Music Video Premiere

okay, i promise to write about the baby after i do some laundry. but while you are waiting, check out the world premiere of Mahoney's first music video:
http://www.myspace.com/mahoneymusic

when the page opens, scroll down. push the stop button on the music player on the right. then scroll down a little further and there will be a box on the left with a play arrow in the middle of it. press the play button, sit back, and enjoy!!

check out grandpa!

what do you think about biker grandpa? i guess someone essentially dared mark to grow his goatee...what a riot!

BIG NEWS!!!

so i hope it is okay if i share some big non-baby news...i got first place in my division in my region for work for 2007! what the heck does that mean, you ask? well, that means that chris and i get to go on a 7 day 6 night trip to panama, all expenses paid plus a bit of spending money!! only six people in the whole region get to go and i am one of them!!!
and coincidentally, my dad and jillian both got second place in their respective areas and get to go on a 6 day 5 night trip to las vegas! so a big congratulations goes out to them as well!!
and for those of you who want some baby news...thalia had a ginormous poop today and instead of going up the back of her diaper like it usually does, it went up the front and got all over her belly and hips and even into her belly button! enjoy that visual!!!
CONGRATULATIONS DAD AND JILLIAN!! I AM REALLY PROUD OF YOU!!!

Updates and pics

well the past week has flown by (again!)!!! so much has happened! first, thalia went to her first mahoney show! she slept through her daddy's live performance but she is proud of him anyway! the music video was fantastic. the guy who did it is going to put it online sometime this week or next and as soon as i get the link, i will let you know. it turned out really professional and super funny! i'm really proud of the guys. they are really standing up for themselves with their booking guy and making sure they get everything they deserve. we'll see how it ends up...

anyway, back to all the goings on. so thalia saw her first mahoney show at 6 weeks old. now THAT is dedication! the guys played down in toledo on friday and grandma and grandpa were kind enough to babysit (twist their arm, right?!) so i could go. it was great to see them play and we brought a bunch of friends down with us. it was like old times...really fun.

saturday we went to visit friends in grand rapids. i didn't realize what a trip that would be! thalia survived her longest car ride of her life but she is now fighting with her car seat and screams every time we put her in there. hopefully that will wear off soon. it was really nice to get back out to gr though and spend time with friends. tiece and rob were kind enough to let us just hang out and relax at their house. unfortunately madisyn was asleep most of the time, but landon was awake and just in awe of the baby. tiece took some really cool pictures of the two of them. i am waiting for her to put them on her blog so i can steal them!

on the baby milestone front, thalia has gotten really good at grabbing on to small things, like hoodie strings and her pacifier bungy. the problem is that now she pulls her binky out all the time and then starts crying! its funny the first time...after that it gets old. speaking of funny, thalia is improving her smile every day. before she would just smile randomly. now you can almost always get her to smile by talking silly to her. she has made a couple people's days too by smiling at them when they talk to her. pretty cool. i'll put a pic below. she is almost laughing too. she gets really excited and almost claps her hands together and lets out this little kind of a sigh. it is too cute. i'll have to see if i can capture it on video or something.

other than that, i am enjoying my last few days of vacation before heading back to work. we have two people (plus grandma) to watch thalia periodically so that the guys can still practice. we are very lucky to have so much support from our family and friends. and speaking of family, yiayia and papou come back to town next week. we are all very excited. the crazy thing is that that means aunt nikki is about to graduate and get married! too crazy. time has flown!

well here are the promised pictures! enjoy!!

much love and more sleep...c, c, and t

taking a nap with uncle barrett. i think she is going for a record of how many people she can take a nap with!

spending time with aunt nikki...(don't mind the scowl!)

how big is thalia? SOOOOOOO big!

best smile so far!

thalia enjoying her "new" swing. we just got it from a children's resale shop and paid $100 less than we would have brand new. let me tell you how awesome swings are! my arms are very excited and not nearly as tired :o)

whew!

what a week! we had so much fun hanging out with matt, regan and beautiful avery! the girls had fun too. it was nice getting to talk to someone that is literally going through the same thing you are going through...even being with a musician! it was sad to say goodbye to thalia's first play date but plans are in the works for another playdate - this time down in austin. how fun that will be! thalia is going to be one well-travelled baby by the end of this year!! albuquerque, austin, hawaii, maybe even san diego to see aunt nikki!...not to mention all the weddings she will be attending. guess she is the new social butterfly of the family!
things have been going pretty well since our company left. some days are tough when chris is gone all day and night. he and chris martin have been really busy with band stuff. they are playing a lot of shows and writing a lot of new songs. we are still working on getting their booking agent on the right track but things are looking up on that front too. i actually think that things will get better when i go back to work. i realize it is going to be tough and a new big adjustment, but at least i would be occupied during the day and not just sitting at home by myself. on the other hand, with the weather being nicer for a few days i was able to get out for a couple walks and thalia has been running errands with me. i am a pro at whipping out my stroller now - even one handed!
well that's all the ramblings for now. kristy is on her way over and we are going to the michigan theater for the premiere of mahoney's first music video!! mtv, here they come! i'll let you know how it goes...and i have some more pictures for you soon.
much love and a little more sleep every night! c, c, and t

a bunch of firsts!!

what a week of firsts!

we had our first smile captured on camera...

we had our first playdate with avery...

and since the sun was out today, we went on our first walk...

whew! after all that, i need a nap!

much love and a little more sleep, c and t

cute pics

finally some cute new pics!