A few from vacation to Gatlinburg.

LOVE, love , LOVE.

The Penguins were quite cute...but then again, so are Landon, Diego, and Mia.

Very beautiful- we were surprised by a lot of color still in landscape.

At the Aquarium- Diego was ecstatic to find a tank full of "Nemo"s and "Dory"s. Cute

Nice

ahh, vacation.

well, look who just happened to be vacationing in the Smokies....
glad to say all kids are currently on the "nice" list- written...in INK...by Santa...we'll be reminding Mia and Diego of this ...often.

HallOween

almost ready to go out....Mateo must be hungry!

Kindergarten Halloween party 2011

The usual crew ready to 'haunt' the streets of Delaware...


waiting is rough!

Crazy teeth...(or dental nightmare...)

some others.....

dress up as a book character for school (figured some sort of generic knight...centurion? figure may work...)

enlarge this photo and you can see Mateo's beautiful little teeth- two on the bottom!

how do I love thee.....

definately my child- marker all over her fingers....


bellies are fun , I will be crawling soon- then watch out!!

FALL fest 2011 at Grace Brethren...

what a wonderful night- thanks DGB- we had fun celebrating with friends once again- too bad we didn't get a pic of the kids bouncing and sliding on all the inflatables- a great warm-up for Trick or Treat....the kids "trunk 0r treated" and got lots of goodies (mmm, thanks kids!)

WHooooo- do we love!?

so big, so fast!

my my my- can't believe we have graduated to the bouncy!! Mateo has two little teeth, loves to suck on his hands and feet- and sometimes can't decide so he tries to put both his foot and hand in there...smiles and 'talks' all the time...and is developing quite a little belly giggle!

***correction by Rod***technically we are only around 4 1/2- but I was thinking about updating the blog..so, 9 days early- 5 months......

Happy October....

a little fun....

One droolie monkey!

so...I thought he was NAPPING- turns out...Diego was giving himself a little "pedi" - With trepidation, I climbed the stairs to see the 'damage' to our bathroom...miracles of miracles- there was only a small , tiny drop of polish on the floor!

apple picking 2011

we found a nice little orchard just minutes away in Marion Ohio. They were having a "Fall Festival" with wagon rides, petting zoo, music and other fun activities.

Off the CHARTS....

so.....this little guy is so big he is OFF the CHARTS! Nothing like needing 12 m. clothes for your 4 month old! Give this dude a basketball!

so fast! Big boy is four months old....

lots of pictures!!

I love Mamaw so much...oh, and go BUCKS!

Mateo in his 'jeggings'

keepin' the beat

I found my FEET! what fun to tickle my own toes!

peek a boo- this was my Grady Hospital newborn quilt

Diego and Mommy made a "diego face" with noodle hair for preschool...

oh, sigh, what are the chances we will get all three looking at the camera in the next few years?

Diego has graduated to the 'attached bike

Smoothie mustaches!

what do we have here?

Caught in the act-
it would appear we have another little boy who likes to suck his thumb!!

labor day weekend project. AKA. the MATEO project.

It all began with a baby....
all these hours sitting on the couch nursing little sweet one....I would stare at our living room wall...combine that with a little (okay, a lot of HGTV) I decided we needed to 're-design' the space- so, inspired by fabric for a new valance in the kitchen- our color palette in the kitchen/dining space has changed from the blues and browns- to primary. We love our new board and batten wall- it really changes the look of the room. The kitchen/dining room got a face lift as well with the yellow paint, new seat covers, lamp shades, and the famous new valance....all in all- a great weekend project...
let us know what you think....




The "sweet reward"...nothing says good job like a "Barbie cake"
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