Saturday, May 17, 2008

a day at the park.





look how funny bling looks in the background. ha ha!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

this is what our mothers day celebrations looked like!

lunch with glamma at our favorite place javiers.... lots of spanish rice and guacamole for milo!

milo and me at javiers


taking moppa out for for mothers day...... more spanish rice and guacamole!


bbq for nana at lala and mikes.......... more spanish rice :)


moppa and milo in navy at the office


fun bbq at reeeeeeeeeems house....... where milo ate all sorts of yummy summer veggis!

he is such a star!


and milo's mothers day gift to me....... a big shiner! :)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

happy mothers day.......

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

greetings from the crib!


"here's my aquarium........ it needs new batteries mom"

Friday, May 02, 2008

i'd like to order another weekend just like this please!

1st time in the Pool


Dad teaching water 101


fly baby


lunch with riley, lala & nana


a stroll on the boardwalk..... look at these little guys!


ok...... seriously look at this kids expression!


buddies!


my kiddos!


they really do eat sand!


1st time crawling on the beach


we're still finding sand from this trip.......


katya in town from seattle and brenda in town from new mexico....... anya and i took them to our favorite coffee shop


auntie anya and woobie!


sunday at pop and glam's pool! lots of toys and fun!


a very attentive pupil!

Monday, April 28, 2008

9 months in, 9 months out...............

it feels like forever and it feels so new. such an amazing feeling to watch this little guy grow! we are constantly in awe of him. so much happiness and so much love.

Friday, April 25, 2008

this is how he rolls......

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

lot's of fun the last few weeks! i can hardly keep up with everything...... especially this blog! :)

teeeeeeffff!

moppa's surprise party!


tely, joe & boo


moppa & julie BFF


milo's 1st overnighter with nana & papa! he did really well......... and so did we.... :) i slept in until about 7:30 am..... wooohooo!


hangin with papa!


milo's 1st Quesadilla...... he loved it! so far his eating habits fit in very well. :)


......by fit in i mean...... he loves to eat..... and he likes everything!


zukini reunion BBQ.


garage saling with the family. we were gifted a precious gnome for our garden.


love my family!


future sparkletts man?


julians 1st bday party!


buddies!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

outdoor+bath=happy munchkin



we enjoyed the sunshine this weekend. the fresh air, beautiful blue sky and milo's face in the outdoor bath were medicine for my heart.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

sad to say......



i feel strange not saying anything about this. i can't just keep posting all the sweet happy things that have been going on lately without pausing to remember an old friend who passed away this week. the girls in this picture were some of my bestest friends in high school. we have not all kept in touch on a continual basis but through each other we have kept up with the latest events in each others lives. the picture above is morgan, amy, me & chrissie this was taken 4 years ago at a surprise party for chrissie. i got the tragic news this week that amy has passed away. it was sudden and shocking and we are still waiting for answers... that we may never get. even though we have not talked in a year it has been painful to know that she is gone. sadly she leaves behind 3 beautiful children and lots of family and friends (morgan & chrissie) were still very very close to amy. since i have received the news i keep playing and replaying the slide shows in my head of my early teenage years with amy. i will always remember her as loving. spiritual, funny, nurturing, intelligent (always full of crazy off beat information) and loyal. we always had so much fun together..... all of us. when we were all close we were like family. i'm sad i will never get to say that to her. sad that all this time has gone by and it takes this horrible event that is so final to actually realize how precious old friendships are. i am positive that she is in heaven now and we are the ones left here grieving the loss of such a beautiful soul. the tragedy is too much to comprehend i can't even imagine how the children and her close circle are feeling. please pray for them.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

boo close up


i love pictures like this. since digital has been around it seems like you see less of these.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

happy birthday BLING BLING!

bling turns 4 today. we can't even remember our lives before bling came. she is such a special spirit..... we even love that she's crazy!
POP-sicle

so when pop stopped by the office to visit milo last week he exercised his "grandparent rights". he took milo on a walk and came back with a POPSICLE. i have to admit, as much as i'm against sugar for my baby...... it was pretty darn cute to see them sharing a popsicle. plus i was out numbered by moppa and pop..... who both agree about "grandparents rights". i've heard about this from other moms...... apparently it's a thing!