"I told you to stop chewing that green bubble gum!"

Les Miserables

During Cmas break Jon was obsessed with finishing the unabridged version of Les Mis. He started way back before we were married. He can now finally say that he has read the entire book. There were many 'slow' parts, but all in all, he said is was well worth it. One of the best books he's ever read. I think he enjoyed it so much b/c he had an adorable reading companion.

This is Juliette at 11 days old.

His Many Disguises

This is Christian...



with his favorite glasses
(he borrowed them from Mr. Potato Head)

and with his favorite hat
(Lincoln's CLEAN underwear)

He's such a crack-up. He's loved putting Lincoln's underwear on his head since he turned one--or younger. It's so hilarious looking, and kinda gross, but he sure gets a kick out of it.

What can I say?

... handsome!

Juliette's First Bath

She loved being swaddled in the towel. Really, in comparison with the boys as infants, she wasn't that bad. She actually stayed calm most of the time. I think Jon and I finally came up with a better system to do sponge baths. Instead of using the infant bathtub insert thing, we put a towel over Jon's legs and just used the bath water from the boys' bath to wash her down with a wash rag. It was so much easier. One disclaimer, though: She pooped and peed on the towel to the point where Jon's pants had to get changed the second time we did this. So, if you're trying this at home, be prepared for anything!

Introducing My Priceless Christmas Present

Juliette Colleen

Born:
Saturday, Decemeber 18th, 2010
at 4:35 pm

Weighing:
8 lb. 1 oz.

Measuring:
20 inches

Look at those adorable legs under there!

What a Merry Christmas!
I finally got my girl!!
And she's absolutely amazing!!!

My Boys

We Love Our Nonners!

I am SO grateful that my kids have a grandma to grow up next to and live close to. They need her so much. Grandmas provide something very special that parents can't provide. My boys absolutely adore their nonni. Every night Lincoln prays for Nonni all on his own. The other night he even said a second prayer because he realized he forgot to ask the Lord to help his nonni. It's the sweetest thing to witness. I'm so glad she's here.

Mom, thank you so much for leaving California to come out to Indy to be close to your grandbabies. It means so much to me. I hope they will be able to have you around for many years to come.

We love our Nonners!

Christiancito

Hi! My name is Christian Robert.
Christian after my mom's great aunt who is an amazing, amazing person. And Robert after my favorite daddy. My parents like to call me Christiancito, my Spanish nickname, and Crisco, because my Gma T loves using Crisco in all her baking. I'm 18 months old now weighing in at the 50% for height and the 5% for weight.

These are the things I love to do:

- Whenever I hear an airplane, I love to point to the sky with my middle finger and say, "Oohh."

-When I'm lying in my crib, I love to put my first two fingers in my mouth to comfort me. I never really liked binkies; salty fingers are way yummier!

- I love to play tag with my brother. He's super fast, but I still love being chased by him even if I don't get too far. When he tackles me, he's actually pretty gentle. My big brother just started being really nice to me and now I'm not so sure if I like all the attention. He's a lot bigger than me, ya know. Getting all these hugs and kisses and tackles are kinda scary :0)

- I absolutely LOVE puppies. And my mom thinks I say that word really cute, too. I'm wondering when my parents are gonna get me a dog. I really want one. Maybe when we move and we have our own fenced-in yard. Oohh, I can't wait. That feels like an eternity away...

- Did I ever tell you how much I love my daddy. He's such a great guy. My favorite part of the day is when daddy comes home and I go running up to him. When I run I love to lean over and put my hands behind my back like Superman. Did you know that my daddy really is Superman? My mommy says that I'm gonna look just like him when I grow up. I can't wait! I hope my hair turns curly in junion high, too, just like his did.

- Have you ever watched Baby Einstein? If you haven't, you're totally missing out. I get so excited when my mommy turns it on. I especially love the caterpillar at the beginning of every show. I love listening and dancing to the music the best. The pictures are really neat, too. Even my big brother likes to watch it with me. He's so smart cuz he can name all the things we see.

- Did I mention that I LOVE to dance? Ever since I was little-- okay, littler--I have been rockin in my car seat or dancing around in the living room. I like to move my hips back and forth or bend my knees up and down. It's really great when I get my arms going up and down like disco fever with my middle fingers pointed out, too. You should really try it sometime.

- My favorite things to play with are balls. I love to throw them like baseball or kick them around like soccor. It's especially fun on the trampoline where everything is fenced in so the balls can't roll out. My mom says I'm really good at it. She thinks that I'm gonna be a natural at sports. I sure hope so.

- My favorite things to carry around are blankets or stuffed animals. I love to hold them and then run up to my mommy and give her a hug. She loves when I do that, especially if I rest my head on her shoulder. I can get anything I want if I do that...

- I also love to climb up and down on things, like our slide or the stairs or big beds. My mom says that soon I will be sharing a room with my brother and sleeping in the bottom bunk in a big bed. Oohh, that's so exciting! I wish my sister would get here sooner.

- Some big kid things I like to do are: sit in chairs all proper-like and put my hands together when it's prayertime. I've been doing that since I was really little and my parents have been so impressed. It's really not that hard, ya know, but for some reason they think I have super powers.

- Lately I've found the funnest game: I climb onto the side table next to the couch and then dive for the pillows on the couch. I haven't gotten hurt yet and I do a really good job being careful. It really is the funnest thing. It makes me crack up and giggle every time. It's even better when there's somone there like my daddy or mommy or nonni to dive onto. Then they even catch me.

Well, that's all I can think of for now. And my hands are getting really tired from all this typing. Talk to ya soon! Ba-bye

As Sweet as Ghirardelli Chocolate

I love these pictures of Gpa Robby and Gma Trish with the boys. They are so sweet. Here we are at Ghirardelli Square in SF. This was Trish's first time meeting the boys. She was wonderful with them. We all really enjoyed spending the day hanging out with my dad and Trish. It was awesome.

I do have to give my dad some credit here. He is known for being a goof-ball. So, to get this many smiling photos of him and only one silly one is pretty dang impressive. :0)

Music to My Ears

Here are some pics of my dad and Christian at my favorite park in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Park. This is the playground they have there. These pics were taken back in May when the whole family went out for Robin's wedding. We were so happy to get to meet up with my dad and Trish, and of course, their puppies.

Christian and Gpa Robby

Christian meeting their sweet dogs

And of course, we couldn't hang out at the park w/out some guitar playing!
The boys absolutely love listening to their grandpa sing and play the guitar. Both of my boys absolutely love music, either playing an instrument or dancing along to it. The video below is one of my most favorite memories with my dad and the boys. It was music to my ears. It was the cutest thing ever! Their dogs even joined in and accompanied my dad on vocals. It's really quite hilarious!

Hip Hip Hooray!

It's preschool time everybody!

Today was Lincoln's first day (second year) at preschool.

We started the day off by cutting his hair. Lincoln hates that part, but the stars must have been aligned for me this morning because he hardly put up a fuss. Thank goodness!

To top that off, Ms. Julie (his teacher/girlfriend from last year and now for this year too) said he did a fantastic job today. (She was especially emphasizing that he ate all his lunch. See, Lincoln has been a pretty picky eater most of his young life, and so Jon and I have been doing what we call 'extreme intervention' to try and help him eat more types of foods this whole summer. He has improved tremendously and we are very proud of him, and not to mention relieved. So, right now I'm working on getting Lincoln to like sandwiches for lunch so that it'll be easier for me to make his lunch in the morning. So far, so good. Hip hip hooray!)

And according to Lincoln, Ms. Julie was right. He did do a fantastic job today. When we were driving home he told me all about how nice he was to the other kids and how he shared with them. Yea Linkie! That's what I like to hear. He's the oldest in his class now, so it will be great if he can set a good example.



So adorable! I could just eat him up. I love when I can catch a real smile. Good job, Link!

Big brother and little brother

Sitting at his 'desk'

"Yes, I'm pretty much on of the best people I know."

(to quote his shirt)


Another reason why this day was so great...

I worked out finally!!!
It's seriously like one of the first times that I've worked out this pregnancy. Now that Lincoln is in preschool I can use our neglected treadmill while Crisco naps. It felt soooooo good. I made myself go for one hour and walked around 3.2 miles. And stretched afterward! One of my favorite parts. My plan is to exercise every Tue and Thur when Lincoln is in preschool.

My other goal is to use the rest of the time that Christian is napping to work on my family history. Today I got a whole hour. I'm so excited to finally get back to this. It's been way too long. I definitely know that I have family on the other side of the veil that are waiting for me to take their names to the temple. This will feel so good to make progress on my family history again.

Pensacola Beach

While we visited my gma Dolly in Mississippi, Lincoln and I got to take a day trip to Florida. We had such a blast swimming in the ocean, jumping the waves, and playing in the sand. The water was warm and the sand was white. That was Lincoln's first time swimming in the ocean and he did a great job being careful and listening to mommy. Unfortunately, I got way sunburned (but never pealed, thank you very much! Lincoln just browned some more like my dad. I swear the kid has some latin in him. He can dance and he can tan.) Too bad Daddy wasn't there to join in on the fun. The poor guy was busy taking care of patients in the dental clinic and working late at night in the lab. Some day, some day. Someday will be soon if the AF moves us to Biloxi. Day trips to Florida as a family would be sweet!

"Watch me suck in my stomach, guys!"

I know that looks scary, but don't worry everyone. Lincoln is actually above average in his weight percentile and still right on the top for height. It's Chirstian that we're more concerned with. He's my skinny-minny ranking 5th on the percentile for weight. Yikes! Weird, cuz he'll eat anything I give him. I think it's that he has a small appetite. Lincoln's the just the opposite.

Rocket to the Moon!

On our road trip to Mississippi, Lincoln spotted this ginormous rocket alongside the road at an Alabama rest stop. We didn't have time to stop, so we promised that we would stop on our way back home. Needless to say, my boy would not stop talking about the 'rocket to the moon' that he was going to go inside the whole trip. Even though it was gated off, he still got a huge kick out of seeing a real rocket. It was a really great attraction.

The troopers:
Nonni, Christian, and Lincoln