enjoying the nice weather!

since it has been such a long, gray, cold, sun-less winter we decided to take advantage of the spring-like weather and play outside...

this was the only decent picture i could get of the two of them.

zoe, to say the least, is not very cooperative

when it comes to taking her picture.

case in point

more proof

this is her "give me the camera! that thing i know is not a toy!"

tantrum face.

gotta love it! i have to because i see it so much.

here's to hoping for more sunny days!

(and less tantrums!)

TODAY IS THIS GUY'S 30TH BIRTHDAY!!

and, as you can see, he is thrilled!

just don't call him old... he hopes that wearing his Transformers and Star Wars t-shirts

will help keep him young.

happy birthday Zach! we love you!

IT'S A MIRACLE!!

I thought it had all but disappeared.

I hadn't seen it in what felt like months (pretty close).

Its longest appearance, from what I could remember

(it was so long ago), was 10 minutes.

It was becoming almost humorous when the news would say that it had risen earlier that morning.

Had I missed it completely by the time I was awoken by my child yelling for me a mere 6 minutes later?

I was beginning to wonder if it was ever coming back.

UNTIL TODAY!!!

PITTSBURGH HAS WITNESSED A MIRACLE!

IT FINALLY DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE!

THE ONE AND ONLY SUN!

Oh, how we have missed you! It's so nice to feel your warmth and take advantage of the feelings of motivation that come along with your infrequent visits.

Now, it's off to watch the best night of television, Thursday! (old habits die hard)

Here's to being more productive tomorrow!

when this is the evidence that's left on her face,

its no mystery what she's been eatin'

don't judge-

it was a moment of weakness that may or may not happen again

arrrrgh matey! me love me oreo's!

mmm mmm good!

TODAY...

Did you wake up to find that your car was missing?

Did you "happily" remove two feet of snow with a cheap broom in effort to re-locate your car?

Had your barbeque grown two feet?

Did you find this snow beauty queen in your front yard?

Did you find that your daughter had been replaced with a drugged- out, messy faced look alike with major bed head?

(ill-timed picture we thought was funny)

THIS was our Saturday.

snowed in... February 6, 2010.

And the best part of all, while all this was happening,

BOTH my parents AND my in-laws are in Hawaii!

(grrrrrr...)

A BIG MILESTONE!

Our ZOE bug turned ONE!!

reaching to take out her bow, of course

keepin' the tradition going- another amazing cake by Zach

not quite sure what she was doing here

the birthday throne

"please stop with the ear-piercing singing. i've got a cupcake to devour."

"if i stare at it long enough maybe more will appear."

one cupcake will do... yummy!

Christmas '09 in Utah this time....

At the last minute, Zach and I decided to head home to Utah this year for Christmas. It was great to spend the holiday with the most important people in our lives...

our FAMILIES.

all the Wallace cousins in their Christmas jammies

Avery with her cousin Brynn

crazy pet hamsters from Grandma Swimmin'

Christmas morning part 1

Zoe not quite sure what to think

Avery- very sure what to think and do

Christmas morning (Dec. 29) back home in Pittsburgh

Zoe doing what she did best all month long- undecorate the tree

Avery showin' off her loot from Christmas part 2.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!