Tolitosis

I have to admit, I LOVE baby feet!! 'Tolitosis' is a

term near and dear to my heart that encapsulates

the very essence of what normal people call

stinky feet. Baby 'C's feet aren't 'THAT' stinky-

Who me? My feet smell like roses!

A typical day after school: 'B' crashes and 'C' refuses a late afternoon nap...

Feels like summer....

It was a beautiful 85 degree day (a little windy)

but a great day to play outside!!!

We spent most of the afternoon at the park and

Cristiano took his first ride on the 'truck'

Bella was selling us some ice cream here -

unfortunately the only flavors she had were

watermelon sorbet and chocolate. :)

She can actually swing on the monkey bars now

and get from one side to another... my

little monkey

Baby 'C' snug next to mama

Almost 7 months old...
He loves to play peekaboo


Okay, so I'm re-living the 80's through my kids.
I can't help myself. They look so cute with
the popped collar. Well, they look cute to
me regardless... who can resist such a chunky
face. Many kisses to this little one


Bella set up the table for us. Gourmet
pizza and lemonade were on the menu.
Thank you Bella!


My favorite time of the day... naptime!
He fell asleep playing

I'm a big boy now! Baby C has now tried

mashed potatoes, tortillas, bananas,

and of course rice!

Field Trip -- Dry Gulch USA

It was an unseasonably cold day for the Kindergarten

field trip to Dry Gulch (our church's camp) but the

kids (and parents) had an AWESOME time. We are

so blessed with such a wonderful church and school.

Our church built Dry Gulch to mimic an old western

town and everything there (buildings, train,

playgrounds, eating facilities, etc) is top of the

line. I can't wait for Christmas Train! (2009)

Bella is telling everyone that her daddy couldn't

come on the field trip because he didn't fill out the

parent form in time... we missed you

daddy!

The kids were very well behaved... we were

waiting for our turn to ride the carriage.


I thought this little horse and carriage ride would
be pretty uneventful but the 2 horses they had
pulling us must have had some serious caffeine.
It felt like we were riding on a roller coaster.


This pony was born on Sunday!!!
We all got to pet it, along with a baby Shetland
Pony, some sheep, and a pig (which we stayed
arms length from... he kept trying to eat our shoes!)


Bella is holding a baby chick!
She was so excited to have this little one
in her hands... 'Mommy, I think he likes me,
can I have one??' -- let me think about
that... uh ---- No. She also asked for
a horse (I'll let Shawn handle the response to
that one).



My silly little girl...

Ok - so this isn't a pick from our field trip
Isn't he cute! Holding his own toothbrush.
And wearing some serious highwater pants!
We can't keep up with him. He keeps outgrowing
everything we buy... very much a good thing.

6 months old!

We can't believe how quickly 6 months have gone by..

Latest accomplishments:

- scooting backwards (literally on his back)

- sitting up all by himself

- eating table food

- can almost drink out of a cup

- Talks, talks and talks

Bella wore this sweater when she was

9 months old! We're actually having a hard

time keeping up with his growth spurts.

Bella on WAY too much sugar! She decided to dig into
her Easter basket and made a plate full of treats
for herself.

Easter Egg Hunt

Getting ready for our Easter Party:

Shawn/Cristiano = lawn duty

Jerusha/Bella = watch Shawn/Cristiano on lawn duty

Bella is enjoying the amazing doughnuts and cookies

brought by the Kemp's. They were

delicious!!! Bella was on a sugar high till

Monday.

A few of the kids waiting in the living room as the

eggs were being hidden...

Shawn provides the 'rules' for easter egg hunting.

Babies under 3 got a few minutes lead time before

getting run over by the bigger kids

Finding easter eggs ALL over the front and back

yard was so much fun. The daddys did a great

job hiding about 400 eggs!!!

Bella in search of the big money egg... (she didn't
find it this year and was very disappointed but
is looking forward to next year)

Grandma Carol and Cristiano enjoying each

other's company

Baby and Me... I couldn't get Bella to sit still enough for a picture with me. She was too excited to have her friends over

Cristiano and Jana - he was happy to give

LOTS of kisses out this Easter

I had to throw this picture in... This is me --- multitasking to the hilt. I've got baby playing while doing the laundry, Bella sleeping at my feet (because lately she is attached to my hip) and working (see laptop in the background). I love being a mom :0).

Cristiano's latest favorite thing to do: chew on his toes!!! And he can get just about all of them in there... GROSS!

Grandma Carol feeding Cristiano... he loves to drop things as he eats just to watch all of us pick them off the floor for him.

It's Spring!

Cristiano has no desire to crawl... just walk like his

Ate. They're already playing dress up.

We'll just need to keep an eye on Bella

to make sure she doesn't dress him up

in one of her old ballet outfits...

Bella took this pic outside our house over the

weekend. It was so beautiful outside. We're

all happliy sneezing now thanks to the

Oklahoma allergy season. But it's really great

to see the trees and tulips blooming.

A ride in the Escalade!

I didn't think this would happen so soon!

Bella took Cristiano out for a little ride down

the driveway (with a little help from dad

and mom of course). He's almost able

to sit up on his own... just a little weeble

wobble every now and then.

Weekend with la Familia...

A visit with Brandon and Kelsey

Bella LOVED her visit with Auntie to-be Kelsey

and the 2nd strongest man in the

world - Uncle Brandon. She didn't leave her side

for one minute (thanks Kels for letting her stick so

close to you...)

We had crab night with Brandon, Kelsey

and Bella's BFF Molly and family.

YUMM...

Cristiano and his entourage

Good night babies... after a long and

wonderful day!

Thank you Grandma for my Princess dress!

Julia and Bella at the park today... it was

a gorgeous day!