Time Flies!

Wow, can't believe a month has gone by since my last post. We've been busy and Avi is growing so fast. A few weeks ago she started rolling over from her back to her stomach (as a new mother, this absolutely thrills me and I can't stop myself from sharing it with others). We took her swimming for the first time to Keough Hot Springs and she loved it, she also went down south to visit with the fam and got to hit the beach of couple of days. One of those days we had an amazing BBQ down at San Onofre staying late into the evening. Avi got to spend time with her cousins, she loves to be around other kids, and it makes me a little sad to be so far away from our wonderful family. My mom was up here again in Bishop visiting and we did an awesome hike up Rock Creek, Avi got to wear her new sunglasses and made many new friends along the trail. We just got her a  hiking backpack with a sunshade so Erik won't have to carry the umbrella anymore (all though I think he likes the attention it attracts) and I am so looking forward to hiking this fall and getting back into shape. 

Avi, future 4-H girl?

My mom came to visit this weekend and we are having such a good time. This weekend is the junior livestock auction at the fairgrounds, which just happens to be right behind our house. We took Avi over there to meet the animals. She got to see cows, sheep, pigs, goats, rabbits and chickens. Growing up in south Orange County, raising livestock is a little foreign to me, but it's fun to see all the young kids involved and taking on responsibility. 

What a great time we had yesterday! A BBQ at a friends house was especially fun this year. It was such a joy to be able to get together with other families who also have small children. The family hosting the BBQ has a recent addition,  a 2 day old baby girl named Evie (Eh-vee) Belle.  Evie is Avi's newest best friend and she is soooo beautiful. I love to think of these two girls growing up together in a small town and all the wonderful adventures they will have. 

I went back to work this week and want to thank everyone who prayed for me! It turned out to be so much better than I thought it would be. The first morning I left Avi had just woken up and Erik was feeding her a bottle, she took it right away no problem and I instantly new everything was going to be o.k.  All morning at work I couldn't wait to come home for lunch thinking that my daughter must be missing me terribly and I just kept envisioning how happy should would be to see me. Instead when I got there she was way too interested in looking out the window and couldn't even look at me to say "hi", she acted like she didn't even know that I had been gone. I suppose this is a good thing.

BOKER TOV!

Or should I say Good Morning! I completed my first lesson in Hebrew online yesterday and I am feeling very motivated. Made some flashcards and have them all memorized (for now). I did start learning Hebrew from a book about a year or so ago and was doing really well, got sidetracked and forgot everything, needless to say I learned a valuable lesson.  Gotta go,  the baby is awake and much too soon. 

can I change my mind?

What have I done?!! I have finally given into the peer pressure and created a blog. Do I really have time for this? While I enjoy visiting other's blogs, in the back of my mind I always have the thought, how do these people find time to keep up with all this creative blogging. I can barely get a shower most days, oh well... here we go!