Here we go again!

The entire reason I was able to keep my blog going in 2008 was because I was up the majority of the nights with back pain. Then Ava came and I couldn't afford to operate on less sleep so I forced myself to stay in bed.

Fast forward to the end of 2009 and I am up writing due to back pain! Baby Cookie v2.0 in house and I am back. Only problem is, Ava is here and isn't too in to me sleeping all day. Thankfully Brian is on vacation this week, so I figure he'll let me sleep in and I can putter around on the computer.

Marathon
Brian is at the end of his training for the Phoenix marathon. He has a strong chance at running fast enough to qualify for Boston. This would mean a huge improvement on his best time, but so far his training is proving this very possible. I am organizing a group to cheer him on, hopefully as many as possible will be able to see him on the course and push him to Boston. We are very proud little cheerleaders.

Lemonade
In my spare time I have been working on my first event outside of the corporate world. Leah and Josh's wedding is coming up fast and it has been a blast working on this. I truly love it. There are some fun ideas in place and it is coming together nicely. I hope I can continue this as it's the only job I've had that I love doing.

Ava
See update posting on January 1 about the latest and greatest developments of my little lovey.

Violet
Miss Violet has gotten a little crazier than she was. Hard to believe? I agree. Under normal circumstances I would think she needs more activity, exercise, attention, etc. Except for the part where she gets 2-3 walks a day. She spent the first part of her life living it up going to Doggy Daycare 3-4 times a week when I quit my job that had to stop. So now, I guess her life totally sucks compared to what it was. But what it was was a life fit for a princess! Violet doesn't bring in any money so she will be forced to get her walks from us. She no longer wants to give up the ball when we take her to the park or on the trails. Instead she obsesses over it and ends up in the backyard for hours waiting for us to come out and throw it. When we go out to throw it she quickly snatches it up and won't let us near it. She is meant to be a smart dog that can lead the blind and help handicapped people pay for their groceries. Oh, Violet!

Baby Cookie v2.0
I am mid-way through my 22nd week of pregnancy. How time flies. It is pretty scary. We are excited but also so scared of what is to come. Sometimes Most times Ava and Violet seem to be all we can take, then we imagine bringing a newborn into the mix. How do people do it?? Anyway, my pregnancy has been basically exactly the same as with Ava. This is great news because I felt I had it easy with her. Let's hope the delivery is also similar and we'll be in business. We are just about to get going on our boy's room, it looks like we are going with a Dr. Seuss theme.

I think that is the latest and greatest with us, I may be back with more regular updates, it all depends on my sleep schedule :)