bishop!

siena helped natalie take bishop for a walk and then was brave enough to sit on him while he was eating grass. go siena!

ballerina...

this weekend siena turned into a ballerina. all it took was watching a few episodes of angelina ballerina and a trip to target with dad. now she dances and sings all through the house.

rocco's...

walking! he really started walking this past saturday, a few days shy of 10 months. siena was also an early walker starting around 9 1/2 months. we have a couple of physical little beings on our hands.

toscana & pink tutu's...

saturday.

a nice sunny saturday with friends.

chicken!

rocco's plastic food of choice.

mimi...

while nick, rocco and i went to take care of our taxes last weekend mimi and siena took a little adventure up to the little farm to visit with all the animals and even saw some piglets.

bowling!

we took khalil and aya bowling to celebrate their birthdays. it was siena's first time and she was totally into it. the girls choose pink balls even though they were 9 pounds, but quickly realized the green balls were a nice and lite 6 pounds. now every time we drive past the bowling alley siena says she wants to go bowling.

15 months...

these pictures were taken about 15 months apart. the cousins are growing up so fast.

family walk...

we took a very pleasant walk to lunch last weekend in sonoma. it was a long walk, but the kids did great even walking back up the big hill to tutu's house. we had a yummy meal and the girls got red lipstick for the walk home thanks to auntie nuria.

tahoe!

we spent 24 hours in tahoe with the daterra's and it was SO much fun. i really wanted sisi to see the snow this season so we made it happen even though it was a quick and crazy trip. rocco was a sport hanging out in the ergo carrier for most of the day and nick got to ski. i hope next year we can go up and stay for a few days.

92!

grandpa seymour turned 92! sisi wore her pompoms and rocco rocked his suspenders to celebrate. how lucky siena and rocco are to have such a youthful great grandpa.

denise!

great aunt denise (mimi's sister) came to visit us and meet lil' rocco. i think they made a great connection and siena definitely enjoyed seeing denise again. we ate, caught up on one another's lives and played games together. please come again soon and next time bring aunt clyde.

9!

rocco is nine months. he can stand on his own for 30 seconds or so, likes to feed himself o's and chew on bread, has 6 teeth and lately has been talking to himself as he nurses to sleep. he is quite a little butter ball.

blooming!

city rain...

last weekend we enjoyed dinner, a walk and a great art show in the city with the girard maxons. it was a very raining night and took some effort to make it all happen, but it was a totally fun adventure and the kids did great!