Sorry it has been soooo Long!!

Well, the Zolad family had a very fun and very busy summer!!

We started out the summer with a few projects...staining the deck, planting and re-mulching, new shutters, new lights, painting, etc....it seemed endless.....but, I think we are done for a little while now!!!!

Abby had her "summer of growth" as we call it. All of her shirts and pants from last fall are too short for her. She says "mom, I am having growin' pains, so I am getting much bigger". Abby is such an awesome kid! She amazes us every day with a the things she says and does. Her new prepositions include "actually...." and "otherwise...."
She is in Pre-2 at school and is loving it. They actually (hmmmm wonder where Abby gets it from) give them homework assignments.

Abby had a fun filled summer...hanging out at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Joe's at the lake, numerous trips to the park, going to the zoo with Daddy, the state fair, lots of summer birthdays with her friends and family.

Mike just got a new job and is back in the food broker industry with Venture Marketing. He has only been there 2 weeks and is right back in the swing of things with the fall food show season! The relationships and the hands on work were really missed, so he is looking forward to this opportunity. Mike had his annual Man's Day event in July and the guys had a blast, he worked very hard doing home improvements this summer (my little handyman), he had an opportunity to volunteer at the PGA this year and is looking forward to doing it again in Kohler, WI next year with his dad. Mike has maintained his 115 pound weight loss since last November. He weighs in everyday still, which keeps him accountable.

I am busy, busy, busy at work. With several federal and state mandates that came into play this year, I am working on a very large project that must be implemented in 2011...it is really hard to do the day to day and play out 2 years in advance. planning. It is definitely project management at its finest!!
With some of the projects that I have been assigned at work, I decided to continue my education and go back to school for my Master's in Business Administration this fall. I will be very busy, but with the support of my husband, anything seems possible! For my stress relief, I continue to run, do Pilates and Yoga and I am also just starting Kettlebells.

On a VERY HAPPY note, we found out in August the Mike's mom is cancer free. She had been receiving chemo treatments for colon cancer for the past 6 months. We are so blessed to have her spend many more years with us.

Well, goodbye for now....hope to write more often over the winter months.

Make a Smilebox photobook

Family

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Abby's First Twins Game

What a great memory!!

Abby's 3rd Birthday!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

"You Say Its Your Birthday"

It is Abby's 3rd Birthday today!!!
She woke up with a smile on her face exclaiming "it is my birthday today", "I am the birthday girl". What a big girl...my goodness how time flies!

Abby opened her gifts from mommy and daddy this morning. She got a kids sprinkler and a pink guitar. Once the guitar was tuned (thanks honey), Abby played Happy Birthday to herself.

We are going to Abby's first Twin's game (and mine) tonight. We all have Twin's shirts and Abby's teacher (a huge Twin's fan) is getting her dolled up with red and blue ribbons and tatoos.

I will have pictures up of all of the birthday festivities tomorrow. Mike and I were talking last night that it was just like it was yesterday when Abby was born. The weather was beautiful on that day and it is today too...brings back great memories. We are so blessed to have such a happy and healthy little girl!

Easter Festivities

Abby is really into Easter this year. We decided to decorate eggs and as you can see she wanted to do this all on her own. She talks about leaving carrots for the Easter bunny before we go to Milwaukee. She also requested that the Easter bunny bring new bubbles in her basket.

From the Mind of a 3 year old!

Here is a conversation that we had on the way to school this morning:


"My grandma and grandpa take me to the Como Zoo"
"Yep, they took you there last summer"
"I rode a horse with my grandma"
"Yep you did that at Halloween time"

"I want to dress up like a puppy"
"You do? We will need to make a costume for next Halloween"
"Yeah!!"
"Miss Anna's puppy licked my face"

Pause

"Mommy, it is officially springtime"
"Yep, it is."
"The rain is going to make the flowers come"
"Your right honey, the rain will make the flowers come"