Family Time

We had a great visit with Audrey's aunt Sandy and her two daughters, Alexandra and Naomi. Audrey was so excited to spend time with them and we all had a blast together! We enjoyed a beach day since the weather was amazing during their visit, and Audrey really bonded with the girls too. She asked about seeing her cousins every day and it was so sad to see them leave. We realize how important it is for her to be surrounded by family as she truly enjoys it. Scott and I were able to eat our dinner, since Alexandra was taking care of her and keeping her entertained; it was nice. We look forward to their next visit, or when they move back, (hint, hint.)

LA-cation

We have been going up to LA from time to time to do castings for Audrey. Recently Scott took a few days off from work and we went up and stayed overnight at Hotel Palomar, thanks to our friend Lisa. The hotel is amazing and so was our stay. The staff was VERY sweet and it was by far the most kid-friendly hotel we have ever visited. When we arrived, the front desk staff took out a basket of toys and offered one to Audrey; very impressive! We went up to our room and then decided to go down for a complimentary glass of vino. We weren't sure if we could bring Audrey in to the restaurant, so we started to go back to the elevator and ran into Lisa. She said Audrey is welcome, even if she was in her feetey pajamas, so we had some wine and Audrey enjoyed a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. They really made her feel like a little princess. We all had a great night of sleep and look forward to visiting Hotel Palomar again soon.

long time, no blog

It has been a month since I have done any postings about life with Audrey. I feel so bad, but we have been busy with friends, family, house hunting, talking about more kids, etc. Audrey is almost 2 and she is changing so fast. I can't believe how much she has grown. She talks all the time about EVERYTHING! What she likes, how things sound, what color they are and so on. It's really great and we are so proud of her. Being at home has been great! It is challenging most days, but fun too. I made a promise to myself to try and blog daily, rather than weekly or monthly. We are looking forward to Audrey's 2nd Birthday and Easter. I have included some photos of her first haircut too...so cute!

decisions, decisions

The Fisk family has been busy with house hunting, trying to decide on what I will do when I return to work, expanding our family, etc. These last few weeks have been a little busy and stressful. So many things we want to do and it feels like time goes by so fast. Audrey is growing up and she'll be 2 at the end of March. Her vocabulary is amazing and she surprises us with new words and phrases daily. Some of my new favorites are, "where's daddy go?" (She says this after Scott goes to work, or the restroom.) She always gets a little impatient when Scott leaves the room and takes more than a second to return. I also love when she says, "look mommy, flowers", and "its beautiful mommy.” She is just an amazing kid! She is so sweet with other kids too, and I am so proud of that. We have met a few new friends and we're enjoying more play dates and girl time. As Audrey grows, we are trying to get her to make decisions too; like what she would like to wear (I give her 2 options.) This is sort of backfiring on me since she keeps choosing her feetey pajamas, which isn't even one of the options. I'll keep trying.

a perfect day

We celebrated Valentine's day as a family and it was an amazing day. We started at Con Pane and surprised Audrey with a chocolate bread bear. They do these bears every year and it was a perfect gift for her. By the end of our breakfast, the bear was completely destroyed. We went to Liberty Station park to swing, slide and just have fun. It's a beautiful park and the weather was incredible. We went to the Farmer's market and Audrey got her first painted tattoo of Elmo. She LOVES Elmo! Later, we enjoyed a picnic in Solana Beach and it was a great way to end our Valentine's celebration.

I included some photos of Audrey's bear and one of my favorite photos of her.

Lucky me

Last week was a beautiful week! We had a vacation from rain and cold weather and Audrey and I took full advantage of that. We started our week off with a trip to Sea World with Sarah and Zoey. I felt so fortunate to be at home with Audrey so I can enjoy each day with her. Thank you Mr. Fisk! I didn't know I would love being at home as much as I do; life is good! Audrey is 22 months now and she is talking more than ever. I can have a conversation with her now and I love it. We are having so much fun together and she is my little buddy. We went to the Science Museum on Tuesday, aquarium on Wednesday, play date/walk on Thursday with Brody and Friday we went to JW Tumbles for a class. She loved the tumbling class! They hang swings from the ceiling and the instructors blow bubbles at the kids while they are swinging. What's not to love about that? Audrey was able to ride in a dolphin swing and she loved it! We are looking forward to another fun week!

Slumber Party!

Last Friday, Audrey's cousin Mila came over to spend the night with us. Audrey LOVES Mila, or Mia. She can't say the "L" sound just yet, so she refers to her as Mia. Audrey was so excited about her coming over to play and we cranked up the level of excitement by taking them to Chuck E. Cheese. I remember having a birthday party there when I was a kid. They both had a blast and they ate pizza, played games, won tickets etc. Audrey could barely reach any of the games, but she had fun watching Mila play. We went to Yogurtland and then headed home for some rest and a movie. It was Audrey's first slumber party and she is so excited to have shared that with her Mia! The next day we went to one of our favorite spots, Con Pane, and enjoyed a walk at Shelter Island and played on the swings.