The past 2 weeks have just flown by, we have been so busy just trying to keep up with everything. Spring has also sprung, so we've been spending more time outside and at the park, which is one of our favorite things to do. I have a quite a few favorite pictures that I've taken since we got back from Tahoe and I thought I'd just share them all at once, this gives you an idea of what we've been up to.
My mom came to visit for a night a few weeks ago, Gianna LOVES when she comes because she gets extra special attention, here they are 'working out'.
This is what Gianna wanted to do when we got out of the car after driving back from tahoe...push her stroller around while wearing her thermals, jacket, backpack and ladybug hat, she is such a weirdo.
How can one person simultaneously bring you the most joy and make you want to pull your hair out? I don't know how she does it, but she does.
Connor is now SMILING ALL THE TIME!!! I love it. He is at such a great age where he is happy to see you and will smile when you smile. He's old enough to be excited to see you, not old enough to manipulate you (yet).
This week (and last week) we've had 70+ degree weather, and we've been going to the park all the time. I even had to douse the kids in sunscreen and put on their big sun hats. Gianna actually wore hers because she has a smart Mommy who got her a hat with pictures of ice cream on it. And we all know that anything with ice cream must be awesome.
Connor was so excited about leprechauns all day on St. Patrick's day that he hardly napped at all, when it finally came time for dinner he couldn't even hold his eyes open. Here he is, asleep in his bumbo.
On Friday night we drove over to Berkeley to see Uncle Johnny before he left for New Orleans for a week to do reconstruction. We had yummy Cheese Board pizza, went to play on a big grassy area, and hung out in his apartment (oh and we helped him pack too). Of course Gianna always love it when he plays guitar and Connor is really starting to show an interest, too. I love Connor's expression in the second picture, he always has the best looks in pictures with Johnny. I think he's wondering where the wild animal that used to live on Uncle Johnny's head went (he donated it a few weeks ago).
On Saturday we went to Gianna's friend Luca's birthday party. Luca is also going to get a new baby brother soon, so she and Gianna share that in common. The first picture is of Luca blowing out the candle, and the second is of Gianna, Luca and their friend Jonathan.
On Saturday night I took Connor to a very fun, grown-up baby shower in the city, although I forgot to take pictures, when I get some from Mandy, I'll add them.
On Sunday Ooda and Poppy came to visit for Poppy's birthday. Gianna has always LOVED my Dad (probably more than she loves me). When she was about 2 months old and we were moving into our house he was the only one who could get her to sleep. It was special to spend the day with them, just hanging out at the house and having lunch, cake and icecream and giving Poppy 'pawence'. Here are the pictures from Sunday:
Okay, we should be all caught up, for now. Hope you enjoyed that little round-up!
"Smells good, I like flowers." (Gianna has just started to make 3-5 word simple sentences like this)
Mommy, Connor and Gianna.
Looking at the Froggy fountain.
Justin and Connor, too cool for school.
Showing her baby all of the fountains.
The mom's club I am a member of had it's annual egg hunt 2 Saurdays ago. It was so fun to see all of the kids looking for eggs and to see how much they have changed in just a year. Check it out here.
...and seeing how much has changes in a year: Connor is here, and so is Gianna's hair, we have said goodbye to some friends (love you Hogan family), and hello to new friends (Yeah Rocha family!). I donated my hair shortly after this picture, and it has almost grown all the way back, All of our babies have turned into kids and we are welcoming new babies to our group. And there are so many things you can't see too!
Showing off her eggs (and loot!).
Daddy and Connor at the egg hunt.
Gianna (and friends) checking out their eggs.
The last weekend in March we headed over to Children's Fairyland in Oakland.
At this point, Connor has been to the zoo several times, so he thinks nothing of these strange looking creatures :)
What a small cow.
I promise Sophia survived this hug.
This is what Gianna wanted to do when we got out of the car after driving back from tahoe...push her stroller around while wearing her thermals, jacket, backpack and ladybug hat, she is such a weirdo.
Connor was so excited about leprechauns all day on St. Patrick's day that he hardly napped at all, when it finally came time for dinner he couldn't even hold his eyes open. Here he is, asleep in his bumbo.
On Friday night we drove over to Berkeley to see Uncle Johnny before he left for New Orleans for a week to do reconstruction. We had yummy Cheese Board pizza, went to play on a big grassy area, and hung out in his apartment (oh and we helped him pack too). Of course Gianna always love it when he plays guitar and Connor is really starting to show an interest, too. I love Connor's expression in the second picture, he always has the best looks in pictures with Johnny. I think he's wondering where the wild animal that used to live on Uncle Johnny's head went (he donated it a few weeks ago).
On Saturday we went to Gianna's friend Luca's birthday party. Luca is also going to get a new baby brother soon, so she and Gianna share that in common. The first picture is of Luca blowing out the candle, and the second is of Gianna, Luca and their friend Jonathan.
On Saturday night I took Connor to a very fun, grown-up baby shower in the city, although I forgot to take pictures, when I get some from Mandy, I'll add them.
Okay, we should be all caught up, for now. Hope you enjoyed that little round-up!
I like to Ski, fast. But since I haven't done it in years, I was happy to take the kids sledding on a real sledding hill just before we headed home from Tahoe.
But when we'd climb up the hill, I'd ask, should we start here, and she'd whisper to me "Up, high." Meaning she wanted me to keep going further up the hill.
Here are some videos of us sledding, in one of them you can see how excited Jack is by our sledding (and playing in the snow), in one you can hear Gianna say "Fast" if you listen carefully, and in one of them you can hear Sophia's concern that her friend is doing this over and over.
