one wild new year's eve

my guitar heroes

nani helped everyone quench their thirst

ice dispensers, watch out!

PEASE!!

by the day after Christmas, nani had really gotten the hang of opening gifts.
when her cousin, Jenna Michelle, came over to open gifts (and nani had opened hers the day before), nani begged with sweet "peases" open jenna's gifts.
jenna was kind enough to let aiyana help remove the ribbons and tear some paper, too.

Merry Christmas!

nani enjoyed her first pancakes on Christmas morning!

the christmas princess was a little more interested in the gift opening than she was last year....(when she was 10 weeks old).

whenever she had uncovered the box, she said and signed PLEASE so that daddy would open it for her.

daddy's scrabble partner. she helps with the big words.

Christmas Eve

abuelos visited from texas

thanks for the toothbrush/paintbrush!

nani's new favorite CD

cindernani at work

even on holiday, aiyana keeps up with her chores

tree trimming

aiyana helps grandma and great grandmother trim the tree


and then she takes a nap. she has another nasty cold. this is how she sleeps best whenever she is congested. she starts out sleeping with her head in mommy's neck and flips her way into this position. seems uncomfortable, but her breathing clears and she sleeps peacefully.

up in the sky!!!

the official numbers are in: 23.0 lbs




aiyana dances along with the jazzy airport music...and then she chases some boys.
Two weeks of walking and already she's chasing boys!


"hang on! i need to know what to do in the event of a water landing!"

(at least someone was paying attention to the safety instructions on the plane)

christmas comes early

the big girl loved pushing her new baby in her new stroller
(almost as much as she loved the "magic" baby bottles!)

mama's new ringtone

sometimes aiyana enjoys the ringtones so much that i just let it ring.
sorry about that.

please call back so we can dance some more.

bird watching and fancy walking

nani found a buddy today.
she was all over gus gus -- when he felt he had received enough love, he escaped to the sofa.

me and my shadow

say "please"

this short video captures many elements of sweetness. notice the head-tilt, the smile, and of course, the drool.

this morning, loading the toaster with my back to nani, i heard a soft, airy, "peas peas".
the girl loves some toast!

this new word caught me by surprise even though it wasn't her first word. maybe it was because she said it on her own without any prompting. there was no, "say please" or "are you all-done"....she was just asking sweetly for some toast.

what other words does she speak??
thank-you, all-done, dada, mom, kitty, potty, bird, buh-bye

nani at work