NorCal Chavis Tribe
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
January Catch-up & a Fresh Start
Thursday, August 13, 2009
It's a BOY!!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Chico Mini-Vacay; the first edition
Happy with Lily on Grandpa's chair
Such good buddies!
The happiest, most adaptable baby I have ever met - little Luke!
Mmmm, popsicles by the pool. Could life be better?
Auntie CHristina & Luke looking extra cool
Why are babies in sunglasses so funny?
Lilers
My 16 week preggo belly
Mommy & her baby boy
The mommies & their boys
My little girl in a swim tutu
Uncle Billy's workout ;)
Nice height!
Love
Our new gardener healing our lawn
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
$th of July in the OC
Giving Miles whatever he wants to keep him from screaming...
Look! It worked!
Taking it all in
Beach Buddies
Milan, Auntie Nicole & Morgan James
Testing out the water
Even with a broken wing, Milan is still a happy girl!
Milan & Grammy
Auntie Nicole & the Miles
Mommies & bikini tops are not always a good combo! Good thing I have reflexes like a cat!
Such a stud muffin
Miles had to sit by Milan whenever she was on Papa's chair. He loves her & her nutrigrain bar!
Shann (looking fabulous at 5 months preggers, I might add!), Amy & Moi
Morgan's hairy armpits
Grammy & Morgan
Crazy Uncle Nick! Very festive!
The spa was the kids favorite!
I don't think my husband is capable of taking a serious picture. But, I think he is so handsome even when he is being a weirdo (which is often!)
See? Weirdo & Alberto
Monday, June 29, 2009
BIG news!
So, baby #2, or as Mike has been calling it, Chinsu (?) - it's Mike, remember?- is due to arrive January 4, 2010. I have a feeling that Chinsu will come early like Miles did, & I am just praying that it's not Christmas day. Praying. After would be cool. My first trimester went really well & aside from some early nausea, my biggest complaint was fatigue. Oh, & total bitchiness. Sorry, honey. And, although the fatigue has lessened, the bitchiness continues in it's same extreme severity. Worse this time even than with Miles. I feel uglier than ever this time around too, which motivated my impulsive decision to chop all my hair off to my chin a couple weeks ago. I really would like to chop my entire wardrobe & home decor too, but I know it's just hormones & these feelings will pass. Luckily, I like the hair. I have been eating lots of mexican food & candy & spicy Louisiana hot links. But, luckily, I haven't gained a full pound yet! I say this excitedly because with Miles I had gained 9 by 13 weeks! 9! Hopefully this will be a good sign for the size of my a** over the next 9 months. I am trying to analyze everything I feel in an effort to predict the gender of our baby, but so far, I don't have a clue. I was leaning toward girl because of the ugliness that came over me, but now I think boy. We already have a boy, so I am just assuming it must be another.
I am pretty excited because, of the friends I have made so far in Lincoln, 4 have recently anounced they are pregnant & due within weeks of our baby! It is so fun to be pregnant with friends! I had lots of preggies to chat with in the OC during my preg with Miles, so I am happy to have the same with new friends here. Especially Marissa & Shannon. I am so happy to be going through this with Marissa again because we both view our prgnancies as some kind of science experiment & we can literally talk everyday for hours about it. Although, since she is having twins (!) she is in a whole other league of experimentation! And with Shann, I am just so excited for her & Jared being 1st timers, that it makes me more excited for us! I just wish we didn't live half a state apart now :(
We find out the babies gender August 11, so we'll keep you posted! In the meantime, any bets? Wish I had an ultrasound pic to help you with your guess, but the lovely Nurse practitioner wouldn't give me a 12 week u-sound no matter how much I whined & begged & made up really good medical reasons for why I should get one. Grrrr.
So, that's the BIG news ;)
Father's Day weekend at Bullards Bar
So, Mike & I got to spend some time bonding with our new Lincoln friends, enjoying the water & sunshine & just hanging out. It was incredible. Night time around the camp fire was the best - thats when the freaks came out - my husand being the freakiest & most entertaining! The group we went with was great too - everyone was so helpful & giving with each other. And, all the little ones got a long great. I didn't mind the dirt like I thought & I actually loved sleeping in our giant tent. The only part about camping that I wasn't too fond of was packing, setting up & packing again. Oh, and the stomach flu I ended up getting on Sunday night. That really blew - in every way you can think of! It was only a 24 hour thing & thankfully I was in Chico when it hit so my Mom could take care of Miles. At times like that I really have to wonder what do single mom's do?
Our weekend home - please disregard how nasty I look. I plead camping. Way to go Mike (& thanks Leo & Kevin!) for "building" our house!
I love dirt!
Miles LOVES our friends Michelle & Kevin's son Chase. Chase is 2.5 & isn't so sure about befriending a baby yet. It was so cute that Miles sniffed Chase out, though & kept knocking on his kid tent so he could play too.
I have this same picture of me from my first time camping!
Amber & Mase - the calm moments before the night from HELL. Poor Amber wasn't super sold on camping to begin with, so we were all hoping that this would be the trip that convinced her camping was so cool! Well, that plan went out the window when sweet Abigails threw up all over the tent & in Amber's hair the first night at the camp ground. Poor Abby & Amber. Thank goodness Abby was instantly better for the rest of the trip. Sadly, I don't think Amber will ever recover, though.
This man is a camping maniac! We didn't see Brian the first 4 hours of camping because he was super camping man, setting up the perfect camp site!
Hanging out
Beer pong was the nightly game, and...
Mike & Terri were the champions!
I love Michelle!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Grandma's B-Day & Bay Area Visit
So, jumping back a couple weeks, our little tribe had a great weekend in Chico June 6th & 7th. We went up to celebrate my mom's bday, but took advantage of the trip and went up a night early to sneak a date night in. It was much needed & we ended up having an awesome night. It started with dinner at Tres Hambres filled with stimulating conversation between a husband & wife and ended with us meeting up with the Laney's to watch The Hangover. I hate to condone the movie because it was so raunchy, but it was really hilarious. Probably the most I have laughed at a movie in a very long time. Brian decided that it will go down in history among the ranks of Pulp Fiction & Shindlers List. Ooookay Brian, suuuure ;)
The next day we celebrated my Mom's bday with friends & family. We had a great day BBQing & hanging out by the pool - no swimming for Miles yet because the water was a little cold, but Mikey jumped in. Brave, cold soul!
Grandma & Miles just kickin' it
Miles & I took a couple days the next week to visit Christina, Lily & Baby Luke. We were also able to sneak in a visit to Kyra & Joe's & meet baby Abby, who is so precious! Gianna may be Kyra's mini-me, but Abby is definately a Daddy look-a-like in person!
Lilers
Miles on a Big Boy Trike!
Mama Chrissy & Baby Luke
My first flower from Miles ;)
Little face
Channeling Elton John
Big Sis & Little Bro
Abriella Barale - good work Joe & Kyra ;)
Gianna sharing her juice with Miles - what manners!
Air guitar
A paci in the mouth & a nasal aspirator up the nose - whatever works for ya Gi!
I found Mommy's wallet!!!
Playtime with Daddy - why buy toys?
We also got some new patio furniture! It was a house warming gift from NIck & Nicole & we can't thank them both enough! We got an amazing deal on the set & I have to pass on the word. If you need outdoor furniture, go to OSH. They seriously have the best prices I have seen & I am a bargain huntress. This is our first patio furniture ever because we have our first backyard to put it in! I just love being able to sit outside & enjoy the backyard while hanging out with eachother or friends & family. We had our first BBQ & it was so much fun! We are really starting to enjoy the perks of owning a house ;)