Another Beautiful Day at La Playa......

we headed down to the beach to play with our friend Lanae. her baby boy is due in 2 weeks.....yay! i was hoping to just play on the sand with milo. obviously he had another idea......

what a wonderful day! the ocean was peaceful like a big lake. the water was cold but the sun was warm.

New Music Class........

when we had our 1st day of the new music class the teacher said, "it's ok if milo is shy on the 1st day." well the minute the music started he started dancing. the teacher said, "never mind." ha ha! so he really likes it and it's full of really cool little people. they play music, rings & then they dress up and march. it's so funny.

one minute i'm at the office going through a paperwork audit........ blah! then the next minute i'm on the pier with milo & auntie tely having such an adventure. but i can't help but wonder.......... who are all those people on the pier fishing for dinner? what a fun day! and it's january...... beautiful!


on the end of the pier listening to some old 1920's jazz (very titanic) and watching some old guys fish.


milo looking at the ocean

milo & auntie tely


we watched this old russian man reel in this GIANT fish.... it kinda freaked milo out.


he was interested too.


ahhhh.... glittery sparkles make for a perfect day!


a fisherman even threw a fish on the ground that this hawk swooped down and grabbed.... it was really cool to watch.


lot's going on down at the pier in mid january!

mi bebé eléctrico


i have always loved dandelions!

We chose to go Private. We feel it is in the best interest of our family. I know it seems like a pain in the booty but really all ya got to do is click the view as a guest button and waaa laaa here we are!

If I missed anyone on the invite please give me their email addresses so I can add them to the list. I know some of the Grandparents forward this blog to friends and family I still want them to be able to check it out. Please send me an email

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now I can really spill the juice............

Happy New Year! Let's get ready for a wonderful year. Right? Ok..... good I'm glad you're on board with the positive vibes. I just can't help but be excited to see what 2009 has in store. Milo is keeping us on our toes and we're loving and savoring every ounce of his growth and development. Forget the list of words..... he's talking so much that i've lost count..... it kinda makes me sad. (that i lost count.... not that he's talking so much)

Since Lorin has been busy with lots of side projects and needing the computer at night I have not been able to get my night time computer blogging done so I'm kinda behind on sharing some fun pictures from our holiday. We enjoyed spending lots of time together and with our families.

he doesn't look thrilled here.. but he LOVES santa! when you say SANTA or CHRISTMAS to him he says,"ho ho ho."

bling enjoyed a nice cozy fire while we tore through the gifts that santa dropped off. she's so tranquil.


let me introduce you to RODY!!!!! the boys had so much fun on their RODYs that it was impossible to get a picture where one of them was not blurry from jumping around on RODY!


mr. milo after he enjoyed a yummy smoothie on Christmas morning.



when all else fails............ strike a pose!

Things......

don't be Fooled by the gifts under the tree. your real gift is all around you. it's in the air and in the water it's sitting at your dinner table. your gift is an unexpected burst of laughter and a shoulder to cry on. your gift is the family you can see and the family that can only see you. the friends who have shared this year with you and the moments that you share with yourself... these are your gifts. one more chance to say, "i love you." one more chance to be together.

today as i finished wrapping my things to give to you. things that i picked out as tokens of how much i love you. while the baby is napping and i'm getting ready for all the wonders of our christmas holidays to start. i stopped to remember what it is all about. it's all about love. how much God loves us and how we reflect that love to one another. it's about being thankful for the real gifts in our lives. i was struck by something my BFF did last week. she was part of an event that was thrown for families that had lost someone this year in iraq. families who don't know what it's like to have christmas without the one they love... but are getting ready to experience it. i was also moved to tears by a tribute in people magazine to all who fell this year, it put a # and a face to the sadness. my heart is heavy for them. my thoughts are with those families.

i am thankful for you.

Merry Christmas

our friend jade sent us on a secret date on saturday. we had no idea what was up his sleeve. all he said was we need to have a babysitter from 1-4 on saturday afternoon. we dropped woobie off with moppa and jim @ the balboa bay cub. then jade drove us down to the balboa fun zone and handed us a platter of sushi and a bottle of wine and told us to go check in at the balboa boat company. he rented us a duffy boat for an hour!!!! how sweet is that? seriously! once Lo and i got on the boat we were both thinking how much our little woobie would enjoy it. so we boated our little duffy over to the balboa bay club to pick up woobie & moppa. Lo and i pulled up to the dock and woobie was SO excited to see us. we just putted around out front for a few minutes, milo was loving it. then we dropped them off and putted our way around the rest of the harbor. what a perfect perfect treat. to make it even more fun and wonderful the day was sunny and the sky was totally bright blue. it was also pretty cool to see all the boats from the boat parade in the light of day. Lo and i had actually gone to the boat parade the night before so we recognized a lot of the boats...... it's fun to see what mansion they're docking at.

santa is a tranquilizer............ who knew?


i thought we were going to have a screamer but milo was quite the opposite when he met santa last night. when daddy and milo got to the front of the line milo was reaching out for santa and saying, "santa santa santa." he was so excited to see the jolly bearded man. then when santa's helper put milo on santa's lap milo went totally calm and trance like. he seriously could have stayed on santa's lap all night. it was like he didn't even realized all of the commotion going on around, it was just him and santa and he was chillin. when his turn was up santa gave him a big candy cane and he really enjoyed eating it.

Winter Fantasy @ the Sawdust.....

We went to the tree lighting ceremony at the sawdust winter show w/ Pop & Glam. It was the PERFECT way to start the season.

We were spending lots of time at the park before it got super cold. I have to keep Woobie away from the duck pond because he wants to go in.

Here is the 2nd choice for our Christmas Card. As you can see, Milo really enjoyed being confined to my lap. :)

this is a 1st! i've looked forward to the day that my Milo would fall asleep while eating. classic!

Hi! I've already got a ton of December photos that I am going to share in a snapfish album. Here's a video from Balboa Island. We went for a walk on the Island one morning last week and had lots of fun. Milo was really into the Christmas decorations and really into the boats & docks.

how bout a little HOWDY... for the holidays!

truckin along and having SO much fun with this little man. he's got so many words i can't keep up with the whole list. if you get a chance to see him say DOOOOOOO, you will be truly blessed because it's hilarious. we've been going to parks a lot lately and lorin and i have been so impressed with his courage and willingness to try almost anything. it's so fun to watch him play and explore and interact with children on the playground. love our little 16 month old.

xoxo

we had a great Thanksgiving. lots to be thankful for!

just wanted to share a little story about how milo bent down and smeared his hand in a smashed snail yesterday. it was totally disgusting. i screamed and threw up in my mouth a little bit. lovely huh? oh the joys boys!

we were part of this...... by accident. :) oh happy day!

an angel sent me this last year. i'm finding it useful these days..........


Deseradata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.


Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; Many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here. and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding exactly as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful - Strive to be happy.

Slide Hair

slides really bring out the dandelion in him!



make a wish!

this is what our children are supposed to look like!


What do you think about my little new baby #2?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

little gardener.......
(please excuse my annoying shrieking..... he was spraying me and it made him laugh when i screamed...... what can i say)

hi!



i need to go to the grocery store. milo keeps pointing at our empty fruit basket and saying, "banana"........ it's pretty funny. going to the store with the monkey. wish me luck!

just wanted to share these amazing pictures of milo's daddy

this picture is off of the newport surf shotswebsite. milo's daddy was the hot shot of the day. :) i would like to emphasize the HOT part.


taken at our friends beautiful wedding last month. milo's daddy was one of the 30 person wedding party. to see more pictures from the wedding check out adam novaks photography (go to clients and type in bell). these are by far the most amazing beach wedding pictures i've ever seen. perfecto!



mooney.......... you're cute!

Rollin W/ the Homies.........


Blake took the babes on a cruzzzzzzzzz! Milo loved being the front seat passenger and took to it like a natural.


Uh oh! Can't you just see these 2 in 16 years!!!!!!! Riley & Milo...... or should I say RiLo

a visit to Pop & Glam's!

we stopped by to sprinkle a little Yoda Joy on Halloween!

favorite spot in the whole house is on top of their coffee table with a silver bell in his mouth!


He just HAD to stick his toes in the freezing pool!

here's a tiny bit more Halloween fun!


Yoda @ Music Together! Can I just say how much WE LOVE THIS CLASS!!!!! The 1st class was a doozy..... because I didn't realize how uninhibited I would have to be....... but now we BOTH have a BLAST! I have noticed so much development in Milo just from this class. Milo has learned so much and it's amazing to see his energy harnessed in such a positive and enriching way. This class is also great for my stomach muscles because I'm laughing so hard the whole time...... wanna see my six pack?



Halloween with the cousins. Calvin is a "choo choo Train" & Ada is a "Seahorse, Kitty Mermaid"....... love it!


Christina made these cute little capes and guess who loved em?!

some new things that milo is doing......

when he's getting into something that he's not supposed to be getting into and i say,"milo.... no no no"...... he looks at me and shakes his pointer finger and says, "no no no"........ it's pretty cute. i have to work really hard at not smiling at him.

he's been calling socks...... shooooooes. just yesterday he started calling them "ocks".

we took him furniture shopping yesterday. WHAT were we thinking? he was a wild man. it was a very good work out for lorin and i as we dashed between milo and breakable things. we saw lots of dog statues and milo kept say "doggie" and kissing them.

he climbs up anything and everything. when he gets to the top of a narrow and dangerous object (like a stool) he dances and sings.

he pointed out his nose for the 1st time! we were pretty proud of him.

he's totally excited when he sees the moon since it's out at 4pm :) he points and does the moon sign and says "mooooon"

something that's not so cute......... when he's really mad about not getting his way.... he tries to hit. now i know i should only share the TRULY adorable things. but this is part of his development as well. getting flustered about not getting what he wants is something he'll have to get used to . we're working on it. :)


WORDS: ucky(yucky), ummy (yummy), owie (when he gets hurt or if we hurt ourselves), moooooon, MOPPA, ANYA, LALA, ADA, cheeeeeese, car, keys, fishy, turkey......... i could be forgetting some because he's been a little mocking bird lately. also we confirmed that he actually does say DINOSAUR...lol!

I was tagged!
1. Where is your cell phone? on the desk
2. Where is your significant other? watching the Lakers
3. Your hair color? light brownish
4. Your mother's name? Sheri
5. Your father's name? Patrick
6. Your favorite thing, not person? ........ Mixie
7. Your dream last night? can't remember
8. Your dream goal? to be calm
9. The room you're in? home office
10. Your hobby? crafting
11. Your fear? news flashes
12. Where do you want to be in six years? here with my family....
13. Where were you last night? snug bug in bed...
14. What you’re not? pretentious
15. One of your wish list items? new comfy couch
16. Where you grew up? OC
17. The last thing you did? working on something to say at Papa's funeral tomorrow.
18. What are you wearing? jeans and a cute Mixie wrap top
19. Your TV? In the living room
20. Your pet? under the covers of OUR bed
21. Your computer? brain drain
22. Your mood? Sleepy
23. Missing someone? Not terribly
24. Your car? Beluga
25. Something you’re not wearing? socks
27. Your summer? a few perfect beach days with Milo
28. Love someone? lots
29. Your favorite color? Green, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Blue & sometimes Lavender
30. When is the last time you laughed? tonight.... laying in the hallway with lorin while milo ran a muck around us and bling bling was rasseling my hair. milo bending down and kissing us. also talking to auntie anya on the phone and Milo saying "aaanYA"....... too cute!
31. Last time you cried? the news that my Papa passed away last week..... has made me cry on and off since.

Tag five poeple.

Christina, Renee, Tely, Nicole & Sarah............... :)