June - Family Visit

We had a wonderful week with our family!

Our guests: Tita Nene (from Germany), Brandon,

Kelsey, Grandma, Pa, Dad and Karen

B with almost 'Aunt' Kelsey

B loved every second she spent with Kelsey

The 2nd strongest man in the world...

Grandma and Pa

B gets kisses from daddy and continues to

play dolls with Kelsey without skipping

a beat...

Daddy and Baby C

(who is now cutting his 4th tooth)!

Papa and C

Daddy's Day!!!

Happy Daddy's Day!

Celebrating Sejera style - lots and lots of sugar!!!

We had daddy's weekend with breakfasts in

bed (which Bella also enjoyed) and lots of

daddy time.

A day at the park. C enjoyed a ride on Shawn's shoulders

Our babies...

Bella found a 'secret hideout'.

Triple chin anyone???

C's 'bouncy'

He has a love/hate relationship with this

contraption. Lately I've been finding him

underneath it playing with toys he's placed

there.

I had to throw in a pic of our Kobe...

He wasn't too happy that I put B's shirt on him.

In fact, I can't find the shirt after he took it off... hmmm

(litter box?) - I'll let Shawn check that one out.

Lawn...

Our instrument of quick and efficient gardening. Chases kids down fairly effectively too.

Who would have guessed my kid is a ham? Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up...

In case you didn't get a good shot, Mr. DeMille...

Front yard...not too shabby.

Weeds suck.

And so do these friggin' tree saplings.

Yard problem area. Tree sapling left unattended in psuedo science experiment. Gardening apathy had a little to do with it too.

Another view of the back yard. Work in progress.

C's Dedication

We had C dedicated at church last night. Thank you

to the Brisco's and Kemp's for your support and

love. C did well - only spit his pacifier across

the stage once...but he had great distance.

Mommy bonding time...

Bella made a special 'dinner' for Shawn and me. She is
definitely a creative chef in the making.
Presentation = 10
Effort = 10
Taste = well, who doesn't like brownies, sugar, and strawberries in their salad?

She even had the lettuce core standing on its

end for presentation purposes. Definitely too

much 'Food Network' on in the house...

C's new hobby - trying to stick things into the floor

vents. He also likes to breath in the cool

air when the air conditioning kicks on. He's

like a baby marilyn monroe.

Crawling machine

Our little guy is all over the place.

I need to put some little pads on his knees

and have him clean the floors as he plays/crawls. ;)

Teaching him to multi-task at 8 months...now for teaching his father...eh, not so much.

Forget the sippy cup!

C likes to drink directly from our glasses...

he prefers Shawn's (of course)

Ballet anyone? Standing on his toes and in

perfect form...

and trying to kiss and open the window.

Parentals come for a visit

My parents came down for a long weekend - we had a great time!

My dad met 'Chano' (his new nickname for baby C) for

the 1st time and I think they clicked from the beginning.

C eating spaghetti.. this kid will eat anything you put in
front of him, or anything he can reach. At 8 months he's
completely mobile now and can stand on his own. YIKES!
Dad and Mom held him LOTS and now know why I
love his baby feet so much!!!


Dad and C

Dad watching C while I made dinner. I love the look

on C's face. They really liked each other's

company... too bad I couldn't get my dad

to change his diaper... heehee!

This pic was actually taken today. We went to the

park and Bella couldn't wait to start playing with

her soccer ball. She actually did really well and dribbled

the ball between her feet. We left after she fell trying

to kick the ball (and CRIED) and thought people saw her fall.

I thought she had hurt her ankle but she told me

in the car that she was just embarassed that she fell.

My little perfectionist...

My poor mom trying to organize all of Bella's

Polly Pockets...

Kindergarten Graduation

The 'girls' getting ready for their graduation ceremony.

Their room was already cleaned out - pictures off the walls and tables

turned over... this year went by so fast.

Bella wants to be an artist when she grows up, she

specifically told me today that she thinks that she's going

to 'pursue fashion designing' - amazing. My aspirations at 6

was to be an avon lady or maid...

Bella with Miss Zarlengo. She was so excited to be able

to pick out any dress she wanted for her graduation

day. This one is one of her favorites

Mother's Day...

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing mother's day!

Shawn, Bella and Cristiano treated me to one of

the best mother's day ever. THANK YOU!

Being a mom(and wife) is one of the most incredible gifts

God can give us and I'm so very thankful to be able

to share my life with my family.

I realize (on a daily, hourly and minute by minute basis)

that my life is not my own.. - but it's the opportunity

I have to watch my kids grow and be there for them

that makes me feel truly blessed.

Shawn took us out for a scrumptious brunch at

the Renissance Hotel.

My beautiful flowers and cake... compliments of the family.

AND - they also gave me a diamond and sapphire ring.

Shawn - you are amazing - thank you!

Bella took this pic during brunch. She is truly an artist in the making.