Where do I start??

I haven't blogged in such a long time, I don't even know where to start! So much has happened...the girls are getting so big. We just celebrated Cadie's 4th birthday a couple of weeks ago. She had an amazing Barbie party (thanks to her aunties who bought out Party City!) Cadie has also started preschool, and is at my school. It's a lot of fun finally having her at school with me :) Jenna is about 20 months now and learning and talking more an more everyday. If you ever get to experience Jenna, you will quickly learn that she is THE loudest little girl on Earth! She has a very strong, but sweet personality. I have recently started back to school, embarking a new adventure in first grade! It's a lot of fun, and there is never a dull moment with 29 six year olds! My Real Estate career is also starting to pick up, which is VERY exciting! Since teachers are experiencing a pay decrease this year, the extra commission will come in handy. Teddy is working a lot more also. His Insurance business is growing, he is great at what he does and I'm very proud of him! We both got new cars (new to us anyway). My lease was up, so I got an '06 Acura MDX (I love it!!) and Teddy got an '06 Nissan Maxima ( he is so excited to drive now...I would too, his last car barely had a/c!) Fitz is still a cute little dog, but he has a severe scratching problem. If anyone knows how to solve this, PLEASE let me know. Some other family news... My dad was offered a job in Austin Texas, so last week my mom helped moved him out there. It is very weird not seeing my dad everyday, and not having him at the Cardinal games is going to be hard to get used to! My mom is sad too. I've listed their condo for sale, so if it sells, we might have a new roommate. Since my mom still watches Jenna almost everyday, we think it's probably the best solution. She definitely won't be lonely over here! Well that's all for now :)

Play time with Papa!

Jenna makes this growling sound, she makes it at everything...so Papa decided to growl at Jenna, and this is how it all got started!

Jenna is 14 months!

Here are some of Jenna's most recent photos. The top one is of her and Papa playing peek-a-boo. She has so much fun with her papa :)

This past week was my Spring Break, so we went to the park. The weather was nice, but it started to get warm. Jenna LOVES to swing! (I love how she holds on! She'll swing for 10 minutes, and not move her hands...it's so cute!)

She absolutely loves to play in our backyard. She loves to climb on everything, then climb off everything, then back on again. It's a never ending cycle with her. She definitely loves to be outside, she practically begs me to take her out, then when it's time to come in she pouts, and when the door shuts behind me she cries and pounds on the door :( It's so sad!

Here she is with her PJ's on. "ON MY WAY TO.....ARIZONA STATE!" I found these and thought they were too cute!

Happy 5 Year Anniversary to us!

Ted and I went to Sedona for the weekend...yes without kids!!! We stayed at a very nice hotel with incredible views. (The top picture is from our hotel room.) We had a very nice and relaxing mini vacation. I was pleasantly surprised with the little "tricks" Ted had up his sleeve. For example, as we were checking in the concierge looks at me and asks, "So what kind of massage would you like for your 10:00 appointment tomorrow?" At first I thought he was trying to sell us a massage...then I looked at Ted and he was looking at me also waiting for an answer to the very nice man's question. So I picked the Hot Stones Massage. I figured I've never had one of those before, so why not try it out. (By the way, it was really nice. I would recommend it to anyone!)Then we got into our hotel room and started to settle in, when the door knocks and we hear, "Room service!" Ted opens the door and they brought in a very nice bottle of Champagne. After they left, I looked at Ted thinking, WOW what another very nice surprise...He's not leaving any thing out of this romantic vacation! Then Ted looked at me and said, "WOW! I didn't even plan that one!" (He could have fooled me!)

We hiked around Bell Rock. It was so beautiful! They say the energy vortex is the strongest at Bell Rock.... I have no idea how to feel the vortex, but non-the-less it was breathtaking and the weather was PERFECT!

We had our "Anniversary dinner" at Rene at Telaquepaque (I know I spelled that wrong). It was without a doubt one of the best restaurants I've ever eaten at. We had a lobster mushroom appetizer that I still crave at least 3 times a day. Ted had the duck and I had the fillet (of course...I never stray from the fillet!) The presentation was awesome, and it tasted even better than it looked! They also had the best rolls we've ever had by far....rolls are very important to us!

The restaurant also surprised us with this gorgeous chocolate cake and a beautiful white rose for me to take home :)

....And that is all I can tell you about our anniversary weekend :)

A party of 5

Yes, we are officially a family of five now! We rescued our new dog from our neighbor who had foreclosed. We felt so bad for him we couldn't resist. It looked like he hadn't been groomed in over a year. His fur was dread locked around his ears and legs. We gave him a bath and the water turned brown almost instantly. We probably could have given him another bath the next day with the same results, but we knew we'd be taking him in to be groomed REAL soon! We named him Fitz (after our favorite Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald). He is a very sweet dog who likes to play and cuddle. Everywhere Ted has taken him (the vet, Petsmart, etc..) everyone comments on how good he is, especially for only being 2 years old. The girls love him, but he is still getting used to them. He didn't have "little people" running around where he came from.


The photo above is after getting all of his shots and a hair cut.
The photo below was before any grooming, he just wanted someone to cuddle with!

Happy Birthday Jenna!

Jenna's Birthday Cupcake Tree...Let's Go Cardinals!

Washing down her cup cake with some milk.

Her first cupcake!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNA!! We love you so much!

Yesterday was Jenna's first birthday! We had so much fun celebrating her birthday at the Cardinal's Tailgate Party. I honestly think she brought the Cards a lot of luck :) Here's what's going on in Jenna's world:

-She has 5 teeth....3 of them she got last week.

-She has been taking some risks and trying to walk more and more... she took 23 steps in a row yesterday and has been pretty fearless today.

-She has switched from formula to whole milk...Yea! No more formula buying :)

-She prefers to eat table food instead of that yucky jar food. Some of her favorites are... Cheerios, green beans, scrambled eggs, Gerber finger foods, bananas, yogurt, toast...

-She screams very loudly when you take a toy away.

-She loves to drink out of her sippy cup.

-She's ready for a front facing car seat.

-She says Mama, Dada, baba (bottle) that's about all I can understand, I'm sure all of her baby talk means something to her.

-She loves to play with blocks, legos, and her shapes.

-She still loves to cuddle and be rocked before bed (which I admit is my favorite thing to do! and I'll keep doing it as long as she lets me.)

-She knows how to wave bye bye and blow kisses.

-And best of all...She's already a Cardinal fan!!!

Cardinals WIN!

I'm so lucky I was able to go to the Cardinals first playoff game!! We had so much fun, thanks Grandma for watching the girls!!

Teddy and I are Beer Pong Champs!

On our way into the stadium...my dad fits in so well!

Megan and I cheering on the Cards to victory!

My dad, Cheryl, Megan, and I celebrating :)

It's a fuzzy picture, but I still love it!

Good luck next week Cards! I hope you win, so I can maybe have the chance of going to another game!!