spring is here!

A wonderful day in March! Fallon posing in the front yard under the tree - loving the red shoes from Auntie Jenn. She is becoming more and more a girly girl, demanding to wear dresses at all times - even to the library.

our horseback riding adventure

Jonathan took us out to Boulder City where one of his employee's family has horses. Fallon, not even scared at all - loved it, while Jon enjoyed his first time. It had been a while since I had gone riding, but Sharon convinced me to get on for old times sake since she rode until she was 8 months pregs. I happily got on because Nick (the horse) made it seem like riding a bicycle. What a fun day!

las vegas home and design photo shoot today

Charlene & Ashley taking a breather from the shoot.
I got my hair/nails done, got a new dress, new shoes and I was feeling great at almost 4 months pregnant. It was a big day for Plain Zane and mutze because it was our first press piece! We did it in our new house which turned out great since it was empty and we could spread out. Thanks to Darleen Meier for the beautiful bracelets and Ashley's necklace she made for us for the shoot. The article will be out in the May/June 2007 issue of Las Vegas Home and Design. Look for it on newsstands!

fallon is potty trained!!! yeah!!

We finally committed to staying on top of Fallon for 2 weeks and trained her with diapers at night and mostly underwear. She got the pee thing down in a week, but number 2 took a bit longer. She held it for 4 days because it's a very dirty task to her. Finally, she couldn't hold in the fibers I've been shoving in her anymore. While in a nude frolic, she ran to her potty, stood in the dark and started crying. She ran towards me clutching her hands and threw something brown on the tile floor in front of me, crying, "Clean me! Clean me!" Oh yes it was - the ball of fibers. Luckily, no repeat of that, so far. Today was the second successful time she did a #2 in the potty - which requires mommy to do the silly potty song and dance. She knows not to go in her underwear and always tells us if she has to go. When out in public, she has been very good to say, "I have to go potty." I don't dare go anywhere yet unless there is a very clean bathroom nearby and I'm packing plenty of sanitation.

plain zane in scottsdale and deer valley this april

Plain Zane was recently accepted at Hotel Valley Ho and its sister hotel, The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Valley Ho will carry an exclusive line of towel designs and The Sanctuary will debut Plain Zane's organic line. Plain Zane will also be available in the shops at the #1 ski destination, Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. They will carry select securi-tie blankets and the newbie bundles featuring mutze hats by Ashley.

fallon is 2 and a half today

Time flies...Fallon turned 2 and a half today and we want to keep her at this age so badly. She is so vibrant and talkative. She says the most adorable things. I asked her while we were getting in the car, "Are you still my little baby?" She corrected me and said, "Mommy, I'm not a baby! I'm a big birl now!" Noooooo!

tony abou-ganim on iron chef tonight! 9pm E/P

Tony will be on Iron Chef tonight with Mario Batali. He will be pairing up drinks with each of Mario's dishes. If you miss it, you can watch it all week. Check listings at foodtv.com.
Tony, a celebrity in the world of mixology, has had an impressive background as a mixologist leading up to Bellagio's master mixologist and has since moved onto consulting and making tv and live appearances all over the world. He lives in Las Vegas and was Jonathan's former roommate before we got married. He also created the menu for all the tasty drinks at our wedding (remember the sangria?). We often go to his great house for his amazing cocktails and cookouts and especially since he has a nice pool for Fallon to enjoy! The dogs love it there, too. Read more about Tony on his website.

fallon & cliff

We had dinner with Cliff Maximo at Noodles in Bellagio tonight. We caught up and I tried to talk him into finding a Urology practice and moving here since he bought the Spa Loft Penthouse here...you never know! After spending time with him, she warmed up and I'm sure she'll be asking about him all week. We passed by FIX to see Daddy and Fallon was putting on her "circles" dance for all of FIX patrons. I think it was the ice cream after dinner that charged her up! It was really great to Cliff and we're hoping he moves here!!

fallon's announcement...

Hi Everybody!
As I was simultaneously updating my pregnancy blog and this blog (linked to our Christmas newsletter in December), last week, I accidentally published my pregnancy thought of the day in the this blog, which apparently, people still read.  It said something about cravings, nausea, etc.  The next morning, I received congratulatory emails/messages saying, "are you preg...?" Some of you found out early - oops!
 
Anyway, add our fetus to the 2007 Tri-State Filipino (OH/PA/WV) Baby Roster.  We were actually going to tell people whenever, but Jonathan had not told his family yet. His sister delivered her baby a month early and he was in ICU for 4 weeks.  So, we waited to break the news until baby Michael was home safely - which, thankfully, he now is.  Fallon has also been blabbing her big message to everyone and anyone. We are excited, but looking forward to the feeling better part!!
 
Things people like to ask:
SICKNESS: Incredibly nauseous, wondering why I wanted to do this again.
MOODS: a-swingin!
CRAVINGS: Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Greek, cold foods, salads, Whole Foods spicy crab rolls, Netflix, strawberry banana smoothies, POM icees
DISLIKES: Pizza, fried foods, sour/tart foods
JONATHAN'S CRAVINGS: my peanut butter Luna Bars (for women)
MEMORY: Like Dory on Nemo
DUE: Sept.16 - 8 days after Fallon's bday, another Virgo, all ours within 6 weeks!
PREDICTION: Delivery on Fallon's birthday, a boy, looking like my dad
 
P.S.  Armand, you know how sick I was when we ate at Naked Fish?  Olivia, when you brought us the PAMA liqueur (my favorite!), I was dying for a taste!  Thaaanks! It will definitely be the first drink I have as soon as we can celebrate! 

fallon & lucas

Today, we met up with Lucas -- he's the same old Lucas! He's been in town several times photographing fights. We got to see all his photos --impressive work! We went to JET nightclub (Jon took us in there because he had a work thing). Fallon seemed to be in the mood, so Lucas wanted to shoot some photos of her in the club. Check out some of his cool pics...



Some of the action...


...and discovering the pole

welcome baby elizaga!

This evening, Ron and Nova Elizaga, welcomed their new baby boy, Roman Fortunato Bautista Elizaga. He was 6 lbs. 10 oz. 18 1/4 inches long. Mother and son are said to be doing great. Congratulations new parents!