Catching Up

I can hardly believe that it's already the second week of March. As you can tell, I haven't had much time on my hands to update the blog. I finally got some time to upload some pictures so you can see what we've been up to and how quickly the kids are growing.

Here's what's going on with our 2 August Babes:

Annabella Samah turned 2 1/2 on the 25th of February. She is now fully daytime potty-trained (what a relief!) She's talking up a storm in both English and Spanish and is a wonderful big sister.

Lucas Dominic will be 7 months tomorrow (3/10). He's growing very quickly and now has 2 teeth. He's crawling all over the place and especially loves to follow his big sister. He also babbles "Papa," "Mama" and "Agua."

Click here for pictures of our trip to the park in January. {Fotos en el parque}
Click here for pictures of Lucas's first haircut. {El primer corte de cabello}
Click here for our first family trip to the zoo. {Viaje al zoologico}

No puedo creer que ya sea marzo. Como podrán ver, ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que compartí fotos de la familia.

Annabella Samah ya cumplió 2 años y medio. También nos hemos librado de tener que usar pañales durante el día.

Lucas Dominic cumplirá 7 meses mañana (3/10). Está creciendo rápidamente y ya tiene 2 dientes. Tambien gatea velozmente (especialmente para seguir a su hermana

Christmas shots

Family Portrait

Who knew it would be so hard to get some pictures of two children?  Now I really understand why professional photographers have "earned" their pay. 

Jamás me imaginé que sería tan difícil tomar unas cuantas fotos de dos niños.  Ahora entiendo porque existen profesionales para este tipo de cosas. 

Lucas Dominic

Annabella Samah

More pictures here

Too cute to not share

This morning I was getting everyone ready and decided to put a cap on Lucas. As soon as I placed the cap on his head, he reached up, and turned it to the side. He looked so cute, we had to take a picture.

Esta mañana le puse una gorra a Lucas. Lo primero que hizo fue voltearsela al lado. Se miraba tan precioso que tuvimos que tomar una foto.

A Week of "Firsts"

As you can imagine, we've been pretty busy watching our 2 August Babes grow. Annabella is almost 28 months old, and Lucas is 4. Last week we celebrated some "firsts" that are worth sharing: Annabella got her first bike and Lucas ate solids for the first time.

Podrán imaginarse que hemos estado ocupados y disfrutando ver a nuestros hijos crecer.  Annabella ya casi cumple 28 meses, y Lucas ya tiene 4 meses.  Esta semana pasada tuvimos eventos muy importantes en nuestra familia:  Annabella recibió su primera bicicleta, y Lucas comió papilla por primera vez.

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Más fotos aquí

A day of Thanksgiving

A year ago I would have never imagined that I'd be the mother of 2 beautiful children.  I am thankful to the Lord for the rambunctious 2-year old and the joyful 3-month old he has entrusted to me.  Caleb and I are enjoying watching them grow up, especially now that they've begun to interact with one another.

Hace un año no me hubiera imaginado que sería la madre de dos hijos tan hermosos.  Doy gracias a Dios por una niña tan juguetona y un niño lleno de alegría.  Caleb y yo estamos disfrutando verles crecer, más ahora que impiezan a interactuar juntos.

Mini-me?

It's been a while since I last posted - that's because these kids keep me busy.  Most of the time I'm trying to keep Annabella out of trouble.  In the last few weeks she has discovered my high-heeled shoes.   It's IMPOSSIBLE to get her to take them off once she's found them.

Han pasado unas cuantas semanas desde mi última visita -- es porque los niños me mantienen ocupada.  Bueno, la mayoría del tiempo estoy cuidando que Annabella no se meta a problemas.  En las últimas semanas ha decubierto mis tacones - y es imposible quitárselos cuando ya los tiene puestos.

1 Month Old

It's hard to believe that Lucas is 1 month old today.  The time has flown by incredibly!  Or maybe I've just been so busy that I haven't had time to notice.  One thing's for sure, we are having FUN!  

We praise God for a healthy baby boy.  He is a very "easy" baby, as they say.  Definitely different from Annabella temperamentally, but with his own "spunk."

Here's the Birthday Boy

...and one with "Big Sister" 

No puedo creer que ya haya pasado un mes.  ¡Cómo ha volado el tiempo!  Podría ser que he estado tan ocupada que ni he tenido tiempo para darme cuenta.  Lo único seguro es que nos estamos DIVIRTIENDO.

Damos gracias a Dios por un bebé sano.  Realmente es un niño "fácil," cómo se dice por allí.  Definitivamente es diferente que Annabella en su temperamento, pero tiene su propio "estilo."