Olivia's 4th Birthday

Olivia turned 4 on March 11th. It's hard to believe how fast it has gone! Olivia had her own ideas for her party this year. She wanted a specific cake from the grocery store, colored balloons, and a pinata.

New princess bike from us!

Cupcakes to take to her play group.
Olivia, Daddy, and the cake she picked out/ordered.
She has good taste... it had a raspberry filling:)
Tifiny did her hair in 2 french braids-- a first for Olivia!


Gabe's ornery smile.
Singing "Happy Birthday" to Olivia.
Olivia and the girls: Claire, Natania, and cousin Belle.
Playing "Pass the Parcel."
The Pinata gallery.
Belle is giving it her all!
Tifiny and 10 week old Samuel.
And, what's left of the cake.

Malibu

My dear friend Bekah came to visit for a night, and we needed to meet her husband so he could pick her up. Malibu is a great meeting spot! We played at Point Dume state beach.

Point Dume
Gabe
Racing the waves
Cleaning herself off.
Sand-eater.
me and Bekah


Bekah

Christmas Morning (2011)

So, better late than never, is our apt. on Christmas morning.

Gabe's first memorable Christmas. He was only a lil 4 month blob last year. This time he really dug in and enjoyed all the paper and presents.
Olivia is working on her "thumb" art.

Pedicures (from November 2011)

Olivia and I went to get our first pedicures together. Hers only cost $3. What a steal :)

Outside the salon
Our pretty purple toes

Huntington Gardens Dec. 2011

These were taken right after Christmas...

Gabe LOVES fish.

Gabe and his Uncle Ecky
The Sprouse Family 2011
Uncle Ecky and the girls
Bill and the girls
Heidi and Bill
Grandma Vida and a sleeping Gabe. (don't get the wrong impression, I think his nap lasted about 15 mintues)
At the famous Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles!

New tool bench from the Peters family!

Nacho Boots

For all you Nacho Libre fans out there...

This was taken in December, but as you know I haven't been posting a lot. So here it is!

Ballet

Olivia has been giving herself lessons. We have a big mirror with an open area in our living room that serves as a studio, along with a play tool bench that works like a ballet barre.

Samuel Josiah

We have a new nephew, Samuel Josiah! He was born on December 30th and is already 3.5 weeks old. Congratulations Esteban, Tifiny, and Belle.

Samuel meeting Uncle Bill.

Isabelle content with toys!
Olivia checking him out. She can be quite thorough.
A good cuddle with Belle.

The only picture of 3 of 4 cousins...
Pizza!
and pie. A little excited for pie.
Belle got to spend the night last week, and here is a great picture of them in the morning. To get them to smile, I told them not to.
My kids love their Uncle Ecky. Olivia is more proficient on an iphone than we are. She likes playing "mean birds" on their phone :)
An attempt for Gabe to hold the baby.