graffiti

pilar has really taken to decorating the sidewalk these days! whenever she can get her hands on a piece of chalk she creates art all over the place.
here is a picture of the chickadees who have nested in our cherry tree!


and here is one of mateo and his great big belly.


and here is my favorite one she drew the other night in front of por que no, our favorite taqueria in town.


i hope she continues to love art as much as she does now. and i hope she continues to approach it so freely and without caution because her well runs deep within.

blessings

today we are counting our blessings that papa mick is where he is. while he is still in the i.c.u. he is making progress each hour. he is his regular wise-crack-self never missing an opportunity for a joke or pun and needless to say, seeing this gives david, his sisters and i a tremendous amount of hope. join us in keeping mick in your thoughts and blessings for a smooth and quick recovery.

sweet hunk-a-baby

the kids and i were at the grocery store the other day and the woman helping us bag up our stuff said "how old is that baby?" i replied "only 4.5 months!" and she responded with "ooooohhhh girl, that is one sweet hunk-a-baby!" and she is right. he's about the sweetest hunk-a-baby i've ever seen. and thank god for him and pilar and david- they are what keep me going right now while i ride the waves of this crazy hyper thyroid. as aunt jen says- it's no picnic. that's for sure. 

but i'll show you what is...

and thank goodness for noni too. she is back and forth between here and ashland making sure we have support when david is travelling. she got some good nap time in with the kids during her last visit.

someday i'll publish some more pics of pilar- that is if she ever allows me to take her picture again....ah, the age of 6...a blossoming streak of confidence reigns in that girl!

95% baby

mateo is growing at a steady rate! today he weighed in at 19 lbs. 7 oz. and is 26 and 3/4 inches long! holy mackerel, no wonder my back is killing me. here is a pic of the bug today. happy friday.

one year ago...

this picture was taken last year sometime around pilar's 5th birthday. noni & babu took the 3 of us on a special trip to the monterrey bay aquarium. i simply love this picture of pilar. she still looks so young and sweet here. she has changed so much within the past year- she is really growing in to a young girl and out of her preschool sweetness. don't get me wrong, she is still sweet but in an entirely different way than she was a year ago.



this picture was not too much later. bright eyed and adorable. little did we know at this time that mateo was on his way. how lucky we are to have him in our lives. i am excited to see what kind of 5 year old he will become. for now he continues to be a sweet little blue eyed nursling.

and mateo is addicted to milk...

i am not sure what's in my milk but clearly it's doing the trick.
i think he'll be 20 lbs by easter!
here's a little peek of the chunk o' monk.





those lips are seriously edible! yum!

pilar is addicted to photo booth...

i seem to either have a budding photographer or narcissist on my hands. the girl loves to take pictures of herself. i find new pictures on my computer each week that pilar has taken of herself unbeknownst to me. they make me laugh. if only i knew what was going on in her head sometimes...it would be fascinating for sure.
here are a couple of her most recent self portraits.




and one with babu.



and one with mateo. would this be appropriate for the christmas card?