Sarah's 26th Birthday!

My 26th birthday was pretty great! My friends put balloons outside our door, Brock bought me donuts, Seth & the girls took me out to dinner - just a wonderful day :)  Then over the weekend, Seth made my birthday present wish come true - PADDLEBOARDING! Scary at first, but so much fun once we got the hang of it! It was very relaxing and a nice way to spend some time with Seth. We had fun goofing off in the freezing cold water & we both enjoyed exploring this new activity! Too bad boards are so flippin expensive. Oh well. We ended up going out to eat again for my birthday - so it was like the special day lasted all week long! Not that I'm spoiled or anything ;) But thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes & cards & gifts... Love you all!

 Then here are some random shots from home. Suri loves wearing heels - be it mine or some fun Princess ones from the neighbor girls! And I thought she would be a total tomboy! I was so wrong! Suri also looooves the camera - but only if she's the one behind the lens. 

 In her tutu & princess heels * the shirt says it all!

pictures courtesy of Suri Jean

 doesn't like when the camera is turned on her * Sofia testing out the Bumbo

More to come real soon....

Free Museum Day

A friend of ours told us about this event the Smithsonian Magazine hosted: Smithsonian Museum Day Live, providing a free ticket to museums around the country. So on Saturday, September 29, 2012, we went to the San Diego Air & Space Museum along with our neighbor friends! Suri loved running around the museum and checking out all the cool helicopters and airplanes, and then getting to play in the 'Kid's Aviation Action Hangar' area. We had a fun time with our friends and it was nice to get out and see a new sight in San Diego with our girls!

 

Suri with her friends Dylan, Kaitlyn and Megyn

 Seth with his girls * Suri & I with the flight attendants of the past; look at those outfits!

 Suri's taking off! * playing in a helicopter w/ her friends

 we're going to the moon!

flying a plane with Daddy's help * Seth & Sofia made it to the moon!

 Suri on the moon * sweet action shot: jumping on the moon with her friends!

back home and ready for a nap, our little brown eyed girl!

A smorgasbord of pics...and possibly a video

Smorgasbord. Such a cool word to say. Ha. So yes, hopefully this post will be a smorgasbord (varied collection) of pictures and videos that will keep you entertained and satisfied until our camera battery charges and I can upload the most recent photos of the girls.

           Suri loves to come up with the cutest outfits! * Big Sister driving

 

          splashing in the pool with daddy & Seth giving her a mohawk
                                                        

   learning to play on our new Google Nexus tablet (she's now a pro on that thing!)

            Daddy & Sofia      *   already sticking her tongue out @ me!

                    signing Suri's cast for her last day with it on

           Daddy & Mommy love you!  * Suri Jean (she was such a trooper!)

                   the sisters hanging out in Suri's big girl bed

I hope this video works. I wanted to show you all how awesome Suri was at moving around with her cast on and I know no one really got to see it in person, so this will hopefully work & give you a glimpse into what it was like for her! Basically, after she got the hang of it, it didn't faze her at all! :)

Suri's had the cast off for almost a month now and has been doing really well with walking again. Started out with quite the limp and her foot turned out, but she's walking much better and bending her leg & jumping and running around like nothing ever happened! We are truly grateful she recovered so well & healed quickly! This little girl is gonna be a handful, and an adventure seeker just like her daddy!! Stay tuned for new pics...

End of Summer

 We had a pretty great Summer 2012! Trips to the beach, visits with friends and family, playing outside, and beautiful Sofia joining our lil fam! It's been filled with many memories, a few bumps and bruises, but mostly lots of love and laughter!

Suri Jean is 20 months old and a sassy little Daddy's girl!  She has a full range of facial expressions from sticking her tongue out and making silly faces to screaming at the top of her lungs to a chin-quivering cry fest (pictured!). Even our neighbors comment on how expressive she is! If they only knew... Ha! She's been a great big sister - learning to be gentle and share her blankies (big deal!) and tries to give 'Sissy' her paci when she's crying. Also, Sissy is the very first one to get a kiss good-night! Suri's obsessed with Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants (unfortunately!). Every morning it's, "Do-do-do-do-do Dora!" or "Bob Bob," that we have to watch when she wakes up at 5:30 or 6 am! On a good day, it's 7 am, or on a rare (wishful) occasion 8 am. And of course the big news this past week was that she climbed out of her crib! and sadly broke her tibia, resulting in a trip to Children's ER and then having to get a cast! She's been quite the trooper, but she is a complete daredevil like her daddy, mixed with a bit of clumsiness from her mama! So after that horrible incident, we have now converted her crib into it's toddler bed feature and added a guard rail! Suri loves to talk on the phone, her favorite word is still "No," she always surprises us with new words she's learned, she has to have a blankie with her at all times, loves to play outside (and is kinda a bully), LOVES fruit, hardly ever lets Mommy put her to bed/nap - only wants Daddy, is a total cuddle bug when she's super tired, a total screamer when she doesn't get her way, and ultimately a total cutie that makes us laugh & fills our hearts with joy each and every day!

                      

The many faces of Suri playing outside: happy, sad, deep in thought, silly, excited!

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 Sofia Edie is now 2 months old! We go to the doctor for her check-up this Friday, poor girl will have to get shots :(  But we're expecting her stats to be pretty similar to how Suri's were... high percentiles, especially in height! Sofia's gonna be tall like her sister! She's been sleeping in her own bed since we bought the Fisher Price Rock N Play Sleeper and took down the pack n play. She'll sometimes sleep for 6 hours at night before waking to eat, but then other times it's every 3 hours. She LOVES to be held and will cry and cry until picked up. Suri and Sofia like to share tummy time! Sofia holds her neck up really well and loves to stand, she's gonna be strong like sister too! We are really excited to see how different the girls will be, but we are definitely blessed with two darling beauties! Sofia's features have changed a lot since birth, and she doesn't look like Suri anymore, she's her own woman! lol... Girl, I mean. Cute lil baby girl. But both girls definitely resemble Daddy more than Mommy : /  I just can't win! lol. Maybe one day....
 

Sofia spending time with Mommy

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Daddy's girl: riding bikes and hanging out nakey!

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Sister time xoxo 

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With her splint

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 top row: cuddle time with Mommy

2nd row: Daddy captured this 1st moment; ringlets & a sweet face

3rd row: yummy 'Get Well' cake pops from Great Auntie Pat & Great Uncle Jack!

4th row: walking on her cast to pick up baby! She picked out the color of her cast all on her own, said, 'Purple!' such a smart girl :)

Last row: talking on the phone to Gram, while pacing back and forth around the house

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building blocks with Daddy, she gets so excited to knock it down! Clapping for herself, finding flowers

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                                   Sofia rocking in her swing

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Seth has started classes now and I am home with the girls, and Seth's brother, Brock, moved in with us. Seth's schedule this semester is pretty nice, as he gets off by 10 am on MWF and then T/R he doesn't go in until noon. It gives us a lot more time together as a family (when Seth isn't busy training Brock at the gym) and is nice to have him home to help me with the girls, so I don't pull my hair out! Lol. Hoping for a great semester & lots more wonderful memories with our girls here in San Diego! Xoxo, Sc