Mommy turns 30!

Brunch in La Jolla with great friends and great food!...
















It looks like Bennett did a face plant on concrete but in reality it was a face plant into a red velvet cupcake!...







Pictures from dad's phone...

Family, Friends & Baby Sprinkle!

Ellery & Avery. Little old ladies in their rockers...










































Just wanted to thank a few people for such a memorable weekend... All the girls who showered me with gifts for our baby boy. A huge thank you to Marla for throwing a wonderful sprinkle at a wonderful location. (still thinking of those desserts!) Truly, a perfect morning! Thank you to Leah, Shana, Avery, Dave and Kathy for making the trip to SD! I had a fabulous time and I'm so lucky to have you all in my life.

March

Jordan was burning calories at her swim meet...




Her sister, aunt and cousin were packing them on! Mmmm doughnuts...










Ellery never took a pacifier as a baby but has always played with this one that snaps closed. I couldn't believe she fell asleep with it in her mouth after J's swim meet...




SeaWorld!..




After 22 months, she started using a pillow. Cutie...




At the Zoo with RiRi. "RiRi RiRi RiRi" all day, every day! You are so loved Rian!







Helping mama out at the grocery store. An employee stopped her to give her a Valued Customer Card and she barely slowed down to accept it. She was on a mission!...




My big belly doubles as her backrest...













We miss having our yard to run around in. The contractors cleaned up their space for a week and we took full advantage. I'll get some pictures taken when we wrap up construction...




Yippeee! Gymboree!

ahhh-choooo!

It's been a rough few days for the Pannier ladies. I came down with the flu on Wednesday evening followed by one of the worst 24 hours of my adult life. Zach had to be in Phoenix on Thursday but luckily was able to hop on an earlier flight home. The fact that Ellery loves tv came in handy as the day was filled with Toy Story 2 & 3, Dora, Clifford and Baby Einstein dvd's. I spent the day waiting to be relieved of mom duties (and reaching for the remote which was a struggle in itself, not to mention diaper changes etc). I would have dropped her off at Marla's so I could puke in peace, but unfortunately they were all fighting the same thing. And little Elle was next. At any given moment on Saturday you could find Zach or I with either Kleenex, a thermometer or acetaminophen in hand. Anyways, I think we're over the hump and on the road to recovery.

On the bright side, she's been super snuggly...




Here's some random pictures from my phone. Obviously healthier times...



















Ellery has been downgraded to a baby tub due to the demolition of her bathroom last week. And she loves it!...




Sharing her juice with her brother...