New Belts

Abby and Maxx tested for their next belt levels. Abby is now a red belt and Maxx is a green belt. Congratulations!

The Many Faces of Abby

Karate Kid



Water Girl





Tough and Sweet



Violinist




Whistler




Fearless Climber




Tough Opponent




Beautiful Smile




Pirate Princess




Surprise!




Masked Crusader




Attitude




Nature Lover




Daydreamer




So, Abby's feeling a little left out. I guess Maxx and Sofia have more pictures on the blog than she does. So I'll give you a post dedicated to pictures of Abby. We love our sweet, beautiful girl, who loves life and lives it to the fullest.

Samson

Maxx got a haircut! He's been wanting to grow it out long. I haven't minded much, but it was getting quite bushy and he was constantly looking at you sideways - hair was in his eyes. Then he came home one day, and the kids were calling him a girl and teasing him about his long hair. He still wanted long hair, but decided to cut it shorter for now. As you can see, his attitude wasn't affected! We love that handsome boy, even if he's sticking out his tongue.

King or Queen of the Hill

The other day Maxx decided to build a castle for Sofia in her room. They took turns being King or Queen. I love it when they play happily. Maxx is a sweet big brother who loves Sofia so much.

Happy Birthday, Shelley!

Today is Shelley's birthday. I'd tell you how old she is but she probably wouldn't like that, and you should only do what she would like on her birthday. We are so lucky to have Aunt Shelley. You can always count on her to spoil babies and cute kids. This is the only pic I have on my computer of her and it's almost 2 yrs. old. She needs to stop taking care of everyone and relax and let someone take her picture. Have a wonderful day!

Low and Slow

Family Fun at the Mesa Arts Center's Lowrider Exhibit



A few of our favorites






Car hopping - Sofia covered her ears and announced she was done now during this.



Afterwards we had Italian Ice and hung out with Dad's girlfriends.





Sofia finally got her nap.

PSYCH!

Well, Sofia was potty trained for about a week or so. She started training herself back in April. She would tell me she had to go and then go in the toilet - not all the time, but here and there. I just let her do her thing. After school started, I started with the cute Elmo panties and such and she did great. Hardly any accidents! Well, as soon as I put it in my blog, she started going downhill. Now she tells me right after she has gone. I'll put her on the toilet. She won't go. Ten minutes later she says she has to go, and she already has. So, I'm relaxing a bit. She's back in pull-ups, and I'm not doing as much laundry. We'll try again in a couple of weeks.

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Juan & Suzanne. It is both their b-days today. We are so lucky to have both of them in our lives. Juan is a wonderful husband and father, and we couldn't ask for a better Aunt Suzanne. We hope they have a wonderful day.