Easter with Family!

Once again we celebrated Easter at one of the large ramadas at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. My family has been doing this for as long as I can remember...it is a super fun super busy day full of egg hunts, games, BBQ and plenty of children running around.

Fun with Family and Friends!!!

We wanted to celebrat the news of our little one with friends too, and if worked out great that the Ren Fair was in town....me, Garrett, Carrie and her husband Scott all met up at the Ren Fair and ate some yummy greasy food, frozen treats and pickles. The boys played plenty of games and we of course had to catch the Dead Bob Show....he is after all my favorite skeleton dude!!! A special thanks to my friend Melia, who wasn't able to make it...but she hooked us up with the tickets!

We also took my niece Natalia out for her birthday, we went to the Arizona Science Center and got to go to the planetarium and see the AZ skies. Garrett and Natalia played around in this really cool digital screen land...they're wacky those kids!!!

Valentine's Day!

So, we had a very nice Valentine's Day...we went to Juan Jaime's on the Friday before just for some good food and drinks (no drinks for me though, since i was going thru a "pre-pregnancy cleanse") then, we went to Boyce Thompson's Arboretum on Saturday and walked the lovely trails and went to the Language of Flowers exhibit. It was my first time there and I loved it, it is so beautiful and you really appreciate the beauty of AZ while you are up there....so quiet and serene. I totally want to go back soon!

In Memory of...Nana

Garrett's Nana Carol Christakis passed away on May 19, 2009. She was very loved and will be very missed:

It was a very sad time, but it was also filled with joy and laughter. It was nice to finally meet some of Garrett's family members that I had only heard about. We will all miss Nana!

Garrett's Graduation Glory!

My husband Garrett graduated from Arizona State University May 15, 2009 with a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. It was great to have all of his family and special friends there to celebrate with him. The following day we had a graduation party for him. Here are some pics from the ceremony and his party where he also sports his wicked karoke skills along with his pal Abe:

Our BIG News!!!

Yay, after about a year of marital bliss we decided to take the other plunge and work on starting a family!!! It actually took less time than we thought to hit the baby jackpot and I found out I was preggers on Feb. 24th...I kept it a secret for just a few days so that I could think of a special way to tell Garrett. I decided to take him out to dinner and give him a just because I love you "present", what I did was buy a cute baby onesie and I taped a sign to it that said "You are going to be a Daddy". I wrapped it up and gave it to him at the park after dinner. I can't say that he was very surprised since we had been trying, but I can say that he was VERY happy and just as thrilled as I was about our baby on the way! I can't wait to meet the little one and I just can't wait to be a great mommy with a great daddy by my side....We love you already so much Baby Lewis!!!!

Our First Wedding Anniversary!

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary by staying at the San Carlos Hotel in downtown Phoenix and enjoying a nice dinner at Asi Es La Vida - the same restaurant that we held our rehearsal dinner at....we were lucky enough to have the same server and the same musician there...we love that place!

After dinner, we were sure to celebrate by unfreezing the top tier of our wedding cake and feeding one another just like on our big day. The cake held up surprisingly well over the past year and it didnt taste too bad at all.

It was nice to get away together for the weekend...Happy Anniversary to us!

Jonah and Sarah's Wedding!

So, finally after years of being friends and dating Jonah and Sarah finally decided to take the plunge and tie the knot. In front of family and friends they said "I do" at the Scottsdale Museum for the Arts in front of the LOVE statue...we had alot of fun wishing them well at the reception which was at the Fiesta Inn in Tempe. It was nice to some friends from my Princeton Review days....

Congratulations Jonah and Sarah!!!

Friends Having Babies...

So, it seems that this year is a big one for breeding...there are babies popping out everywhere it seems....with plenty more on the way! Congrats to Tiffany and Michael Wilke...they welcomed little Ethan into the world. Tiffany's baby shower was super cute and it is always so nice to see her mom. Since, she had the shower on Easter weekend - Garrett and I put together Ethan's first Easter basket as his baby shower gift and filled it with all kinds of stuff baby will need, plus a few extra treats just for mommy and daddy. Ethan's theme of his nursery is Farm - and we were lucky enough to find several stuffed farm animals to include in his basket of goodies.

Garrett's friend Chris and his wife Marisol also welcomed a baby boy into the world...Baby Patrick! They had a nice relaxing couples shower and family BBQ at Chris's mom's house. They looked so happy and so busy, I can only imagine...For them we purchased the oh so handy Baby Bjorn and a very cute book from the registry. Garrett of course, wrapped it beautifully - he is so good at that!

Congrats also to: Kimberly and John Manis and Baby Cecilia; Genevieve and Mike McClean and Baby Evelyn; Meredith Carder and her husband welcomed Baby Emelia.

Soon to be: Melissa Vega due in December; Shalee and Ryan Pusko due in September; Maria Cunha due in October and of course US!!!!

Catching up...way past due!

So, it has been awhile since my last post and I promise to get better about it. There has been lots going on and I am going to create a flood of posts to get me all caught up...The last post I believe was from New Year's so, coming up then are posts for weddings we went to, our first anniversary, Garrett's graduation and the biggest news yet - We're Pregnant and we're having a little boy!!!

Ready, set, Go!