Thursday, July 10, 2008

Miles' First Visit to the Dentist

Miles had his very first dentist appointment this morning with Dr. Ikehara and he did SO good. I was probably more nervous than he was - I really had no idea how he was going to do. But, he hopped right into the chair and sat still the entire time. Dr. Ikehara was so nice and afterwards he got a token for a toy machine! How cool! Great referral from my boss/friend. Thanks Jessica!

Derek and I both were a bit emotional and sentimental about it - he just looked so grown up in the dentist chair and he behaved so grown up too. Sniff sniff... it's so bittersweet.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

8 months... and hot (outside)


Our sweet Oliver is 8 months old today - how time flies! Sigh.

It was a HOT day in San Jose (a high of 107... dear lord!), so we shared popsicles outside after work. Oliver couldn't get enough of my lime popsicle... he literally would grab my arm and pull the popsicle towards his mouth. It's funny how much more lax we are with the 2nd baby... I am pretty sure that Miles probably didn't get a taste of a popsicle until he was 2 years old!

Check out Oliver's outfit due to the heat... a diaper and a bib for the drool, which kinda looks like a tank top and check out those guns!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Warning - very disgusting, but hilarious picture... continue at your own risk

I just had to post this picture of Derek.

This isn't brownie batter.

He was checking to see if Oliver had anything in his diaper and ...



LOL... the joy of parenthood.

Derek, Lara, and I were dying laughing while I ran to get the camera as Derek was yelling "Come pick up Oliver... help!!!" and poor Oliver was crying because we were laughing so hard.

Good times.

Walking, walking, and more walking...

I'm walking 60 miles in the San Francisco Bay Area Breast Cancer 3-Day! Will you help me reach my goal?

I don't normally blog about myself, but since this is for a very important cause... I think it's ok. :) This weekend I did lots of walking to prep for my Breast Cancer 3-Day that's coming up in about 9 weeks.

On Saturday, I went on a 12-mile training walk and it was a great walk and I was pretty darn proud of myself! My sweetpea Miles did the first 6 miles with me in the BoB - he's such a great walking buddy. We only had to stop a few times - once because he wanted to walk and another time because he had to go to the bathroom. I packed lots of snacks and books and he was content and happy and it was nice to have his company. We met up with Derek and Oliver at the Saratoga Farmer's Market and got some yummy food and then Derek drove the boys home for nap time and I walked back the 6 miles by myself. I felt great until I stopped to get a Gatorade at mile 11 and after that, my legs were heavy and tired, but I knew I only had 1 mile to go. I reminded myself why I was doing this and pushed on.

I went on a 6-mile walk on Sunday with Lara and the boys in the double BoB and my legs were super tired and sore, but, again I reminded myself that this journey is an important one -- the fight against breast cancer.

On the fundraising front, I also have to say that I am kicking butt! Thanks to the incredible support that I have received from my family, friends, and co-workers, I have raised $4,294.99!!! Only approx $700 to go til I reach my goal of $5,000! Pretty amazing!!!

Visit my personal page to learn more about my journey and join the fight against breast cancer.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

A fun slide show of my sister

I put together a Slide-show of some of my favorite pics of my sister as we start making plans for her upcoming 40th birthday.

Deutschland shout out

Go Germany! EURO 2008 finalist!

http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301697/index.html

Oliver will be wearing his special Deutschland jersey for the finals on Sunday!

Monday, June 23, 2008

Big brown eyes...

Everyone tells me how much Oliver looks like me... is it his BIG brown eyes? :)


Miles putting his baby brother to bed. (Sigh... I love these little boys)