March Madness

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We are quite sorry that it has been so long since our last official post in January (a couple of the posts below were backdated to fill in missing pieces - but look at them, they are nifty).

Times have been busy since January: Olympics, trips to Vegas and Utah (and San Diego for Matty), a birthday, 2 diagnoses of cancer in the family, an amazing Sweet 16 run by Cornell, and visits by all of Hayden's grandparents.

Hayden's words are now too many to count. She loves to say things like School Bus "Skoo Buh", the moon, happy, and 'how are you'. She is a lot of fun when she is in a good moood, but we are seeing bad moods as well now that she is in the "terrible two's" timezone. We know it is just phase though.

She is polite as she says "please" and "thank you" and is nice about sharing food - she offers something to us (after she picks it up with her grubby hands) and if we decline she eats it herself. We know that the nice-ness is also probably a phase.

In AZ we are loving the awesome weather we have had (this is the best time of year for us) and the town is alive with spring training and the smell of orange blossoms in the air.

Enjoy the pics and video.

#2 on the Way!

After 12 weeks, a sonogram, and getting to hear the heartbeat we are writing to announce that we are pregnant with baby #2!

In keeping with tradition we decided to nickname the baby. This baby's name is "Peanut" (as referred to by me) and "Number 2" (as referred to by Matt in his best Doctor Evil voice). We should be able to find out if we're having a boy or a girl at our appointment in May and then we'll give the baby a proper name, thank goodness. :)

Our due date is September 27th but we'll schedule a repeat C-section sometime during the week prior. And yes, I realize that I will be as big as a house during the hottest part of the year in Phoenix. I'm really looking forward to my swollen ankles! But seriously, I hope to spend a lot of time floating in the pool.

We'll send out additional updates as we get them. Hope all is well with each of you.

Love to everyone!

Savannah at 30

For her birthday, Savannah was given a video biography chronicling her life to this point. Put together by her friends and family, she said it was one of the best gifts she has ever gotten. Youtube only allows 10 minute videos so it is uploaded in parts. See below:

Running Through the Desert

The PF Changs Rock n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon was today and Savannah ran and completed the half marathon for the first time in her life! She set a goal to do it in September with no previous running experiencce and she worked hard every week and made it happen. An amazing accomplishment that was realized after some amazing hard work. Just finishing is great but she finished in the top half of all women in her first attempt!

Others that ran were her brother, Ashley (who had a great time in the half); and his wife Afton and her sister, Adyson who both ran the full marathon. They did great.

We were able to get to the middle of the course during the race to see Savannah and prior to that, Ashley. Hayden enjoyed watching the runners and was excited to see Mommy during the race.

Enjoy the photos!

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Bouncing 'Round the Room

I totally forgot to include this video in the last posting so enjoy:

Merry Christmas, Everyone

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We had a fantastic Christmas in the Wolach household. We spent pre Christmas with our local friends, the Malcolms, Damiris', and the Coys. And we spent Christmas and post Christmas with Grandma Sarah and Grandpa Dave as well as Uncle Ashley and Aunt Afton.

Hayden received a plethora of presents (bonus points for whoever names that movie). She actually kind of knew how to open them. It may have just been her fascination with tearing paper. Each time she opened a new gift it was the coolest thing she had ever seen until she opened the next gift.

All in all it was a great season. Thanks to all for the nice gifts and cards and we wish you a wonderful 2010.

A Happy Thanksgiving in Wyoming

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We had a great trip to Wyoming for Thanksgiving. The food was wonderful, the air was crisp, the football watching was plentiful, and the relaxing family atmosphere was serene.

Many thanks to the both the McNierney family and Bob and Susan for their wonderful hospitality.

Enjoy the photos and the videos.

One and a Half

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It is hard to believe that Hayden is now a full year and a half. She is progressing quickly. After dinner she grabs a broom and "sweeps" the kitchen floor. When it is time for bed we tell her to put her toys away and she does. We will try and remember this time when she is older as we're sure it won't last.

One of her main traits at this point is that she loves being around us. It has good and bad points. It is great when she runs up to us and says, "Dada!" or, "Mama!" and gives us a big hug. She'll sit on our laps and follow us everywhere. It is more difficult when we put her to bed and she cries since she misses us.

We had a couple of birthdays for friends' kids since our last post, and both were a lot of fun. These kids are growing up fast.

Enjoy the photos and the videos.

Halloween 2009

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Halloween has come and gone and it was great in the Wolach household. First, the weather here has cooled off and we can now drive with our windows and moonroofs open. Yipee!

For Halloween, Hayden was a Ladybug and was adorable - yes, we are biased. After seeing what all the comotion was about, she picked up the whole trick or treat thing quite well. "You mean I just go up to these people and they give me candy???"

3 yr old friend Alden Coy was a good role model as the 2 went around the neighborhood with the parents. Hayden even decided she liked it so much that she would invite herself into the houses when people opened the door. She would walk right in before we could hold her back. She held up pretty well but got tired at the end. The best part was that she is too young for candy so Mommy and Daddy reaped her treasure.

We have also been going to the park a lot as she has a newfound love for slides. She can go up the stairs and down the slide by herself, though we still make sure we are near her so that we don't have a panic attack.

She is very adventurous as she loves to climb everywhere. The other day we turned our heads for 2 seconds and she was standing on top of the kitchen table. Nice parenting that was.

Anyway, enjoy the photos and the videos. Thanks for the comments.

She Was Just Seventeen (Months)

Today is Hayden's 17 month birthday. She is starting to get into the tantrum phase and the "Terrible Two's" (which is a misnomer since it actually starts at around a year and a half - they don't tell you of that in advance). Every now and then she'll want something and when we don't give it to her, she'll fall down and start crying. Fortunately, she typically only does this at home. When we are out she is so into people watching she doesn't thin of the tantrum (that there is known as a jinx).

When she is not throwing a tantrum, she is a joy. She loves to read, and play on her horse, and throw a ball around. She now understands most of what we say and can say about 15-20 words herself and she picks up more all the time. If you say something to her you can see her looking at you and she repeats it (or tries to) and says it over and over practicing her new word.

Enjoy the pics and video!

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