Strawberry shortcake

Our little babe was all dressed for the occasion when we were invited over to grandma and grandpa's house for strawberry shortcake. Gigi has also eaten her first food - a teeny tiny bit of cherry fresh from the tree. She put her tongue on it over and over again and then finally it was gone.

Nando and his sister

It is the return of the classic-a pup and a baby. These are the two cutest beings EVER and they truly love each other!

Gigi jump-up

One of Gigi's favorite new things is her johnny jump-up. She especially loves it when one of our animals comes and shows her love while she is hangin' around. She also has a new fascination with the floor fan in our bedroom. Each time she is about to go to sleep for a nap she reaches out for it and seems to play it like a harp. Now we are on the hunt for some sort of toy that mimics the fan feeling and sound. Last week we had a few friends over and it was a good time for everyone. All the babies loved it and the mommies had fun too! In the picture we took we noticed that we are standing in chronological order of our babies ages. Starting from the left-Julie & Malia (one year), Ada & Bailey (6 1/2 months), Sundara & Gigi (4 1/2 months), Flurina & Julien (1 month). Gigi is taking one of her naps right now which means its time for me to go eat some breakfast!

ps-the last picture of Gigi is when she was updating her myspace & blog on the laptop!

xoxox

The whole family

Here we are along the coast in Montera. We were practically still waking up when this picture was taken. We had a great road trip and we were only sad we didn't have one or two extra days to see some more of our loved ones.....It will just have to wait till next time.

Half Moon Bay dreams

Gigi very much enjoyed her stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Half Moon Bay over the past weekend. She especially loved their snuggly soft sheets & pillows.

New tricks

Gigi is up to some new tricks these past couple of weeks. One of her new activities is hanging out in her jumperoo-she is getting better and better at standing and jumping in it. She also has been having some tummy time. She can now hold herself up on her very own two arms - for a few seconds anyway! Also she has been grasping at things and holding on to them too. We just returned from a trip to the Bay Area and soon we will be adding pictures from that trip - but as they are all polaroids it will have to wait. Some of the big news from that trip is that Gigi will have her surgery at Stanford on November 7th -- oh what a happy day it will be!

Visits from our friends

We are so blessed to have so many good friends that have come up to welcome Gigi Bella into the world. Gianna's godmother Koana came up January 10th and has been wanting to return again ever since. We also had a visit from our friend Shana and her sweet boxer doggie, Maddie. The most recent visitors were Jenny belle and her boyfriend Rob. They were the first to stay at our new house! We look forward to a summer filled with visits from friends and lots of trips to the river to swim!