Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Goodbye California...Hello Paradise!!!

We left California last week. We had such a blast, but we were living in such a small apartment and had to leave. Our kids are not used to being quiet...and lets just say the neighbors were happy to see us go! HAHA! Here are lots of new pictures of the kids like I promised!

Jaja and Micah
Our kids met another little girl in the apartment complex, Indicka, they loved her!
My kiddies!
Look at that smile!!!
So silly! What's going on Micah??
Pooped at the beach!
Loving the beach!
Just the boys!
The only picture I could get of Hope...she was having a meltdown!
Running from the waves!
Jumping the waves!
Hope loves the water too! She is a little to fearless!
She loves the sand too!
Micah's first time in the ocean!
Burying things.
Making sandcastles!
Mommy helping.
Burying more stuff!
Cousin Ashley making a giant castle!
And higher...
Isaiah did the Diamondhead hike with his dad! He is so tough!
The view from the top!
The tunnels..
Talking with Micah!
Tummy time...I can lift my head up high!
Isaiah loves when Micah is down. He is waiting for him to roll. He rolled from his tummy to back at 9 weeks...now if he would roll from back to tummy we would be all set:)
Napping on daddy.
Awesome trees at the zoo...that is not paint!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

3 posts in one day...WOW!

My mom yelled at me last time that I didn't have a lot of pictures of Hope or Hope and I together. Well I got right on that Mom...LOL! Sorry I am always the one taking the pictures so I am never in them. Here are some of me and the kids!

I love her eyes!
Posing with Micah!
Just the girls!
Love how Isaiah is smiling in the background!
The kiddos!
Love Micah's smile! He has a great smile!

Some More Baptism Pictures

I was really bummed when Ashley (Dave's cousin) told me my battery died on my camera. I thought she didn't get any pictures at all....but she took a ton! The battery ran out right before he was baptized so I am waiting for pictures from Mrs. Socha, Kristina, and Helena...I hope they got some good ones. Ashley got some great ones...she is a great photographer!!

Isaiah and Mia!! So funny!
Hopey and Mia!
Waiting for the ceremony to begin!
Micah with his godmother Kristina.
Beautiful Hopey!
Micah just hanging with his godmother.
Kristina reading to the kids. She is a great entertainer....can't tell she has 9 kids!! Ha Ha!
Hopey with her new book she won't put down.
Mommy and Micah!
Micah smiling at Monsignor during the ceremony! So precious!Really listening and taking it all in.
I love him!
Praying for Micah! As Isaiah would say "Micah didn't close his eyes!" LOL!
About to be baptized. The kids loved it!
And my battery died. To be continued....

Micah David is Baptized!!

Micah David was baptized yesterday. It was a beautiful, private ceremony. Thank you to all our friends and family that made it on such short notice. Monsignor really wanted to do the baptism while we were here so, we made it happen. Monsignor is the godfather and Kristina Fiore is the godmother. We are so grateful that she made the trip out here.

We are so blessed with all our friends and family here. One of our friends took pictures yesterday and already sent them and made a video of them. It is so beautiful!! Thank you Susan and John!! We love it. Here is the video. I am waiting for more pictures because of course my camera battery died when we were there.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Happy Belated Easter Everyone!

I found time to upload more pictures from our trip. I don't know how many of you know but the only way Micah will sleep is on his tummy. Since doctor's do not recommend that...we have been staying up taking shifts watching him sleep. On this trip, Dave's cousin Ashley is our Godsend!! She is helping us with the kids, running errands, and she takes a shift at night for us so that we are getting some sleep! I don't know how we would make it without her. Maybe that's why we don't know when we are coming back yet. LOL! We are trying to talk he into coming back with us...we would love it and so would the kids....they adore her! Well if she doesn't...we are looking for a night nanny to take that first shift...LOL!

I hope you all had a blessed Easter. We did! One of the reasons we headed to California for Easter was to celebrate Easter at our church here. We still really miss out church and the kids do too! It was such an amazing celebration of Our Lord. It also helps to be great friends with the Monsignor to get reserved seating so we don't have to worry about standing with all the kids.

Here are some new pictures of the kids.

Our family out to Easter Brunch....Micah sleeping (of course) and Hope would not look at the camera because Luke took the picture. She is still not fond of boys which is still OK with me:)
Micah sleeping!
Still napping:) with his Tita!
OK Now I am awake!
Every time I take a picture with Micah and his Daddy...Isaiah wants to jump in to be with all the boys...so cute:)
He loves his new bouncer seat! Check out his rolls...I love them!!
Hanging with Daddy at lunch!
So funny.
Being silly at lunch!
What's up??
Isaiah playing a game on Ashley's phone...so sweet!
Silly faces again!
Here I took a photo shoot of these two...Micah finally started smiling and it is so cute! He has the best smile:)
Don't know why this one turned red...but look at that smile!
So serious!
Isaiah making Micah smile!