Weekend Photo Challenge

Jae got to pick the topic this week. "Take a picture non family related and write a haiku"

This is all I could muster right now



Oh damn dreadful cold
You ruin my vacation
Gee arr arr arr arr

Pictures....Video....You know the drill!

We went to the zoo last weekend. Fairly uneventful, but always fun!



Clean up!!



Did I mention it was REALLY hot?


Today Ava and I played with camera, because we are both vain and obnoxious!

Singing!!

Funny faces




So Im sure mostof you know that Ava will be the flower girl in my brother's wedding next saturday..... Im nervous.
We have been practicing for a few days and this is as far as we have gotten.
It will be cute either way LOL. Sorry about the weird high pitched voice. I dunno what the hell that was!

Emimy!

My sister was in town for 10 days. She just left :(


We had a lot of fun and I am shocked at how wonderful she was with Ava.

Here are some funny faces






A pretty picture of "the Girls"


A drunk lady who stepped out of 1984 Jersey!


Aaaaand of course a few Ava pictures



And a video of Ava singing a Maroon 5 song


Before anyone yells at me for recording while driving....we were in line at the carwash. Also at the very end she whispers "I love you Mommy" Awwwwwwww

Because she is cute.

Ava with Babs the Polar Bear, Stompy the Elephant, Kayak the Otter, Baby Kayak, and Bruce the Shark. (Yes this is the usual bedtime menagerie!)

This is Ava with her brand new napmat. She wouldnt let it go so I was forced to set it up in her bed for nap time! YAY! I bought it so she has somewhere that is 1) mobile 2) just for her 3) comfortable for our trip to Oregon in a few weeks. Mucho thanks to Cristina who helped me pick it out!

Picture updates

If you havent already, go read my blog from yesterday.... I'll wait.


*Insert Jeopardy theme*


You back? Awesome.


Here is Trav's foot as of this morning. Sadly I couldnt quite get it clear enough. It is bruising in rings, its very strange.


We re-dyed my bangs last night....





That is all :)

What an effin' day!! *Photo Heavy*

If someone asks me how I spent my Sunday.... this is what I would show them!


Morning Cuddles!


Then off to wake up Auntie Emimy



Silly time with Mommy and Daddy



Mmmmm breakfast!


"Lets rock Daddy!"


Then I colored my hair. It is "Espresso" with "midnight blue" bangs


Then we headed to the beach....




We searched for buried treasure



Then....

Mommy and Daddy went boarding while Ava and Emily stayed on the shore. Looking at the sand castle competition.

Trav and I are having a grand time and he yells out "OW!" This is strange because Travis doesnt normally yell OR show pain! I asked if he was ok and he said "no" Which of course scared the shit out of me. I asked what was wrong, he said something about being cut by a shark. I flip out of course. Then he tells me SHARP not SHARK. Ooooh! Well either way we should get out of the water (Living by mexico = fucking GROSS water!)

We get to the beach and there is blood EVERYWHERE! I go to the lifeguard station and they run over to check him out. They say that he has been stung by a stingray and he needs to head to the EMT station right away to soak his foot and make sure the paralytic proteins are removed from his foot. Emily is kind enough to take Ava home for us so I can stay with Trav. He soaks his foot and I realize he is ok. So I tell him that I am going to make sure Ava and Emily are OK and I will be back with a towel. Apparently as I am walking out the lifeguard says "He should be done before you get back" I did not hear this part.

I carry our boards back through the crowds of the sandcastle festival. Which is NOT an easy task considering there are a few thousand people within about 10 blocks. I get home and Ava asks if Daddy's Owie is OK. (so sweet) I change out of my sandy clothes and grab my camera and a towel (It was photo journal day!) I get to the first part of the festival and there is a road block. I BEG the sheriff to let me through. I explain that my boyfriend had been stung in the foot by a stingray and needed me to pick him up at the lifeguard station. Being the nice guy that he was.... he escorted me through the crowds.

Imagine this...

A few thousand people, plus street vendors. 1 cop telling everyone to move aside. My brakes are squealing like CRAZY. People are cringing I am totally humiliated. I show up the life guard station and walk to where Trav was. Its an empty room. The lifeguard says "Oh he left like 10 minutes ago" My reaction was sorta like this

*blank face* "Are you fucking kidding me? I got a police escort."

The lifeguard goes back outside and tells the cop that I am not a crazy liar and Trav left. The cop then has to walk me BACK through the street fair. I get home and there is Trav looking at me all happy. I guilt him a little (In a totally loving way) and tell him that I am just glad he is OK. Then he tells me that he is still bleeding.
This is his wrap from the lifeguard station to home. ***DONT LOOK CRISTINA***


This is his foot soaking in the tub.

You can see the swollen and discolored areas. Yuck!

So then it was nappy time for all while I watched a Discovery channel thing on mummys


I then realized that after you color your hair.... you shouldnt go in the ocean! It turns your hair green :( (Im going to re-dye it later)


After today, I did not feel like cooking.



I felt like drinking

Still Alive

Im still around, just been BUSY!

I will post a photo journal tomorrow. I am going to teach my sister to wakeboard. Should be fun!

Would you eat them on a train?

Ava is in love with the book "Green Eggs and Ham" so thats what we had for dinner last night. Not only was she NOT grossed out by the idea of green eggs (like me) she LOVED it!


She is quite the adventurous eater these days. Hummus, edamame, and sushi!





This picture cracks me up. She looks so much like me when she is grumpy



She also loves her Daddy (I love her Daddy too!)


This made me laugh because I am immature



Here is Ava singing "Dont you want me baby?" at Seaworld. This goes with my theory that EVERYONE loves that song. Even 2 year olds. Sorry about the chewed up popcorn.