The Kobak Blog

E.T. says "ouch"

2009-11-18T20:57:00.000-08:00

Ok so this is extremely ugly. One week after getting stitches out. I hope this starts looking better soon! If this surgery doesn't stick I am finding a new doctor. Hopefully one as cute as my current one:)

Penguin personality.

2009-11-18T20:53:00.000-08:00

Look at this personality coming through in this girl. Every pic I took had a different expression.

Carving pumpkins with my pumpkin.

2009-10-26T17:31:00.001-07:00

Doesn't want to pull out the guts & seeds but loves the finished product of mommies work. I am proud of myself. This is the first time I have tried something on pumpkins besides triangle eyes. They turned out ok.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! BOO!!!!

Ava's 3 year old pic

2009-10-06T12:13:00.000-07:00

Soon to be 3! Look how cute she is!

Still breathing....

2009-09-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

We are still alive here in Draper. I have been so busy working full time now. Can't wait to switch to my actual shift. 3 more weeks of training & I should be signed off on all 5 tests I have to start with. Today I got signed off on 2 of my tests so I can now run HFE & MTHFR clinicals all by myself. 3 more to go. Almost done with FragileX but haven't really started learning the other 2 which are FactorV and Prothrombin.

Tony has been busy at work & had lots of side work on his days off.

Ava has been keeping baba busy.

Hope everyone is well.

Off to work I go

2009-08-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

So if I disappear for a while it's because I am starting my new job tomorrow. Ed & Irene will be holding down the Kobak fort/Ava. It will make our lives so much easier the next two months having them here to help us!

It's close to the real thing...

2009-07-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

Went to Jordanelle yesterday to enjoy a super hot day on the beach. Ava played in the sand/water the entire time. Lots of fun for family fun day.

Pigs are flying

2009-07-15T13:47:00.001-07:00

It has finally happened 7 months later Tony & I have found jobs. Tony at Directv & I at ARUP. Mine is not completely official I have to wait for my background check & drug test to come back. But once they discover I am a good law abiding citizen I will be good to go. Thank you to everyone for your prayers & a big shout out to my mom & neighbors for all the babysitting!!!

HAPPY 4TH

2009-07-05T20:31:00.000-07:00

We had a very busy 4th of July. This year we attended the neighborhood parade for the first time. Ava enjoyed following the fire truck & all the other little kids around the neighborhood.

She was very interested in the fire truck. Daddy gave her a tour of the whole thing. She even got sprayed by the fire hose.

We had a neighborhood/friend party this year. We hauled a whole bunch of stuff up to the neighborhood volleyball court. We had a BBQ up there & had tons of fun playing volleyball! All of us hadn't played in many years so we all were rusty but it was still a blast. The kids had fun swimming in the pool & digging in the dirt.

After that we hauled everything back & did fireworks for the kids. Then we stayed up way too late playing cards. I had to take a nap today. I am getting old. Just skip my birthday this year:)

This is so me....

2009-06-20T13:00:00.000-07:00

LEO - The Boss (July 23 - Aug 22)Very organized. Need order in their lives - like being in control. Like boundaries. Tend to take over everything. Bossy. Like to help Others. Social and outgoing. Extroverted. Generous, warm-hearted. Sensitive. Creative energy. Full of themselves. Loving. Doing the right thing is important to Leos. Attractive.

and we keep on going

2009-06-04T20:36:00.000-07:00

Tony decided to teach Ava to fish down by the river in the fish ponds. He got her a girly pole & kit. She thought it was fun for about 2 minutes. She then discovered it is more fun to gather rocks & throw them in the pond. She gets nice & dirty but has a good time. Caught 1 fish this day but it got away.

Ava & Tony are doing donkey kicks at the little gym. This was the last class of the semester so we brought the camera. She got a ribbon & some goodies for graduation. She has loved the little gym. Hopefully we will get a job soon so I can enroll her in fall semester.

Stroll

2009-05-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

So. a couple of weeks ago(maybe 2) I don't really know. We had to purchase the ultimate jogging stroller to take Ava rollerblading in. The one we had been given was had. So... since we now have this fancy stroller I decided to be a moron & venture into the world of running. I am not a runner yet but this is my crazy goal.
So I am doing the couch to 5k program I found on the internet. Right now it involves more walking then running but I have made it to week 2 in the program so far. We will see if I can do it. I want to be able to run 30 min straight. I am at 90 secs. (hehe) not really that close yet.
I ran for the first time without Ava the other morning & I have to say it was much easier! I didn't think a stroller would make it that much harder! I was wrong. That's all right she is my extra calorie burn/trainer. I told her if I kill over to give mommy CPR & call 911. But only press 911 with no other numbers. She might have to jump on my chest to revive me. But this would of course be after she figures out how to unbuckle herself. I am as good as dead in her care:)
I got her a pair of tennis shoes the other day & she called them her jogging shoes. We took snowman for a walk in her little stroller. She ran down the hill then told me she needed to take a shower cause she was "all sweaty." Silly kids always have to repeat what their mother says.

ughy buggy

2009-05-21T19:58:00.000-07:00

Ava will work for chocolate. I will work for chocolate. Tony will work for skittles. We need a job. We are going craaaazy! I am crazy enough for all of us. (Ask my husband) He ran away tonight & I wasn't even crazy today;) I am bored. Ava is sleeping.(nice). If I look or apply for one more job I might puke. Someone send a job our way. With good benefits please. ugh. And that's all I have to say about that.

freedom

2009-05-05T19:37:00.000-07:00

We had lots of nakedness in our backyard today. Ava got wet when I washed sand off her hands. So she stripped herself outside in front of everyone. And then of course Madison wanted to do the same. So together as sisters in nakedness they jumped with glee.......

Enjoyed the bubbliness of bubbles......

And enjoyed the gravitation pull of chalk flying across the lawn. These two have the cutest moons:)

Madison & Ava in their cute easter dresses that grandma got them.

The Hunt is ON

2009-04-11T11:09:00.000-07:00

Ava eating her loot. Of course she wants the chocolate! Look at that chocolate mustache.

Hunting for candy at the Draper city park.

Family picture before the hunt.

Silly Saturday

2009-04-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

Haven't seen anyone all week I have been sooo busy with work & my phlebotomy class. Today I got to spend the whole day with daddy. We sent daddy to a movie & to his friends house. He needed a break from Ava & I needed to see her. We went easter basket shopping this morning since I forgot it was in a week. Then we went & visited Rylan & Amy so I could practice putting a tourniquet on her & checking for veins(that is my homework). After her nap we were goofing off & put winter hats & sun glasses on. Ava looks much cuter than me(of course:))
She thought it was hilarious to make funny faces at the camera while I took pics. She's not so happy right now though. I decided it was time for binky to go bye-bye so she is upstairs very mad right now while I am hiding in the basement trying to be strong. Pray for us!

Joy & Pain

2009-03-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

Ava is pretend playing guitar hero with daddy. She loves music just like her daddy.

OUCH!
Ava was spinning in circles in the living room & got too dizzy. She fell over & hit her forehead on the railing. Got an immediate bruise line & bump. I know it hurt really bad because she cuddled with me for an hour after that until she went to bed. It was fun to watch her spin in circles. She would get dizzy then stop and say "i'm kinda dizzy" then she would spin the other way as if it would undo the dizziness. Silly kids.

There was no slumber

2009-03-14T19:56:00.000-07:00

With Tony out of town & Aaron at work Becca & I decided to have the first slumber party with the girls. They had tons of fun together (in between the tug of war for toys). Madison didn't want to sleep though. She kept waking up poor mommy & then ultimately sleeping in her bed. So Becca got lots of cuddles & kicks last night. She was tired this morning so I sent her home early.
Becca & I watched The Notebook after the girls went to sleep. It was a very cute movie. I really liked it. I don't say that much about movies anymore. I pulled Beccas hair through a cap and now she has some cute blond streaks. All ready for summer! Now it just needs to come.

Jumping, jumping all day long...

2009-03-09T13:06:00.000-07:00

So it warmed up just long enough for us to set up Ava's trampoline from grandpa & grandma from Christmas. We went and bought the safety net that goes around it. It was kind of pricey but it will be worth it to be able to sit on the patio chair & not have to worry about the kids bouncing off.
Ava's friend Rylan was out for a walk & got invited to jump.

And when we saw Luke & Kate they had to come jump as well. I will be tiring out the neighborhood kids this summer. Can't wait to get the swimsuits & sprinkler out! Now we just need the snow to go away & summer to come.

Thank you Mom & Dad!!!

Oh my goodness

2009-02-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

So we had our first incident with the fish today. I left Ava alone in her room with Belle for about 2 minutes. I came back in her room to make sure belle wasn't on the floor or something. She was safe in her bowl....BUT.....Guess who found her toothbrush & was dipping it in the fish bowl & then brushing her teeth? YEP... you guessed it... my very toddler 2 year old. I said Y.U.C.K!!! Had to go buy that girl a new toothbrush.

Meet Belle. (glub,glub)

2009-02-15T19:03:00.000-08:00

Meet Belle Ava's first pet. She is a red beta fish. The store said she would be easy to take care of. I wanted something easy, cheap & little. Ava loves Belle. She says "hello how are you." too cute. Her favorite thing to do is feed Belle, of course. Hopefully she will stay in her bowl & not end up on the floor. yuck.
Belle is a nice quiet pet.

GO STEELERS!!!

2009-02-02T12:02:00.001-08:00

Here is the whole family dressed in our steelers jersey's. A requirement in the Kobak household on game day. Looks more like the powder puff team. But cute none the less. Had some friends over to watch the crazy game. We had to sit in the hot tub to calm down after all the action.

long overdue update

2009-01-31T20:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry haven't updated for a while been crazy busy looking for jobs & having surgery & stuff. Ava is here playing the drums on our wii world tour guitar hero we got for Christmas. I think everyone got this for Christmas this year. She loves it & so does Tony. I might get a little more time with it once my wrist completely heals in a couple of months.
Ava loves to sled on the hill up the street from our house. She likes to go "super fast" & "again!"

Uh-oh mommy let go of me to take a picture on the balance beam. This is graduation day at the little gym.

Flipping on the uneven bars with her instructor mrs lila.

Dr. Ava Kobak inspecting mommies damage after her surgery. We taught her to climb up on the stool to get up on the bed to help take care of mommy. Recovering from wrist surgery is worse than recovering from birth. Just so everyone knows:)

We went to Pittsburgh after my surgery so Tony could attend the AFC championship of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had a great time at the game with his dad. They couldn't talk for a day or two after all that yelling.

Becca & I went to see bride wars today. It was very cute chick flick. So if anyone was wondering if it was good, it was. go see it.

And that's about it.

Warm & Cold variances in december

2008-12-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

Sorry I am really late at posting some of this stuff but I have been super busy since we got back. So here are a couple of pictures from the beautiful carribean. Here Ava plays on the softest sand on earth at Carnival's private island half moon cay. It was a beautiful island. They had waterslides for the kids which was great. Ava made me take her down the water slide again & again until my butt got chaffed. She had a blast playing in the sand & ocean. We had to do some funny positions in the shower to get this sticky sand out of special places. It did not want to come off of anything. We brought a lot of this sand home.
Here is Tony relaxing on the lawn chair. The great thing about this trip that I loved so much is the beaches were right off the ship. We have never had a great beach this close before. This is Grand Turk the furthest south we went. It was about 85 this day. This was the warmest day. We had great weather the whole trip. Mostly sunny the whole time. Great for December.

Tony throwing Ava up in the air in grand turk. Ava had so much fun! She was not scared of the ocean at all. All that time I spend with her at the pool & swimming lessons has payed off.

And here we are back to cold. Had to bundle Ava up to go pick out the family christmas tree. She saw santa & his reindeer. She was very afraid of santa. But after we left she's been talking about him since. The other day I taught that Christmas is for Jesus's birthday. So she yelled Happy Birthday Jesus!!! Very cute.

We found our tree!

So cute!

2008-11-22T12:08:00.000-08:00

Look at these cute cheeseballs playing the piano together. Luke & Kate came over yesterday for our friday playdate. Kate & Ava have become little buds. They follow each other around & play by each other. It is really cute to watch these two. It's good they have each other cause the 2 boys are rough compared to these two girlies.

I Was Tagged:

2008-11-10T12:05:00.000-08:00

Tag...1. How long have you been together? 10 years
2. How long did we date? 4 years.
3. How old is he? almost 30!
4. Who eats more? Me. I eat all day.
5. Who said, "I love you," first? Tony. I know better than to tell a man that first. They are too jumpy.
6. Who is taller? Tony
7. Who does the laundry? Me.
8. Who does the dishes? Whoever doesn't make dinner does the dishes.
9. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? tony
10. Who pays the bills? We both do.
11. Who mows the lawn? tony
12. Who cooks dinner? Me. But tony will be cooking more often now.
13. Who is more stubborn? me!
14. Who kissed who first? I totally went in for the kill. well at least 90% and tony went 10%.
15. Who asked who out? I invited myself out:)
16. Who proposed? Tony. I would never propose.
17. Who is more sensitive? me.
18. Who has more siblings? Me
19. What were you doing ten years ago? Going to the University of Utah. In my sophomore year.
20. Five things on my to-do list: pack for cruise.
21. Things I would do if I was suddenly made a billionaire - Buy tony a boat would be my first purchase. Then a bigger house.
22. Three of my bad habits: throwing dishes in the sink, eating too much sugar, yelling.
23. Five places I have lived: Phoenix, AZ, SLC, UT
24. Five jobs I have had: pharmacy technician, loan processor, data entry, jcpenney, tanning salon

Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!!

2008-10-30T20:23:00.000-07:00

This year I decided to do a ladybug theme. I don't know why but probably because I found a cake pan to make this cute ladybug cake. I must be getting quicker at my decorating because it took much less time than my cake last year. It took a lot of coloring to make red & black. The red was not as red as I wanted but I had already used 3 containers of coloring!
Ava tried real hard to blow out those candles but a couple of tries later daddy helped. I didn't make her a separate cake this year. Call me lazy. So I just did something bad. I let her eat the cake with the egg in it. Hopefully one birthday cake with egg won't get her later. She loved it! Scarfed it all down. Probably because she's never really had cake because they all have egg in them. And probably because I made chocolate cake. The girl loves chocolate!

After the pizza & cake we had to put Madison & Ava in the tub to get all the goobies off of them. So here we are opening presents in our jammies. Madison is not in this pic but she was a big helper:) Very cute together. Thank you everyone for making Ava's birthday great!

UCK!

2008-10-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

So apparently the flu is going around nasty already. Ava got it tuesday & I got it saturday. It is monday & I still haven't kicked it but today I managed to peel myself out of bed. It's a good thing Tony was home yesterday so I could lock myself in my room & lay in bed all day. I just had to cancel going to her halloween party tonight because I am not well yet. So everyone watch out there is a nasty bug out there!

Ava's first halloween party!

2008-10-25T20:06:00.000-07:00

So today we had Ava's first halloween party at the little gym were she goes to tumbling every week. Here she is getting ready to be Tinkerbell. It took me a while to get her hair like this because as toddlers are she didn't hold still. She has another halloween party on monday, her birthday party on wednesday & halloween on friday! It's gonna be a partying week here at the Kobak's.
Some of the activities they had were decorating a goodie bag with stamps & stickers, getting fake tattoos, pinning the tail on the cat, fishing for goodies and......

A REALLY BIG SLIDE! Here she is at the top looking down. Good time for Ava & a good use of a costume. She will actually get to wear this thing more than once this year!

Scrubby scrub

2008-10-18T12:04:00.001-07:00

It was a warm day yesterday about 73 degrees. Ava helped daddy clean out the hot tub & refill it with new water. I don't know how she wasn't freezing when we started filling it up but she stayed in there until it was up to her chest.

Fun evening with friend

2008-10-10T13:18:00.000-07:00

Maddox came over to visit last night with his daddy. Ava was super excited to have a friend her age come & play with her. They were so cute. They shared goldfish with each other & played with toys together. When we were outside they played catch together. It was really cold last night so I brought them both in while Tony worked on installing something into Maddox's dads car. She plays so different with someone so close to her age. Maddox is only 2 months older. It was fun to watch.
Maddox & Ava cuddling with Elmo on the couch & what are they watching do you ask? Why ELMO of course!!

Elmo & animals

2008-10-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

So my daughter is an Elmo JUNKIE! It is all elmo all the time. We watch elmo on tv. We wear elmo & we push elmo around in the stroller. What a cheeseball.
Ava & I had nothing to do today so after we stopped by my work we went to see the animals at Wheeler farm. She wasn't really that into it today. She was more interested in playing with the rocks & dirt. We can do that anywhere. So here she is with the horses.
and here with some ducks & geese.

keepin busy

2008-10-02T19:47:00.000-07:00

Ava started swim lessons two weeks ago. She loves them of course. She loves to kick & ride around the lazy river. She picks up on the things they teach her so quickly.
Tony returned tuesday from spending a long weekend in PA with his parents. The reason for this visit was to see a monday night steelers game. They had tons of fun.
Daddy brought back steelers presents for everyone. A hat for me & a jersey for Ava.

Washy washy & zoo too!

2008-09-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

Ava helped Daddy wash Mommies new car. I have them both trained well. Tony was instructed to wash all the dead bugs off my car after taking my new car for a road trip. Ava got nice & wet helping & threw a huge tantrum after we were finished. (such a toddler).
Went to the zoo to see all those fun animals. Not so exciting for us but Ava always has a great time. It's amazing how many more animals she can identify since spring. Such a little sponge. Here is her with the Rhino.
And with my favorite. the GIRAFFE
This leopard was pacing back and forth looking for a child's head to snatch. Ava would not be very filling she is all skin & bone. Tony was very intrigued by this animal.
This is a new addition to the zoo since we were here last. We rode this & the train. Nothing like donating more money to the zoo.

New Car

2008-09-12T13:40:00.000-07:00

Went to look for something bigger than my corolla cause poor Ava's legs where pinned against the back of the seats. Ended up coming back with a killer deal on a '09 camry. kind of a mommy car but it's much bigger which is nice. Ava likes that she can stick her legs straight out.
And of course it's my favorite color. RED

keepin busy

2008-08-23T13:47:00.000-07:00

Tony & I spent most of this week working on Ava's kitchen set. Tony did all the building & I did all the painting. We must make a great team because it turned out really cute! We made it for much less than it costs to buy one. Ava loves to open and close the doors. She does not like that water doesn't come out of her faucet:)
Becca & I went to a movie last night so Tony decided he & Ava were going to have a sleep over party in the living room. Before I had left the had the party started with a tent, books, dollies & snacks. Fun, fun.

Quack

2008-08-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

Went to the Murray parkway yesterday to let Ava feed the ducks. She had a good time as always. Loved chasing them & chucking bread chunks at their heads. She has been an awesome potty trainer!! She pretty much wears big girl undies except when I take her in the car. I don't know how long it usually takes to be fully potty trained but she's been at it 2 weeks & doing excellent! She gets so excited every time she goes potty she stands up & yells yeah!

Potty pooper

2008-08-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

Hooray!! Ava filled out her first potty sheet today! I never thought she would be interested this early but here we are. We started sunday and a couple of days later we have a full potty chart! Grandma, Luke & Rylan were here at the perfect time to help Ava celebrate putting her last sticker on.
What a big girl. Makes me sad/happy that she is growing up so fast.

It's august already?

2008-08-02T13:52:00.000-07:00

Gma & Gpa came to visit us yesterday which was a nice treat. She played with Gpa for a while & I'm not sure which one liked it best or which one is the child:) Ava gave gpa a drink from her sippy cup. She is always trying to take care of everyone. She is such a good mommy.
gpa was nice enough to have his hair styled by Ava. She's the hottest hairstylist in the industry right now. She does everyone's hair around the house. We have the best groomed dolls & bears around.
I went out to wash the car today & I figured my little helper would love to help. She was very into cleaning the car with the sponge. It was so cute I told Tony to come out & take some pics. She got nice & wet.

Pioneer day

2008-07-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

We hosted an early firework show for the neighbors. The kids loved the fireworks for a little while then got distracted. The kids ended the evening getting sprayed with the hose by Todd. They loved every minute of it & they all went home drenched. It was a really hot day even at 7 pm. We all hid in the shade of the garage.
Grandma & Ava cooled off with some popsicles after the festivites. Ava sat in grandmas lap for most of the firework show & grandma was eating it up. It's a nice break for me when Ava wants to hang out with someone else.

More lazy days of summer

2008-07-22T19:52:00.001-07:00

Had Becca, Aaron & Madison over for dinner on monday. Had a good time with them. Ava & Madison had a good time playing in the pool together. Ava had fun dumping buckets of water on poor Madison's head. She also made sure she was nice & clean by washing her back & head with the washcloth (too cute).
What is more cute than 2 naked babies in the tub. These two crossed paths with both their butts in the air. I barely missed it. But I still got a couple of cute pictures with big smiles & tongues hanging out.
I got home from the grocery store and was putting away groceries when it hit me! Silence. This usually means someone is up to no good. But today it was ok. I found Ava on her step stool trying to change dolly & bears diapers. She told me dolly was poopy. So cute I had to run & get the camera.

Park Adventure

2008-07-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

So I have fallen really behind on by blog. I have been crazy busy the past couple of days trying to catch up on a weeks worth of work thanks to a nasty computer virus. I am going to skip the last 2 weeks of pictures & go from thursday. I will try to figure out the picasa thing soon so I can send everyone my pictures from the wedding & family events.

Ava & her friend Rylan went to the West Jordan park on thursday. She fell in love with this horse. She rocked on it for several minutes saying "rockie, rockie" we have dede (tony's dad) to thank for the rockies. He taught her to say that when she rocked on anything.

Crawling through a tunnel. Anyone notice the bandaid on her head? She got her first blood gushing head wound on wednesday when she fell into a folding chair. Dad brought her upstairs with blood dripping from her forehead & put her head under the faucet. Mom retrieved a bandaid. No stitches needed thank goodness.

Look at this tough girl hanging from the rings. She held herself there for a while unassisted. She is either really strong or really light.

South Carolina

2008-07-07T19:06:00.000-07:00

Tony fished a lot while we were there. He caught a couple little bass & a couple big catfish. Ava was so excited every time he caught one. She wanted to touch them & smack them in the face (which was pretty stinkin funny!)

Pic of the whole family chillin on the back of the boat.

Fourth of July: Waiting for the fireworks to start on the lake. Tony & I are up on the bow of the boat & Ava is with Irene & Ed (aka Baba & Dede).

Ava & I watching fireworks. She loved them! Stared at them the whole time & told everyone on the boat that they were "loud." I covered her ears because they were loud. We work on the very front of the water markers so we were very close. Noise rattled the boat.

Ava & Tony driving the boat. She of course loved this! She was making a pretend laugh while she was driving which was cute.

All in all a good time & a great experience for Ava.

Stay Tuned

2008-06-30T17:05:00.000-07:00

We are in South Carolina right now so I will have to post pics when we get back. I am so excited to see everyone next week! Have a safe trip out to Utah.

Splash Park

2008-06-23T19:05:00.000-07:00

Went to the Herriman splash park with the neighbors today. Lots of fun to be had in this heat. The water cycles around turning off & on. A couple of times Ava had her face down looking in the holes & the water came out & got her (pretty funny). She was being a bully to some of the other kids ie hitting & pushing. Some mom was not very nice to me. I told Tony that Ava is trying to get her mommy in a fight.

Bling

2008-06-20T13:28:00.000-07:00

I went to a party at my friend Robyns house last night. They were selling the shade shirts, squeaky shoes, candles, inspiration plaque things & interchangeable watches. I bought one of the watches & decided after looking at it I could make my own. So I called Becca & with her help I figured it out. The one on the left is the one I bought & I made the one hooked to the watch. My first attempt so we will see what else I can come up with.

Fun in the sun + Madison & Rylan

2008-06-18T19:13:00.001-07:00

Nice & hot again here today in the city of salt. Spent some more time outside in the backyard. This time we invited some other little people to come enjoy the wet festivities. Madison & Rylan came over & this made life much more enjoyable for Ava. Madison just chilled in the baby pool she wasn't feeling it today. Ava & Rylan were crazy. They drank the water from the elmo sprinkler & ran all over the place. After all the fun they enjoyed some popsicles on the patio.

Rylan & Ava drinking the sprinkler.

Fun in the sun!!

2008-06-15T19:10:00.000-07:00

I love to play with the hose!

Got Ava a spraying elmo water thing the other day. She loves it of course. Anything to do with water. She thinks she is a fish like her father. Her friend Maddox was wearing one of those spf shirts on the boat the other day & I thought that was an excellent idea since we will be spending a lot of time in the sun in south carolina. It is spf 50! How amazing is that! Less sunscreen to try to smother on the wiggling toddler. Yipee! I was lazy this day I didn't even put her in her swimsuit. I wanted to try out her new shirt & guess what it worked.

Fun day on the green sea (aka utah lake)

2008-06-13T19:57:00.001-07:00

Ava & Daddy relaxing on the front of the boat.

Ava was a great deck hand she loved helping pull in the rope.

Robyn, Maddox & Ava

We had a very mellow day in the Kobak house today. Tony didn't have a job today so I went and got a massage at 10am which is a lovely way to start any day. Then when I got home I tood Ava to the neighbors for an hour & a half since it was her friday to watch. While she was gone I packed stuff for the boat & tony did some errands. When Ava got back she took a nap. After she awoke we packed her in the car & headed to the lake to boat with our friends Robyn & Tom. I was worried she might not want to wear her life jacket but the minute she saw it she said it was cute & she wanted it on the minute we got out of the car. She kept in on for all but a couple of minutes. She got very excited anytime anyone went in the water. She really wanted to go in the lake but the water is still really cold since we haven't had any warm days. Tony skied (i think that's how you spell it) & we both did some wakeboarding. The water was REALLY COLD!! But I couldn't pass up wakeboarding for a little cold water. Plus I really had to pee.

Madison comes to visit

2008-06-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

Ava loves her cousin Madison so much she wants to pick her up by her neck & squeeze the stuffings out of her. She wants to carry her around like her dollies & she tries to. Poor Madison has to take the loving abuse. We put Madison in Ava's lap & let her hold her. She seemed to like that. Ava is always wanting to play mommy.

My first ponytail!

2008-06-08T18:55:00.000-07:00

We have enough hair now to make a ponytail. YEAH!! It looks very cute on her & it will be nice for me to be able to pull all her hair back out of her face.
We spent the day staining our deck. UGH!! It took almost all day. Ava is always our little helper so I made sure to dress her in clothes she could ruin before we went out. But I still tried to keep her away from the stain. It does not come of skin easily. We then went to Gma & Gpa's & had dinner for dad's birthday. Ava ran around on the tramp for a while between gma & me. She loves to do that. She didn't want to leave gma & gpa's house. Which is a first. She has been so happy the past week it has been a nice & welcome change for worn out mommy & daddy.

These kids could power a nuclear plant

2008-06-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

(Ava, Rylan, Luke, Kate)

So every friday the 2 neighbor girls & I switch watching the kiddies so we can get some stuff done in the morning. Yesterday it was my turn again. Ava loves it when her friends come over. She can say all of their names. She gets a little territorial like a dog & hits & pushes. Poor Kate, the youngest, gets the worst of Ava's wrath. Anytime I would get her settle down and playing Ava would hit her or poke her eye out. She kept taking Kate's binkie so I had to give hers so she would leave Kate's alone. But all in all a fun time with the kids. Nice reminder that I don't want anymore.

Reverse cuddle

2008-06-05T19:37:00.000-07:00

Ava snuggling with daddy before naptime. Tony has been laying around for the past two days not feeling well. He went to the eye doctor today because he had a nasty red eye. The doctor said it was either a virus or bacterial infection (normal response for the doctor). So he gave him some antibiotic eye drops to try.

Look how cute we've added another girl to our family. Ava put her bow on daddy while he was sleeping:)

Snuggle

2008-06-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

Mommy, Ava & Dolly laying on the blankie.

Mommy, Ava & dolly pretending to sleep. (Look at Ava trying so hard to keep her eyes closed) She is becoming our little pretender using her imagination. She likes to feed dolly & tuck her in bed. Then she gets mad when she throws dolly in the crib & can't get her out.

Tony didn't have a job today so I went & filled in at the pharmacy for a couple of hours. It was a rainy, gloomy day so why not go to work. Plus Tony is Ava's new best friend now that she is feeling better. He is her favorite person to play with.

I Love my cousin Maddi

2008-06-02T14:29:00.000-07:00

Madison & Ava

She loves feeding anyone who will open their mouth for her. So needless to say Madison got lots of snacks on sunday.

Down we go!!

Sunday Aaron & Becca dropped by to check out our mattress. Ava loved having her cousin over. She gave her some hugs and kisses. And beat her up a little bit.

Bubbly warm in backyard

2008-05-31T12:52:00.000-07:00

Tony & some of the neighbors hung out in the hot tub last night until midnight. I slept in the guest bed because they were being so loud. I'm really not that old but a sick little one makes you tired. Mom came over in the evening & brought Ava & I some fries & a strawberry shake. I picked up Ava's sore throat & wasn't feeling well. She helped me out with Ava & gave me a wonderful neck massage (much appreciated!).

open up & say ah

2008-05-30T12:01:00.000-07:00

Took Ava to doctor yesterday after 4th day of not eating & sleeping. And mostly because Mom talked me into it. She was right Ava is sick. And Tony is right because there is nothing we can do about it. Ava has a really red throat with yummy puss pockets all over it. I got a nice up close look at it with her screaming in my lap when the doctor swabbed it. Turned out not to be strep (md was very surprised) so the poor girl (and mom) get to suffer it out for the next couple of days. She has not been a happy camper. Doesn't even want to play outside which is her favorite thing to do.
Ava attacking the camera while I was taking her picture. Likes to go after the buttons.

Partly sunny

2008-05-29T12:21:00.000-07:00

Not really any exciting things going on around here lately. I went to work yesterday & Grandma came over to watch Ava. I made chocolate chip cookies for Tony & for the neighbor. I had to give her some cookies because I had an egg accident yesterday & needed to borrow some eggs. I bought eggs earlier in the day & somehow cracked all 18 of them in the trunk on the way home. What a mess!!!

Tony picked up our new mattress that we bought the other day. It is sitting in our basement because after he picked it up he decided to see if our old one was under warranty. I made some calls today & they sound pretty picky about what they will warranty (isn't that always the case). So I'm not sure what we are gonna do. We have 14 days to return our new mattress. So I guess we will see what happens.

Ava hasn't been sleeping well the past two nights. I think she has a cold. She's been snoring like a gremlin. I went in there last night before I went to bed & put the humidifier in her room. She woke up again around 1 & I noticed the humidifer wasn't producing much. So I stumbled through the kitchen to get some salt to put in it. I had no idea how much salt I dumped in there nor did I really care. (walking zombie). I went back to bed & about 10 minutes later I could hear the humidifier running pretty loudly so I got back out of bed to check it out. I must of put way to much salt in the thing because so much steam was blowing out of it that it looked like smoke had filled her room! Glad I went back to check. So back to the kitchen I went to change the water. By now I had woken Tony up so he had to come see what I was doing. After all this commotion it took me 3 hours to fall back asleep (of course). Ava woke up nice & early & super grumpy for us (what else would I expect). But I can't complain to much because little Anna has pnemonia.

Puppies everywhere!

2008-05-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

My friend Heather's dogs have puppies about every year & today we went to visit them. Ava was so excited she was dancing all over the place. She kept trying to pick them up by their heads so she needed some help. She gave them all kisses & hugs. Good way to spend a cold, rainy day.

our weekend so far

2008-05-24T14:53:00.000-07:00

Ava helping daddy mow the lawn yesterday. It has been cold here again so that's why she is bundled up.

Ava likes to undress herself. Yesterday she ran around for a half an hour with no bottoms on. She was happy and giggling (and not bothering me) so I let her be free for a little bit. I just kept an eye out for the squat.

Ava rough housing with daddy today. She spent most of the day with daddy. I went to the gym this morning and got my hair done this afternoon. (nice break)

it's a start

2008-05-23T12:37:00.000-07:00

Our recent family pics turned out ok. We couldn't get a good smile out of Ava. She is definately a toddler. We tried everything. The cameraman even pulled out elmo. (she loves elmo!) But at least she looks pretty in red. (mommy's favorite color).

Ava & Elmo

what is a blog?

2008-05-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

So I have no idea what i'm doing but i'm going to attempt this blog thing so stayed tuned.