911 2010

On Sunday mommy took off for a much needed "girls day trip" to see Mickey while Daddy, Nana, Nonno and the kids headed to Malibu to see the flag display on the Pepperdine campus. Each flag represented a life lost on 911 so there were over 3000 flags! Sophia just so happened to be in her patriotic dress:) After the flags they all played at the park and had lunch:) Mommy was very grateful to spend the day with friends but was VERY happy to come home to the family!!!

Swimming with the Martinez family 2010

Saturday morning we packed up the family and headed down to Orange County. The weather was perfect so we swam all day and Dave and Denise bbq'd for us at night. Preston loves the water so much and loves to splashe himself with water in the face:)After swimming, we hung out in their beautiful backyard and enjoyed the evening by the fire. Sophia was super fascinated by the fire but understood it was "hot and you can't touch it" which she repeated to us over and over:) A perfect end to a perfect day. Thanks for having us!

Fun around the house with PJ and Sophia

Preston is so mobile! He's pulling himself up to a stand on just about anything he can. We usually find him trying to pry open the fireplace or pulling himself up on the legs of a chair. He's also getting his third tooth on the bottom! Tonight we gave him puffs for the first time and Sophia had a blast feeding them to him. Sophia's favorite thing is to do ANYTHING herself so feeding Preston made her feel very grown up(part of her night time routine is turning the light on herself which she can now reach, turning the white noise on herself, and brushing her teeth herself). She also loves getting her shoes out of the chest and putting them on herself everyday(which is nice for mommy and daddy!!) She's definitely in the "I do it" mode. After she requests her prayers at night she'll say "Mommy are you very very very tired?" We get such a kick out of how observant and perceptive she is! Preston is fully transitioned to his crib and sleeps through the night like a champ. He's SUPER smiley and loves attention from his sister(esp when she plays peek-a-boo with him) Here are a few pics of the kiddies around the house...

Labor Day weekend 2010

We've been without a camera for a few weeks so we borrowed Nana's for the weekend. Labor Day weekend this year was all about Nonno's annual Chili Cook-off in Malibu and it did not disappoint. Every year he works so hard and puts so many hours into making this festival happen and this year Sophia was finally old enough to really enjoy. Free rides, parking, and entrance for the whole weekend...what more can she ask for??!! We also got a bunch of our friends in and spent Saturday eating chili and playing games with them. Sophia not only loves to go on rides all by herself, she LOVES super fast roller coasters. She was technically too young/small to go on the roller coasters but we went on with her and mommy was super scared and the entire time Sophia giggled! Sophia also loved the super tall slide which scared mommy too! She's sooooo brave for a 2 year old...almost TOO brave! She loved all the ice-cream cones and carnival food. Sunday we spent the entire day swimming. Nana provided the adult beverages and snacks for us while we swam. Monday we were back at the festival...we're already looking forward to next year!! Sophia called in "Nonno's fair":)