Twinkle Toes

Could this really be the same ballerina?

At 7 weeks she tried on her little tutu onesie from my mom

And look at her in the same shirt at 17 weeks!

This is her "I-may-look-cute-but-I'm-tough-enough-to-punch-your-lights-out" look

I know it is only wishful thinking that she could be ballerina with the anti-dancing genes she inherited. I'm hoping though that if I start her young enough nurture will over ride nature!

Baby Jesse Joaquin

Jose's family has been busting at the seams with new babies! He and all his cousins announced pregnancies back to back. To recap... In August baby Adam was born, November Gulianna, January Aubriella, and now May brought Gizelle and Jesse's baby Little Jesse! (Don't worry there are more coming! In August Derek and Lindsey will have a girl, and September Maria and Tavo are having a boy!).

We were able to meet little Jesse at the hospital! He is so cute and we love him already! I've already offered to watch him while his parents go to Vegas in November- I hope they will take me up on it!!

Jose, Gigi and the very proud Great Grandparents with their two youngest.

Roly Poly

Aubriella is a littly roly poly! She has learned to roll from her stomach to her back and it is so fun to watch! She used to HATE tummy time, but now that she is getting stronger she is starting to enjoy it.

I love these big eyes!

Getting Ready to push herself over

Happy to have made it on her back!

She hasn't learned to roll from her back to her tummy, but she loves to tip over. This progression of pics cracks me up!

"Look at me grab my feet!" "Losing my balance!"

"Oops I tipped!"

First Hair-do

I'm laughing to myself that I am writing another blog on Aubriella's hair! I had to post these pictures of my attempt to put her hair in pony's. She was patient for a couple of minutes sitting in her bumbo but got tired after my fifth attempt! I better learn quickly how to get good at doing hair!

"I don't know about this mom."

"Ok. I like it!"

This was just for fun. She didn't leave the house like this!

Happy Birthday Adriana!

We are so proud of our niece Adriana for graduating high school! She is a beautiful, talented, smart girl-- or should I say 18 year old lady!-- and we are so happy for her! We are excited to see her future unfold!

She had an amazing graduation/birthday celebration. The theme "Graduation Princess" fit her perfectly. Happy Birthday Adri!

This picture cracks me up! These two are impossible to take a good picture of together. One is always looking away- and in this case crying!

She is a rockstar!

Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jasen are talented musicians! Aubriella loves when Jasen plays his guitar or ukelele for her. She loves music! The other day they were nice enough to let her join them for a little Rock Band. They held her attention for almost 20 minutes with their dancing and playing! I wish I had brought the video camera because it was too funny!

Dugan's come to visit!

We were so excited that the Dugans came from Vista to spend Memorial Day weekend with us! We met the Dugans through Matt and Amanda and we got to know them well coincidentally Memorial Weekend 2007. That was the weekend Jose proposed to me while at Hume Lake. For awhile we were able to visit them often, but we hadn't seen them since Ava was a newborn! We had a blast getting to know Ava and to watch her interact with Aubriella. I know they will become great friends over the years!

Sunday was HOT at the AG Strawberry Festival. I was so impressed with what a good sport Ava is even after missing her nap two days in a row! How big is Ava? Soooo Big!

Too bad Amy bought the most expensive chocolate covered strawberries!