Wednesday, January 27, 2010

we had

9 months of glorious bliss with an immobile child. today..that all changed. :) yay! so excited...but at the same time, realizing life has changed drastically~ poor olivia, ha! tonight olivia was playin on the floor with a blankie and isabelle realized she could go and play with her...they both were shocked. peppy could not stop smiling and laughing!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

snow day!

before peppy came along, there were certain days that este and i would want to just stay in and hang out, doin nuttin. so we'd say, "lets have a snow day!" (obviously this is unheard of in our neck of the woods!) but today, we actually did have a snow day! we went up to big bear, spun in the ice, laughed with our girl, and was swallowed up by feet of snow! a very adventurous day it was, but such a rich family time. peppy loved being with both of us and we just had an incredible time!
chillaxin before her first snow experience



her "wrinkle up my nose and look adorable" face


i know it's repetitive, but i love her eyes in this one!

fallin snow


"dad, have you ever felt how cold this is?"

gettin some lovins in


Sunday, January 24, 2010

havin fun

we wanted to teach her early how to pray, didnt know she would learn so quickly!



pullin up

offering "uckies" a miss potato head earring

playin in mommas closet and found some scarves!

Friday, January 22, 2010

why buy toys?

the girls had a blast in a cardboard box tonight (theo did too)
before i post the pictures, peppy went for her 9 month checkup yesterday. she is 19 1/2 lbs (65-70%) , 29 1/2 inches (95%) and her head is 45% (forget the measurement) she only grew an inch and a pound in three months. that's alright cause she had been growing like crazy the rest of her life:) she had her finger pricked and two shots and did wonderful. what a brave girl! i love her doctor, she takes so much time with us. it has been raining buckets here, and even hailed for a minute, and im lovin it! we experienced an earthquake one early morning last week. california is interesting! we hope to get up to the mountain with all the snow and go sledding soon. they have feet of snow! oh, peppy's first experience with snow, how fun!
olivia and kitty (his tail kept tickling her)

billy entertaining 2 hungry gals

and they got bored, so off they go!

billy put theo in the box with peppy and he jumped straight up in the air...this is mid jump and peppy takin cover!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

more christmas!

grandpa and grandma (ray and maria) came to visit this weekend and we got to have christmas with them. it was great.
peppy got her first babydoll! she loved the baby's paci...however, she wont touch her own..haha! it was too cute!

lovin her doll

playing with grandpa ray!

hangin on to her babydoll stroller

hey, can you please get outta my way? dont you see i have places to go???

cuddlin with grandma

look at my baby!

this week her new things are:
kisses (sometimes, with a followed clap b/c she's proud of herself-sometimes we say," give momma or daddy kisses "and she skips the kiss and claps)
she also makes the kiss sound when someone blows her kisses (adorable)
and she is waving hi and bye and all the in between times too!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

9 months and a day!

my baby turned 9 months yesterday and i just cant believe it. my, my, lil woman! she was totally lackadaisical for most the day. we went grocery shopping and she was so just lounging with her leg up and arm over the seat the whole time. we got home and she was the same way in her high chair. then we put on some music and she CAME ALIVE! *so in love*









Sunday, January 10, 2010

SAWEET!

i had the sweetest day today. we had such a lovely time at church! isn't the family of God amazing? when we went to go get pep, they said, "nope, cant have her!" heehee. i love that she is loved! then we came home and ate (peppy loves her new highchair that was gotten b/c of her grandpa ray and grandma maria) and then she was off to bed. este and i fell asleep on the couch for about 2 hours. awww. cant remember the last time that happened on a sunday afternoon:) when she woke up we just played around. i had such a rich time with her today. it felt amazing for some reason. she has been quite cuddly with me today, too. gotta love that!

praise the LORD for good days. He has been so faithful to us!

the kiddos lounging in peppy's room:)


yummy pancakes!

weebok

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

downtown disney (next day)

makes me smile!

the clan - este

"daddy! i said this way!"


mucho besos!

disney...the happiest place on earth!

este, me, mom and dad, and isabelle went to disneyland for pep's first trip! having to change her outfit twice b/c of poopie blowouts (which hadn't happened in months!) reminded me that bringing a baby to disneyland is a much different experience than when you are baby-free! however, it was much fun in a different sort of way. also, the first morning that we woke up in the hotel, i went in to get isabelle and she was SITTING UP by herself. i thought, "am i seeing things?" that ornery girl...who knows what all she does while she's in her crib. now she's all over the place!
chillin in the hotel with pops!

she loves bein out with people..especially getting attention from anyone that will give it to her!

at the entrance in disneyland!

pops and este waiting in line for space mountain. woohoo for waiting in line for over an hour and being on the ride, (at the top - on the ride) and it stopping and having to climb off. but WOOHOO for free pass to the front of other rides:)

MY hottie!

um, yeah, B eautiful!

dad, do you smell chicken grease? HAHA!

i love my peppy!

on the merry-go-round with gamma!

a look at my hard work!

im taking a sewing class and one of the girls suggested that we make stockings. i was all over that one. i saw a picture of stockings that i loved in a pottery barn magazine and decided to give it a try. i was well pleased!

pepster!



pep's first christmas

yes, her first christmas...actually her and her reaction, was more than i could have wanted! she loved it and she was amazingly precious!

momma and her girl christmas morn'

diggin in her stockin!

so pleased with what her stocking contained!

heehee, lovin her baby phat tights!

our lil candycane, watching a moving puppy toy...that does not speak english! who wouldve known!?

uh oh...she was caught red...mouthed! eating elmo(hint: the red fur below her lip!)

mommy has too much fun dressing her up!

family photo