5 months old!!

5 months and growing strong! Shawn brought home

this outfit from his last trip.. way to go daddy!!

Latest accomplishements: DROOLING all over us

(no teeth yet but they're coming), turning over and

over.. and over, sings to himself, and loves to talk.

Playing with Bella and watching the newest

Barbie movie (Mariposa)!

I love to eat!!! (Oatmeal, Rice, Carrots,

Sweet Potatoes and Squash)... mom sneaks

in a smashed cherio into my mouth every

now and then.

My Artist

Bella's latest creation

She wants to be an artist when

she grows up...

Happy Valentines Day!!!

This Valentine's Day I decided to have

some pictures of the kids for Shawn... Bella did great, and

didn't tell daddy the surprise - Phew! For those of you

that don't know, Shawn's known what his Christmas

and birthday presents were before the holiday

because Bella gets so excited.

We love you daddy!!

My baby boy at 4 months!!

Shawn, as always, was as thoughtful as ever giving the kids

cards and chocolates for Valentines Day. I hope they

know and will remember how much he/we love them.

And I'm very much looking forward to my date night

with him...

4 Months Old!!!

Cristiano is 4 months old now and bursting out

of his newborn clothes. His next checkup with the doc

is on Friday and we'll know how much he weighs...

as well as get 5 more shots (poor baby). He's cooing

and loving to giggle... especially at Bella.

I love my Ate!

'Why can't I get these things into my mouth'

Cristiano is already using 'tools' (aka his

pant legs) to get at his feet. He almost got

his toe in his mouth over the weekend. Oh joy!

1st Day at the Park!

You probably can't tell by our 'heavy' attire that it

was a 75 degree day yesterday... We quickly shed

our pullovers and enjoyed an absolutely

beautiful day at the park!!! Needless to say

the kids went to bed early last night...

and so did I!

Bella climbing on the 'big' kid playground

'I love the swings'
Bella was kind enough to give me the 101
on how to make yourself go higher on the
swings without someone pushing you...
my little girl all grows up :)

Cristiano's 1st ride down the slide

My favorite Bella pics

I'm taking myself down a trip through memory lane.

Call it sentimental (or lack of sleep and insomnia

as I laid awake last night watching Bella and Cristiano

sleep). I had to go through and post my favorite

pictures of my Isabella Grace. She's come into

her own over the last year and has grown over an

inch in the last month. It all happens so fast, sometimes

I wish you could just bottle up the

'littleness' of our kids.

Bella's 2nd halloween - 'mini-pocahontas'

At DisneyWorld waiting for the High School
Musical parade


Catching leaves with daddy outside our house


Her favorite summer outfit from Tita Abbie

Swimming lessons with Coach Sellers

Cheesy Bella

Where's the catwalk? And the pool..??

My parents let me run around the front

yard and play in the sprinklers.

I attended my first professional footbal

game - RAIDERS
(and slept almost the whole time)

Carving pumpkins with daddy

She still plays with this dollhouse on a

daily basis... one of santa's best

gifts

Our favorite FURRRRY Family Member

We can't leave out our favorite furry family member

from our updates. Kobe LOVES the outfits Shawn

gets from him (as you can see from the very

disgruntled look on his face). He's one of the most

loving cats in the world!!! You can't love him

enough. We lovingly tell everyone that he has a

'frontal butt' - as he graciously shows everyone

his royal 'fatness'...

'Wendy's anyone'?? Or maybe he's going for

the Little Bo Peep look.