What a blessed little baby to have so many family members and friends present at her baptism! Gwyneth Grace was baptized in a special ceremony following the 11:30 mass at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Broomfield, Colorado. Her family came from all over the country to witness her special day and she didn’t shed a tear when they poured the water over her head. She has very special Godparents, Gus Donelson and Sarah Roberts, who are our very dear friends. We know they will provide Gwyneth with a tremendous amount of love, strength, and support through out her life.
Following the ceremony, we had a late lunch feast which was catered by Famous Dave’s. We had a house full of people and everyone was in great spirits. Gwyneth enjoyed her day & all of the attention until it was finally time for a nap. She was an angel and just looked so sweet in her little baptism gown. My sisters & I all wore the same gown, as well as Annabelle and my sister’s daughters. It is a very special dress and has now been spit-up on by nearly every Paz-girl in two generations (Stacy’s daughter is not a spitter but my girls more than made up for it)!

Wow – we’ve been married for 10 years! As Diane pointed out so elequently, one would receive a shorter sentence for murder. Ha Ha! B found that very entertaining

Our wedding day

10 years later…

B and I met in Colorado in 1994, dated throughout college, and were married within weeks of college graduation in 1998. We have had our share of adventures together – including moves to 4 different states & two babies in 13 months! The last two years have definitely been the biggest changes which included welcoming our 1st daughter in June of 2007, moving to Colorado & buying a house in September of 2007 and then welcoming our 2nd daughter in July of 2008! It’s been quite a whirlwind. Although we’ve had our moments, it’s been a great ride and I can’t wait for what the next 10 years have in store!!

My mom is visiting and offered to babysit the girls so we could go out and celebrate. We had dinner at Elway’s downtown and then had a drink at the Village Bistro. We have so little time to ourselves these days it was wonderful to have a quiet night out. We love our time with our girls but realize we really need to make an effort to get out and appreciate some time alone occassionally – I think we say that everytime!

After a quick dinner Annabelle and I ran to the mall and returned some clothes for YaYa and picked up a few hair bows from Gymboree to match her new outfits. Gwyneth was sleeping so B got to watch a little of the Monday Night Football game and I got some one on one time with Annabelle. I pushed it a little and kept her out past her bedtime, but she was riding in her stroller, smiling at everyone, and talking away. I always enjoy when I get one of the girls all to myself for a little bit.

Erica and Curtis assigned chefs for our pool and here are our chefs to watch:

I’m not extremely thrilled with my contestant but she did make it through another week; she was even in the top 3 for her dessert which is pretty good news. I’m not sure any of the 3 of us has a great chance of winning but you never know. It certainly makes it more interesting to watch the season.

It’s that time again – Top Chef’s new season kicks off tonight. I’ll pretty much watch anything on Bravo these days…sadly, I even watched about 15 minutes of “Blush” last night which is a competition to find the best new make-up artist. I thought, “have I really sunk this low?”. To reassure myself that I hadn’t I quickly changed the channel and began watching Wife Swap instead. DOH!!

Our Chicago friends, Curtis & Erica, are running a Top Chef pool. For $10 they randomly match you with a chef and if yours is left standing in the finale you win! It doesn’t get much easier than that. They pay out for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. There are still 4 spots open so if anyone is interested in joining please let me know soon. As most of you know, B and I will bet on anything, but it really does make the season more fun. Neither of us has been very lucky lately but I’m optimistic we’re going to turn things around this season!

Jennifer and Keith will be welcoming Jack’s little brother in January. We are so excited to meet him! I hosted a baby shower for Jennifer at our house and we had a wonderful, relaxing brunch with her family and friends. I was in Chicago for her first shower so I’m really glad I was able to be in Colorado to celebrate her pregnancy with her this time around. Jennifer & I have been friends for years so it was really nice to be able to meet more of her friends and her mother-in-law.

Marge (Keith’s mom) and JenniferKathy, Jennifer, Carol, Amy, and Tori
All Jennifer’s Baby Shower Pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/meyerphotos/main/jennifer_s_baby_shower?

What an exciting night! B and I spent the evening with the girls watching CNN as the updates rolled in as to who would be our new president. What a huge moment when they declared Barack Obama to be the 44th President. We watched as Obama addressed the massive crowds in Chicago and were a bit homesick and wished we could have been there to see it in person. I am proud that Colorado, which has typically been a red state in the past, went blue this time around. I really hope that Obama will follow through and bring about the change he has promised.