A FUN WEEK AND LAURA'S BABY SHOWER!

It has been a very big week! I went back to work this week, which was difficult but I was prepared and am lucky enough to work with very nice people who offer lots of support. Plus, it was the week before Spring Break, so there was a sense of excitement in the air. Now I have another two weeks off before going back for good. Thanks again to mom for watching Zac whenever Jer was working!!

Today was Laura's baby shower! I've known Laura since high school, and we were even roomates for a very fun filled time in college. We are so excited that her and Josh are expecting their first baby, a girl, at the end of April. Here is the happy mama!

Karen (who I've known even longer than Laura - since Jr. High in fact!) and her hubby, Bernie, are also expecting their first baby, a boy, in early June. They drove in from Phoenix for the shower. Ahhh mamas and their bellies!

Gotta have a picture with the daddies!

I had to jump in for a picture too...

Good luck to both of my friends and their precious little ones who will be here soon!!

Now, just some pictures from the week. My friend Suzanne posted a black and white photo of her little boy, and I just loved it. When I saw this picture of Lilly from earlier this week, I had to try it in black and white... playing with color and stuff could be so much fun!!

What do you all think of pictures like this in black and white??


Look at those cheeks! (Zac's not mine please) Daddy and Lilly having play time in the backyard.

Our little angels hanging out... Zac just stares and stares at Lilly.

Zac seems to really like sucking his thumb.

Lilly being silly!

Zac and his big blue eyes and adorable little grin!!

And, one of my sis from today! She is looking great and the pregnancy is going so well. We can't wait to meet her little girl sometime around the end of May!

Finally, Weight Watch: Down 2.2. BUT I'm sure this is no longer true after the baby shower today. Laura's cake pushing proved that she truly is the bad influence my mother always thought she was! Today was definitely an example of "WIPO" ... Weigh In and Pig Out. Yikes!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

BACK TO WORK!

None of these pictures actually have anything to do with me going back to work, but it's on my mind. Anyhow, These are just some fun recent pics...

Zac is still sleeping in our room at night, but he is now taking naps in his "big boy crib" in his own room... seriously, they grow up SO fast!!

Just a cute pic of Lilly on the first "shorts day."

I made Jer take a picture with a delicious salmon he was making for dinner! Yum!

Lilly and Zac in their super cute double stroller!

My friend Suzanne brought by two toys that her son, Soren, was nice enough to pass on to us... Zac loves this one already!

And he's sure to love this one as soon as he's big enough! Actually, Lilly really likes the toys on this one, which she just plays with from the outside. Thanks Suzanne, Soren and Steve!!!

The rest of these are from today. Here, Lilly is riding the rocking horse that was mine when I was a kid! Someone has to spot her, though, or she'll flip it backwards. Either I wasn't as daring as her, or I fell on my head a lot!

My mom and Zac hanging out. Mom will be taking care of Zac this week while I go back to work. After this week I have Spring Break, then Zac will start daycare at the same center as Lilly.

Just me and my daddy :)

And Lilly, pigging out. What a funny girl.

Have a great Monday, everyone!!

WEIGHT WATCH

Down 2.6

STATS!

Both kids had doctor appointments today. Zac got shots, Lilly did not. Everything looks great with both of them! Here are their stats:

Zac is 13 lbs and 22&3/4 inches.

Lilly is 27.8 lbs and 32&3/4 inches.

Both are pretty close to 50% percentile, Zac a little higher in weight (it's those cheeks!).

RANDOM THOUGHTS & SHOTS

Just some random thoughts and shots over the last few days...
This first one is Lilly reading her birthday card from Grandma and Grandpa Yager. Thank you! Lilly has impressed me and daddy lately by saying the letters of the alphabet on her own with us just pointing at them!

Here, Lilly is playing tea with her bear. We all have had SO much tea since she got this tea set for her birthday from Natalie, Michael and Spencer.
This was a fun morning. First, check out the bed head. Next, the fashon statement of wearing new shorts over her pajama pants. Then, she had to put the sticker from said shorts on her arm like a bandaid and show me her boo boo. What a funny girl!

Here's my boy having some tummy time.

Here's what I should have been doing instead of taking silly pictures! Ha!

Here I am trying to feed Zac with my chin so that I can multitask. It worked just long enough for me to snap a picture. (I know Zac looks worried, but he always does... it really has nothing to do with the chin feeding).

So I tried having Lilly be a big helper. This worked... again, just about long enough for me to take the picture!

Sometimes, Lilly wants to regress to being a baby too. I tell her that she'll always be my baby too, no matter how old or big she gets. But, I know that she won't truly understand until she has babies of her own...

Finally, I took this picture about 5 minutes ago... The picture of course does not do it justice, but I'm sitting here looking out the window, just thinking, "I love these mountains!"

Hope your week is off to a great start!

CHUCK E CHEESE!

Ok, as promised, here are pictures of the birthday girl and our Chuck E Cheese evening. Here she is after daycare, wearing the hat they made for her!

And let's not forget our 2 month old boy... I swear I didn't buy him that super cute outfit (thanks Marg!!!).Ahhh the fun and games at Chuck E Cheese!

She opened our present that we had saved for today.

Ate yummy pizza.

Rode lots of rides.

More rides...

Zac hung out with grandma and grandpa.

Or should I say... crazy grandma!Dad got in on some rides (I love Lilly's expression here!).

And mom got in on some rides too (Not such a big fan of my expression here!)

Uncle Stevie... another great expression.

And Auntie Kendra (she's still glowing! That baby girl in her belly will be here before we know it!).

And finally, a family photo... many, many tries to get a good one!

What a fun evening! Now, as both babies sleep, I am sneaking a mini-cupcake (it's my first one, I swear!) and getting ready to turn in myself!

Happy 2nd Birthday, again, to our sweet little girl! And, of course, happy 2 months to our sweet little boy. We are truly the luckiest parents in the world!

2 YEARS / 2 MONTHS!!

Today is Lilly's real birthday!! It really goes by so fast! Zac is also 2 months old today! Wow what a day!

We haven't taken pictures yet today, but we're going to Chuck E Cheese tonight, so we'll be sure to take some then. Until then, here's a few recent favs...

Here are the mini cupcakes I made for Lilly to take to daycare today.

This is Zac watching me frost the cupcakes. What a good boy! Maybe this smile was because he thought he would get one?? Sorry Zac... but you'll be eating cupcakes before we know it!!

Here I am reading to my babies - I love it when they're both up for a good book!

My grandma interacting with Zac down at the Post yesterday.

And, Lilly being silly last night on the couch.

Stay tuned for more pics from today!