movin' on up

the bumbo seat made it's grand entrance at our home this afternoon.
prior to today, riley spent most of her awake hours rolling around on the floor {pictured above} or in her bouncy seat.
this was a welcome change for her. she was so curious and seemed to be thoroughly enjoying herself.
she loved sitting up on the table {supervised, of course} with her big sisters.
next up...rice cereal. stay tuned for more cuteness.

{lovin her view of the world from waaaay up here}

leaps & bounds

a quick little update on miss chloe's swimming progress before i hit the hay...
she has become quite the little fish. she loves the water.
we started her in private lessons a few weeks ago and the progress has been amazing.
she now can swim unassisted and goes fishing {diving} for objects at the the bottom of the pool.
she is so proud of herself and so is her mommy♥

one more lesson and it's time for our move. she is gonna miss her teacher.

10 on 10 {july 2011}

{good morning sunshine}

{early morning workout}

{wanna be like mommy}

{our little cali girl}

{summer shades like mommy}

{smoothies...a mid-afternoon snack}

{new sandals}

{too nice to stay inside}

{breakfast 4 dinner}

{a summer treat}

my girls

...i love you to the moon and back

a {5th} graduation

five graduations.
that's how many barth has celebrated.....
thankfully it's looking like his last. finally!

last night barth and alex {aka uncle alex} received diplomas for the completion of their postgraduate training as fellows in orthopedic hand. in short, they have enough knowledge in their heads for five people, seriously.
barth was accompanied by not one, but four ladies last night. talk about a lucky guy!
ella, chloe, riley & myself were more than excited to participate in this special evening. the girls were very proud of their daddy. and i think he kinda liked showing off his little ladies.
typically a kid-free night, the girls brought a little lot of playfulness to the event. i think they had the attention of every single doctor in the room. in a good way...at least most of the time. hey, with no casualties report i considered the night a success!

we are counting down the days now...three more weeks and it's off to loma linda.

{world renowned ortho surgeon dr. stevanovic}

{the boys with dr. ghiassi}

we ♥ u and are so proud of you!

love this {big} girl

she is growing up before my eyes.
i am so proud of the incredible person i see in her.
so full of love. so gentle. the ablility to make u smile {just like her daddy}. an incredible sister.
i wish some days that i could just freeze this stage of life we are in.
i love having all three of my girls home with me. a place where i can protect them.
she will be going to kindergarten next month.
five days a week, all day....

just so you know ella, you are always gonna be mama's baby. no matter how big you get. i ♥ u.

{and...ACTION!}

my parent's pool provided the perfect scene for a few action shots this weekend.

if you know my husband, he is {always} game for all things unconventional...activity-wise

things i would consider a bit off the wall, a bit crazy might i add, he completely thrives on.

lucky for him, he has my brother-in-laws. three peas in a pod they are...

...back to this weekend. they came up with the brilliant idea to transforn themselves into stuntmen.
at least that's what it looked like from my perspective. it was hilarious. here are the pictures to prove it...

welcome to the family wade. you are gonna fit in just fine here...