The Howards

Sand Crab at the beach

2009-02-26T09:56:00.000-08:00

We took Evie to the beach at Carmel last week. She is now 10 1/2 months old. She loved it. She only tried the sand once and was over it. She crawled everywhere and couldn't get enough of the sand. She did find a treasure, Andy's shoes. Playing with the shoe really made her day and after awhile she gave it a hug. She loved the dogs and you can see her trying to chase after the dog.

Natural Bridges/Santa Cruz

2009-02-26T09:44:00.000-08:00

We went to Santa Cruz for the day. The day was gorgeous! Evie loved it. We tried to catch the Monarch butterflies but missed them. She loved the water and her carrot.

Wild Woman!

2009-02-26T09:37:00.000-08:00

I wanted everyone to be able to see her hair. She is soo cute and it makes me smile. How much fun is this pink leopard print head band? She has 3 teeth in these pictures. She is eating one of her favorite foods here, bread. Just like her mom!

8 1/2 Months

2009-02-26T09:30:00.000-08:00

Here was our favorite Christmas present. Evie had such a nice Christmas. I tied this bow around her head and she kept it on the entire day. As a baby I would never keep anything in my hair (but then again I didn't have any hair) At 8 1/2 months she is crawling, standing, talking, and eating alot.

Hangin' out with family

2008-09-07T20:15:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite picture of her! What a character!

Looks like she is enjoying herself! Here is Evie with her cousin David on the floor. And here she is with Uncle Alex.

Our precious little angel

2008-08-22T21:43:00.000-07:00

Evie is already 4 1/2 months and soo much fun! She still looks just like Andy but has my feet! She is soo much fun and is growing like crazy! She loves to talk and sit up, it makes her feel soo big. She puts anything and everything in her mouth. She is such a joy! Staying home with her makes everyday worth while, I love it! Being a mother is soo fulfilling, we are soo blessed.

Our trip to Ireland in August '08

2008-08-22T21:40:00.001-07:00

We just got back from 10 days in Ireland and had a blast! We took Evie with us and it went really well. We were gone for 10 days and LOVED IT! Here is a montage of pics that we took! Sorry I am not that computer savey....I cut and pasted the album from Facebook! :-) Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=51952&l=44848&id=709678981

Evie and Mommy

2008-05-30T22:56:00.000-07:00

Here we are gettting back from our daily walk.

At Work with Dad

2008-05-18T20:45:00.001-07:00

How cute is this!? Here is Evie with daddy, sleeping while he makes a couple of phone calls. She LOVES her daddy!! She has him wrapped around her finger already!

6 Weeks

2008-05-18T20:40:00.001-07:00

Evie is already 6 weeks and growing like a crazy! She loves her "bee mobile" and is really starting to be more and more alert everyday. It is amazing! We are loving every minute of her and it's funny because she looks just like Andrew and always wants to be the center of attention, like her mom! :-)

I can't stop kissing her sweet cheeks, she is such a doll!

Soo Sweet!

2008-04-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite pictures of Evie! She was 6 days old here. She was born April 6th at 3:31 p.m., weighing 6 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. She is absolutely a doll and sleeps ALL the time. We are really blessed to have this sweet little angel in our lives.

Evelyn Grace

2008-04-17T11:59:00.001-07:00

Carmel Again!

2008-03-30T20:56:00.000-07:00

We spent a lot of time in Carmel these past couple of months! We had a family gathering and you can see the entire Howard clan!

460 Kasra Dr. Mountain View, CA

2008-03-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

Here is our new house that we bought this past September. It has taken me awhile to get pics but here you can see the front and the back of our townhome. We have a sweet view of the community pool! We love it! Come and visit us!

Pregnant Women Can Jump!

2008-03-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

I was trying to jump in this picture! I didn't get too high. Man I am HUGE! Due any day! Andy and I pre-baby.

A day in Carmel, CA

2008-03-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

We went to Carmel for the day and it was gorgeous! You can see Pebble Beach Golf Course right behind Andy. You couldn't have asked for a better day. FYI, I am 38 weeks prego here!

37 Weeks Pregnant!

2008-03-25T20:38:00.000-07:00

Only 1 month left!

2008-03-03T13:38:00.000-08:00

Happy 29th Birthday

2008-01-23T22:14:00.000-08:00

Andy turned 29 on January 7th. I love you!!!!

Jesse and Jazlyn's Wedding 12/31/07

2008-01-23T22:09:00.000-08:00

Jackson and Hunter Ites
Katie and Scott Manning

Jess and Jazlyn
Missy and Andy dancing the night away
Missy rockin' out!

2008-01-23T22:03:00.000-08:00

Abigail Ites
Amy and I
Missy and I
Amy and Justin
Mom and Dad

2008-01-23T21:56:00.000-08:00

Jesse, Andy and my dad

Caden and Alex Manning (Katie's Kids)
All the girls with Jesse (Katie, me, Missy, Amy, Laura)

Missy and her fiance Josh

2008-01-23T21:52:00.000-08:00

Jess and Jaz's Rehearsal Dinner

2008-01-23T21:46:00.000-08:00

Here we all are at Jesse and Jazlyn's rehearsal dinner in Des Moines. We had a great time!

Our 4 Year Anniversary

2008-01-23T21:37:00.000-08:00

Andrew and I have been married for 4 years! We were in Iowa Falls for our anniversary and decided with the fam to go cross country skiing! My mom, dad, Laura and Fadya all joined us for an outing to Caulkins Campus. We had soo much fun and the best part was that it was only $5/person!!! It was soo much fun! We all had our share of wipe outs and to prove it you can see Andy, it was harder than it looked, especially because the snow was a little icy

The Fitz Family

2008-01-23T21:31:00.000-08:00

My cousins Kendal and Lyndsay Paden

Christmas Eve at Grandma Colleen's

2008-01-23T21:21:00.000-08:00

6 1\2 Months prego

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2007-12-23T15:27:00.000-08:00

Wishing you all the best this holiday season! Hope you have a Merry Christmas. We are traveling back to Iowa on the 23rd for Christmas! I can't wait! My brother gets married on New Year's so stay tuned for more pics.

Amber's Rehearsal Dinner

2007-12-23T15:22:00.000-08:00

Andy with his dad and brothers

Wine Tasting in SLO

2007-12-23T15:15:00.000-08:00

2007-12-23T15:07:00.000-08:00

Dane, Amber, and Erik. Both of these guys were in our wedding party!
Alan, Alicia, Ann and I stuffing our faces before the wine train left for the wine tasting
Andy and I on the win tour

Amber with Colleen her grandmother

Amber and Kevin's Wedding

2007-12-23T14:58:00.001-08:00

Amber and Kevin got married on June 30th, 2007 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Here we are before the wedding all arriving into town for dinner.
The bride and groom to be
Amber with her mother
Amber and some of the bridesmaids went out for martinis that night and ran into a few friends. Here is Amber with Dane
Cheers! Georgia, Jenny, Jen, Ann, Toni and Amber

The End

2007-12-23T14:41:00.000-08:00

This is where everyone "showers" off after the race.
Andy after the race, what a babe!!!

Muddy Buddy Race April '07

2007-12-23T14:17:00.000-08:00

This race gets bigger and bigger every year! Here is a pic of people starting to line up.
At the end of the race before you cross the finish line you have to crawl through this puddle of mud with your partner. Here they are just about ready to cross the finish line! Go Andy!
Post Race! Disgusting!!!
Here they are...they made it. Andy was like the only one that wore pants in this race, i can't imagine participating in a race wearing dress pants

Muddy Buddy Bike Race April '07

2007-12-23T13:46:00.000-08:00

For the past two year Andrew and his friend Rob have participated in this Muddy Buddy Race. To enter you have to have a partner, it is more or less a relay where when one bikes, the other runs and vice versa. People get really creative with this race and dress up in different costumes. It is all for fun! Here they are pre-race.
This is just to give you an idea what some of the costumes look like on that day!

Here they are at the starting line
Andy with his $$ glasses on. He would have never made across the finish line without these!

Family Time!

2007-12-23T13:23:00.000-08:00

My Dad and Jesse came out in March for about 10 days. We had soo much fun! Here we are standing to the side of the Golden Gate bridge. What a site.
After the Golden Gate bridge we headed to see the Redwoods, which everyone loves! Isn't this tree amazing?
One day we all headed down to Monterey/Carmel area and we are just standing next to the ocean near 17 mile drive. California is amazing!
We took Dad, Jess, Moe, Lance, Alex and Alan to the Ritz Carlton brunch in Half Moon Bay, another great day and memory!

Sales Person of the Year '07

2007-12-23T13:15:00.000-08:00

This had to be one of my most memorable events this past year. I was honored to be Sales Person of the Year with Pulte Homes. I got to pick out a Rolex and here I am after picking up my gorgeous watch! I don't know what is funnier this pic of me or the green gum in my mouth!!! Makes me wonder how in the heck did I win this??? :-)

THE RACE!

2007-12-23T13:10:00.000-08:00

After we had a few beers we got recruited by the ski patrol in their "Annual cafetria tray sledding race". It was hillarious! You have to pick a tray out from the cafeteria and walk up this hill and sled down the hill! I only made it half way down because Amber and I ran into each other. Maybe next year! I will have to polish up my tray sledding abilities.

It's Pabst Blue Ribbon Time!

2007-12-23T12:58:00.000-08:00

In Sun Valley Kevin introduced us to a tradition that we will never forget! That beer is PABST BLUE RIBBON, you got it!

What a day!

Sun Valley, ID (Feb '07)

2007-12-23T12:46:00.000-08:00

This is all pre-pregnancy, but I am having soo much fun loading these pics I thought I would show some of of the things we did this past year! Here I am doing a snow angel in my snow bunny attire before we hit the slopes.
Here I am getting ready to hit the slopes with my new ski gear that Andy had gotten me for my birthday this past year...seriously I am such a SPAZ!
Andrew and Kevin getting ready to snowboard
Kevin and Amber

Here we are on top of the mountain. FYI the entire top of the mountain was ice, it was soo scary but we still managed to get in a couple of runs. Kudos to Kevin and Andy for being soo patient with Amber and I. :-)

Thanksgiving at our house

2007-12-23T12:27:00.000-08:00

Here is the Howard clan at our house for Thanksgiving this year. Andy and I hosted about 18 people! We had soo much fun. Here is everyone from left to right. Back row starting from the left: Corban (Ann's husband), Ann (in front of Corban, Andrew's sister), Lance (Andrew's dad), Moe (Andrew's mom), Alan (to the right of Lance, Andrew's brother), Alicia (in front of Alan, Andrew's sister), Alex (next to Alicia, Andrew's brother), Kevin (Amber's husband), Amber (in front of Kevin, Andrew's sister), Andrew and last but not least me. Whew!
The really cool thing about being pregnant is that Ann(Andrew's sister) is just 5 weeks ahead of me! We are prego at the same time. Tiffy (Andy's cousin) is rubbing both of our bellies. Here I am 20 weeks and Ann is 25 weeks. The crazy thing is that neither one of us is finding what what we are having!!!!

2007-12-23T12:19:00.000-08:00

Amber and Kevin Petit

Amber and I getting a pic with the gorgeous sunset

Here is everyone that went up to cut down the Christmas tree, we had soo much fun!

Cutting down the Christmas Tree

2007-12-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

After Thanksgiving we all drove up to the Santa Cruz Mountains to cut down our Christmas tree. This specific tree farm we have been to before and like to go back because you get a view of the ocean! It is beautiful! You can't see the ocean in the picture of Andy and I but it was such a clear day and we had soo much fun! Here I am next to the tree that we decided on, what a dork! (BTW in these pics I am 20 weeks prego)

Alicia (Andy's sister) is holding the tree while Andy cuts it down.

Aren't we cute!!

Alicia, Amber and I

4 1/2 months pregnant!

2007-12-23T11:47:00.000-08:00

I know it has been awhile but I wanted to show the progress of how I grow throughout the pregnancy! Here I am at 4 1/2 months. How exciting! Stay tuned to more pregancy pics!

Switzerland

2007-10-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

Andrew and I were fortunate this year to travel to St. Moritz and Lucerne, Switzerland. We had a blast!!! Here are a few photos from our trip!! There was a lot of hiking, exploring, adventure, and a few German beers on our trip.