Now you can tell she's half Mexican!!!

I can't believe how fast Abigail is developing. Here is a fun pick of Abigail playing with Isabella and Daddy. If I had photoshop I would add a caption that said "Arriba Arriba".

Is she ready for solids or what!

This is what happens when you leave food in Abigail's reach. I literally left an orange for a second when she reached for it and stuck it in her mouth. The funny thing is that when I try to feed her she just spits it out. I may have to get more creative with what I feed her for the time being.

For all you mommies who know that babies don't eat oranges for a few more months, it's Tim's fault.

Cherry Blossoms are my favorite (at least I think they are CB's), natures way of hinting to us that Spring is on the way. You can barely see them in the background, but who's looking at the flowers anyway. :)

A Rustic Play Date

We had our first non-family guests at the ranch, my friend Aubrey and her family. They have two children the same age as our girls, so it was nice to have that level of understanding. The girls had their moments of sheer sweetness as is captured by these pictures, but don't let that fool you the toddlers in them came out.

Ana loved holding hands with her buddy.

Even Abigail had fun with her companion Nolan (7 days older than she). He's biting down on my teething bracelet, not sure how Abigail felt about it.

This was one of the funniest moments at the cabin. Tim and Isabella are walking around when he picks up a toad. Isabella didn't warm up to Mr. Toad, but Ana picked him right up. We're pretty sure she didn't know it was alive because she royally freaked out when he moved.

We had such a wonderful time with our new friends, and look forward to having more guests.

A Valentine's Picnic

My intent this Valentine's day was to surprise Tim at work with a visit from his girls. I had called the office manager and asked her to schedule something on his calendar, and baked some treats for everyone there. As I am getting things together, I realize that I don't have my keys. They were misplaced as we frantically got ready for some guest the night before. Not wanting to spoil the day, I packed up a simple lunch and had a picnic in our back yard.

This was one of the nicest days we've seen in a while, and how fortunate are we to have this great space. Thank you Tim & Grandpa Chendo, without your hard work none of this would have been possible. Just another reminder of how loved we are!!!

It doesn't get better than this!!! Her sweet laugh melts your heart.

Isabella and her "pretty pose", it's one of the only ways I can get her to look at the camera. We had a wonderful Valentines day, Tim came home early and he took his girls out to Ted's. It was hard to believe that exactly 7 months ago my water had broke in the booth right next to us. It's a bit surreal how much our life has changed since that day. We thank God for giving us a way, through our children, to understand just how much he loves us. Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A Season of Love

This month I felt extra crafty and made various little treats: both of the edible and no edible variety. The cards were made for Isabella & Abigail's friends (although only a few actually got them...i ran out of stamps) and family. Isabella made the cards by spamping sponges I cut out in various shapes.

I made the above treats for anyone we came across over the weekend. They were Oreo pops dipped in white chocolate. The most challenging part of this craft was separating the Oreo's to insert the stick, I must have eaten about 30% of the box!!
No season would be complete with out a mommy photo session. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.
It is so hard to get a good picture of both girls...here is the best I could do. We hope your February continues to bring you and your families an abundance of LOVE.

Super bowl 2011

This Superbowl we were invited to a party at one of Aimee's friends house. We had a good time..the food was fantastic!!! Isabella is wearing a dress/tunic that her grandmother made her. Thanks Yvonne, it fits her perfectly!!
No party is complete without puppy time. Here is Isabella and Auntie Aimee playing with a boxer puppy, Isabella had a ball.

Aimee & I made these football pops. We made two varieties: mint oreos covered in chocolate & lemon cake in green almond bark. We're no Martha Stewart, but they were delicious!

Abigail takes a bottle...sort of

My dear friend Rachel reminded me that Isabella drank from my Camelback water bottel really early, so out of the blue I tried giving Abigail a sip. She jumped on it like nobodies business and wasn't bothered by the fact she was drinking water. Logically, I tried switching it with a little formula (not having her drink of choice on hand) but to no avail. She was on to me from the get go.

So it's not the bottle I intended, and we're still not where I want to be but like they say on the movie What About Bob "Baby Steps".