Proud Momma

Chloe has made me so proud! She said "Thank You" when lunch was sat in front of her last week, without any prompting, and now says it every time something is done for her. And then, today, she started saying "Please" when she wanted something. My baby has manners! She also has decided to make a daily fashion statement by wearing a princess outfit, either a regular princess, a ballerina princess, Snow White, or Belle. Too cute!
Since the last blog Kayla has gone for her 4 month check up. She is growing at a great rate; Dr. Gifford said that she "looks great." And, she has moved from her bassinet to her crib, every time I look into my room and see the spot where the bassinet used to be, I cry. I cannot believe that I am done having children...
Our God is so awesome and I thank Him multiple times daily for our girls. The girls will be taking part in a baby dedication through our church on Saturday.

December 2008

"Into each day put equal parts of FAITH, PATIENCE, courage, work, hope, fidelity, kindness, rest, PRAYER, meditation, and one well selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of FUN, a pinch of folly, a sprinkle of PLAY, and a cupful of GOOD HUMOR."

HAPPY 2009!

December offered us many opportunities to make lasting memories. We started the month by traveling to northern California to visit my Grandpa, the girl's Great Grandpa. Every minute spent with him is a minute that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Mid-way through December, Chloe had her first on stage Christmas performance at the Church. She started off with a tantrum, throwing her drumsticks at her teacher, half way through took her shoes off, but by the end she got the hang of it and was adorable.

Kayla spent her first Christmas Eve at Church and her first Christmas Day at her Mema & Papa's house followed by a trip to the snow. She spent most of her snow time in the car...it was too chilly, duh! She celebrated New Years supporting USC, which wouldn't be a bad Alma mater for her!

To add to Kayla's firsts, she found her thumb, yes, she is a thumb sucker, and had her first serving of Organic Rice Cereal. It is so amazing how fast she is growing up.

Chloe also had a couple firsts...she had her first trip to the salon, usually Attie (Aunt Allison) cuts her hair in the kitchen but this time she got to be pampered. And, Chloe had her first spin on the Tea Cup ride at Disneyland. She laughed like I had never heard her laugh before. When the ride ended I wasn't dizzy so I picked her up and put her down outside the tea cup at which point she took a spill and laughed even harder. Chloe loves her Kaymonama (Kayla) and has become a GREAT big sister.

Happy Holidays

We started the holiday season by taking the girls to see Santa...it didn't go very well. Chloe screamed "Momma, Dada, Momma, Dada" and reached out for us like a maniac, while Kayla relaxed in his arms. If you ask Chloe if she likes Santa she responds with a quick and forceful "NO!" but if you ask if he should bring her presents she responds just as quickly with a "YES!" I was able to get the Christmas tree up while Chloe was sidetracked with a movie. When she came downstairs and saw the tree she said "OOH, AHH" and she hasn't left the ornaments alone since.Kayla is holding her head up more, but she still reminds us of a bobble head. She smiles the most gorgeous smiles when I talk to her. I love being a Mommy. She adores her big sister. She tries to track Chloe as she races around her.Chloe can now recite the alphabet, with a little help. This, and her dancing, is what we find to be entertaining these days. She is a cRaZy two year old- and we love it!We have had a busy month going to Disneyland, Sea World, Laguna Beach, and to look at Christmas lights in downtown Riverside. Kayla usually sleeps through all of the excitement but Chloe soaks it up and sleeps through the ride home.I was baptised at our church today, November 30, 2008. I knew that it was time to make my public commitment to Him and thought that since Jesus is the reason for the season, there would be no better time to do it. I hope that the Holidays find you all happy and healthy and hope to see you all soon.

Halloween was a fun treat for the family. Cesar celebrated by getting a vasectomy- is that a trick or a treat? The girls and I went trick or treating at Papa and Uncle Jason's work and then at church for trunk or treat, with Attie and Tommy. Chloe and Kayla each dressed up as lady bugs. Unfortunately with us living in southern California the weather was a bit hot and Kayla was either miserable or asleep the whole time. Chloe had her face painted red with black spots but by the time we reached church her black spots were black lines because she just couldn't keep her hands away! And this is when Chloe found out how truly blissful candy is...

Chloe is working on her vocabulary saying "ho ho ho" and "sata" (Santa) among many other things. She is being a great big sister giving Kayla hugs and kisses often.

Kayla is holding her head up for a good amount of time now and she doesn't always have her hands in fists anymore. Her smiles are AMAZING!

We never realized how truly we were blessed until we had our girls and we thank God everyday for the opportunity he has given us to be their parents.