Pugs & Kisses

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Santa Claus is coming to town...

And so are we! To Virginia that is...or was. We arrived Christmas Eve night, after a loooong flight & were greeted at the airport by my mom and my brothers (while pop was at home making my favorite meal!). To their surprise, Suri was wearing this special shirt...

This little monkey has a secret.... I'm going to be a big sister!

And that's our exciting news! A new bundle of joy will be arriving this July 2012! Everyone (both families) is really happy & can't wait to hear the news if it's a boy or girl, which we should find out around Valentine's day...so you better come back if you want to know too!!!

On to our trip - Christmas day - we woke up around 8 or 9 am and opened presents w/ my mom & pop - Suri actually got into ripping the paper off this time. And she received lots of fun things! An Elefun ball popper, a super soft Elmo shirt, The Lion King dvd...and much much more! We also got dvd players for the car to keep Suri entertained on our trips! YAY! After Christmas at my mom's house, we went to my Auntie Lynne & Uncle Neil's to celebrate with them, my Nana & my dad. Upon arrival, the boys decided to play some basketball & Suri even got in on the action! We had a wonderful spread of lasagna, gnocchi, meatballs & seafood! It was all soooo delicious! Great food, great conversation, great company. Doesn't get any better (well, unless you add dessert!).

opening presents Christmas morning!

presents, presents, presents * monkeying around w/ Daddy

hanging out w/ Uncle Elliott & Uncle Abbott

boys having fun * first time ever seeing Seth play basketball

Suri's turn! Such a big girl!

photo ops w/ Mommy, Uncle Elmo & Great Nana Rose

bouncing on Daddy's legs * Elmo shirt & dried yogurt face :) * loves Uncle Elmo's phone

took entire bag of Cheerios out of box & poured on ground * her New Year's pjs

We had a great visit in Virginia & were sad to say goodbye! Can't wait for them to visit us here in San Diego in July!! ;) <3 Sc

Christmas Time

This Christmas was very special with it being Suri's 1st & her receiving lots of gifts & getting to spend time with all our family! Suri's 1st Christmas gift arrived around Dec. 10th from Great Auntie Pat & Great Uncle Jack! Although she wasn't too excited to rip off the wrapping paper, once she saw the gift she was sooo excited & could hardly wait for Daddy to get it out of the box! Baby Abby - Suri's 1st baby doll :)

Suri also discovered a love for Mommy's baking tools! Daddy got some cute shots & I ended up putting them on an apron for Grandma Anne. She's gonna be a lil baker like her mama!! YAY!

After Seth was done with finals, we headed up to Bakersfield to celebrate the holiday with his side of the family. Suri got to see her puppy dogs, Ares & Luna, and actually played with them outside. She went for a bike ride with both Mommy and Daddy & had tons of fun playing with all her Aunties & Uncles, her cousins & her Nana & Papa! She got lots of new toys & clothes, but most importantly got to spend time with & love on her family! It was a wonderful visit & we can't wait to see everyone again soon!

playing w/ Daddy & Ares * riding bikes w/ Mommy & Daddy

Daddy love * helping Nana make yummy food* playing w/ Jake & Auntie Ashley

opening gifts w/ the help of Sammy & Auntie April * so happy!

pj time w/ the girls, Andrea & Meredith * little drummer girl * running from the pups

playing w/ cousins Jude & Sam - the boys thought it was so fun to climb in the bucket! lol

When we returned home to San Diego, we decided to have our own little Christmas & have Suri open her gifts from "Santa" & gifts that arrived from Gramma Denise & Granpa Rich and kids.

Suri got a baby doll, toothbrush, blocks, pjs, a cell phone & car keys!

After our Christmas in Bakersfield and back home in San Diego, we jetted off to Virginia on Christmas Eve....

Monday, January 9, 2012

New Year's Resolution

Although I'm sure there are many resolutions I need to make, one on the top of my list is: Update the blog on a regular basis! Yes, I'm sorry - it's been quite some time since I've caught everyone up on our daily life & what Suri's been up to - in fact, last time I did, she was 8 months old - and well, as most of you know, now she's 1 yr! Crazy how time flies!! But yes, I will make much more of an effort to keep this blog up to date. So let's see, where did we leave off?

In October, Suri reached her 9 month mark and gave us quite a surprise as she took her first steps! Not fully walking, but she would take a few steps, then tumble. She loved reading books & still enjoyed her shows: Sesame Street, Blues Clues and Curious George! She slept pretty well around this time - from about 7:30 to 3, then eat, then sleep til about 7! Unless she was teething, and that's a whole different schedule :( She also started smiling & laughing a lot more & making lots of new faces! And loved to play with the camera/have her picture taken! And as seen in previous posts, she enjoyed her first Halloween and pumpkin patch & had lots of fun adventures!

Suri on her 9 month bday

In November, she turned 10 months old & was walking without a problem! TROUBLE for Mommy & Daddy!! She started trying more foods: pasta, applesauce, cake (Daddy's influence), chicken, beef, hummus - almost anything we would eat, so did she. She loved to play outside with her friends & especially loved picking grass!! Such a curious little girl, she must get into everything! We celebrated Suri's 1st Thanksgiving in Frazier Mountain with Seth's family - times 10 - for a family reunion too. Suri met her Auntie Tristan, Uncle TJ and cousins Zaylee & Wyatt for the first time! She loved playing with them & getting loves! While there, Suri also got to experience snow for the first time - and well, I don't think she was too impressed. She's definitely spoiled by the San Diego weather (and now so are her parents)! Seth took Suri for her 1st ride on a sled & she seemed to enjoy it. There was lots of crazy fun going on for that trip & we had a wonderful time with all our family <3