first word!

Date: Mother's Day, May 9, 2010

Time: Approximately 4:50pm

Witnesses Present: Luis, Josh, Jonathan and Myself

Setting:

We had just finished our Sunday Morning service (which was completely fabulous!) and our Mother's Day luncheon (equally wonderful...men cooked, served, and cleaned up...Mothers sat back and enjoyed being waited on!) and we were heading to the park with some friends from church. The weather was a perfect, breezy, 85 degree, sunny day. It was almost as if Lily knew it was a special day, and she should do something monumental. As though intuitively she felt that it was her place to present a gift to me on Mother's Day. So, being the incredibly brilliant little girl that she is, she waited until everyone was silent, and then she proceeded to opened her little mouth, and blurt out her very first word..."DADA"...



Lily, at the park, moments later...




Moms Day...El Nuevo Mana, Anderson, SC

Special pictures...nothing warms my heart more than to see my children being held by their Nani and Papa! Can't wait to see them soon!



Papa holding Josh in Arizona



Nani and Josh



Papa and Jonathan



Nani and Jonathan



Papa and Jonathan



Nani with Papa holding Lily, Hilton Head Island, Thanksgiving, 2009

Updated pictures

Here's two of our finished rooms...I am not much of a decorator, and I am trying to keep things simple and minimalistic...not easy for a pack rat like me! I'll get to the bedrooms soon. I just switched the boys to Lily's room, and set up the loft, so I need to organized it again. We are enjoying our place so much!

Baseball fever

Yes, we all have it...even Luis, who didn't really appreciate the game much, since soocer was always his thing. Josh's last game was his best yet. With a diving catch, three more outs, two triples, a double and a 2-run single, he was definitely on his game this past Tuesday! The spectators were cheering for him, and he got that sweet grin...I love the proud feeling I get watching him play. I think this is how my parent's used to feel watching us girls play ball. We were all really good...and we loved the sport, just like Josh does. I can still hear my Mom and Dad cheering me on from the bleachers...a sound that I will always treasure, and duplicate for my children. Imagine how much more God cheers us on from the sidelines?? Makes me want to do my very best for Him!