Check-up Time

Georgia had her last check-up in Provo! We went one more time to say goodbye to her first pediatrician before it was time to find a new one closer to our home in Draper. 

 Say, "Ahhhhhh!"

Here are her stats from this visit: 

Weight - 15 lbs 36th %tile

Length - 25.5 in 37th %tile

Head circumference - 16 in 67th %tile

Still just a little thing to me! She's skinny but with the chunkiest thighs and knees!! So cute. 

I am going to miss Dr. Wynn so much, he was a GREAT pediatrician!

 And the always-so-sweet receptionist! Love her. 

 G is obviously skeptical about them both.

1st Father's Day

This is what happens when Zach plays with the camera:

 Hahaha how funny are these faces?!

 Love this little tongue!

I'm not gonna lie, Father's Day snuck up on me... traveling to CA just threw me off and I was exhausted and just dropped the ball! And then I fell apart because this is Zach's first Father's Day and I wanted it to be special and awesome! And then I remembered not having the most amazing Mother's Day either (worst flight & layover with a very cranky baby which = a cranky husband) soooo we barged in on Krissy & Matt's Father's Day bash and I decided to have a re-do on Monday (don't worry, I promised to make dinner for everyone the next Sunday). 

This is me enjoying the Blickenstaff family favorite - chicken broccoli casserole (or CBC as we like to call it) and if you tasted it, you would understand. 

 Krissy makes it the best in the whooooole world so naturally, I could not stop eating it. Like it's impossible. 

Zach and Matt had fun torturing G with the dog, Zena. Her obvious disdain at first glance:

 Thinking about it....

 Giving it another go...

 And the final verdict: complete terror. She is her mother's daughter after all! 

Watching Zena go in more terror.

 After all that fun, we had a delicious dessert courtesy of Matt's little sister, Renee! Chocolate "pots de creme" which is basically like chocolate creme brulee. Which to me tasted a lot like really good chocolate pudding. YUM!  

Zach, enjoying himself. G, trying to understand why her dad would expose her to such cruelty as before. ;)

 Obviously I stole Krissy's phone and this happened:

We look a little tired.... probably in CBC comatose.

Thanks Matt & Krissy for spending this special day with us!! You are going to make the best parents some day! 

The next day I made one of Zach's favorites - chicken enchiladas! He really is such a good dad to little G. He loves her so much, dotes on her, tries so hard to make her smile & laugh all the time, tries even harder to calm her cries when she's sad. She really is so lucky! 

I love FaceTiming him at work or when he's away and watching her face instantly light up when she sees him. It makes me so so happy. She loves her dad so much (not as much as me, but hey! I'm just cherishing that until she outgrows me)

Soon she will daddy's little girl and I won't even exist! 

 And he is SUCH a softie, she will be so spoiled!

 I didn't realize how much of a softie he was until we had her! He spoils me already and I can just imagine that all she'll ever have to do is ask nicely. 

These two have so much fun together, I absolutely adore them to pieces.

Goodbye Home...

How cute is this girl with her Victoria Secret Pink puppy??? Courtesy of Auntie Booch/Sister Blick. She patiently played with her toys while Cait and I watched 1,000+ episodes of Prison Break before she was set apart. We finished season 2... the rest will have to wait 18 months! 

Then it was off to the salon to get a trim from my fabulous big sister! Could Georgie have ANY MORE knees?!?! Love it :)

 And love this sister. She is so so talented. And look, she's wearing the family shirt!! All of my sisters and I own that shirt and we LOVE it.13 dollars at Forever21 people. 13 dollars! 

 I think Kell is G's 2nd favorite person next to me. DUH! 

The next morning we had breakfast at Waypoint Cafe by the Camarillo airport. It's such a cute little place where you can sit and watch the small private airplanes come and go. 

And participate in special task missions of the Secret Hooded Club. You have to be really good at listening to instructions though. Very precise. Cutterman was the best agent! 

My handsome daddy!

Then it was play time with NaNa. Limited as it was. Packing up the house was the #1 priority that week :( 

Love them so much.

How do you pack in enough kisses to last 3 years???

All too soon it was time to go back to Utah. Nostalgic as I am, I kept thinking "this is the last time I'll be home for 3 years... this is the last time I'll drive down Santa Rosa Road for 3 years... this is the last time..." you get the picture. So long for now, Camarillo home!

Good thing I had this one to keep me grounded through all of it. 

As usual, Georgia was a happy little clam just for me!

Her feet kick a mile a minute these days and never ever stop!

 My little airplane buddy! We support the buddy system.

Santa Rosa Oasis

While I was in CA, I spared some time - though definitely not enough - to visit my best little buddy (LB as I like to call her) in Santa Rosa. After high school, her parents sold their home just around the corner from us and began to build their dream home. From the ground up. And it is worth documenting.

Walking in to the entry way is a huge circle platform and a staircase that winds all the way around the top! 

I hadn't been there since they did major work on the back yard and I was in awe of the many courtyards and peaceful sitting areas to choose from. Yes, CHOOSE from! Check them out:  

How about a sit by the beautiful bronze fountain?

 Or this lovely gazebo? 

 Step inside...

I was practically drooling over that rustic and gorgeous chandelier.

And to the left, we have the pool:

And still plenty of land beyond that to do more!

And the sport court to the left of that.

 And undocumented is a lovely garden to the left of THAT. How many lefts can this place have?!

Looking at the back of the house:

 It truly is a beautiful place to live and I fear if I did live there, I would never ever leave. Ever. Like I would have a maid to do all my errands. Cause if I lived here, I could afford a maid. :) I always love visiting Nikki and never get enough time with her!