Mike & His Chicas

2008-11-02T20:10:00.000-08:00

At a lake close to our house on the last day before it closed for the season

Izzy loves to dress up

Zoie loves the Jumparoo, just like Izzy did

Walking to the park

Mike and I went to a Halloween party with some friends from his work

Hanging out at our new favorite place, the "Tot Spot Cafe".

(More info to come :) )

Playing in the leaves at the park

Mullen Family Update

2008-10-31T22:00:00.000-07:00

I am finally giving you all the update of photos that you have been waiting for. Life has been very busy for us this past month. Mike went back to Colombia, which is where he served his mission. He was gone for almost 2 weeks, so I was a very busy mom. I survived, but we definitely missed him. Zoie is now 4 1/2 months. She is rolling over and smiling and laughing all the time. She loves to talk and squeal, especially when she thinks no one is paying attention to her. Izzy is such a riot. She is talking more and more everyday. Mike picked her up the other day and was pretending to rock her and she said "I am not a baby." Here are some random pictures of our wonderful little family.

Zoie's Blessing

2008-09-28T12:39:00.001-07:00

We blessed Zoie on September 14. My and Mike's parents came up for the occasion. Mike's brother, Kurt, was also able to be here. It was a very nice day with family and friends.

Zoie Update

2008-09-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Zoie is now 3 1/2 months. I took her to the doctor this week and she weighed 13lbs 10oz and was 24 3/4 in (both in the 97th percentile). She is getting cuter everyday. She is always smiling and laughing. She smiles the biggest at her big sister. She is making all sorts of noises and trying to roll over. Here are a few recent pictures.

Izzy's First Dance Class

2008-09-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

My little girl is growing up way too fast. She started her first dance class last week. The class is called Tiny Two's. They do both tap and ballet. She was very shy at first, but by the end of class she was really getting the hang of things and having fun.

Southern California Trip

2008-09-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

We were very fortunate to spend most of August in Southern California. My friend Julie got married in Thousand Oaks, so we decided to all go and make it our first vacation with just the 4 of us. We started out in Anaheim and went to California Adventure with Mike's mission companion, Frost. We then headed to Thousand Oaks for the wedding. Unfortunately, our camera broke right after we got a few pictures of the girls in the hotel room, so I don't have any pictures from the wedding. (By the way Julie, you looked beautiful!) Before we went to CA, we found out that Mike's family would be in San Diego at the same time as us, so we decided to stay a few extra days and enjoy that time with them. On our way down to San Diego, we stopped in Mission Viejo for the blessing of Jacob R. Mullen, Kurt and Jenn's baby. After San Diego, we still hadn't had enough of Southern California, so we stayed an extra week at Kurt and Jenn's, who were kind enough to let us use their home while they were out of town. We were able to see Jack Johnson in LA the night before we left. What a GREAT way to end a GREAT trip!

Hanging out in the hotel room

Izzy & Jasmine

Mike & Izzy getting ready to watch Little Einstein's live - Izzy loved it

Zoie and Frost

Enjoying her water by the pool

My BEAUTIFUL girls before the wedding

Hanging out at the pool with Grandpa Doc

San Diego

2008-09-18T16:15:00.001-07:00

The Beach

Belmont Park

The San Diego Zoo

Random California Pictures

2008-09-18T15:20:00.000-07:00

At Disney Studios in Burbank where Frost works

Mom & the Biz

Yo!

At the Pool

Izzy had a great time trying on shoes when we were at Kurt & Jenn's

Little Kurt's Boots

Aunt Jenn's Heels

Big Kurt's Tennis Shoes

Long Time No Blog

2008-09-11T19:04:00.001-07:00

I sorry that it has been so long since I've updated our blog. We were in California for almost 3 weeks, and life has been crazy ever since we've been home. I hope to get all caught up in the next couple of days. Zoie was 3 months last Friday, September 12. We had both Mike and my families in town for her blessing on Sunday. Izzy just started dance class last week. She has been twice already (pictures soon to come). Our girls are growing up way too fast! I decided to go back to work at Gold's Gym for just 12 hours/week. Izzy has a great time playing and it pushes me to workout because I am already there. It also gives me the opportunity to engage in adult conversation. Our camera has had some issues, so I'm sorry that the lighting is bad in a lot of these pictures.

Utah/Idaho Trip

2008-08-09T14:26:00.000-07:00

The girls and I just got back from a great vacation to Utah and Idaho. We stayed at our family's cabin in Midway, UT, for most of the time. We then headed to Idaho for my cousin Ryan, and his wonderful new wife, Alex's wedding. It was a little warmer than we are used to, but we had a wonderful time. We went swimming, shopping, to the lake, etc. We were very lucky to see Mike's sister, Megan, who drove up from Provo, and Mike's dad who happened to be in Salt Lake the last day we were in town. Izzy had a great time with her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins! Thanks for all the fun and help, we miss you all already!!

Izzy & MJ playing with the big ball

Izzy in Lala's heels

Aunt Megan w/ the girls

Riding the carousel in Park City with Uncle Rick

At the lake

My aunt Michelle making Zoie smile

Me, Papa and the girls

Izzy w/ Great Grandpa Bud

We got to visit with my friend Angelica & her family, the Ahos. For those of you that don't know, Angelica is Merritt's sister. We set him and Stacie up on their 1st date! This is her daughter Layla, with MJ and Izzy. They had a lot of fun together. Izzy and Zoie loved the tire swing in the Ahos backyard. It was great to see you guys!!

My cousin Cole & Izzy

Stacie and the kids at the pool

Great Grandpa Mulcock

The Newlyweds

Izzy had a crush on Ryan

At the reception

Alex & Izzy dancing

Grandpa & the girls

Playing by the pond in Nannie's backyard

Eating at Olive Garden

Zoie Pictures

2008-08-09T14:01:00.000-07:00

Here some cute pictures of Zoie. I forgot how fast they change. She will be 2 months on August 12, I can't believe it. She is really strong. She smiles all the time now, but she is happiest when she is standing up. At her 1 month appointment she weighed 10lbs 2 oz (which is what I weighed when I was born). Izzy has ben such a great big sister. She must give her a kiss first thing when she wakes up in the morning. We have the greatest little family! :)

4 weeks old

A 1/2 smile - 6 weeks old

Standing Tall

2 kids in diapers = a lot of fun! :)

At my cousin's wedding reception in Idaho - 7 weeks old

So sweet!

8 weeks old

Self portrait by Daddy

Izzy's 2nd Birthday

2008-08-06T19:27:00.000-07:00

Izzy's 2nd birthday was on July 6. I can't believe she is 2, already. She has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives. She has become my little best friend. Life would be so boring without her. We didn't do anything too exciting, but we did take her to her favorite restaurant, Red Robin, where they sang to her and she got to eat her own chocolate sundae.

Izzy's Dora bike that Daddy picked out for her. Her new slide from Papa and Lala is in the background. She has to play outside everyday.

Trying out her new frog pool

Opening her gifts from Grandma & Grandpa Mullen

Eating pizza (her favorite food)

The Red Robin servers singing Happy Birthday

Eating her chocolate sundae

Happy 2nd Birthday Biz!! We love you!!

4th of July

2008-07-20T00:39:00.000-07:00

We had a very mellow and relaxing 4th of July this year. We went over to our friends house, the Storey's, and had a wonderful BBQ. We enjoyed nice, cool, weather and great company. We celebrated Izzy's 2nd birthday, and as you can see she and Hudson really enjoyed their cupcakes. We were home by 7:00PM, and in bed by 9:30PM. Once again, we didn't watch any fireworks (we have gone to bed before they've started for the last 3 years). Izzy had a great time with Hudson's drum set. Thanks Storey's for another fun 4th of July!!

Izzy Pretending to be the Baby

2008-07-19T15:21:00.000-07:00

Izzy has decided that she wants to try out all of the baby's things, including her binkies. She even took her clothes off before getting into the bathtub.

Zoie's 1st Bath

2008-07-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

Mike has been so great. He always gives the girls their baths. He started right when Izzy was born. Here are some picture of Zoie's first bath. She was a little fussy at first, but then she really enjoyed it. She loves her baths now. We all did our share of helping, including my mom and Izzy.

Izzy's New Doll

2008-07-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

My mom decided to help Izzy put her new sister into her doll stroller. Zoie fit perfectly, and didn't seem to mind at all.

Coming Home from the Hospital

2008-07-16T21:36:00.001-07:00

The Love of Family

2008-07-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

We were very fortunate to have my parents and my sisters (Lizzie & Stacie) come and help out after we had Zoie. I couldn't of survived without them. They took Izzy on a lot of outings so I could enjoy some quiet time at home before things got crazy. Izzy especially enjoyed the quality time she got to spend with Papa and Lala. They watched her while Mike and I were at the hospital. I don't think she even noticed that we were gone. I was really sad to see them go, but we had a great time. Thanks for all your help!

Izzy and MJ playing in the water

Izzy got into my mom's make-up and decided to use her powder brush for dark eye shadow.

Aunt Lizzie and Zoie

Izzy and MJ playing on the stairs

Izzy and Aunt Lizzie at the mall playground

Zoie Elizabeth Mullen

2008-07-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

We welcomed Zoie Elizabeth Mullen to our family on June 12, 2008, at 7:36AM. She was born via c-section , and weighed 8lbs 1oz, and was 20 1/2 in long. Izzy is very excited about her new baby sister!!

Finally Giving In

2008-07-08T23:52:00.000-07:00

I guess it's time for us to give in and start a blog for our family. I hope this will help keep all of you posted on what is going on with us here in Seattle. We are really enjoying it here. We live in a small town right outside of Seattle, called Monroe. We have finally just started to see the first signs of summer. We are having highs in the mid/high 70's. It's been quite an adjustment with the rain, but we are starting to get used to it. Mike is busy working for Siemens, a company that is contracted out by Microsoft. He is also busy studying, so he can pass a series of four tests by the end of the year. I just finished working for the Kid's Club at Gold's Gym. I had been the director over 7 different clubs for the past year. I am now a proud stay at home mom, with 2 beautiful girls to play with. Izzy just turned 2 on July 6, and Zoie Elizabeth, was born on June 12. They are the highlight of our lives. They keep us very busy and entertained on a daily basis. We also have 2 super cute Brussels Griffons, Mia and Kona. I am starting with quite a few posts so I can catch you all up. We hope you are all doing well; please come visit us in beautiful Seattle anytime.