Michelle Peterson Photography - WOW!!!

So this past weekend Leilani had the chance to get photographed by her Auntie Michelle. I thought it was a rough day. Leilani was not in the best of moods. She hated the grass and was just very cranky. Michelle kept assuring me that everything would be ok. I loved her optimism but had my doubts. Well Michelle has posted some shots and I am impressed.  Please visit Michelle's Photograhy Blog to see more of these amazing pictures. Thank you Michelle. We could not be happier. You really did an amazing job!!

Ten Months Now!!

Cinco De Mayo--My birthday and Leilani's 10 month mark. What better way to celebrate those two great occasions then to visit the happiest place on earth. This day was perfect. Lizeth and I took Leilani. Greg and Veronica brought Chase and Savannah and Dustin and Michelle brought Christian and Chloe. The weather was awesome and the park was not too crowded. All of the kids were great. I cannot remember any of them crying at all the whole day. Leilani was a little Angel. She sat on all the rides and just looked around with eyes wide open. She survived the haunted mansion and pirates. It was cute she would sit on my lap on the rides. Then if the ride turned dark she would jump up and put her head on my shoulder. When the lights came back on she would flip back around again. 

So here are a ton of pics from the day. It was really a fun day that I will remember until I get old and senile. Thank you to those that went with us and thank you to everyone that texted and called throughout the day to wish a happy b-day.

When this is what you are looking at to start your day you know it is going to be a fun one!!

Leilani and Chase waiting in line for the Jungle Cruise. 

The 3 Amigas!

Leilani grabbing Mickey's nose!

She was a happy camper all day!!

Stroller races are always fun. 

Savannah did a good just of keeping Leilani entertained. 

She took a break half way through It's a Small World. I wanted to do the same.

Chillin' like a villain!!

Mommy and Leilani made this a great birthday for me!!

Chloe being cute.

Not sure what Chase is looking at but I bet it is amazing!!

Thug life!!

Christian took a break at McDonald's at lunch time.

At the end of the night Savannah was a super adorable, sleepy, sticky mess. 

This is how Leilani ended the day. All smiles in the morning and a sleeping  princess at night. Thank you baby for making my birthday very memorable. 

An eventful weekend!!

This past weekend was a lot of fun. Friday night we had the chance to go out to eat with our friends Gordon and Abby. They were down from sacramento and had a bit of time for us. It was the first time that we have taken Leilani to a restaurant and she was awesome. She really surprised me a lot. She sat and ate while we ate and just enjoyed looking around and being out. She was a little sweetheart for us that night. We really enjoyed being able to spend the time with them and showing off our little princess. She really took to them well. They even were able to put her to sleep before we left. Thanks for the visit guys!!

Leilani had a ton of fun with Uncle GoGo and Tia Abby. 

Leilani completely emptied out Abby's purse while we were sitting around chatting after dinner.

Saturday we had the chance to go to a couple of birthday parties. It was a lot of fun too. Valerie turned 1 and Jared turned 9. Thank you to both families for the invite. The early morning party had Mickey and Minnie and the afternoon party had a jumper. Thanks to Tim for getting Leilani and I a little bit of daddy daughter time alone in the jumper. She did a little bouncing and even humored me as I took her down the slide. 

 

So all that fun wore this little girl out. Yes that is actually Leilani sleeping!! We dropped her off at Lizeth's moms place and went out and did a little shopping. This little girl was out at about 6. The bad news is she was up at about 3 in the morning not wanting to go back to sleep. She was in a silly mood and wanting to play. It was actually a lot of fun to play with her at the time. It was not fun though having to wake up early on sunday. We love you Baby!!

My Mother's Day Wish List!

So I like Veronica's idea to make a top 5 list of thing that we would like for Mother's day. So here it goes.  

1. Breakfast in bed   

2. Some beautiful flowers   

3. A day at the spa again   

4. Some new running shoes    

5. A new Purse 

Happy Birthday to Me!!

So Ryan did very well for my birthday this year. I woke up to Strawberry crepes that he made for me. Every Saturday he wakes up and makes me breakfast but this one was my favorite to date. Then we went and dropped Leilani off at my moms house and Ryan took me to a spa for an hour long massage. It was a couples massage so we both got one in the same room at the same time. It was an amazing experience. I have never felt so relaxed in my life. I could really get used to that feeling. It was the perfect birthday gift. Thank you so much Ryan. You are a wonderful husband. 

After that we went home and took a little nap. It felt soooo nice. I slept for an hour but it felt like I had been out for 8. Then we went back to my parents house for some carne asada and some cake. I got a ton of Twilight stuff from my sister Yvette and date to get manicures with Lily. It was really the perfect birthday. I will never forget the day I turned 26. Thank you everyone that made it special for me. 

Ryan just told me no post is complete without a picture of Leilani so here is a recent shot of her at my moms house.

Teeth and a New Game

Leilani officially has a pair of teeth now. The two lower middle teeth have officially broken through. They look so cute. It really has been a ton of fun watching her grow. Every stage gets more and more fun. I'm really looking forward to the sleep though the night stage.  Congrats on the teeth princess. We love you!!

Pretty Brown Eyes!!

So here is the new game. With crawling comes opening cupboards and scattering DVDS all over he floor. We knew this was coming but we were hoping it would be another month or so before it started. Notice all the chick flicks on the floor. Not a lot of macho movies. I guess we know who runs this house.

Crawling!!

She has figured it out. We now have a crawler on our hands. She's not going to break any land speed records but it is sure cute to watch.