Sonora's 2nd Birthday

Last Saturday, October 23rd was Sonora's 2nd Birthday. We decided to go to the zoo for her birthday since that's one of her favorite places in the world. We were able to celebrate with my parents and Steve's whole family at the zoo. Sonora ran around the zoo and said "hi" to every animal she met. Then we went to the park and had cupcakes and opened up her presents. I'm sure Sonora had a great day and we did too. We can't believe she is already two - time flies! What a blessing Sonora is to our lives - we love you baby doll!

Random pics

Just some random pics of the kids...I had to include a few favorites of Sonora actually smiling for the camera (a rarity!) and a cute one of Levi! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Patch

A couple of weeks ago we went to a Pumpkin Patch in Kingsburg called the Lucky H Ranch and we had a great time running through the pumpkins, riding on a wagon around the ranch, petting some animals, and posing for pictures. It was a gorgeous day and lots of fun!

Summer 2010

Well here are some pictures from this summer...I seem to not be able to get them in order or post any that are vertical without having to turn my head sideways so I deleted those. So this is the best that I can do! Hope you enjoy.

Sonora posing for a rare smile.

An even more rare occurence is both of our kids posing for one photo AND both looking at the camera. Hooray!!

Cousin Jordan came for a week this summer and Sonora had the time of her life! He is such a good big cousin.

Levi learned to crawl!! He is still crawling on his belly and using his toes and his elbows to crawl but boy can he get anywhere he wants to and FAST! He finds himself trapped in corners because he can't turn around yet. So cute.

Levi also loves to eat - and eat a lot! He is currently only about 5 or less pounds away from his BIG sister.

Levi and Suesse are checking each other out. Suesse is still quicker than Levi but not for long!

Another cute picture of the two kids...at the moment happy, but I'm sure in Sonora's eyes you can see her determination not to let Levi play with her toys. She'd rather eat them.

Sonora had fun playing with her bibs one night and Daddy & Sonora tried them all on!

This was Levi's first time sitting up by himself! What a big boy - he looks quite shocked at his feat!

We've had a fun hot summer with plenty of swimming days, stay at home days with Barney & Caillou, and weekend trips to the mountains and the coast. I'll try to keep up my blog a little better but I can't guarantee! I can barely get dinner together!

Happy 6 month Birthday Levi!

Happy 6 months to our baby boy Levi! You bring so much joy to our lives!

We love you so much!

A day in the life...

So I took this picture of myself while having Levi in the baby bjorn and holding Sonora with my left hand and taking the picture with my right. Later I was cooking dinner while holding both of them...not an easy task let me tell you. Even though Sonora is "light", she can get quite heavy after awhile.

Yeah, Daddy is finally home and can play with Sonora so I can finish dinner!

Sonora rocking Levi in his swing. She usually does it while saying, "rock, rock, rock".

We definitely have fun every day...from laughs to cries to movies and games. They keep me alert and usually too busy to update my blog or even take pictures! Thankfully I have my dedicated parents who often come and help out so I can have just a moment of free time to do things like this! Being with my children is always a joy no matter what!

Sonora at 17 months

This is the first time we were able to put little pig tails in Sonora's slow growing hair! It looks so cute and of course we were able to keep them in about 5 seconds before she wanted them "out". So I guess we'll go back to the "Sonora do" until she is mature enough to handle bows and clips. She's not very girly...doesn't want anything in her hair, plays with balls and dirt, and would rather run around outside than be inside any day. Boy is she going to get along well with her little brother!

With pig tails in her hair, her face looks so different. Could also be caused by the lack of hair growth on the top and sides of her head!

Sonora & her lovey

Sonora playing in the laundry room

We had our first outdoor dinner and we really enjoyed it!

Sonora sitting in her brother's swing. Of course she had this swing when she was a baby and hated it. Now that it's Levi's, she suddenly wants to be in there all of the time. Ha!

Kiss Kiss to you all!!