Happy Heart Day!

 A very Happy Heart Day to all!  Tony brought home some

gorgeous roses and lilies for me and Luca got a bunch of valentine cards from some of his biggest fans!  Earlier in the week, he and I made some Avenger valentines (in his fort!) for a few of his sweethearts :)

Luca Throws His First Party

Tony and I had our annual "TVG and Friends" Super Bowl Party, while Luca threw his own rager in his bedroom...this was the first time we've had friends with kids over where Luca was old enough to really play with them like a big kid - and play with them, he did!  Train set, play-doh, coloring books, you name it. 
At one point, I walked in to find four kids standing inside the crib, taking turns making baskets with a nerf football into the laundry hamper!  Poor little guy was crushed when his pals left, crying with his hands and face pressed against the front window : (

Hockey's Back!

After a very depressing lockout delayed the start of the hockey season, we are happy to be BACK at Staples again to watch our Stanley Cup Champions!  Our first game back was against Nashville and we even brought William and Nolan.  Unfortunately, the Kings are not playing much like champions, but fortunately for us Luca IS!  Last year, it was a challenge to keep him interested/preoccupied for an entire game, taking many breaks to let him run around by the concessions, rotating ipad apps, etc, but this year, he is a new man!  He was an absolute angel through the entire game, including overtime and a shoot-out!  And here is a brief cameo on the Fan Cam...

Faith, Trust, and a LOT of Pixie Dust!

Only Disney could manage to get 10,000+ women this excited to be up and out in running shoes at 4:30 in the morning!  When I signed up for the Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathon back in June, I hadn't predicted I would be 3 months pregnant on race day! 

But this race is just TOO fun (and too expensive!) to back out of, so I took it easy, having a GREAT time, coming in at 2:48:02.  Pretty painful to see that time next to my name, when I was previously aiming for a sub 2 hour time, but c'est la vie!  The good news is that I should have NO problem improving next year!  Cat, whose arm I basically had to twist to run with me and did no training whatsover came in at 1:56:28, I'm so jealous! 

Poor thing had to wait for me in the cold for almost an hour after she finished!  I love her!  The course was really awesome this year, almost the entire first half ran through the parks and Downtown Disney...and the MEDAL makes it ALL worth it!

ABCs Abbreviated

We're gonna need to work on this one...

 

Santa Monica Weekender

A fun weekend in Santa Monica with Kathy and Kelly to celebrate Kathy's birthday...we stayed in a suite at the new Shore Hotel, went for beautiful long walks all over Santa Monica, had drinks and appetizers at Blue Plate Taco, dinner at Tar & Roses, and brunch in Venice on Main Street.  A perfect staycation in the city!

A New Pea In The Pod

11 Weeks

It's official!  Like it or not, Luca is going to be a big brother this Summer!  Current due date is July 29th and so far I am feeling great...

7 Weeks

Tony made me a deal that if we didn't find out the sex in advance with the first one, I could, but he was right - and I HATE admitting when he is right, but - it WAS more fun not knowing, so we are waiting with this one, too!



Here is a video of our 1st Trimester ultrasound at the Fetal Center...