The Bogart Clan

It's been a long time comin'......

2010-09-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a very long time since I last posted anything, but I thought I'd update just a little. Unfortunately I don't have any super recent photos of us, thanks to my camera not downloading correctly, but I do have some of the girls that aren't too old. I'll have to post the newest ones. They have changed so much since my last post it's crazy. I can't believe how fast kids grow up, especially when they're your kids!!
So for those of you who care.....here's a quick update on us and what we've been up to. We've been keeping busy with the business. It's still somewhat of our busy season. It will start to slow down here in the next couple of months. We were fortunate enough to have been able to take a little vacation in Vegas over Labor day weekend, yep, no kids, just me and the husband. It was great and so much fun. We stayed at the Venetian and got to see some incredible shows. We ate good food, for those who are interested and brave(and have a little extra money to spend on food) I most definitely recommend the Mario Batali restaurant inside the Venetian located right next to the Blue Man Group theatre. It was amazing!!:) I didn't know food could taste like that. It was a bit pricey, but so worth it. It was funny cause when they handed us the menu we were a bit lost in what everything was. We had to have the waitress translate for us!

Other than that it's been business as usual around our house. The girls are so much fun and playing together so well. I couldn't ask for two more fun and beautiful girls. Gemma is crawling and attempting to run before she can walk! Ayven just loves playing with her and Titus and being a 2-yr old. I love our incredible family!

More photos....

2010-03-04T11:18:00.000-08:00

Gemma's Blessing Dress

2010-03-04T10:41:00.000-08:00

So I know the last post was of Gemma's blessing bonnet, well I finally got around to aking some cute shots of her in her beautiful blessing dress (thanks a bunch mom!!) It was so fun doing our own little photo shoot of her, she's so smiley. Well, up until yesterday I have to admit she's not been so smiley lately, but when she does she lights up the room! I can't help but smile everytime she does and it's a definite ear to ear grin!!:) Those are the best. I love being a mom, I can't think of a better job in the world than to be home taking care of our beautiful little girls!

**WARNING**This post will have lots of photos cause I got so many good ones that I just couldn't pick!!:)

Gemma's Bonnet

2010-02-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

Gemma's blessing is drawing near and I thought I'd try out making a bonnet that I saw a pattern for while I was looking for the dress my mom is making for her. It turned out really good and I'm really excited to have her wear it. I think it's going to be beautiful with her dress. For those of you who are interested in coming, we'd love to have you. We'll be blessing her on Feb 21st at 9am at our church. It's going to be really special and I love having family and friends share the moment with us. I've attached some pics for a little preview of how cute she's going to look on her special day!!:)

Holiday Dresses

2010-01-25T11:24:00.000-08:00

So I finally finished both of the girls dresses. They were suppose to be their holiday dresses, but they are so stinkin cute that I'll be sure to have them wear them on Sunday's. And for those of you who think maybe sewing seems like a daunting task, I was able to sew these & I most definitely am not a seasoned sewer, but they did turn out pretty good.

Gemma, 2 months old already!

2010-01-21T22:47:00.000-08:00

We took Gemma to her 2 month check up yesterday. She's getting so big, oh wait, she was big to start with.....her stats are:

12 lbs .2oz (95th%)
24 inches long (75th %)
14 & 3/4 in. head circ.

I can't believe how she's grown. She's so different from Ayven it's crazy. They both came out of the same mold(me), but they are extreme opposites. Ayven was so small and petite and still is for her age. It's cool to see the difference in kids. Gemma has also most definitely found her voice. She has the best and loudest scream I think I've ever heard from an infant. She's either really good or screaming at the top of her lungs. Guess they can't all be angels, right! But she is starting to coo and is getting cuter and cuter by the day. I took this pick of her and thought it would be a great side by side of her and Ayven, both sitting in the Bumbo chair and yes, both screaming!! Guess that's something they have in common! So after showing Ricky the post and looking at the pictures a little closer, I realized it's kind of hard to tell which is which, so to clarify, Ayven's on the left and Gemma's on the right. I think they are about the same age, maybe, when these were both taken. Hard to know for sure since Ayven has always been small and Gemma is big for her age.

Ayven the litte Cowgirl

2010-01-21T22:34:00.000-08:00

So Ayven got this little rocking horse from her Granna and Grandpa Settle for Christmas, along with the cowgirl hat, & yes, those are real chaps!! They went bonkers for Christmas and bought Ayven tons of cowgirl stuff being that they love all things that have to do with horses. Ayven has fallen in love with horses and can't get enough of them when she gets to visit them at their house in San Diego. So as a tribute to all her new cowgirl duds, I dressed her up in them and tried to get her to take a picture with her horse. She wasn't too jazzed about getting close to the horse, but it was fun to try. She's still loves making horse sounds, but we're still working on getting her to ride it. She does make one of the cutest little cowgirls I've ever seen. Especially with her matching red cowgirl boots!!:)

Quick little update...

2010-01-21T22:07:00.000-08:00

So I know it's been forever since my last update, in fact I think it was Thanksgiving since everyone heard from me. So, a lot has obviously happened since then. We enjoyed our holidays and took much needed rest from a lot of things. Obviously not everything was all peaches and cream for the little ones, Ayven went through a weird, "I hate bathing" phase, but how could I resist the bathtub w/ sister shot!!:) We were able to go and visit the Gonzo side out in Utah and Ayven was able to enjoy her first Christmas with snow!!

She had a blast playing with cousins, sledding with dad, & of course opening her presents and playing with toys. We had a great time and had a wonderful New Year with Marie and Reed here in San Diego. Ayven loves her new toys and her new Horsey!! She loves horses & of course visiting them at her Granna's house. She's also loving being a awesome big sister. She's always wanting to hold and play with little Gemma. Thanks family for all your love and support, we love you!!:)

Treadmill fun

2009-12-01T13:28:00.001-08:00

So hopefully this gets added ok, but I had to try and add this to the blog. For Thanksgiving we went down to my in-laws down in Ramona(San Diego) to spend some time with them and enjoy all the yummy food. While we were there, unfortunately this is the only picture/video I have of the whole weekend, but it definitely made up for not taking more. One of the nights, my mother-in-law was in their gym working out and Ayven wanted to try the treadmill, so we of course had to take a video and we couldn't stop laughing. If any of you have watched the Dog Whisperer, when dogs need to get rid of a little energy, he puts them on the treadmill, we thought maybe we would try this with Ayven......let's just say that every parent that has a rambunctious little one should try this, (with adult supervision of course!!:) Ok, so the video was too long and couldn't be uploaded, but it was really funny!!

As for Thanksgiving, it was fun and thanks to my in-laws for taking care of us while we enjoyed a few days there!! We love you Marie & Reed!!:)

3 weeks old & counting....

2009-12-01T12:45:00.000-08:00

So Gemma is officially 3 weeks old. She had her Dr's visit yesterday, she now weighs 9lbs 10oz. She's getting so big already, oh wait, she was big to start with(hehe!) She's so cute and gets cuter by the day. She makes the funniest faces and is always making the funny grunting noises. We're still working on the night time sleeping thing, in other words she likes to be right next to me or she doesn't really sleep. I'm doing pretty good and feeling great for just having a baby. Luckily I have some great genes and am back down to my original weight. Now the trick will be to keep it off and get some muscle back!:) But that comes later....right now I'm just loving every minute of seeing little Gemma grow and watching Ayven interact with her little sister!

Ayven is doing much better with her and loves to hold her and help her with her pacifier. She's always trying to share her food and snacks with her as well. She's already helping me out so much and is such a smart kid that she can get me diapers and wipes when I ask her too.

Little Gemma is Finally here!!

2009-11-18T16:11:00.000-08:00

So I know I'm a slacker, but I've been enjoying our new little bundle of joy and not worrying about posting pics or updating our blog. So finally I figured, after all the subtle hints that I needed to post pics, here they are.......oh, and who can forget the story.

So the weekend before I was due, my mom was here and we decided that we'd at least try and jump start my labor. So, we did a lot of walking and I was having great contractions. However, when we came back & I'd sit down, they'd stop. So off to the Dr's office on my due date I went, hoping that my doc would agree to induce me, but for her, we had to wait until at least thursday. She said I was already dilated to a 4 1/2, so when we got home, I went walking....again! Luckily my contractions decided to continue and by 7:30 that night we were off to the hospital. When they checked me I was a 5, and after a long night of waiting, at 6:23am, little Gemma was finally here. It was a much harder labor than with Ayven being that Gemma was born at 8lbs 15oz & 21 1/2 in long. We're both doing great, not much soreness or pain anymore and we're all adjusting nicely. Thanks mom and Marie for all your help with Ayven and Gemma! They love their grammie and granna and we love all their support and help.

Ayven is loving her new little sister, just not sitting still enough to take a pic. She can't stop talking to her and giving her toys to play with. She's going to be a great big sister!!

It's been so fun having a new little one. She's sleeping really good and is a great eater! Which has been so nice for me. Way different than with Ayven. Ayven was much harder for the first couple of months and although she was a great eater, she didn't sleep as good through the night up until about 4 months. So we are loving Gemma for her great and easy nights she's given us!! Yeah! Here's a couple of more pics......isn't she so stinkin cute! AND the cool part is I believe she looks a little more like me, but that's just what I think.

Fun at the Beach

2009-09-21T17:40:00.000-07:00

So Gina and Kameron and their kids came down last week and we were able to go down to San Diego and spend some time with them. It was tons of fun and Ayven had a blast playing with her sand toys and hangin with Porter. Who by the way couldn't stop eating sand and running off to chase pigeons! So he was most definitely entertaining. We went to Mission beach and then went and ate some good Mexican food in Old town. It was awesome to see them and catch up!

Better late than never!

2009-09-21T17:30:00.001-07:00

So this is like a month ago, but I figured it was most definitely time to update the blog. We went to Utah for Ty's homecoming and had a blast. It was so nice to see family and friends. I believe it had been almost a year since we'd been there to visit, so it was long overdue! We hung out, went swimming, went to the zoo and caught up with family and friends! It was nice to get away from work and out of Cali for just a bit. We did have a bit of bumps, well I should say Ayven had a few nasty bumps and spills while there, so not sure how fun it was for her!! She fell down my parents stairs and a couple of days later tripped on a rug at my friends house and bit her lip, hence the pic of her looking like a who from whoville!! It was so sad to see her little lip so big, but thank goodness kids are tuff and she's ok now!

Project undertaking....

2009-08-15T09:08:00.000-07:00

So a couple of weeks ago, we were given a couple of dressers from my mother-in-law and we decided to re-paint them and give them a face lift. She brought them up and I was actually really excited to try my hand at whitewashing them and putting on the new hardware. Thanks to my friend Kelly's awesome idea on her blog, which by the way is a great blog with many cool ideas!!!, check it out at http://justspotted.blogspot.com. Anyway, I've attached the before and after pics to see what a huge difference painting and putting on new hardware can do! I couldn't believe it myself, it was a fun project to do and really had fun seeing the difference. It was a lot easier than I thought and they look awesome in Ayven's new bedroom!

4th of July!!

2009-07-22T16:29:00.001-07:00

So on the 4th of July, we woke up early and went to a ward breakfast, hung out and visited with friends, and watched Ayven take some of her first steps!! On the way home we were debating on what to do that day, something outside of course in the beautiful weather and something fun. Ricky decided he wanted to go to Catalina and surprise Stacey and her fam and just get away!! So, we found a hotel room, bought some ferry tickets & went. It was so much fun, I am so glad we went. We hung out on the beach, rode in the golf cart, watched some awesome fireworks, ate some good food, and above all, relaxed on the beach with our little family! Probably one of the coolest parts about our spontaneous trip was that we decided to stay a little longer on sunday, but the ferry was all booked up the rest of the day, soooo as you can tell from the pic below, we decided to take a helicopter ride back to Long beach!! It was awesome and so much fun. I felt very special traveling that way and I know Ricky loved every minute of it. It was a quick 15 min ride back to the main land and he got to ride in the cockpit up front. I wish I could say Ayven enjoyed it, but she slept the whole way!! It was an awesome little trip and we'll be visiting again very soon!

Ayven turned #1!!!!

2009-07-22T16:09:00.000-07:00

So yes, this post is a little overdue, but a lot has happened in the last couple of months. To recap quickly, Ayven turned 1, we had a fun spontaneous trip on the 4th of July to Catalina Island, and we moved our office our of our home into an actual nice office space!! First, I can't believe how fast this first year has come and gone. Ayven turned one on June 27th and we threw her a little birthday party/pool party with some family & friends!! It was so much fun to see her dive into her cupcake & play in the pool. I still can't believe our baby is growing up so fast! My how time flies when you have kids. It literally seems like we just brought her home from the hospital and now she's a walker and most definitely a talker!! Her first word was "Titus", which is our dog's name and then Hi, and Dada, let's just say we're still working on mama!:) We have had the best time laughing and giggling with her. We are drawing nearer to baby #2, which I should say the arrival to little baby Gemma. We have pretty much settled on the name Gemma Lynn, and are approaching the last months into it, YEAH!! I can't wait to see the little one and I'm trying to get thru this hot summer. I didn't think it would really affect me, but boy oh boy, I feel like I need to wake up and be in the pool all day just to keep me at a comfortable body temp. I can't wait for the "hot-hot" part of the summer to be over, oh wait, I live in California, that won't really be until September or October!!He, He, well, I'll just have to make due, but in the meantime, I'm getting a nice tan!!

Happy Father's Day!!

2009-06-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was Father's day, Happy Father's day to all the dad's out there!! We were down in San Diego visiting the in-laws and my mother-in-law wanted to take Ayven down with her to feed the horses. I said sure, but after they'd been down there awhile I looked out the window and couldn't see her carrying Ayven so I was curious where she had set her while she was feeding. SO, I walked down there to check it out, thinking that she had bought a jumper or something down by the shed to set her in so she could watch.......this is where she had put her!! Inside the wheelbarrow, hay and all and Ayven loved every minute of it! She was so cute just sitting there inside, didn't even try to get out. Just sat quietly, looking and watching all the horses and was so stinkin cute we had to take pics. All she was missing was some cowgirl boots and a cowgirl hat!! A pink one of course, but this will have to do until we get some. Thanks Granna and Grandpa Settle for a fun weekend and as always lots of good food and help with Ayven. She stole the show and was saying Hi to everyone, including the dogs and horses!! She's getting so big, I can't believe it, but it's so much fun to see her grow.

Baby #2

2009-04-29T12:33:00.001-07:00

So I don't know how many know or don't know, we haven't exactly been keeping it a secret, but Yes, I'm pregnant again with baby #2! We couldn't be happier and are so excited to welcome another precious spirit into our home in November! I've even posted some pics of my new belly, which yes is showing much sooner than I expected. They say you always do with your second, but I thought that meant like 4months instead of 5, not 3months into it. I'm about 11 1/2 wks and that will put my due date around November 16th, I think. I've had a couple of ultrasounds and they were telling me two different things, so we're not sure the exact date, but we are just hoping for an easier pregnancy this time w/, cross our fingers, no gestational diabetes. So far I'm good and don't have it, but I do another test at 28 wks to verify if I do or am good for this pregnancy. So let's hope, I don't really feel like pricking my finger 4 times a day for 3 months again. As for being sick, I'm happy to say that this time it's much better. Not at all like w/ Ayven. Unfortunately, I'm not losing weight like last time either which means I'm gaining and will have to work off more weight after this one....bummer. That was kind of nice with Ayven, I was back to my original weight right after I had her. But, after all we can't have our cake and eat it too!!

Yeah, Finally we're crawling!!

2009-04-29T11:55:00.000-07:00

So for everyone that keeps asking if Ayven's crawling yet, I can finally answer YES! Although, so many people said that once she did start that you wish she wasn't anymore....to that I agree. She's getting into much more and making messes. BUT I love to see her more independent. It's the cutest thing and hey, she's our first so everything's exciting!!:) RIGHT??!!! I have added a video, but to anyone that watches it, **Warning:You should turn off the volume so you don't have to listen to the annoying mommy remarks I make!!:)** Ok, so I was going to add a video, but it was taking way too long. It must've been a bit long, so for now here's some cute photos of how big she is!!

LONG TIME COMIN'.....

2009-04-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

So obviously for any of you who keep checking my blog have realized that I haven't updated it for over a month now. Let's just say there's been a lot that's happened, namely business is boomin' so it leaves little time for the fun stuff. That is blogging!!:) So there's obviously a lot to catch up on.. so I just thought I'd hit on a couple highlights. We were able to go to Fresno a couple of weekends ago to visit family and see my Nana. It was nice to get away for a weekend, even though it was quite last minute. It was so nice to see so many faces on the Gonzo side of my family. And as you can tell from Ayven's face, she was cheezin' it up every chance she got. She's such a character. I think we're in trouble when she learns to talk, I just have this feeling she's going to have us rolling on the floor laughing. She already is little miss chatty! She'll sit and play with her toys and babble away. She is however getting pretty good at saying, "Hi Titus." We've been working on that one and it's pretty funny. Besides visiting family, we decided last Monday because it was so freakin' hot here that we'd take a half day off from work and head over to our pool. And when I say take a day off, it was more like we took our phones with us and Ricky and I took turns answering calls. So it wasn't really taking time off, but at least we were able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Ayven loves the pool and I finally went and bought her some pool toys. She loved playing in the water with her daddy! AND to top it off, after the pool we dried off a bit and Ricky decided to let Ayven sit on his chest, well she had just drank her bottle and was bouncing up and down and this was the result of what happened next:

Yep, she spit up all over his face!!:) I couldn't stop laughing and had to grab a picture. While I was trying to grab the camera, Ricky kept yelling, hurry, hurry, it's getting in my eye! I loved it, everyone has to have at least one of these stories to tell! I'm just glad it wasn't me she spit up all over on. At least not in the face. I've had the, "she threw up all over my shirt, just as I was ready to walk out the door" story, but luckily never in the face!!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!!

2009-03-03T14:36:00.000-08:00

So this past week, we went to Golden spoon....ok so it's not ice cream, but none the less....who doesn't love Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt. Ayven sure did. It's not the first time she's tasted it, but I know it won't be the last. As you can tell by her chocolate covered gotee, she couldn't get enough. It was pretty funny. We had a good laugh over it.

Chip off the old block...

2009-02-20T14:28:00.000-08:00

So I realized I'm terrible at taking photos, not to mention updating my blog. But I am going to try and do better. The other weekend we were able to go out to dinner with some friends so I thought I 'd snap a coulple of photos before we left, you know before we looked like it was time to go to bed. I thought this one was so stinkin cute. She looks so much like Ricky it kills me!! Every where we go, people obviously recognize who she gets her genes from. Anyway, it was a fun night. We went to Cheesecake Factory with a friend of ours and had a great time. Ayven was making friends with everyone waiting to be seated. She such a magnet for attention and I think we're in trouble for when she gets older!

The Funny things they do!!

2009-02-20T14:05:00.000-08:00

So I had to post these photos of Ayven because anyone that's a parent knows they get to enjoy and be entertained by their little ones and the hilarious things they do!!! Ayven had been hanging out after dinner in her little rocking chair and for some odd reason we gave her her socks to play with. Probably cause just about anything entertains a baby. Of course lately everything has been going straight to her mouth and these were no exception. She put one of them in her mouth and was just letting it dangle like whe was a dog playing with a toy. It was so funny. She seriously had it in her mouth for like 10 min and didn't take it out. So we got some cute pictures. We were laughing pretty hard. So this next pic....well, look at it, isn't my kid the cutest kid in the entire world!!:) I know every parent thinks their kid is the cutest kid, but how can you go wrong when you look at her face....hehe. Talk about some cheeks and look at that double chin. Don't ya just want to grab it.

Another milestone!!

2009-01-31T16:44:00.000-08:00

Ayven has hit another milestone, she can now sit up on her own. YEAH! It's so fun to see her grow and do new things. It seems like just the other day we brought her home from the hospital, now she's just a ball of little energy and so funny to watch. She always knows how to make me laugh and smile. She's just too cute!! Last weekend we were down in San Diego at my mother-in-law's house and had to pull out the pink camo(you know you love it!) so we could show off her mad skills of sitting up on her own. She was so funny and Ricky kept making her laugh that we just had to take as many pics as possible. Yes see her jeans in the background, well it was funny cause at first we tried to get her to sit up with them on, but they were too tight in the waist and she couldn't bend very well, so they just had to come off. But check out those thunder thighs! I love to squeeze them, it's so funny. Don't ya just love chubby babies!!:)

Christmas & New Year's Update!!

2009-01-09T11:13:00.000-08:00

Iknow everyone else has been updating their Christmas and New Year's, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring as well. Especially since I had a couple of you telling me they keep checking the blog and I've been slackin' on getting it updated. For Christmas we spent it down in San Diego with the in-laws!! It was a great Christmas, with lots of gifts and Ayven loved every minute of it. Well, at least when it came to her jumpy toy, she had so much fun in it after we got it set up. She must've spent like an hour and a half in that thing, jumpin and battin' away at her little toys all strung up. It was a lot of fun to watch her, you could say she was our entertainment for a good while. Everyone was their, Grandpa & Grandma Lawrence , Grantie Kathy, and Uncle Austin, as well as Ramon & Katie, & Ryan & Kim. We had a lot of fun. After Christmas it was back home to hang with Ricky's dad, Joanne & Taylor & Kelsie who were visiting from Maryland. It was a lot of fun to see and hang with them for New Year's. We played Bunko, which was sooooo much fun. That was a new one for me, but I will have to say, I would love to start a Bunko night for those of you who are interested!!:) We all put $2 in the pot for the final prizes. Ricky nicknamed himself "Billy Bunko" for winning the most Bunko's that night. Joanne took home the prize for the highest score, while John won some $ for the last bunko rolled and of course their was a prize for the lowest score. All in all, we had a blast!! Thanks to the Courdy's for a fun night of games and yummy food. It was great to hang with some family. We had a great holiday season and hope everyone else enjoyed theirs!

2008-12-18T11:45:00.000-08:00

So as many of you know, or have done yourself, we were asked to pose for the live Nativity Set that was part of our ward's Creche this past couple of weeks. We had to sit there for an hour and interact with anyone passing by and give lots of smiles. It made it worth it to hear everyone tell us how cute Ayven was, I mean, c'mon, what parent doesn't love hearing that!:) Surprisingly, Ayven was quite good the whole time. She mostly sucked on the swaddling clothes and smiled for everyone saying hi to her. She only started to fuss towards the end. Probably because it was so stinkin hot in those robes. But it was fun to get up there and be a part of the stake tradition. The fun part I guess will be telling Ayven one day that she got to play baby Jesus!!

First Cereal-YEAH!!

2008-11-11T12:33:00.001-08:00

This was Ayven's first attempt at baby cereal. Needless to say she was a mess, but oh so cute. Ricky fed her and she couldn't stop putting her hands in her mouth so most of the cereal ended up on her fingers. Which she later sucked off herself! She's getting so big. It's so much fun to see her grow. Lately her thing has been to blow bubbles with her spit and make the funny "bbbbrrrrr" with her lips. She's become quite good at it and was giving us a cereal shower. Ah, how time flies! She's now 4 1/2 months. We just went to a check up yesterday and she now weighs a whoppin' 17 lbs. 2 oz. and is 25 1/2 in. tall. I believe it, she is getting too heavy to carry in her carseat carrier everywhere. It's becoming easier to just take her out and leave the carrier in the car. She had to get her second set of shots as well, but she did awesome. She cried for just a minute and as soon as I was able to pick her up, she was just fine. In fact, she slept great afterwards.....must've been the tylenol!! She's also started this thing where she will squeal really loud at the TV or act like she's singing when Ricky plays the guitar. It's so funny. I had to put both of these photos on here too, mostly cause she's so stinkin' cute, but also cause for those of you who can see, she has a giant string of yes.....slobber hanging from her mouth. She seems to be teething....maybe, she's been drewling pretty good for the past month & a half. Just waiting for that first tooth to pop out one of these days.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-11T12:21:00.001-08:00

So it's been a little while since I posted last, but I was waiting for my husband to bring the camera back. We share it for business stuff as well as personal. Kind of a pain, but manageble. Anyway, we had my family in town for Halloween which was fun. It was somuch fun dressing little Ayven up . She was Tinkerbell. I don't know if you can see in the pics , but I had bought yellow hair color to spray and make her a little more blonde, however, seeing as her hair is a bit too dark, it turned green instead. Oh well, we at least had some glitter which was so cute! We didn't go trick-or-treating, mostly cause she doesn't eat candy yet, but also cause we were suppose to hang w/ some friends and it just seemed that things didn't work out the way we wanted them to. So needless to say, we decided to grab a bite to eat and head home to enjoy a nice quiet evening, just the three of us. Next year will be a blast. Oh and might I add, my neice's and nephew's were also adorable in their costumes!!
Oh, and while we were eating dinner, these people sitting next to us couldn't stop talking to Ayven, it was pretty funny! Here's a few more pics for your enjoyment!! Yeah for Halloween!!!!:)

The Grandma's!!

2008-10-30T14:44:00.000-07:00

So I had to put these pics of the Grandma's on here....they are so much fun. First, I had to post the pic of my mom and her classic goofy face! I love it! The best part was that she made me take about 5 or 6 pics to try and get a good one of her and Ayven....this one was definitely my favorite though! And of course, my mother-in-law came by one day, and we had a little fun with Ayven's hair. I had just bought these clips w/ bows on them for her and we were trying to figure out how to put them in! Good thing my daughter was blessed with awesome, beautiful thick dark hair!

I figured it out....

2008-10-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

So I have to give my props to the contributor of this blog....first my cousin "G", she gave me the site to find the cute Halloween layouts and such. But of course I have to say that this is one of the cutest layouts I found for blogs on http://alliebrownslayouts.blogspot.com. She has a huge selection of darling layouts and fun stuff to add onto your blog. And for the beginners like me, it's always a plus when you have directions on how to download everything.....which she does. So for anyone looking for cute, really easy layouts....this is a great place to go.

Titus the Chihuahua!!

2008-10-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

So here's our little dog Titus....I walked into our living room the other day and saw Titus, laying in his favorite spot on the couch. It was so funny, he had his tongue sticking out. He must've been so comfortable! He's such a funny dog. When he gets bored he'll do one of two things. Either chase his tail over and over again or run full sprint back and forth between our living room and down the hallway to our bedroom, usually slipping a bit on the kitchen floor. And of course he usually has some sort of toy in his mouth. We love it, it definitely makes us laugh. He's so big now compared to when we got him. He was only 10 weeks old when we brought him home to join the Bogart Family! I remember him being so small he could fit in the palm of your hand. He use to cuddle with me on the couch, always sitting on my chest. My how time flies. Even though he's a bit too big to sit on my chest now, he's still the sweetest dog and loves being around people. He's now a little over 1yr old and still so cute!! He's such a good dog, never barks, always wants to play, and will cuddle with you whenever you need it. Now the question is....should we find him a buddy???

Had to show this...

2008-10-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

For those of you who can relate....we put Ayven in my sister's Bumboo chair to see how she would like it..let's just say she wasn't in a very good mood to start with and this obviously didn't help. We thought it was funny though and well worth a picture!! Gotta love kids.

Proud Daddy

2008-10-23T11:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a proud papa for you!! He's so sweet with his little girl!! But that's what I love about my husband. Here he is with little Ayven, first time in the ocean. She loved it, until the water came up to her thighs....then it wasn't so fun!

Finally, a blog......

2008-10-23T11:04:00.001-07:00

Yes, I know what you're all thinking...it's about time. Well, I guess so. I have to admit, I've been fighting to put one of these up. Mostly cause it's just one more thing for me to do, however, I've been told this is a good way to keep in touch, and they're right. So here it is....my attempt at blogging.