also loved to fish year round. Noli and Mila enjoyed traveling and cruises. They visited many places, including the Philippines, Russia, Hong Kong and the Panama Canal. Noli's family was his pride and greatest accomplishment.

He wrote "My favorite pastime is caring for my grandchildren and taking them fishing whenever possible." Noli is survived by his wife, Milagros; daughters Gemini (Robert) Bourne and Sagitta (Phil) Boyer both of Salt Lake City and son Don (Suzette) Baldazo of Eagle, Idaho; 12 grandchildren; Tanna (Bill), Cara (Tom), Colby, Tanner, Joey, Matt, Sam, Ben, Tori, Sierra, Jade, and Sara; two great-granddaughters, Kate and Ava, and two on the way. Noli is also survived by two brothers, five sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Joe, December 1, 1980. Grandpa,

We love and miss you! We hope the fish are biting. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 514 24th Street, Ogden. Friends may call at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, on Friday, Feb.13th from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; where a rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. A viewing will also be held Saturday at the mortuary from 12-1 p.m. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.

Our Happy Grandpa's 77th birthday

Yesterday was our Dear Grandpa Noli's 77th birthday and we are so blessed to have spent the afternoon at a long yummy lunch with him!

He really enjoyed the chococlate cake (which he NEVER does)...

He LOVES (to say the least)to look at the family blogs and see pics of his great-grandkids and was excited for after lunch because we were going to come to my house to post his birthday pics on my blog.

This post is especially dedicated to his birthday and to let him know how much we absolutely love you and are so thankful for your life! Our prayers are with you!

Sharing a Shoe Special!

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Pringles & Raisins

Yes- this sounds like the title of some wierd pregnancy craving of mine, BUT-

But its actually AVA'S!

Lately every single night she gets this craving and pulls me into the kitchen and tells me she's hungry for "green chips" and "treats" (that our way of making raisins sound fun and sugary)

Go figure.... and I thought my craving for Shrimp flavored chips was wierd...OK maybe it still is!

6 weeks and 5 days....but whose counting?

Seriously.............what I FEEL like every second of the day!

Poor Ava has no clue her world is about the rocked upside down next month.

However, her mother will be soooo happy to sleep on her stomach again!

(by the way, no that's not me in case you were wondering)

Proud to be a Ute!

We wish we could have been there last night to see the amazing victory! The Big Easy was a little to far away and a little dirty for a prego who gags at every curious smell.... but we love our Utah Utes and their perfect record this season!

Who has time to blog during Christmas?

A very Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

We're loving the snow and especially playing in it!

Today was so mellow after an incredibly fun few days of parties- sledding was a little cold for Ava, but good to be outside Despite the snow warnings... we are so glad grandma and grandpa made it to our Christmas feast! Ava and Kate were more excited about the chocolate than the dollar billsCheck out the cute PJ's Cara is wearing from my grandma- thanks Cynthia!
"More Presents?!"- Ava learned to love just ripping off the paper and not even really noticing what she was unwrapping
Foxes

Thanks to all our family and friends for making Christmas so wonderful this year.... Not to mention making me also about 4 pounds heavier this year too!!!

Especially for the grandmas...

Bill's mom and grandma have an incredible talent for singing and have performed professionally for many years- maybe thats where Ava gets it (we all know my side has no singing abilities).....hope you love it grandmas!

By the way, this went on for about 10 minutes straight :)

This is her own special rendition of ABC's and Twinkle little Star

Where are you?

Does anyone else miss this stuff.... its about time isn't it!?

MORE SNOW PLEASE!

Undefeated

And I thought the TCU game was cool....

this was way better!

We love being UTE fans!

Still Gloating...

What an incredible, nail-bitting game!! It was so awesome to see "black-out" fans swarm the field

10-0 !!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY!!

Also, we are really happy about this too...

SNOWBIRD opened their lifts last Friday! (yes, I got clearance from my doctor)

"Snow Cone!"

This last summer Ava fell in love with snowcones (because of her mothers addiction) so this morning when we woke up and I told her there was snow outside, she ran to the door and yelled "snowcone!" Yes, its a giant one!




First snowman of the year

Last year she was way too little to play in the snow and actually enjoy it.... this year will be a whole new story. It was a battle to bring her inside!

Bring on more snow!

Babblings of a 19 month old....

Last night Bill and I got in a little "heated debate" about daylight savings and changing the clock... the time we slept in...and blah, blah, blah.

Well little miss Ava was listening and then spent her fair share of time telling us about the clock and going to sleep!

It was so funny for us!

The best part is when she see's that I'm filming with the camera and says "CHEESE" thinking I'm taking a picture!

PS Bill ended up being right :)

"Trick-or-Treat"

It was pretty fun to watch Ava trick-or-treat for the first time this year!

As you can see she wasn't afraid at all to ask for the candy.....She caught on to routine of it pretty quick

She also opened lots of candy along the way, we missed a few houses while she sat in the wagon too busy munching on sweets!

Can't wait til next year :)

Halloween Kick-off

We got a little head start to Halloween with a few parties this weekend

For being so young, Ava was pretty excited to be a butterfly/fairy with cousin Kate

My aunt had a cute pumpkin treasure hunt, once Ava found hers....she never looked up again!

The adults had our annual Halloween party

this weekend tooGreat costumes & a ton of fun games- the boys favorite is pumpkin bowling! Its a good thing their basment is still unfinished because it makes a nasty mess

The Osbournes (Kris & Rich)


Nacho & the hot nun (as if you couldn't tell that was my fat prego belly above)

White trash Don and is his kitty Summer


Peter Pan and Tink (Fletchers)

He & She Shawn

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We might as well get these...

....because YES, we will be seeing more of this color February 23rd!

Welcome to Arkansas

After a 2.5 hour flight to Texas and a 5 hour drive... we finally arrived in El Dorado (pronounced like "tornado") Arkansas!

We have to say it is gorgeous with all the trees, birds, and deer everywhere.
There isn't much here really , but "when in ROME....."so we asked around for the best place to get FRIED CHICKEN and the word on the street is:

Chick-a-Dilly

Lets just say it was an authentic cultural experience! There was a bakery across the street so I thought since lunch was pretty average, a yummy cookie or eclair would help end on a sweeter note. Well, to my surprise......here were the bakery racks!

Half empty shelves of packaged donuts and honey rolls, again, like I said...not much here.

While traveling with Bill I like to shop around the towns, but here I am limited to:

Group garage sales off the road....

The local dollar store....

...and of course the infamous WalMart! I think its the highlight of the town because they even named a street after the store!

All the homes have a typical country feel to them. Most of them actually have a couple Lazy Boy recliners and a a BBQ on the porch :)

But its interesting that the nicest building around is the HUGE Baptist church.

Overall the people are friendly and this is a new adventure for our family!

The beginning of the end

Today as I went to get Ava dressed, she threw a fit when I took off her elephant PJ's!!

She kept saying..."ewphant again, ewphant again" and was putting her PJ shirt back on over her head!!

No mother lets her kids wear their PJ's as a shirt, but the screaming and crying got to me and i figure who cares! You can see who got her way today....
.... I have a feeling this is the beginning of a new phase!

Drum Roll please.....

Yeah! Its almost weird because we've been working on these for such a long time, BUT:

I'd like to introduce you to the newest line of designer baby shoes!

Cara had this idea about a year and a half ago to start a line of baby shoes, the original one was so cute (as you can see) that it was a no brainer to go forward together with her and our sister-in law. Check out our website and if anyone wants a pair you can get them at Babinski's in Foothill or let me know! We have them in a few stores across the nation and plan to get them in more Utah stores soon!

www.foxpawsshoes.com

Two and O!

Its that time of year again when the air smells fresh and crisp, we throw on our RED and get ready to yell....GO UTES!!

So far so good lets hope they keep it up all year, We never miss a game!

First Time...

This was hiliarious! I didn't know how'd she react, but she was so excited to get on....

Needless to say she lasted about 6 minutes then hopped off and we had to walk the rest of the ride.

It was a fun first moment to be a mom!!

...and baby makes 4!

YUP! we gotta another bun in the oven ya'll! Comes to destroy my sleep around the 25th of February sometime...

Blogging- a BIG JOKE!

So my sister-in-law (non-blogger) was telling me about this blog the other day..... to all you serious bloggers out there don't be offended but this stuff is funny!

This unknown blogger really hams it up for you and basically makes a mockery of blogging(especially if your a Mormon)! Total SATIRE, but i giggled a bunch....

You've gotta check it out for a laugh- or ideas for your own blog! HA

http://seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com/

Read her "About Me" if you don't get it!

2 weeks in OC Laguna

Nothing better than the beach! We spent a gorgeous couple weeks relaxing and soaking up the California sun

My dad still out there boogy boarding riding the waves

We just lounged about most of the days just like you see the family here!

Kate and Ava could not get enough of the sand- ALL DAY!

My 2 brothers were like beached whales after playing in the ocean all day everyday with the Sam
I was a little lazy this trip and left my camera behind most of the time. This is what kept us entertained and in awe......



I loved this...
And this...

And this....

...and a whole lot more!

We LOVE the Olympics- GO TEAM USA!!!

2008 Medals as of today
USA
79
CHN
76
RUS
42
AUS
35
GBR
33

Family Playdate

Thanks grandma and grandpa for the treats and the fun visit with you this weekend! We love you so much....Ava sends you "bones" and a bunch of kisses!

McCall, Idaho!

Another incredible family reunion with the Foxes.....THANK YOU GAMMY!

The lake was beautiful and we had the great weather

Ava rode her first jet ski!!! She loved it!

Cute cousin Ike and Ava's favorite thing to do was ride in the boat...they would scream and laugh the whole time
Billy lovin the water
We love you guys, thanks for the good times!
See you all next year!!!!

Tagged: Series of 3's

Since I'm the once that convinced Ashley to start a blog I feel I need to fulfill my blogger duties and do my tag from her!

3 Joys:
Bill
Ava
Tie between food and mountains

3 Fears:
Drowning
Seeing Ava or Bill get injured
A random explosion (like on 24) wierd... I know...

3 Goals:
Succeed in starting my own business
Stay fit & active my whole life
Serve multiple missions all over the world with Bill when we get old

3 Obessions:
Shoes & Bags
Having Ava eat fruits and veges everyday

Making sure I either run, bike, swim, or weight train each week

3 Random Facts:

Ava came naturally right on the morning of her due date

Bill has a calic on his cheek that makes his beard swirl in a circle

I can still do the splits at any given moment

I'd like to tag Abby Johnson & Andrea Clawson..... lets see it ladies!

Celebrating Freedom!

Who doesn't LOVE fireworks?!? Ava was totally captivated by them and wanted more! We started early with the annual Eaglewood fireworks & BBQ on the 3rd at the Foxes.....

"BOOM BOOM" Ava would repeat over and over and over!

Fox sisters and babies

...Then on the 4th we headed up to Park city for outlet shopping and dinner

Ava sure loved her spaghetti

As if that wasn't enough, she slurped up some icecream too

We didn't stay up in PC for the fireworks there, we have our own little white trash tradition in our neighborhood- about $300 worth....

The ladies sit back and laugh while the men act like little boys playing with fire
We got them to look up fast enough for just one pic


Ava did her first sparkler!


Glow in the dark accessories made it a perfect night


These ones were a little TOO LOUD for Miss Ava since they were practically right in her ear

We love the 4th of July and its one of our favorite holidays! I feel so blessed to live in this beautiful country and to have all the luxuries we do.
God Bless America!

Girls Camp

Just wanted to give a shout out to all my YW peeps and thank them for an awesome, stinky, dirty, funny, sprititual, crafty, laughable, sweaty good time at camp this year! Love you ladies!

So don't ask about this last pic.....total joke.....but just to prove to some I'm not vain, I had to post it!

Summer days

We pretty much hit the pool most days...

probably why my baby is turning more and more blonde!

Seeing Cinderella at Wheeler Farm (Ava doesn't even know who she is!)

There to see the animals but really loving just the "DAWGGIES"!

And enjoying a sticky "SOKUL" (aka Popcicle) everyday!
What more could you ask for?!?!

Where in the World is Bill?

Here's just a taste of what my hubby's work schedule was like since Monday.....

Layton

Concord
Oakland
and last the best of all- VERNAL!
Crossing my fingers that they get the bid for a job in the Domincan Repiblic- who doesn't want to spend a few weeks here?!?

Day Full of Four-Wheelin'

We spent a gorgeous but cold day at our family member's ranch just crusing the hills on some ATVs

It was a beautiful day and Ava loved it just kicking her legs around the whole time- we strapped her car seat down in the back seat of a Ranger and we were off!

This is the one and only lovable J Spafford AKA "Sunshine"
A yummy lunch along the way made it the perfect day...
We're excited to go again.....hopefully a little warmer!

Meet Jane Fox

Isn't our new niece absolutely adorable?!?!

Way to go C & R...... good baby makin'!

Ava's Heaven would be....

....Bubbles all day,

Licking PB off a spoon and watching none other than ELMO with all 3 of her favorite blankies!

lovin this little girl more each day!

Paper or Plastic?

I've been trying better to live GREEN lately and am loving the alternatives....This one fact struck me as interesting and couldn't resist sharing it hoping you'll be inspired too!

or

30 Billion plastic bags end up as litter - making their way into our oceans killing birds, mammals, and sea creatures by the millions each year because they aren't biodegradable. So then choose paper?!?!
BUT...(here's the point)...paper bags may be worse. Just one paper bag takes more energy to make, therefore emitting extra pollution into our ozone and creating more waste than 2 plastic bags!

The SOLUTION= BYOB. No, I know what some of you from the college days may thinking this stands for...but its Bring Your Own Bag!

Our own grocery stores and even Target sell their own version for about 1- 2$ which are great. I even found some at Ikea last year for $1.99 that were super cute. But if you wanted some more stylish options I found these at reusablebags.com and love them.

Only $7.95 and will ship in 24 hours so your green shopping can start tomorrow!

Our Little Fishy

We started swimming lessons this March with Ava and its so fun to see her progress! We love the teachers and recommend it to anyone. They can start at 6 months- swimkids.biz obviously the date is wrong....she was still in heaven then :)

Discovering San Francisco with kids

Thanks to this fabulous article in 'Cookie' Magazine we found a new love for San Fran!

Waterfront Arts Festival at Pier 5Ava spent the majority of the time chasing the poor pigeons!


Yerba Buena Gardens
First time riding a carousel for Miss Ava!

This place was awesome and we could have spent days here,

Along with the Zuem Museum for

children (which we loved) they had:

Bigger than Life Playground

Beautiful cafes and places to just sit and enjoy the environment
Little water play pools to cool off

SFMoMA I LOVED this Museum of Modern Art, I liked it even better than the MoMA in New York City
Sadly- No pictures allowed :(

But, one of my favorite exhibits was this unique, artsy, natural crafted jewelry at the museum shop. The artist is Molly McGrath...gorgeous.

Golden Gate Park
This place is HUGE and breathtaking at every corner. I could have posted a thousand pics!
Conservatory of Flowers Simply wonderful!


After playing with the pigeons she learned the word "bird" and now will spot them out everytime she sees one

One day I want a greenhouse 1/10 of what this is, its so refreshing to see beautiful flowers

Butterfly Garden
It was really neat to see cacoons turning to butterflys at everystage


Yet, So much more to see...

Mothers Day weekend in San Fran!

We spent a great couple of days roaming the piers and hills in Northern California

It was a little chilly at 63 with the wind, but that didn't stop us or the thousands of other people there

Mothers Day was a treat because Saturday I splurged on this fabulous precious stone jewelry that is gorgeous and extremely inexpensive! Bill knows its a weakness of mine and I can't help but load up every time we come here-
Delicious and beautiful fruit... but at $9 a lb. you HAD to enjoy it or else

If we look a few pounds heavier its because all we did was EAT! From fish and chips, clam chowder, french crepes, fruit, hot chocolate & cider, cookies and bagels to just name a few :) It was so much fun!
Of course the highlight for Ava was watching the sea lions just sun-bathing and barking on the docks

Happy Mothers Day to all you mommies out there!

We've migrated south to Fresno

Yup- We jumped in the car for a couple of hours and drove to Fresno where Bill is starting another job.

Can you tell Ava was a little lethargic at dinner from the car ride?

Well, the tiredness didn't last long- We were enjoying our delicious PF Changs....

When slowly crept up a team of armed officers and stationed themselves at all 4 corners of the restuarant! With their hands placed on their fully loaded weapons we got a little nervous,
Fortunately, or unfortunately the story doesn't get any more dramtic than that because we left quickly there after. But the entire restaurant was anxious wondering who was inside and if he/she was coming out. I coudn't help but think of Trolley Square!
Fresno's crime rate is the lowest its been in 4 decades, but you never know about these crazy Californian gangsters!

Ava managed to muster up some more energy from all the excitment and channeled it toward some serious shopping as she busily flipped through clothes on the rack


She must have seen me do that a few hundred times- Bill and I laughed so hard!

Born in Utah, Raised in California?

After the run on Saturday, Ava and I hopped a plane to California (again) to come see Bill. We'll be staying up in Brookside where we come a couple times a year.

Its a good thing the seat next to me was empty because Ava is now a CLIMBER! She climbs up everything from slides, strollers, her pack n' play, coffee tables, and anything low enough to get her first foot up

She got on the table by using the couch!
We decided to join the majority population here and celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Mexicans sure know how to throw a party!

Chasing Cookies

Yesterday morning we tied our running shoes tight, filled our water bottles full, and had our sights set on 2 fast little cookies This little race was a fund raiser for the Girl Scouts (hence the cookies) and it was a blast. And we really did chase Mr. Thin Mint and Mrs. Do-Si-Do!
Those are the 2 FAST cookies above.... we wish they would have run in their costumes!

A special thanks to Summer for showing us some great stretches after while we munched on cookies!

Happy Birthday to you, and you, and you!

This week is my cute brother Joe's B-day (sweet 16!)..... and my mommy's B-day.......
and my daddy's B-day, this was taken 50 minutes before he turned the BIG 50!!!!
Ava Mila wishes you all a very merry HAPPY BIRTHDAY- Love you!

Like Mother like Daughter

This little girl's new favorite thing to do is play with my jewelry

She LOVES the bracelets, on and off... on and off.... for hours!

No Flat Tires

We had a blast on Saturday just biking the Salt Lake Marathon Route. Yes, we know we were crazy doing it on full suspension mountain bikes...but we kept up with the pack just fine!

To be or not to be....Spring

Since the weather is like a Yo Yo, we've been trying to get out on the days its warm. We'll miss the snow and wearing our fleeces, but Ava LOVES being outside so its a fair trade!

"Clean up on isle 4"

You've all seen these.....

You grab a normal cart and try to pretend you don't see them....

You walk past them quickly so your children won't notice....But today.....since i've got plenty of time on my hands and the grocery store is about the funnest place to shop here.....I said to myself, "why not?!?"

Sure, I bumped into every item on the corner shelves,

and sure I felt like I was driving a semi-truck,

but my sweet pea giggled and screamed the whole ride as she waved at every passer by!

Sit Ava, Sit....Good Ava

One of the things on my "Prevent-boredom To Do List" here in Elko was to make Ava her own little doggie bed.....Ok let me explain:

She LOVES Maverick's bed and always wants to read her books on it, eat her snacks on it, and even nap on it! I can't handle any more dog hair,

So I went to Costco to find another one just for Ava, but since none were to be found I just made her own

She LOVES this one too, but absolutely No sharing this one with Mav-Dog!

Don't get jealous.....

YUP....this is where we get to spend 7 gloriously long days

Fact: Population - 16,708
Fiction: Movie theater
Fact: Elko, NV Lays Claim to Motorized Recreation Capital of the West
(is that another way to say Rednecks playground)
Fiction: Shopping Mall
Fact: Wal-Mart
Fiction: We're really excited!

Our little Boo Boo Shmoobs is 14

Happy Birthday to my little brother Matt!

50 Golden Years and counting

Last Saturday night we celebrated my darling grandparents 50th wedding Anniversary!

In case you're wondering what Bill and I are wearing, those are a traditional Filipino dress and barong.... pretty snazzy!
All the grandkids (minus Tanner who's on a mission in Norway)
The grand final was all of us doing our best to sing like Neil Diamond.

Tears rolled down my cheeks as we sang "Coming to America"

I must say that I have such incredible grandparents who are perfect examples of hard work, loyalty, patriotism, and love. Congratulations Lolo & Lola Baldazo.... Mahalkita!

...from Nor Cal to So Cal...

Ava and mommy took a girls trip to Orange County with my parents for Spring Break last weekend

We spent quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Bourne shopping, eating treats and hanging at the beach

We missed daddy though...he was working of course
Uncle Joe carried her everywhere
And Uncle Matt kept her entertained
And Ava could not get enough of the beach, it was impossible to get her to look up for a photo


We celebrated her 1st birthday on March 21st!!

(check out those Birthday glasses that she insisted on wearing)

We made it home just in time for Easter Sunday

The Fox cousins looked darling in their Easter clothes

Ava loved the egg hunt, except everytime she found an egg she cracked it open to eat the candy right away...needless to say, her basket stayed empty :) But really can you blame her, Easter by far has the best candy of any holiday

Check out what Cara made! Absolutely divine, beautiful, and delicious!

PS she sells them if anyone's interested

HAPPY EASTER! welcome spring!

Elmo's gone Irish...

Ava had a St. Patrick's Day Birthday yesterday!

Since we will be in Laguna Beach for her birthday we decided to have her 1st birthday party before with all her friends and family

She was a little leary about the green frosting but soon found it tasted pretty sweet

Mom and Dad had fun....seriously these parties are for the parents because come on'.... like she'll remember a thing!

Elmo was a big hit and his chocolate face was quickly devoured

The kids went fishing and played a bean bag toss...Ava got lots of presents (more than a 1 year old needs) and we filled our tummies with pizza

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY AVA and thank you to all our friends and family!

RuNnInG LePrEcHaUnS

Snapped this pic with our trusty camera phones... it looks sunny but it was a very

cold 30 degrees this morning, yet a quick little race to warm us up! HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!

Tree Huggers

We found ourselved totally captivated and in awe at the Redwood Forest north of San Francisco this weekend. One of the most beautiful places we've ever seen....

These Redwood Trees can grow up to 379 ft. and can be over 2,000 years old. They are the tallest living things found on the planet

(here's a tree panorama for ya)

You can barely see the top of the trees, my camera was literally pointing toward the sky to get the top picture

One day we want to make it up to Kings Canyon to see the Sequoias that are so large you can drive your car through one of them

Look how tiny the people are to the right (and again thats only a third of the tree you see)!

BREATHTAKING, we could have stayed there all day!

Where is my candy cane?

Santa's lap wasn't so bad.......who is this Easter Bunny? Why is my mom making me sit here?! HELP ME!

San Francisco Zoo Day

It was a warm sunny day perfect for the zoo!
Ava loved watching the turtles swim, they were actually fast little movers
However, you can tell she's a little nervous about riding one! (don't worry its fake)A new baby girafee was born on Feb 25th.....he was sooooo darling!

We even got to hold some of the animals!!!!

Despite all the "Shhh" signs posted everywhere, Ava still felt the need to squeal her extremely high ear piercing scream at every animal.

The gorillas were so confused by the high pitched noise that they all went for the nearest exit!

The flamingos didn't mind the noise....probably because they went deaf after the first oneNeedless to say she loved every minute

We even had time to stop by Ocean Beach to dip our toes in the water and watch the body surfers.
Let's do it again tomorrow!

Filipino Family in Cali

That cute little Filipina sitting down is my Grandpa Baldazo's sister who is 85 years old, to her left is my grandpa's baby brother! Everybody else is a cousin to my mom...who all came to the USA from the Philippines over 30 years ago. Ava and I had a nice time visiting my second cousins who all live in the Bay Area
All the Baldazo family 2nd and 3rd cousins- MAHALKITA!

Down by the Bay!

Here we are in Concord California just enjoying some Pirate's Booty cheese puffs, Jamba Juice and a very sunny 68 degrees! Ava just got her first pair of Teva flip flops today and can't figure out why she has to have that fabric between her toes.... so funny!

She loved walking around the water fountain but was periodically distracted by these weird shoes....



She finally stopped trying to take them off and LOVED (to say the least) walking back and forth with the stroller. Still a little wobbily but just too cute for words!





We took a little trip down to see Daddy in action at work....what a handsome devil in that hard hat and stunning blue jumper!
The San Francisco Refinery is set in the bay right by the water

And even the drive getting there is so beautiful with rolling greens hills, we don't mind staying here for a couple weeks!

11 months today and taking steps!

She's been taking a few steps here and there since Valentines....any day now we hope she just takes off!

More Snow Please!

Just can't get enough Skiing & Snow Shoeing....I need a full time babysitter!

Alta

Donut Falls
Big Cottonwood
Bountiful Shoreline

Sun-Kissed in Acapulco

We spent a gorgeous 8 days in Acapulco Mexico soaking up the sun with some friends....

Ava and Lincoln were the only babies who got to come!

The whole crewOur hotel was incredible
View from our floor of the hotel

Quality time on the beach

Lots of eating sand....YUMMY!



One night we saw the famous cliff divers who jumped 100's of feet into these narrow rocky ocean coves....jaw dropping... these guys are crazy!

Ava loved the water park slides and the lazy river





Horse back riding and 4-wheeling on the beach

Bump, Set, Spike....(ok the spiking was left to Jill)

A little soccer

Mostly watching and waiting for the Mexican teams to lose so they could get a turn :)


And lots of R&R!!!! So much fun- thanks everyone!

76 Candles!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA BALDAZO!!!

You are one of our greatest blessings to us and you will never know how much we appreciate all you do for our family. Your life is an example for all of us to follow and we love you so much!

Fellow U of U graduate...

No words can express the love and gratitude we have for this man.....1910-2008

Baby Ava is 10 months today!

Ever since Bill taught her how to give him "kisses".... she kisses every page of her books too! It so cute and her favorite is the dog book with fur you can feel!

Whats up with Tagging?

I've been tagged a bunch of times and never do it ...until now- its for you Katie!

How long have you been married? Almost 3 years

How long did you date? friends "with benefits" for 6 months, then exclusive for another 6

How old is he? 31

Who eats more? exact same

Who said "I love you" first? me

Who is taller? Bill

Who sings better?Bill, and if anyone wants a copy of his High School solo CD ket me know...he's good!

Who is smarter? No questions its Bill (metalurgical engineer)

Who does the laundry? we both do but I do the hard part of putting it away

Who does the dishes? we both do....Bill does them to be nice because this is what I hate most

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? me so that I can be closer to Ava

Who pays the bills? me

Who mowes the lawn? Tuck Landscaping every Wednesday (in the non-snow months)

Who cooks dinner? Macaroni Grill, Cafe Rio, Outback Steakhouse, Taco Time, Apollo Burger & Papa Johns!

Who drives when you are together? always Bill

Who is more stubborn? Bill if he's hungry

Who kissed who first? Bill

Who asked who out? we just started as friends going to lunch and that led to dating...so i guess both

Who proposed? Bill the first day he met me...TRUE story, its funny!

Who is more sensitive? neither really

Who has more friends? probably me

Who has more siblings? Me by 1

Who wears the pants in the relationship? me but i let Bill have a turn once in a while... ha ha!

Visiting Great-Grandparents!

We had so much fun having lunch with grandma and grandpa Baldazo today! We really wish they lived closer to us so we could see them more oftenGrandpa since you're a real fisherman....I thought you'd like to see the fish I caught while I was in California last week- This catch is dedicated to you!

Back in Cali = Empathy for Kramer

Well we came back to California for another work trip this last week.

But wait, it gets better.......Remember

"Kenny Rogers Roasters" from Seinfeld?!?

We are experiencing the annoying red glare shinning into our room from the window first hand!!!!!

This could be worse because the Red Light is a SPINNING ride in a ghetto amusement park!

(the pics make it look small but seriously this is right in your EYE and lights up the whole room)

Gotta love Victorville, CALIFORNIA

Shout out to Sparky!

Congrats to our dear friend, Mrs. Kellie Ann (Pehrson) .....She's having a boy!

Tanner will LOVE having a brother!

Happy New Year 2008!

We decided to go all out this New Years Eve and we had a BLAST at Panache Restaurant downtown with some of our friends!We danced the whole night and I even managed to sneak a picture of Bill getting his groove on(so funny!)
A little toast....
lots of fun....
and fireworks to start the year beautifully!
CHEERS to 2008!

We made it home for Christmas! (...barely)

Christmas went by in a blur! It was so fun with all the cousins and family in town!

Grandpa Noli surrounded by almost all the "mugunda's" after our traditional yummy breakfast at Bourne's! Candy Cane Billy and Ava were worn out before noon!
All the baby cousins in their cute matching PJ's ( this picture was nearly impossible to take)
Christmas Eve at Foxes was wonderful...
Ava had no shame diving into everyone's presents and ripping open the paper
Kate loved her new baking attire...very fitting for a cookie lover
Isaac couldn't get enough of "Jingle Bells" on the piano and loved playing it all night

Santa was good to us this year! We have been so blessed
If you think you recognize this santa...you're right....its good old Tom Fox...SHHHH!

Ava looks like she's figuring it out!!!!

9 months old today!

Room service anyone? I had spaghetti...

Ava's early present

So while we were at the store the other day, she grabbed this little bell wreath ornament off the rack and was shaking it the whole time I was shopping....it came time to leave and she wouldn't let go with out a fight and (dare I say) tantrum! A very kind lady behind the counter saw my dilemia and secretly rang me up ahead of the long line

Well, I guess that stops the hunt for Ava's

"First Christmas" ornament...she picked her own and so fitting because she loves a rattle or morraca any time of the day!

Luckily she would rather play with her ornament because I think our poor little tree would fall over with it on there! Its pretty cute, and we just keep it lit all day hoping we'll make it home to our big one soon.

Homesick

We really miss being at home before Christmas.... miss our Christmas tree lit up every night, miss lights and shopping downtown, miss SNOW, and especially our families.

However....Christmas will always be Christmas no matter where we are so we better enjoy it the best we can in the desert!
Sadly, no radio stations will play more than 2 Christmas songs in a row (pathetic)!

So happy to have the December Ensign with me to boost my spirits and read all the great Christmas messages!

I love this man....

"Giving of self; giving of substance, giving of heart and mind and strength in assisting those in need....are the very essence of the true spirit of Christmas" -Gordon B. Hinckley

In the meantime while Ava and I are starving for social interaction.....she found a new bestfriend.......HERSELF! They can play with each for a solid hour!! So funny

Home Sweet Hilton...

One minute I was finding a babysitter for Friday night and the next I was packing for another trip to Cali. This time we are in Victorville...if you've never been here we suggest never coming

Our hotel is nice and we get to eat a great breakfast every morning with roomservice daily, a nice suite to sleep in, and a 48" plasma flat screen.

Its definately a lifestyle easy to get used to BUT,

DONT LET THIS LUXURY TALK FOOL YOU.......
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH DESERT!!!!!!

Thankfully, I get to play with this cute little face all day while Bill is working
and I love the time with no distractions

Since we won't be home until a few days before Christmas I thought I'd better do my best to bring a little Christmas cheer to our room.
(I tried to make a tree out of these but they just work best in my mouth!)



Even Ava thinks this town in the desert is pretty boring!
p.s. 7 days til Christmas Eve!!!!!

Christmas Spirit

What is it about a Christmas Tree that makes you feel all warm inside?! Ours goes up the morning after Thanksgiving and I love coming home to see it all lit up!

LOVE a Christmas tree because it symbolizes so much about this wonderful season and all that we celebrate this time of year

To add to our Christmas Spirit we decorated Gingerbread houses at my grandma's with the family and had so much fun (and full bellies)

No shocker when cousin Kate ate more candy than anyone....she has the biggest sweet tooth just like her mom (she loves brownies for breakfast!)

MORE CANDY PLEASE!

Santa's Lap...

We thought we might see a few tears, but she was darling!

WONDERLAND

There is something almost magical about freshly fallen snow.... I've got butterflies in my stomach everytime I look outside!

TIME TO HIT THE SLOPES!!!!!

So much to be grateful for....

Thanksgiving is so easy to love because not only does it kick off Christmas but it brings a grateful heart and a full tummy!

We feel blessed to have such wonderful Baldazo grandparents that truly live their lives for our happiness. Coming from the Philippines to America, teaching the importance of education, and approving of my mom's baptism into the gospel

All 11 grandkids, Tanner on a mission in Norway, 2 son-in-laws and 2 great-grandbabies!
She was munching on food ALL DAY

We made our way to the Bourne's that evening, but way too busy eating to take pictures! Thanks grandma Cynthia!

8 months today!

Time is flying by..... Our little one tooth wonder is soooo much fun and we can't get enough of this little face


It is so funny to watch her try to catch the water!

"Are you In...or Out?"

Get ready for a whole new season of sewing machine meltdowns and catwalk cattiness because Project Runway starts tonight!
Love Heidi, love Tim, wish I could really sew, love this show...

Birthday for Bill.....Big day for Baby!

Somebody turned 31 yesterday!! Yup thats 31 candles....count em'! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY!!!

You are a one of a kind sweetheart and we love you so much!

While we were celebrating birthday fun.... in the mean time someone learned how to hold her bottle all by herself yesterday (thank heavens!)

On top of that, she is now able to move FORWARD!

Not sure if we'd call it "crawling" just yet but we love to watch her just rock, take a few crawls forward, then plop on her belly again!

As you can see....by day 3 we'd given up keeping her on the "pink blankie"
and off the hotel floor. Who cares anymore?!

Living at our Hotel

Brookside, California....not too bad!

Across the street from the Marriott is this awesome lake with gorgeous homes surrounding it

75 degrees feels just perfect

Fall leaves almost make us feel at home, some of them are

HUGE (as you can see!)

After the usual morning routine of messy rice cereal and veges, we load up to take a little jog through the Country Club area. If you thought that leaf (above) was big you should see some of these homes!

Check out the TRIPLE WIDE sidewalks! Its like this on BOTH sides.... genious

We take a break at the marina a couple miles away and watch the local fisherman.
Not a bad way to spend the first part of our day!

"Goin' Goin' Back Back to Cali Cali"

A final farewell to great-grandpa and grandma Baldazo before we headed off to sunny California again for Bill's work! We packed up the truck and drove out.... not to return for a couple of weeks!

Another adventure begins... We'll keep you "posted" ha ha

WARNING: these posts might be more frequent due to the long days stuck on hotel premises and the only form of transportation being my 2 legs!

Run Bike Swim!

Saturday morning Jill and I almost froze our tushies off before another exciting triathalon

BEFORE..........

AFTER.......... We had so much fun! This was a little different than the others because we started with the run and ended with the swim, I think I liked it this way better!

Its a Girl!

NO.....NOT ME! Congrats to Rob and Crystel Fox!

Kate, Ava and New baby girl Fox are going to be the 3 Musketeers of sassy princess trouble- Watch out!

Where's the BEEF?

You are looking at 1/2 a cow! Bill's fiscal year at work runs from October to October.....and YUP, part of his bonus was this freezer full of a 1/2 cow! Thats what you get when you work with some rough and tough cowboys. THANKS TED!

PS we had to buy a new freezer just for the beef....over 350 lbs.

Oh Happy Day!

Guess what opens up in Utah today at 5:00 pm?!?!?!?!?!

Need we say more.......

A week full of HALLOWEEN FUN

So many fun parties and scary food this week as we hopped from one Halloween party to the next!

Grandma Gemini has a party every Halloween night, they don't get lots of trick or treaters down the lane so we get to stock up :)

Cousin Ike was Thomas the Train ..... so cute yet so hard to get a pic.

Hey Bob Fox, where's your costume?

Cousin Kate was a busy little bee, actually last night she was an ANGRY hornet!
(Ike, Kate, and Ava are all getting over the stomach flu)


We decorated sugar cookies at our play date this week,
the one missing on the plate.... so yummy!

Sooooo messy with kids! What isn't messy with kids?

Our Neighborhood's Party was hilarious! (as usual) Bill flew in from Cali that night at 8, hence his creative costume wearing that piggy nose

Dinner down in the Fletcher's dark, scary, unfinshed basement was perfect

Ava's trying to figure out where Willy Wonka hides the chocolate

A pretty pathetic looking Donald Duck with either Hughy, Dewy or Louie

More Halloween treats

The awesome full moon was fitting for the occasion

The Young Women and Young Mens Halloween party was fun til' Ava met the Blue Man

These cute young women will soon babysitt that little chicky

My wonderful grandma Cynthia went all out on our family Halloween party! We all had a blast!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Crazy Bourne cousins!
PS. We love X-men! By far our favorite costumes of the seasonWhat'll we be next year?!

Miniature Green Thumb...

Sad day as we picked the remaining veges out of our garden

(minus the 2 big orange pumpkins-we bought those).

Still not sure why my pumpkins stayed green but they're pretty cute still

Here's the funny part....

YES, thats a watermelon we grew, and yes, its the same size as that apple!

No thats not a weed... its my largest cob of corn about 2 inches tall!

My miniature harvest is nothing compared to yours Grandpa Baldazo but, there's always next year :)

Thanks for inspiring the gardner in me grandpa!

I turned 7 months today!

On our way to church today we walked out to find snow on our front lawn! It was a perfect way to celebrate being 7 months oldSki season is just around the corner!
Also my first tooth just started showing!!! 7 months is such a fun age :)

Guess who's going to be a BIG BROTHER?!

Isaac Fox will be a big brother in April!! Congrats Rob and Crystel
Tanner will be a big brother in May! We are super excited for you Kellie and Bret.... and I promise I'll call to check up on you more! He he he :)

Finally!

We finally met Will Hadfield this weekend and got to see Jaxon Nugent for only our second time! Time went by fast and we wish we could have played longer, but I loved my 2 cutest new friends.

Jaxon and Bekah just moved from Chicago to Arizona and Jax was born on Feb. 4th

Cute Katie and Will live in Newport Beach, CA and Will was born just 10 days before me on March 11th

Can't wait to see you again during the Holidays!

Crazy Hair Day.....

Check out cousin Kate's morning hair-do! She should have followed Isaac's example and put on a hoody to cover up her head


She must be a wild sleeper.... sooooo funny!

Too young for boys?

Well, since almost every kid in any of our playdates is a boy I thought I'd do a little shout out to you fellas who make me laugh!

This is the Drake Dragon giving me a loving sqeeze! He's super cute and could run by 11 months! Maybe he could teach me a thing or two

Here I am with Easton who I have a lot in common with... we both love super soft blankies and like to roll around to get places. We like to scream when we are happy so maybe I should marry him......?

This is Lincoln! We are only 8 days apart and love to smile at each other. We have the same crib, stroller, car seat, and toys. Our moms were prego together from the start and they obviously shop together too!

OK, OK, OK, I know he seems a little old for me but this is Jarman Lyle!

The All-American male...who can resist :)

Actually here is my favorite guy of all- My DADDY! I love driving his big truck all by myself and I even play Halo with him too! He's the cutest to me and we got lots of love

Can't wait to someday meet Will Hadfield and Jaxon Nugent who are my age too! We'll have so much to catch up on boys... hugs!

Attack of the Ducks!

Wheeler Farm today sounds funny, but actually it was pretty scarey! We went to feed the geese and ducks and within 3 seconds we were surrounded by 70+ stinky snapping geese that obviously knew the drill!Jill trying to escape after one munched on her hand while taking the bread...
I don't know if Ava or the goose had more fun staring at each other
What up turkey!? We're gonna eat you ugly thing next month
By the way, Ava thinks she can walk already because she won't sit in the stroller or even on the ground anymore.... how bout crawling first babe?

Thank Heaven for family

Great-Grandma Mila we love you and hope to see to well and strong really soon! I know Great-grandpa Noli has a fun trip to California planned for you!Lola and Lolo Bourne visiting grandma Mila in the hopsital

Grannie Annie and Grand Bob Fox after Sunday dinner, always lots of giggles with the cousins:)

This is why we LOVE Utah!

Fall is by far our favorite season, so we had to stop to check out this breathtaking view.....

Here's the best part!

Utah Homecoming Football Game

We had a blast at another Ute game this season! Glad to be inside during the mini snow blizzard outside
As usual, I cheered myself to sleep!

6 months old today!

I am 1/2 of a year old today! We had a DG swimming party at Chelsea's and I got to see lots of cute kids
This is my friend Elle Wood, she lives in Pennsylvania
And this is Ellie Aoki, I wanted to play with her but I'll have to wait til I can swim because she wouldn't get out of the pool!
So much fun.....thanks ladies!

I love to eat corn!

My great-grandpa and I ate the best corn for Sunday dinner! I love eating fresh veges from his garden and from Grandpa Bourne's We love you!

Go Utah Utes!

Fall is awesome because not only do we get cooler weather, but we get

Ute Football!

So.....we are not off to the greatest start this season but we will stay loyal til the end I loved my first game and would scream everytime they'd cheer
Kate and I cheered so hard we got super sleepy and needed a little nap
Good Luck Utes! See ya at the next game

Afternoon Fun

I got to share my stroller with Kate yesterday on the way to the park ....at least

one of us isn't so chubby!! ha ha ha First time on a swing and I LOVED IT!

"Hit It...."

Now that summer time is winding down we will miss one of our favorite things to do....BOATING!

Here's a little tribute to all our friends and family that we loved boating with this summer....

Here I am, my first time boating only 2 months old trying to stay in a life jacket

Aunt Cara always looks stylish and Kater bugs we love your fat cheeks that get

stuck in between the zipper!

Grandpa Bob Bourne behind the wheel

Uncle Matt providing the live tunes

Sharing the love...

Uncle Joe (who learned how to do a back flip this summer) YEAH!

Grandma Gemini on baby duty

Cute Crystel and darling cousin Isaac

Tomfox "flying"

Rob Fox with his long GQ black hair flowing in the wind

Me, eating my life jacket

Cover up Tom! your white chest is blinding us....

Alan Fletcher solid as a rock

Jill as graceful as ever

Drake Dragon

Bill and Elle warming up by the heater

Smiling Summer

Don the Rooster

ARRRRGH..... Ahoy Easton!

Mommy

Daddy

Can't wait til next year!!!

Hike to Cecret Lake

Look at me Elle....we are up in Alta!

Check out the view!! We think its gorgeous up here and went with some good friends for a hike the other day

We saw a mommy moose with her baby.... then later that night we saw the big daddy too

My dad carried me the whole way while I enjoyed the ride!

Thats Jill with Drake, me with dad, and Shawn carrying Lincoln

Jill Fletcher, She-Shawn Thompson, mommy, and Summer Adamson at the lake

Don Adamson, He-Shawn Thompson, daddy and Alan Fletcher

Toasting mallows and eating s'mores was a perfect way to end the night!

Zoo day

I saw the cutest, tiniest, little white monkey at the Zoo yesterday!

As cute as it was...as you can see the things that interested me the most were my toes!

I am 5 months old today!

Well since I am 5 months old...I can almost sit up all by myself!

All day long my favorite thing to do is SCREAM really high and really loud

I love eating this new thing called "rice cereal" too

My dog Maverick makes me laugh everytime he chases the ball and I love watching him!

Congrats Travis!

Our cute cousin Travis Thompson just got married and it was so great to see all the McAllister family

Just a little Late...

We can't forget to give a shout out to Kate Fox who had her 1st birthday July 29!!!

Family Fun

We just returned from one of the most beautiful places on earth- McCall Idaho!
Its always fun with the Fox side cousins and sharing some good laughs

CONGRATULATIONS to Scott and Laura who got engaged that weekend!!!!

We's like to give a BIG thanks to Gammy for everything and for "keeping the family together"!

This year we found a tricky rope swing... PS check out Mr. Idaho! AKA Mark Schlofman (far right)

Every year we rent these awesome kayaks and love cruising the lake!

Too much fun in Italia!

There we are...The entire Bourne crew loving life in Tuscany...I just turned 4 months in Italy!
We had so much fun seeing new places like: Pisa, Florence, Siena, Carrara, Viareggio, Cinque Terre, and all over Lucca...my mommy didn't want to come home!


The best part was the never ending GELATO Italian ice cream!

One at a time Grandpa Hal!!!

We walked up the "Leaning Tower of Pisa"

We all hiked the Cinque Terre and even little Ava swam in the Mediteranean Sea!

My daddy loved driving this Mazarati 140 mph!

Welcome to our family!

That's me...Ava Mila Fox, born on March 21, 2007 and named after my

great-grandma Mila Baldazo!

My daddy is an engineer who travels a lot managing industrial construction projects, mom and I get to travel with him all over. Since we travel so much I thought this blog would be a good way to keep you updated on all the places we get to go

When I was only 1 month old we flew to California where we stayed for an entire month!

I didn't leave the hotel much, but look at my cute Portuguese outfit!

"Make Love

Don't Make War

Look at the Result"

(my mom loves Brazil, thanks Sister Ellis Bott)

When I was 2 months we flew to Arizona where we stayed for another 2 weeks. My favorite thing to do there was chew my fingers....I can fit all 5 of them in my mouth!

Every time we go somewhere I miss my family so much...especially my great-grandparents~