Congrats to our good friends, Joykie and Stef

on the birth of your beautiful baby boy born today! Hope you are able to rest and recover well Joykie and praying for your and baby's adjustment.

Welcome to our world, little one. Isn't he just adorable?

Celebrations part 2 :)

A. Danni, Trei and Desi came for a weekend so we got to celebrate with them. Thank you guys for driving all that way and making his birthday so special.

Conner's birthday bike. He already learned how to ride it all by himself.

He had to check out the wheels, of course.

Playing tether ball.

Birthday cupcakes!

I'm three!

Birthday guests -- Trei, Desi and A. Danni.

Present time with Grammy.

Trevor eager to help Conner.

Trains from Desi, thank you!

Finn McMissle from Trei. Thank you!

Pinata time.

Believe it or not, this pinata held up for quite some time.

Collecting the loot!

Not sure what they were talking about, but I thought it was cute.

Conner with Trei and Desi.

Conner's birthday celebrations!

Conner was very blessed this year. He got to have three small celebrations (as family visited at different times) to celebrate turning 3! He was soooo very excited this year about his birthday. Here's some pics from the first celebration with Dean & Noelle, A. Feli and U. Marco.

Birthday pancakes with the number 3!

Fire engine birthday card

Opening birthday present from the Dyrmishi's

A Mustang race car!!!

Trevor showing his strength.

Trev playing with the birthday presents. A wheelie motorbike & monster truck.

He loves to line cars and trains up.

Opening a present from friend Katie and Timna and Phil!

Thank you Mizuta's, we wish you could have been here!

Lightning McQueen birthday cake!

Mommy helping Conner blow out his number 3 candle!

Birthday guests!

I'm three!

Chocolate chip ice-cream which he picked.

Happy Mothers Day!

To my wonderful Mom, Mother-in-law, sisters, friends and every other wonderful mother out there - you have and are making a difference in this world, you are making the world a better place every day by doing what you do every day. I hope in some way this weekend is about you. I hope you are able to kick back, relax and enjoy your day to the full as well as some of the joys that being a mother brings.

Here's to you! Happy Mothers Day!

Easter events

This was the first Easter we celebrated as a family and where Conner (and Trevor somewhat) was able to understand what was going on and enjoy the fun. Last Sunday, we went to an event at a church where the kids were able to decorate eggs, make bracelets and there was an Easter story. Today, for Easter, after some kid-friendly story time about the meaning of Easter we set out for a little Egg Hunt in our back yard. Conner and Trevor had such a good time finding the eggs...it was so fun to watch their expressions as they found them. They were so proud of themselves. They enjoyed this event so much they keep going into the garden hiding the eggs and then finding them again. What a score!

Some pix from the fun...

Conner decorating his Easter eggs

Trevor trying to figure out what's going on with these eggs...

Happy Easter!

On a egg hunt...

Even Trevor found some.

Proudly showing all the eggs he found.

Opening the eggs and finding prizes!

Here's my basket!