Elvis Lives!

I am a little embarrassed to admit this, but around Gabby's first birthday, she spoke her first non-repetitive two-syllable word: Elvis. Now, anyone who knows Jason, knows that that moment competes with the actual birth of his firstborn child as his proudest moment as a father. The saddest part is that he wasn't the one who taught her, it was me. We have three magnets on our refrigerator - two of Gabby and one random Elvis magnet that Jason picked up in Graceland (yes, that is how big of a fan he is). Gabby loves to say the word "bébé"/"baby" so naturally she was drawn to her own photos. She kept pointing to hers and saying "bébé, bébé". Then she began including Elvis as a "bébé" so I had to correct her and tell her who that really was. I didn't think it out all the way. Below is the result:

November Catch-Up

I am not quite sure what happened to the last few weeks. I miss those days as a child when December actually seemed like the longest month ever. Now we somehow skip from November 30th straight to December 24th. Forgive me for throwing all of these pics out here at once, but I believe the missed highlights of November are in order:

Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo with Van & Ashley (and some very laid-back animals)

Mid-November, Jason had a conference in San Diego, so we decided to make a family trip out of it.

San Diego Zoo

Gabby finds a miniature horse just her size.

She considers joining in on meal time.

The elephants are her favorite, since she can imitate their sound.

We made it out of there just before the sun went down.

We drove up to LA from San Diego, where we caught up with old friends and celebrated Jason's birthday. (Or should I say Vladamir? - That is who the restaurant sang to that night.)

Gabby reunited with her former best friend, Izzie.

A day trip to the Seattle Aquarium, with Gabby's friends Josh & Van.

Despite our most valiant efforts, the kids were not so into posing together in front of the huge fish tank.

Gabby & Van are becoming best friends while their moms get a chance to work out in the mornings.

Okay, now it's time to start work on December....