Tuesday, March 09, 2010

YEAH!!! Novella is a BIG SISTER!!

So here is something new!! I am an Aunt again BUT I actually get to live near my new one and play!!! YEAH!!! LOOK at this awesome big sister!!! She is all ready to work here!
Here he is Koa, my new nephew!!
Can you say heavy load, Dan and I are his only Uncle and Aunt! We better step up and do a good job!!

He is SOOOO cute!!
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It has been great being closer so that I can actually help Mary, having a nursling of my own makes it a little trickier, but much more easily done than from Connecticut! :)
But as long as I have my trusty ergo (thanks Cynthia!!), then no problem!! Mary took this photo and named it "Baby Mule"!

So there I was walking a fussy Koa (Mary and Novella where getting a little time together), when Leili realised I was walking SOMEONE ELSE!!!! Oh the injustice!!! And then she just fell apart and wanted to nurse. So instead of disturbing Mary and Novella we plopped down and nursed and bounced these two cousins to sleep! :) Mary had another good laugh! :)
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We gave Mary a little recoup time before we brought the gang over to meet baby Koa!

Fern was so excited to hold a little baby (Leili is not so little anymore)! What a sweet little mommy we have!

Gosh Jake looks TOO old in this picture! He has been growing too much!! And Koa is wrapped up in the cowboy blanket Jake (and I) made for him. It is out of the same fabric Jake's "night-night" was made from.

Riley is so easy going, babies love him (as do animals, he's our Dr. Doolittle)! Koa may not have a brother but he has two boys who will just relish in being his "big brothers"!

Beware of the green monster lurking!!
Nursing, surprise surprise, there is alot of that going on theses days!! :)
So there we are sweet Koa pictures, don't worry there will be plenty more!! :)

Monday, March 01, 2010

PHOTOS!!!

And just a few words!
Sorry the photos are small I did not realize it until I had loaded quite a few! Opps!January 23 - Leili's first flight!



January 23 - Still under the same moon, just on Mars now.

Oh no, I have to remember how to drive on Calif. freeways!!! They are so big!!

Silly cousins enjoying each other!



The view from Mary's deck, yeah that makes it a little better!

So fun to see Novella!

Had fun at Mary's shower (I'll post sweet baby pictures soon)!
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And then thankfully my family FINALLY arrived, after everyone having the stomach flu and a few snowstorms!
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Grandma's Beach...

Jake.



Caves, I use to play in them too.


Ahhhhhhh.

All together!

Sweet Fern's footprint.

Jake got his very first, very own library card!!!

A little trip to see the San Diego temple!


Party at Aunt Mary & Uncle Ryan's!!
MMMM!

Adventure!

Nap time.

I use to catch these, I can't wait until the boys get quick enough!


Getting ready for love day, but it all got eaten before I snapped a photo! :) Yep I did alot of the eating!

We've been doing some gardening.

Lots of gardening.


MORE adventure!


Home, these hills make me smile.



Portrait of grass. :)

Yes we almost had a few wet people after crossing this! Leili had a good nap. :)


Fern hit 30 lbs. and graduated to a booster seat!! She is SO happy!


We've bought a couple nature guides...

Riley harvested some fern to try...

he's a great cook...

Maybe edible but...

Maybe not desirable!
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So here we are and now I am mostly up to date! Hope you enjoyed!