CRACKERS.

He has a new little face he is making, a little fake smile.  He does it mostly when he's eating and I had to get a picture of it before he moves onto his next little quirk.

Oh and he is apparently going to have a gap between his 2 front baby teeth and I love it soo much! 

8 MONTHS.

<<>>First signs of your first tooth! <<>>

////////////////////////// CRAWLING //////////////////////////

I hate how fast you're growing... I just want you to stay our baby forever! 

You're crawling everywhere and standing up and walking along the furniture.  

You say Dada, bye bye, and you concentrate really hard to say mama but can only get the mmm sound.  

We caught you pushing yourself up on all fours and looking under your legs! 

(uh oh, what do you see a future baby boy or baby girl? [Tongan superstition]) 

You are my quietest baby, you only talk when you are sitting by yourself playing or when you sing yourself to sleep, which is the cutest little thing ever.  

You are a good little sleeper and will fall asleep within minutes and you sleep a lot as long as you can nurse throughout the night.

You love to eat and will stare at whoever is moving their mouth in a eating motion.  

You are getting your first tooth but you haven't bit me yet, good boy! 

Your laugh is the cutest thing but you are a tough crowd when it comes to making you laugh...

random things make you bust out laughing though, like your brother burping or the dog barking.

You are soo curious and you get bored unlike any other baby I've seen.  You can't stand to play with one toy for more than a few minutes before you're bored with it and you get bored if you're in one room for too long, a little change of scenery and you're a happy boy again.  

Your current nicknames: Mani si'i, Mani-big-booty, tai-tai-baby, baby-love, big bambino.

Oh my baby love, we love you so much. 

<<>> THE WINTER COAT <<>>

Smacks for Brobro.

Your little brother snuck out of bed and tip toed downstairs.  You came after him, telling me you will go get him.  

Then you asked, "Mom, will you give him a smack for being out of bed?.... the smack of his life?"

(everytime I ask him if you should get a spank for doing something, he says no.... and everytime I ask you if he should get a spank, you say yes.  hahaha.)

Upstairs you both went, back to bed and your little whispers drift down to me at my desk.  

"Come on Brobro, Mom just wants to tell you something"

"She has a suprise for you, Brobro!"  "It's something really nice"

"It's just a little smack, Brobro not a big smack" "It will be fun, like a ride at the carnival"

"It will be like a birthday smack"  

But he wasn't convinced...no smacks for Brobro.  

You funny girl! 

O B S E S S E D W I T H . . .

S U M M E R !

(As I write this I'm watching the snow falling outside.)

I'm changing up the hair, color palette and beckoning summer with everything around me.

I belong in warmer climates but live in a state that is cold 8 months out of the year.  

1. Bright, Spring Nails! Enough said.  

What's your fave colors for this Spring/Summer?

2.  I am loving all things rose gold and peach! Really is such a flattering color, don't you think? 

That watch is mine, it will be here in 4 days... can't wait!

3.  I've gone ombre!  I've loved this beachy and bohemian trend for awhile but didn't want to commit to it right before the fall and winter hit.  I'm still getting used to it.... but it's low key and the more it grows out the better it will look! 

4. The YSL arty ring.  I still love this so much!  I love the look of raw, stamped gold and the chunky stone.

If my fingers ever de-swell (word?) after this baby and I have an extra $250 lying around, then it's mine.  Only problem is, what color?

Sun, sidewalk chalk, popsicles, golden tans, swimming, sandals, and pedicured toes.

Please Summer,  hurry up! 

1. Essie Candy Apple Green  2. Marc Jacobs Henry Watch, bag and rings via pinterest.com  3. YSL Arty Ring 4. Ombre' looks via pinterest.com

2 0 1 0 . . . according to my Iphone.

2010.... in no specific order, was a great year.

 As you can we like smiles, sunsets and swings.

L A + D I S N E Y L A N D

Just a few pictures from a quick little trip we took to L.A. over the summer.  

 I love when my family is able to come with me on my business trips.  I hate traveling alone!  If we can afford it, I love having my family tag along
or if one of my girls is able to make it with me, it makes work trips that much better.  

I'm headed to Monterey in a few days, most likely solo unless Sela can come?? ;)

It was so much fun taking the kids and Mr. big-kid to Disneyland for their first time.  

Hopefully, Disneyworld is next?!

Thank you to a friend who gave us info on discounted tickets and saved us about $100! Thanks Ma'ele.

She loved the Princess Section. But was soo sad she didn't meet Cinderella and we tried for hours to see Cinderella... she is her biggest fan!

He was slightly unimpressed with the whole experience or overwhelmed.

Soo while we were first walking in to the front gates, I saw families walking in with their backpacks and tennis shoes, like they were going camping or hiking. 

 They were not playing around, it was serious business! 

 After spending the day walking around in strappy sandals 

and only a small cooler of drinks/snacks I can see why they looked how they did.

We spent one day at a family member's wedding, the rest of the time we tried to make it to the beach. Traffic out there is crazy and seriously messed up our beach time!
 I'll post pix from the beach later.

My dapper boy.

Isn't that cutest outfit!  I found it in a Burlington out there.
Can't go wrong with seersucker shorts, suspenders and a bow tie!

Staying hydrated.