matching pacifiers.

papa's 60th.

papa turned 60 recently and we got to celebrate with a nice family party. as always the highlight for siena was playing with tashi and cousin sophia, but of course siena just enjoyed being around so many familiar faces. there were 3 cakes and siena even got to blow out her very own candle. happy birthday papa we're glad to have you in our lives.

art space...

last week i created an art space for siena in the dining room. so far the table has been a huge success. she has been drawing and attempting to use stickers. she also is really into cutting lately so we sit her down to cut food with a butter knife. all of her art from school is displayed there and we have conversations about the glitter and pom-poms. everyone should have an art space, don't you think?

socks!

the other morning siena was determined to put her own socks on. this process was taking way too long, so i left her in her room while i continued to get ready for work. after about 3 minutes siena ran out of her room letting out a delightful shriek. she had put one of her socks on her hand and was making it be a puppet (i think tutu bobbin had shown her this). she was so proud of herself she ran into the bathroom to show nick and them turned on her keyboard and made the puppets dance as she smiled from eye to ear. it was such a treat to witness the pure joy that a pair of simple socks brought my silly babe.

hot tubbing.

after a lovely dinner at the colllins' (anna, nate, mia and levi) everyone got into the hot tub for a late night dip. siena loved the tub and even hung in there after going under water a couple times. there were lights and jets and everything, it was too cool. i think we need to come back to tub again soon, next time i'll definitely bring my suit.

walk in the park.

last week i had wednesday off which was a nice mid-week treat. we met up with aleishall and toscana for breakfast and some park fun. we also ran into an older friend from the girl's school and fed the ducks together. the girls walked their baby dolls and ran in the grass. of course there was the usual affection between the toscana and siena.

bye-bye...

a good friend of ours, JKS, is moving to nyc. we went to his good-bye party last week and siena had a fabulous time. so many of her friends were there including hudson and his brother tyler. as soon as siena noticed tyler (he is 12) she started being super silly, i think she might have a little crush. siena also enjoyed seeing lia and always enjoys a visit with JKS himself. we'll miss our friend, but hopefully a trip to the city will happen sooner than later.

sabina!

our friends sabina and sophie came into town for a short visit last week. we got to meet up with them for donuts, coffee, and some outdoor fun. we had a lovely visit and already miss having them in the bay.

cousin art.

tutu bobbin watches siena on fridays and last week khalil came over for the whole day to hang out. siena was in heaven, so we continued the party into the evening at khalil and aya's house. the kids did art together, ate a yummy dinner and took a bath. i think it might have been one of siena's all time favorite days.

grooving.

love...

these photos are a couple of weeks old (i know i'm getting lazy about posting, i have good reason as you all might know) but they are too cute not to post. siena and toscana were doing a sort of wrestle on the floor, that was followed by hugs and kisses. it must be true love.

nesting dolls...

siena and toscana dressed up as russian nesting dolls for halloween. aleishall and i made their costumes while also attempting to make our own and mini ones for the girls' baby dolls. but the girls looked the cutest, complete with vintage vests that used to be nick's and siena's great grandmother's, nonnie. we had a yummy dinner at toscana's with many friends, got a visit from auntie tartar, ate some candy and finished the night with a bath to wash off our red cheeks. one of the evening highlights was watching the girls greet trick-o-treaters at the door. they got so excited and the parents thought the girls were the cutest. nick was waldo of "where's waldo?" good dada for participating in the holiday.

breakfast & tigger.

siena, tutu, josah and i had a yummy breakfast on friday morning. followed by a visit to muluk's school to participate in his halloween parade. muluk was dress as tigger and bouncing everywhere. siena enjoyed watching all the kids, but quickly got jealous when muluk held another kids hand instead of hers. note the sweet purple and pink nike jumpsuit and small pony, to die for.

cowgirl sisi...

siena wasn't officially a cowgirl for halloween, but she did dress up as one for the halloween party at her daycare. i had to give her a rice crispy treat so she would put her boots on.

pumpkin!

tutu, baba and dada all helped siena carve her first pumpkin. she was very proud and played with it daily until one day we went outside and it had liquified.

pony!

another wonderful mommy moment! literally a moment, siena took her ponies out right after she admired herself in the mirror.