Thursday, April 30, 2009

Playdate with Vince

On Monday we had a playdate with Millie's buddy Vince. Jackie and Matt were celebrating their wedding anniversary...6 years! Congrats to them! Anyway, so Vince came over and despite Millie's sickness, the kids really had a good time. To see more pictures, click here.


The Shahabs



Stealing the blog to talk about our friends a bit. Mike and Katie Shahriari are great friends of ours. They are due at the end of May with their first baby girl. My friend Angel and I co-hosted a baby shower for Katie. It was lovely and she was very happy.






To see pictures from the shower, click here.
To see pictures from the maternity shoot, click here.




















I also took my first set of maternity pics! It was alot of fun and I am very grateful that they let me doing it!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Still sick but in good spirits (video)

We are on day 4 of a nasty something. Could be a cold? Could be allergies? Could be something else? Whatever it is, it stinks. But through the goopy eyes, the nasty cough, the runny nose, the fever, the puke, she is hanging in there and still making us laugh!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Had to share! (video)

I just had to share this hilarious video of our friends son Blake and his buddy Reggie! Would your dog put up with this? It's just a typical day at the Harris'! Will Siler let Millie torture her like this? Enjoy!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter Sunday

After getting home from a great vacation, we slept in, in preparation for another big day! Easter morning when Millie woke up we had a great surprise for her. I had been working on a cute little Easter basket for our little bunny. No candy but she looooved the eggs. We had some books in there. And some cute ears. She even had some little potted plants that are growing really well! She seemed to really enjoy it!






















































After the basket fun, we headed to church at Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church. It's only about a half a mile from our house and it's been really nice to walk to church each Sunday. After church we took some family photos. I was thinking about grabbing a neighbor to take our picture but opted to set the camera on the porch and use the self-timer. I was pleased with the one we did get!

What does every other family do on Easter Sunday? Dress up like bunnies and head to Turner Field for a
Braves game! Thanks to Jose, Pavan and Jeevan, Millie had an outfit that matched her Daddy's.I know we got on TV but I haven't been able to get that footage yet. Stay tuned!
To see pictures from Easter, click here.

To see pictures from the Braves game, click here.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Oops, I forgot!

I forgot to post these pictures from Saturday when we were in Florida. Here are my favorites but enjoy the rest!!


Click here for pictures from Saturday.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Playdate Friday (other babies)

After the visit with the G3, we headed over to Allison's to meet the rest of the babies. It was so great to meet Austin, little Mia and DJ. And after the G3 arrived it was party time

DJ: talk talk talk talk to anyone about anything. He was so sweet and wanted to hang out and play with Rex (the dog). He had no problem talking to me who was basically a stranger to him! He was so sweet to stay inside with all the babies since it was so hot outside. Little Mallory was napping at home so I didn't get to meet her but I am sure I will next time!

Followed close behind DJ was his shadow, Austin. Austin followed DJ around and did everything he did. It was so cute! DJ would climb up on the couch and Austin would get upset cause he couldn't get up there just yet. Austin was crawling all over the house and showing everyone his toys. He is a very very sweet little boy. Austin and Millie even shared some hugs although I didn't get it on camera! How cute!

Little Mia: She has these amazing big blue eyes that may or may not change color. When you look at her you see both her mommy and her daddy. Maybe a little bit more of her Daddy in her face. Rick held her most of the time and boy you can feel the love he has for her. She is a very happy baby, never cried once. She is going to be a charmer for sure! Misty is doing a great job!

Blake: We got to spend some time with no-fear Blake on Wednesday and Saturday. That kid will do ANYTHING, he has no fear! And he is quick as a whip! One minute he is there, the next he is not! Where did he go? Where did he go? Oh there he is on the steps! He has an amazing grin that shows all of his little teeth! Missy gets quite a workout from running after Blake.

To see the rest of the pictures from Friday, click here.

Playdate Friday (G3)

On Friday it was babies babies babies in South Florida!

Michell and Edison Garzon had 3 precious gifts on November 25th. Edison, Elisabeth and Elanya (we nicknamed the G3) were born and were quite the hit! The media went crazy when they found out triplets (the first to be born at Memorial Hospital Miramar) were going home Christmas day. CBS, NBC and telemundo all showed up at the hospital and interview Michell and Edison. Click here to see one of the clips. Anyway, the Tainows finally got to meet the G3!

I promise I don't have a favorite (wink wink) because they are alllllllll sooooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeet! We came in and Elanya was giving us big smiles! She was just talking talking talking and it was seriously like she was answering our questions in baby language! She is just a little chatter box and a little flirt too! She loved smiling at us and Millie. She has these amazing blue eyes that are just piercing. Edison was so much bigger than I imagined! They all are actually bigger than I thought they would be!! I was really really surprised! But Edison has this rolly polly middle section up to his shoulders and then he has these tiny little legs! His coloring is much darker than the two girls. He looks alot like Edison's daddy. He is very curious and just looks around taking it all in. He is a very pleasant baby. Little Elisabeth is just the calmest, quietest, easiest baby ever. She just looks at you and studies you. She is very laid back and easy going. She doesn't fuss or get upset. She is just chill. She looks just like Michell (I think) and is going to be beautiful just like her Mommy. It was so nice to see and hold them. Nothing hold Michell and Edison back. They are out and about all the time which is sooo great! Need to run to the store for milk, load em up! Michell brought all the babies over to Allison's by herself! One baby is sleeping, she is playing with the other two. Then another one falls asleep and she rotates. She rocks as a mommy!

To see all the pictures from the G3, click here.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Sedar Thursday

We had a lovely Seder at the Tainow's Thursday night. It was my first and it was alot of fun. We had books and sang songs. Jill and Mat did an excellent job describing the details of the Seder. We really enjoyed ourselves and our fabulous family. So many friends and family came over that we almost didn't fit! But we did and it was a great time. The abundance of food was plenty and I finally got to taste the infamous Gilda brisket I had heard so much about. Here are some of my favorite pictures but to see all the pictures from Thursday night, click here.















Thursday Poolside

Thursday was a great day full of family. After my workout in the morning (3 miles and 22 flights of stairs) we heading to Gilda and Harold's for the day. We hung out, went to the pool, (some of us) helped them prepare for that evenings Seder. I have added some of my favorites here, but to see some poolside pictures, click here.


Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Wednesday in FLL

It's been awhile since I am posted and I am sorry about that. Things are very busy and we have been traveling. But I am going to try and get caught up here so bear with me!

Last weekend we took our first family vacation to South Florida to see friends and family. Millie is very verbal and wiggly right now so she was the same on the plane right there. Luckily we moved to a 3 seat row so we had an extra seat for her to hang out. I was exhausted from a late night and working early so I slept for a bit while Mat entertained. He does a great job entertaining!


I have to tell you a bit about myself even though this is Millie's blog. I started a bootcamp on April 6. No real goal in mind, just an excuse to get my butt moving on a daily basis. My friend Jackie and I had been going everyday and I didn't want my workouts to stop because I was on vacation. I paid for this thing and I was going to do it and all the homework that is assigned. Homework for this week was to do 250 situps daily. Yes, daily. In addition to your Monday-Friday workouts, they want you to workout 3 more times in that same week. Holy Moly! So since I had to work 6a-2pm on our Wednesday travel day, I utilized my time wisely by working out in the airport. Yes the Atlanta airport! If you have ever been to the Atlanta airport, it's huge. It has a train that takes you to each terminal but it also has a walkway that goes in between each terminal. How long is that terminal? One mile. So I ran down and ran back (2 miles total). Did some wall-sits and then some stairs. I was sweaty and beat! It was a good time and I didn't get too many stares from people.

After we arrived in Fort Lauderdale we headed over to Roy's house to pick up some Pack n' Plays. It's very helpful to have friends where you are going so you can use their stuff! We got on PnP for Mat's grandparents house and one PnP for the condo where we were staying. We were about to hang out for a bit and see little Blake terrorize the Harris household. He is a doll! We got to hang out with the Grandparents long enough to create this master piece on Gilda/Harolds computer! Their two favorite Great Grandchildren in some ridiculous outfits! Yes, it took 4 of us but we got it and hope they are happy! To see a few pictures that I took on Wednesday, click here.

Evening crawling (video)

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Millie helps Daddy (Video)



We tried to install the baby gates around the house but sometimes Ikea should give directions WITH words. Not everything can be explained with drawings!! Needless to say, the gates aren't up and Millie is a very good stair climber! Enjoy the video...

Monday, April 6, 2009

Sunday at E11



How about this for Sunday's Easter Braves game? A big thanks to Pavan and Jose for finding this suit for Millie! We had a nice time hanging out with them at Engine 11. To see pictures from Sunday, click here.

A date with Urban


On Saturday night we went to a Gator Gathering with Urban Meyer. For those of you who don't know, Urban Myer is the head coach for the University of Florida football team. It was just Urban and his 400 closest Atlanta Gator friends. We had a great time and Millie had fun exploring every inch of the Perimeter Marriott carpet. Urban gave a rousing speech which really got you in the mood for football. As he usually does, he goes through all the new players and recruits and talks about how everyone is doing in practice. He sometimes takes questions but he didn't this year. After the speech, we all get in line to have some things signed by Urban. For some reason Urban did not want to sign Millie which Mat was really looking forward to! Oh well, maybe next year. Urban claims to still have the Easter bunny picture in his office. Although we need someone to find out if he is telling the truth! He did say the exact same thing last year! Enjoy the pictures!